Another crap product. This one couldn't even install itself properly. I had to go through and manually configure EVERY FREAKING SETTING EVERY DAMN TIME I LAUNCHED IT!!! I had another product, the rapture pro, that refused to play nice at all with this product, even though they are made by the same company. I got some silly bit of session as a bonus, which somehow negated the license of Rapture Pro until I uninstalled the Session that comes with this waste of data. I will never purchase another product made by cakewalk for as long as I live. If that company buys out a product I use, I'll stop using it. I swear, I'm livid at how abhorrent this software is. 3 hours in, and I still couldn't get it to do anything.

I've used Cakewalk SONAR years ago (2005 ish) and enjoyed it back then. It was my go-to recording application. I'm a casual user, that is, my musical interest comes in waves from year to year, so I'm not a professional by any means. Using SONAR today through Steam has thus far been fantastic. I read another person's review who reported system crashes. I haven't found that to be a recurring problem, although it happened to me one time. I was trying to delete a track while the loop was playing. Quite frankly, that's not an ideal way to delete a track. I should have stopped the loop first (I usually do anyway). I'm considering that one crash user error. I was impressed with the large number of sounds they give you out-of-box that you can use to author tracks. I used to use FruityLoops back in the day because I liked the "sequence" view when authoring. I was stoked to see this sequence view in SONAR Home Studio. It may well had been there in 2005, but I didn't know about it. ...

[EDIT: After 170+ hours, here are some updates. You'll easily find them since I'll add brackets to identify them.] First of all, we'll all agree that this program mostly appeals to beginners or amateurs. It's not as expensive as the pro-oriented softwares and it obviously offers more than free recording softwares out there. Basically, this program is meant for those who want to take things a little bit further but aren't willing to burn too much money. After all, not all of us make a living out of music. Paying $200 or more for what could stay a hobby is quite a sum. I think there's definitely a market for Sonar Home Studio. The program delivers on many aspects. First of all, it looks good. The relatively dark colors of the software makes it easy for the eyes and will definitely not be an issue if you work on it late at night. If darker colors aren't your thing, there's a lighter skin for you to use. Its interface is fairly intuitive. There are buttons and all, everything to make yo...

It's better than some of the other sound mixers on here. You get a decent amount of viritual instruments and loops to in the base product. Runs well. Doesn't crash a lot. I bought some of the other more expensive ones and they wouldn't even launch. I bought this at $49 then I saw the reduced price. So refunded it and am buying it at the reduced price, which is pretty damn good value. There is always the option to add the DLC and upgrade to the Pro Version too. So I like that. Versatility. I'm not musician hey. I just like mixing, loops and tunes and adding vocals so does the job for me.

I have got a few crashes with the program and it makes me wonder if the program is good. BUT, i really love the interface and i think it is kind of user friendly. Despite the few little problems, i like to produce in this software. Also, Igot in touch with the developper on steam and he is ready to answer questions for people like me who doubt about the program. I suggest you try it first because i have 50 hours on it and i will probably need another 50 hours to know if i really want to buy the full edition or not. I have used other programs before and it is really hard to choose since other programs are also really good and there is not a big difference in prices. TRY MULTIPLE BEFORE BUYING.

It won`t register with the server. Pointless junk.

its ok i guess

Always having some problems. Especially with getting audio to function properly. Nice amount of Midi toys tho. Not much joy found from that when you can't use them properly when audio stops randomly, or stutters heavily.

I have use cakwalk for years. Used to it and it upgarded nicely

works good for me!