[musicman691]

I use Sonar 8.3.1 (amongst other daws); it was my first one. The only reason I keep it around (along with it's requisite Windoze machine) is because of old projects I may need to revisit. Sonar X1 is a disaster that was flawed out of the starting gate and it still has flaws that need to be fixed. The only thing going for Sonar (any version) is it's 64 bit.

Sonar's advantages over PT - unlimited tracks, no worries about latency compensation, no proprietary plugins and it's cheaper. Sonar's MIDI is second to none - as stable as a rock. Sonar's disadvantages re PT - Eucon still doesn't work right, especially in 64 bit. You're pretty much limited to MCU protocol control surfaces. And no Varispeed.

PT's advantages over Sonar - automation and TCE. Sonar has a program called Audiosnap that's supposed to come close to doing what PT does but it's been a disaster with people getting inconsistent results (and very often system crashes). PT runs on both Macs & Windoze computers.