


This review was made with a commercial version of Sonar X3 Producer (version X3b) on a desktop PC (i7 3770, 8GB RAM), running Win7 64 bits and Sonar (64 bits) on a SSD. They simply got axed, which creates some compatibility problems with old projects. So, let's go into the heart of the matter and start with the casualties, the disappearance of certain plug-ins, two in particular: the R-Mix multieffects processor and the V-Vocal corrector, both by Roland. That was expected, as a consequence of the divorce. The result of the scan was that several plug-ins used in the old project (created with X2) were no longer present. This pop-up informs us that the software is scanning (in the background) for plug-ins on the computer, which is a good idea that spares us from having to sit in front of the screen waiting for the inventory to be taken. The Skylight interface seems identical to previous "X" versions, and only a pop-up window on the lower right corner of the screen invites us to think that there's something new down there. At first look, nothing seems to have changed. Once done with such formalities, it's time to open an old project created with Sonar X2.
