Hope it works well for you Fran. My chief problem with it was that it wasn't able to handle the mfx to vst wrapper that I use with FL. With the mfx wrapper I can still use all the Music Lab MFX plug-ins I bought a while back ( Rythym n Chords, Slicy Drummer etc ), along with some freeware ones that were developed for use in Sonar. MFX plugs were propietary to Cakewalk, and also to Cubase in earlier versions. MFX wrapppers changed that, but some hosts still can't work with them.

I use neither CW or Cubase, though on PC I only tried Cubase in an SE version that came bundled with other software. I do still have an Atari version that works well.

I am several versions behind on Sonar and because of the way it handles ( or sometimes mishandles ) Vsti, I'm not willing to spend the bucks to keep upgrading. I purchased FL at version 4, all of the upgrdes are free, which has enticed me to grab a few of the excellent plug ins Image Line sells, such as Sytrus.

Chas,

I came close to purchasing a license for Reaper to use it in tandem with FL, but right as I considered it FL released v8 which added some excellent audio recording features and I'm basically set with it for everything except final mixdowns ( still like Cool Edit pro for that ). I also realize that FL's way of working may not be the best for some who might prefer the true linear sequencing and editing of a traditional DAW like Sonar. It also isn't particularly good for recording several tracks at once ( band setting comes to mind ). At a fraction of the cost Reaper should more than fit the bill. I think it's a fine app for the money and I am going to purchase the license anyway for times when I need to record multiple tracks in one take.

Regards,

AJ