Verdiem: Using Software to Curb Energy Abuse

Did anyone else notice that the volume dropped at 23:37 or so?
Despite that its good stuff
Pro tools does not currently take advantage of 64 bit processors. Cakewalk mixes at 32 bit, but Pro Tools mixes at 48 bit (audio resolution). All of this is crazy good, and currently to mix to CD means you end up distributing audio mixed down to 16 bit (major degredation from what the studio engineers listen to).
I would love to be able to record macros in Cakewalk (can we get .Net language integration?).
The major great thing about Sonar 6 is that I can have a job (Datawarehouse/BI Technical Lead), a family, a life, and still mix 3 hours of music a week while keeping up with learning new tunes with my friends. In other words, mixing is made so fast, that I can record a 3 hour Wednesday night jam session and get mixed to CD and give it to my friends by the next Wednesday we get together.
Cakewalk is great! I would say that Cakewalk with Windows has passed anything else available at this time.
The Mary J. Blige recording was ProTools demo at a recent tour through Richmond, VA on why pro_tools is great. This was hosted by Sweetwater Music Supplier. It was interesting to see the original Mary J. Blige tapes and watch Pro Tools remix and alter the
tempo of the recording and so forth, but after watching the demo, I still had no interest in switching to pro tools.
It is interesting that both Pro Tools and Cakewalk (other name for Sonar 6) feel the Mary J. Blige recording was a win for them.
I would say that it's a bit like Java vs. .Net. For most of us, either one is more than we need now, but we all want to make the choice that will best grow over time. Close your eyes and pick one, and you'll probably be fine for all your purposes. For what
it's worth, I've chosen Sonar and .Net, and for years I have never been disappointed.
Geoff