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Cakewalk's original release of Project5 provided a decent array of virtual instruments, but as sequencers go, it wasn't impressive and was even a bit frustrating. Increased functionality and an improved user interface make Project5 v2 a full-fledged DAW. The primary improvement is in recording, as Version 2 can now record and play back audio sources, but Cakewalk certainly hasn't let the strengths of the original version slide. Version 2 also has improved editing capabilities, ReWire client/hosting capability, and a total of seven virtual instruments. If the anemia of the original version allowed it to be characterized as Sonar Extra-Lite, this new version has shaken off that characterization. After a month of recording and editing with this software, I can say that Project5 has come of age.
While Project5 remains distinct from Sonar in many ways, it's also complementary. Although the ReWire compatibility is nice to have, it's easier to plug the virtual instruments directly into Sonar. For one thing, this makes for a total of 10 virtual instruments, which is just a hell of a lot of fun. This also works well if you are doing lots of straight recording from external sources as well, since Sonar is still much...