I'm probably preaching to the existing user, but FWIW, Digital Village have Sonar 7 Producer Edition on offer at £99 including VAT. You can then purchase the Version 8 Upgrade for £117.00. Compared to £318 for Sonar 8 new, this seems like a pretty good deal. The Tiny URL is: http://tinyurl.com/3lngwq The full URL is: http://www.dv247.com/news/Sonar%207%20Producer%20Edition%20a nd%20Sonar%206%20Megadeal/131486 George.