Hey,
HOURS?!?!?!?!??!?!??! Don't you mean months or years?
I've been playing with Cubase for almost 5 years now, and I'm still learning!
How does Sonar work?
Like this:
1. It records MIDI, it plays MIDI, and with it you can edit MIDI.
2. It records audio, it plays audio, and with it you can edit audio.
Sure, there are some extra bells and whistles like DX effects and softsynths, but it is at heart just another MIDI and audio program like a bunch of others out there.
Nick