^ which version of Sonar have you played with? Was there a particular function that you felt it lacking? Sonar's Producer Edition of the last few years has many advanced features... I have used many of the major recording apps and Sonar is up there with the best of 'em...
What I like about Sonar is that they are always down for pushing the envelope when it comes to adding features...
Allen Sides - used Sonar to engineer the first ever studio session to record 48 simultaneous tracks of audio at a 192khz...
you seriously compare it to MS paint though? lol
Also +1 for Nuendo... German engineering at its finest... you might wanna check it out...