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Backlit Sonar Keyboard
Need a new keyboard and decided to go with this. I just can't seem to muster the discipline to get much use out of keyboard shortcuts. Hopefully this helps like training wheels. It was designed for X3, I'm guessing not much has changed in keyboard commands? I was able to pick one up for $89.00 refurbished. I could have got a cheaper one that wasn't backlit, but I be stylin' like Mr. Spock now. https://www.editorskeys.com/sonar-x3-backlit-keyboard/   Only question. Any notable keyboard command changes from X3 to Splat?
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/17 00:08:42
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☄ Helpfulby ohgrant 2015/10/17 09:25:30
That looks pretty nice .
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/18 00:36:22
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I've also thought of getting that... my brain don't remember shortcuts for sh  t... Is it a decent keyboard? I really don't like the chicklets but I'm open...
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/18 04:29:43
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It won't be here until Thursday. I'll let you know.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/18 07:38:07
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That looks pretty nice. I have a keyboard which was made for X1 (which isn't backlit). I really like being able to see the shortcuts. I was wondering if any updated keyboards had been made for Sonar.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/18 13:24:45
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☄ Helpfulby ohgrant 2015/10/18 20:49:02
Nice looking keyboard. The website shows the standard, non-backlit Sonar keyboard is $39.
The description below the photographs indicate the shortcuts are valid for X3, Pro and Platium.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/19 10:39:53
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I like the lighting low if I can and I think I might love that keyboard.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/20 15:54:56
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Wow... That looks seriously tempting...
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/22 14:28:28
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I like it, gives off very nice light. Not quite as bright as the picture. Only downside for me is, I have to wear reading glasses to read the text.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/23 16:58:05
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Too bad, that's a deal-killer for me. If I wear my reading glasses, the screen is blurry. Guess I'll have to stick with touch-typing.
I'm a nut for keyboard shortcuts anyhow, being a dinosaur who started with Cakewalk 1.0 back in ancient times when most computers didn't even have a mouse. What I hate is software that makes you do everything with the mouse. Or worse, that randomly re-arranges the keyboard shortcuts with each major release.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/24 04:27:16
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☄ Helpfulby TerraSin 2015/10/24 13:17:03
There's been tons of keyboard shortcut changes throughout the X series. Not sure how many between X3 and Sonar Platinum.
Easy enough to check with the manuals.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/24 12:19:26
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SONAR and MS Word were the two applications I was thinking of that went out of their way to inconvenience speed-keyboardists.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/24 13:09:37
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mudgel
There's been tons of keyboard shortcut changes throughout the X series. Not sure how many between X3 and Sonar Platinum.
This is the main reason I'd never buy something like this. Shortcuts change all the time. $10 for stickers won't bother me if things change, but the cost of this thing is way over the top to begin with. If shortcuts change or get added, I'd be pissed. Even with the ability to manually change them
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/10/24 13:24:19
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bitflipper
SONAR and MS Word were the two applications I was thinking of that went out of their way to inconvenience speed-keyboardists.
What would you improve?
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/11/10 10:00:47
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The major cost would surely be down to the keyboard being backlit. A $10 set of stickers to update the keys if necessary wouldn't be too bad.
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Re: Backlit Sonar Keyboard
2015/11/10 10:05:56
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I just read the write up on this keyboard and it mentions Sonar X3e as well as Sonar Artist, Professional and Platinum so obviously the keyboard shortcuts between these versions hasn't changed. Great news but now they want $129.99. Pretty steep price.
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