looking forward to seeing more of these

agehr1@q.com

Brandon Ryan [Cakewalk
]

To be fair, 128 actually works on faster, large cache spindle drives as well (not just SSD). Especially for those using mostly VSTi's etc. I mean it's really a gray area and pretty user specific. There's actulaly always been a lot of debate within Cakewalk at what the best default value is. It's a matter of balancing lack of dropouts with speedy, hardware-like, playback.

Eiher way. we always appreciate the feedback Billy, and will strive to offer ever clearer, and ever more useful info as time goes on.

My hope also is that the subsequent discussion that is spawned by each video will be perhaps as helpful to users as the video itself.

Brandon


Just upgraded from Sonar 8 to 8.5 and I am still getting nothing but cracks and pops when recording a single audio track with session drummer.  I really appreciate the video because I usually have to call support to fix the problem every time I upgrade, but it doesn't seem to matter what setting I have on my playback and record buffers.  I have gone from 128 to 512 and it all seems to sound the same.


thanks art  

Clicks and pops in SD3 are very likely to do with audio device latency settings rather than playback and record I/O buffer sizes.

Is the problem only with SD3?

Have you checked your system for DPC latency problems? You can check using this tool.

More information about your system will help. Some forum members include this information in their signature rather than repeating themselves.

You may want to start a new thread about your problem in the Get Started forum area.

Drum Production video series is up! Enjoy!
(Thanks to Product Specialist Seth Perlstein for this tasty smorgasbord of video goodness.)


SONAR: Master Class
Drum Production Episode I
This Master Class explores writing, arranging and mixing drums in SONAR.  Spotlighted are production techniques and workflow using Session Drummer 3, Step Sequencer 2.0, and PX-64 Percussion Strip.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

Excellent work, thanks to all concerned!
I learned so many little things already, aside from the topics themselves!

John

Excellent Learning Resource.
Thanks CW for the effort.

Dee

good job..........I think I'll watch it again!

Thank you!  Luvin' this stuff. 

Matrix View please.  Showing (not just mentioning) different setting combinations and their real-world uses (with examples of both audio and midi).  Maybe a little troubleshooting thrown in?
 
(actually, troubleshooting on just about any topic would be really helpful I think.)
 
Also, it's been my experience that a lot of problems (..."I can't hear any audio!"...) arise out of a hazy understanding of the signal path - exactly where (from what and to what) the midi or audio signal is actually travelling at any given moment.  It can get a bit confusing sometimes, especially for newbies.  So maybe include somewhere a little friendly reminder (or possibly a graphic, or even a dedicated video?), for those users to whom a clear visualization of the signal path hasn't yet become second nature.
 
Great work, Cake!

Middleman


I need to spend more time with the Step Sequencer. Learned about 4 new things on the 3rd video. Great stuff.

 
 
Hope it'll help those users who still don't to finally understand how powerful the Step Sequencer can be... especially (but not only...) for electronic music (beats, basses, leads...)... the BEST TOOL AROUND...!
 
Once you get it, you can't go back...
 
LOVE it....
Edit:
The same goes for those SONAR exclusive Synth Tracks' Waveform Previews which appear in the videos...
...how useful they are for visual feedback and mixing is something people should just shout loud...!
 
The two above features themselves are enough to make SONAR stand out from the crowd...

Stevie326


TIP ALERT!!!

Just to let you guys know , download the video with free youtubedownloader with no conversion...

Doesn't RealPlayer also have a little "Download This Video" popup when you cursor over YouTube and other web vids?  I haven't had RP in a while but IIRC the last version I had did that.

Thanks Brandon
 
I am nes to Producer. After upgrading from Home Studio a week ago. I had some problems with the vst's with no audio so I followed the Intial Audio Setup and this solved my problem.
 
Thanks
Martin

Not sure... Never liked realplayer.

I do not get any sound on the videos.  However after seeing Clash of the Tightones I think I know who is to blames.  Jackel Mikeson is really Ali Gore Videll.  The true culprit of all this sorta stuff.  So, When is Sonar 9.0 coming out?

Nice. Thanks!

Might I suggest for the future?:

Mixing
EQ
Compression

Thank you so much!
 
I thought I was a semi-expert Sonar user already, but the videos taught me some things that will forever improve my usage of the program.
 
Whatever feature you want to tackle next is fine with me. I'm sure I'll learn something new and valuable.

Brandon Ryan [Cakewalk
]

Drum Production video series is up! Enjoy!
(Thanks to Product Specialist Seth Perlstein for this tasty smorgasbord of video goodness.)


SONAR: Master Class
Drum Production Episode I
This Master Class explores writing, arranging and mixing drums in SONAR.  Spotlighted are production techniques and workflow using Session Drummer 3, Step Sequencer 2.0, and PX-64 Percussion Strip.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

Hi Brandon,

Unfortunately, the Step Sequencer doesn't have enough available resolutions in the beat/step options for it to work with a 6/8 shuffle groove song I am currently working on.