Please add my name to the list:

Michael Vogel (MUDGEL)

My biggest work flow gripe is dealing with clearing out deleted files from a peer project audio folder, using the clean audio files utility did good when all the audio files where saved one folder, that utility did a fair job, but not enough control when searching. The file finder utility became useless when peer project folders are used.

Another improvement, I would like to see is an option to enable destructive editing when cutting out a portion of an audio file, when you have a need to delete a chunk of file.

Yup-sign me up for this list too.

Fred Holmes

SONARtist


Rothchild >> ... As a suggestion, can there be some distinction when clicking a buss (to see which tracks are routed to it) whereby Shift-Click (or some combo) shows tracks that have sends routed to that buss?

I think this is covered somewhere in the list that has been provided ... at least the gist of it.
 
Edit: Here it is :-
"Selecting a bus automatically highlights all the tracks routed to it"

 

This is already somewhat possible in Sonar, Click on the quick group icon on a buss while pressing the  Alt key, then any track or buss that is routed to that buss will now be in a quick group. It's not pretty but it does show all of the tracks routed to that buss, with a mouse click and a button( Alt).

See now were getting somewhere, one of the feature requests is already half way implemented

James you can add me to your list

Tom

@Tom

Jinx!

;-)

Child

Firstly congratulations on the work done...its fantastic. 

I am looking forward on how Cakewalk respond.

Lets hope in a few years we look back to this document as our Magna Carta.....8).

Eratu, go and nail that sucker to the door of the company...8).

If a company ignores what its customers want..its at their own peril.  The forum is the single point, where its customers who care one way or the other come for info or to voice their opinion.

you have my full support and you can add me to your list.

Peter Knight (Wiz)

Rski


My biggest work flow gripe is dealing with clearing out deleted files from a peer project audio folder, using the clean audio files utility did good when all the audio files where saved one folder, that utility did a fair job, but not enough control when searching. The file finder utility became useless when peer project folders are used.

I believe this is covered in point 5. :) That is certainly part of the improvement we had in mind. Proper file management would include enhancement to the audio file clean-up function.

It is great to see so many people joining in this thread and supporting the ideas. :)

UnderTow

Great job eratu.  Please add me to the list.

Thanks for all the hard work you have done putting this together.
Thanks to Jose as well for helping to keep the original thread going and on track and for compiling the comprehensive list.

Lorne Bitner(lorneyb2)

GREAT list folks! Please add my name as well.


I'd also like the following features considered for inclusion:

• Ability to 'Rename' a project and its containing folder simultaneously
• A 'Repeat Last Export' menu command, that bypasses all dialogs, reselects previously selected data and immediately starts exporting using the last file name and settings used.
• Ability to make maximized windows on secondary monitors behave like the Track view window and not allow other windows to be hidden behind them.

-eB

Frank Johnson , add me

• 1.     Clip gain and pan envelopes key bindable (multiple clip selections at a time)

• 2.     Select a portion of the clip and just drag up or down like V-Vocal (with automatic node creation)

• 3.     Hold shift or something to be able to draw a straight line,(still automatic node creation)   

• 4.     It would be great if the waveform changed while moving the gain envelope so we could see relative adjustments as oppose to, you should just know what 5.3 db's will do to the sound
• 5.     I would also like to go more than 6db's when I'm raising the gain on the clip. maybe default starting position to center of clip, and this would help with the visual for the relative loudness compared to  the rest of the clip/waveform

       
    I won't be greedy, so I'll stop, But i believe we all could benefit from these

rhythminmind


I fully support this cause. Add me to the list.
Eric Beam - (AKA rhythminmind)

• My preference is on a unrestricted routing matrix, including the ability route buses to record ready audio tracks for realtime mixdowns/utility.

Agreed. This would be covered by the "Universal Track Architecture". A track is a bus is an aux. If it has an external or synth as input it is a track, if it is fed from a send or track or whatever it is a a bus. (Cakewalk already dispensed with auxes when they introduced the Universal Bus Architecture. This is just the next logical step). The only distinction then becomes how it is used and, for clarity and organisation,  a "bus" could have a different colour but otherwise everything has the same functionality.

• Improved file/content/project import/export management.

Yes.

Again thanks everyone for all the support!

UnderTow

Just added Dave Escobar via PM -- We're up to 30 names now - you guys are amazing!

Native support for flac files would be good.

Signed - Scott Lavelle

...wicked


How is the addition of new suggestions being handled in this thread? Previously suggestions were tagged by suggester and updated as the thread went on.  The second post in this thread is really the meat, and I'd love to see it updated/developed as this discussion continues.

Hey Wicked,
 
This is where I answered this question:  http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=1888629
 
Believe me when I say that we would love to have every single feature addressed by the next version of Sonar.  But you and I know that this would be unrealistic (even with the current list), which is why we tried to keep features to a minimum.  We believe the list covers most of the user base and includes features that have been discussed here many times in the past.  Will it please everybody?  Of course not.  That would be impossible to achieve.  But I think we got close enough based on how people have reacted to it so far. 
 
However, as I said earlier, we will include a link to this forum in the letter that will be sent to Cakewalk.  This way they'll be able to see what has been suggested so far.  We just didn't want to go too overboard with it, and remain focused on workflow (which is still a broad theme).  Hope you understand :-)
 
Have a good one!
 
 
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