Another X1 Observation/Experience

I tend to get pretty busy with other interests and come and go with Sonar 6, 7, 8 in the past, X1 currently, and the forums, but just wanted to share perhaps another look at X1.

As the days grow longer in the fall and winter I tend to stop my outdoor activities and cocoon up a bit in my office/guest room/music studio and dive back into my humble (get it?) attempts at making music and trying to get it to sound decent. Always starting from scratch, or a little better, each new attempt.

This year's fresh start of course included learning the new interface of X1 as well as trying to remember what the older version of Sonar could accomplish. Always a bear, but for some reason I really took to X1. Can't explain it, and of course it's not for everyone, but here's the interesting thing I noticed about myself and my personal use of X1.

I'm always drawn back into X1 whereas I never really was that compelled to revisit 5, 6, 7, 8.53. It was always fun to play with music and again I don't really know why, but I find myself really excited about getting back to thrashing around in X1 where I never was before.

I've read that the customization options are limited compared to 8.53 but for me the browser and the Screen Sets offer so much more customization for my usage than I could find in 8.5, I meant that phrase 'could find' which again points to my limited use but I never really understood the 8.5 scatter of tiny icons.

I can certainly understand how someone else could be very frustrated with all the changes but for me they are quite welcome and again the measure I'm using is my new compulsion to crank X1 up every night to see what else I can compose badly.

If I was professional I simply wouldn't be using X1 as it does indeed seem not quite ready for prime time IM(H)O but for this user it's really been a great creative tool and am really looking forward to X1b because I think with a few of the right tweaks this program will be even awesomer!



Please acknowledge I am not posting this as an argument for or against X1 or any user or any other piece of software. It's just my experience.

Well put Larry. I love the phrase "the scatter of tiny icons". It's what bothered me about 8.5.3. I too am drawn to X1, and enjoy it immensely despite the bugs. There have always been bugs. They are in your bed, and in your software, always. Some you see, some you don't, some itch, some don't, and some are downright annoying. My mind is racing ahead, but I think I won't pursue this analogy any further :)

Cheers, Peter.