Trying to figure out X1 Trial basics?

#1. Got a link for program and tutorials in a mail.

Program link was OK, but tutorial responds with strange error I have not seen?
Anything wrong with this - site down or?


After several retries I get not responding - try again?
An xml file with something is shown by Firefox 5.

It's something at amazonaws.com or something.

#2. Track inspector - what are these two columns always shown?

You select one track and you always get two kolumns.
Very confusing.

#3. Found some old tutorials for sonar 4 since links were broken.

Tutorial 1 - midi only
But it seems that no audio out.
Maybe because it's based on TTS1 which is not installed by x1 demo.

Strange...why do they leave out the only gm midi plugin?

Tutorial 5 is audio only and works it seems.


#4. Are there no visuals telling whether audio engine is running or not?

Found nothing and it would have been helpful figuring why tutorial 1 did not work.

#5. I open console view

But it get chopped off by track view

How do I get it fully viewed?

#6. Master channel

There are several places you can see something called MASTER.

One of the columns in track inspector when selecting something called "A".
Console view where the direct out to soundcard is etc?

What is this about?

#7. Difficult to difference what is tabs and when toggle stuff

On top of inspector is clip, track, prochannel that behave partly as radio buttons, replacing each other.
And it took a while how I found out that you have to press the selected again to make these go away.

Strange....


Any input is much obliged!

Thanks.

Have you watched any of the Cakewalk X1 tutorials in the Sonar University? Or CakeTV? http://www.cakewalk.com/CakeTV/SONARU.aspx

 
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Thanks for response.

Yes, I watched I think 5 of the 7 introduction videos CakeTv before I installed. I tried to be as prepared as possible when I knew it was to be different.

I tried my best without the tutorials since that link I got was broken.

So the most important questions again:

#1. Did anybody have problems with downloading the tutorials?
That's kind of essential to get a good trial experience.


EDIT: I solved tutorial problem with ordering another trial and used that link.

Seems that links expired pretty quick. Would be good if they mention this in email.

#2. I know what Track Inspector was before and don't mind having it active - it's a good way to get details about a track without using up space on each track.

But I don't get why they clutter it with something else but the track that you select.

I would like to get rid of the second column since it's not the track I selected.

If I want to have a look at Master channel then I can select that.
Not with every track I work with.

It's just more distracting info for eye when to find what you are looking for.

How do I get rid of second column of Inspector, please?

X1 is about making me more productive, so please tell me I can get rid of info I never use that just catch the eye and using up valuable space.

Thanks.