if i may ask what king of computer set up are you guys running?

chuckebaby

jsg


Remember when a defective product was called a "lemon"?   After trying out Sonar X1 for 6 months I became convinced this product is a defective "lemon".   Color choices that do nothing.   Bugs in the staff view that have been there for version after version, with X1 adding new bugs to the staff view.   Frequent crashes for many users, automation issues, screensets that are far clunkier and less elegant than layouts in earlier versions, snap functions that work "sometimes", the list goes on.  I guess computer programmers are like musicians, some much more talented than others.   I don't know how much of the issue with X1 is sloppy programming, and how much is just rushing a product out the door long before it is ready because of "market pressures".  The thing is, with X1d, Cakewalk has had plenty of time to fix the issues that many users have voiced complaint about for years.  X1 is the last purchase I make from this company unless Cakewalk does some real soul-searching and develops the focus, commitment and ability to create professional-level software.   100% bug-free is not realistic, but after years of customers complaining about the same long-standing bugs, you would think these would be addressed before the software becomes bloated with new features on top of those that don't work correctly in the first place.  Why would a company not remove the color choices if they don't work?  There is no excuse for this other than a company that, like so many companies in the rotten economic system we live in that feels compelled by "the marketplace"  to put profit above everything else of value, including making software that could be so much better if only people cared and had the time to make it right.   A properly run company would fix the known bugs before wasting precious resources on adding new features. 
 
JG
www.jerrygerber.com

ive noticed you dont put your specs in your signiture?
xabiton hasnt either?
 
if i may ask what king of computer set up are you guys running?

FastBikerBoy

screensets that are far clunkier and less elegant than layouts in earlier versions,

Now I'm upset........

While much of your post may be true, that's way off the mark. Layouts aren't even in the same league as screensets for capabilities. As to changing, if they aren't changing virtually instantly on your system, that's not normal behaviour. They should change at about the same speed the multidock opens when pressing D, perhaps a slight perception of being slower but not something you'd measure easily.

There's much more you can do with screensets than layouts though. As far as I'm concerned screensets are a new feature and layouts have gone missing.

Jonbouy

if i may ask what king of computer set up are you guys running?

Do you think that the type of computer will help fix confirmed bugs?