Before I upgrade to X2- few questions

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2013/06/13 19:48:43 (permalink)

Before I upgrade to X2- few questions

Before I upgrade to X2 producer. I have a few questions.
 
Can I keep 8.5 installed?
 
I thought I read somewhere there is an audio to midi note tool. Is that true? If so, how well does it work? I just want to get the notes of some basslines to add subbass, or thicken them up with VST doubling.
 
Did you they improve the piano roll since 8.5?
 
Any other impressions? Worth it?
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    scook
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    Re: Before I upgrade to X2- few questions 2013/06/13 19:58:56 (permalink)
    Yes, you can always keep previous versions installed. There are a couple of ways to generate MIDI from audio, it sounds like you would be looking at V-Vocal for your requirement. SONAR 8.5 Producer already has that function. There are many changes to Piano Roll. You may want to try the demo http://www.cakewalk.com/p...s/sonar/web-trial.aspx
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    Re: Before I upgrade to X2- few questions 2013/06/13 20:24:45 (permalink)
    The entire interface and workflow in SONAR has changed from 8.5 to X2. So you'll be learning how to use SONAR all over again, but once you get used to it, the workflow is nice.
     
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    Re: Before I upgrade to X2- few questions 2013/06/15 22:23:19 (permalink)
    triscuit - moving to Sonar X2 is well worth it.  There is a learning curve, but the fun is in the journey.  And once you have caught up with X2 you'll really appreciate it.

    Two internal 2TB SSDs laptop stuffed with Larry's deals and awesome tools. Studio One is the cat's meow as a DAW now that I've migrated off of Sonar. Using BandLab Cakewalk just to grab old files when migrating songs.
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    Re: Before I upgrade to X2- few questions 2013/06/16 12:29:07 (permalink)
    Different people... different experiences. For me, moving from 8.5 has been an extremely rewarding experience. You do want to have a powerful enough 64bit system to really take advantage, though.


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