SONAR X3 on a tablet

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2013/12/20 22:58:16 (permalink)

SONAR X3 on a tablet

Ive been experimenting with sonar on an 8 inch windows 8.1 tablet just to see how it does. There are things that I'm unable to do, like select a clip and move it. Are there gestures that I'm unaware of? This is all just experimental fun. Anyone out there been playing with sonar without a mouse?
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    mettelus
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    Re: SONAR X3 on a tablet 2013/12/20 23:04:32 (permalink)
    I have looked at Win8 and sort of made me cringe... the "resolution" of a "touch" is terrible... and cannot see using SONAR effectively with my finger... even with dual monitors I do not sit close enough to them to even reach them...
     
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    Re: SONAR X3 on a tablet 2013/12/21 09:34:58 (permalink)
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    The current 'touch' experience on SONAR, while greatly improved, still has a long way to go to actually allowing a genuinely usable DAW experience. As you mentioned, there are many glaring usage limitations that also made me wonder if I was doing it wrong including:
    • No right-click support whatsoever
    • No ability to select or move clips
    • Pen input is needlessly restricted. Instead of functioning like a regular mouse, the pen also functions like a finger with the same limitations that I just mentioned.
    • To do anything meaningful in SONAR using touch (other than browse/playback media clips) a mouse is still pretty much mandatory.
     
    mettelus:
     
    I don't think touch is being touted in SONAR as a feature for use on desktops. I think the primary targets are users of tablets or convertible notebooks like the Surface Pro. Until they come up with intelligent ways to scale plugin screens and DAW channels, touch will probably remain not much more than an over-hyped bullet point.
     
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    Re: SONAR X3 on a tablet 2013/12/21 10:10:48 (permalink)
    has the touch implementation evolved since x1?
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    Re: SONAR X3 on a tablet 2013/12/21 10:12:33 (permalink)
    Yeah, just experimenting for fun. Wondering what the future holds. Gonna look into a Bluetooth mouse for my tablet.
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