How do I open the Synth Rack in X1?

Press B to open the Browser (on the right side of the SONAR workspace). Then click the Synth tab (at the top of the Browser) to access the Synth Rack.

Scott

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JazzSinger
Good grief.

Not in 100 years would I have guessed that.

Thanks!

Yep, that's why I wrote the SONAR X1 Power book and I'm working on a DVD tutorial series.

Glad I could help!

Scott

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JazzSinger
Good grief.

Not in 100 years would I have guessed that.

Thanks!

Yep, that's why I wrote the SONAR X1 Power book and I'm working on a DVD tutorial series.

Glad I could help!

Scott

How much of a kickback does Cakewalk get for creating the most unintuitive version of Sonar ever?

How much of a kickback does Cakewalk get for creating the most unintuitive version of Sonar ever?

$399 retail. That's less than most of its competitors.


I don't think any complex software could be considered intuitive. 

If you have dual screens you can have the track view in a single window and undock the multidock window and have the console view, browser, FX and synth rack all reside on the second monitor.
 
Peace

I'm not sure why people believe a piece software with as many features as x1 should be so intuitive you wouldn't have to open the manual.  

You do have a point...   Would someone who had never seen 8.5 know that the Synth Rack was consiidered a "view"?  Maybe, but maybe not.  However, if someone had accidentally closed the Browser without looking, they'd probably never know it was there either.    I just don't think there's a win-win for everyone no matter how it's spun.
 
But at the same time, I have PTLE 7.4 and IMO there is nothing about the Browser approach that isn't soooo much more intuitive than how PTLE does it.   I also have S1 Artist, and while it's a little different I'd say the process is fairly comparable to SONAR overall.   I wonder how other DAWs like Cubase and Logic handle synths...
 

A1MixMan
garrigus

Press B to open the Browser (on the right side of the SONAR workspace). Then click the Synth tab (at the top of the Browser) to access the Synth Rack.

Scott

Anyone else around here getting sick of this 'know-it-all' always posting the correct answer before anyone else even gets a chance to? Always plugging his fantastic and most excellent SONAR X1 Power book?
 
I know I am!
 

LOL! You better be quiet A1 or I'm gonna tell your Mom that you're pickin' on me and then you'll be sorry.

The book really is fantastic though, isn't it? Look at what this guy said about it... http://www.amazon.com/rev...amp;tag=&linkCode=

Scott

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Scott is like Yoda and we are all just padawans

Having to open a window as the only way to gain access other stuff is not intuitive. Has nothing to do with having used 8.5. It has to do with using windows software for nearly 25 years and expecting there to be access via menus for nearly every task.

The inspector and the browser are nice improvements. But making them essential is silly at best. No reason to not have a shortcut on the view menu.

J  

brundlefly

I don't think any complex software could be considered intuitive. 

I agree, but Views > Synth Rack in pre-X1 versions came pretty close. 

LOL!  Totally agree.
 
It's another one of those areas where the CW software designers, having arrived at the new look and its associated templates, proceeded to re-locate some functions in order to align them with that new look, even in the face of making them more difficult/clunky to find.  It would have been better to leave the old routes still there as an alternative, eg like the one above, instead of rigidly applying the new design template for the sake of uniformity.  That wouldn't have been heresy as there are various functions still in X1 with more than one route so having a few more for the sake of user choice would do no harm.  For example, I still load audio FX by right clicking which I find a lot quicker than opening the new browser.

sykodelic


 ...when you open x1 the browser is docked right and there...
 
 

No it isn't. It only appeared after I pressed "B".

brundlefly

You can instantly get the plug-in's interface without going to the synth rack by double-clicking the track icon ...

I disabled icons in order to regain some screen real estate lost in the move from 8.5 to 1X

sykodelic


I'm not sure why people believe a piece software with as many features as x1 should be so intuitive you wouldn't have to open the manual.  

Cakewalk manuals are always a version or two behind.

Bristol_Jonesey


Brundle is referring to the embedded icon in the track header - not the icons we can insert in the CV for example.

That's how I did it in 8.5 but in X1 I don't see any icon in the track header.