yorolpal


I keep seeing statements like this in many threads and, since I am (primarily) not a looper, I'm just wondering whether it is true or not.  If so does that mean a gradual ending of "non-looper" support?  Or an eventual program that won't suit traditional linear audio/midi recording folks at all?  I still find X1 an incredible tool for what might be termed traditional recording and music production but have to admit even a dimbulb like me can see the changes happening.  Mind you, I'm not saying anything about the subjective value or merits of any way of making music.  All I'm asking is what some of you who do make music primarily using loop based production techniques think of X1's current and supposed future workflow. 
 

Maybe I haven't gotten quite up to speed with it yet, I don't find the Groove Matrix as easy to work with as P5's matrix.

The looping stuff helps for rock as well.  In the 80s I would plug in a drum machine and play a few riffs over the beat hoping to come up with something cool.  When HS2002 came out, I would use the groove clip feature to load up a drum loop, stretch it out for a few dozen measures, and play a few riffs over the beat hoping to come up with something cool.  Now with X1 I can start up a step sequencer to come up with a beat and play a few riffs over the beat hoping to come up with something cool.

The other place where some of these pattern based features help is in songwriting.  Sometimes I'll have a loop and a few ideas for choruses, bridges, and turnarounds.  It's nice to be able to record all of these as patterns and audition them in various patterns to get a better feel of which parts to use.

Is Sonar X1 really being developed primarily for "loopers"??

If I was looping, Sonar I think would drive me loopy.

I guess I was thinking of X1 being geared toward people who might want to use groove loops or acid loops exclusively, no playing or sequencing. I wasn't thinking of making one's own loops. I assume most of us do that with drums and to some extent with other instruments... I just had tunnel vision for a moment.
 
J