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2017/03/15 22:34:38 (permalink)

Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day!

OK before anyone says "RTFM", I have.  
From online:
 
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Configure SONAR the way you want, then click the Lens picker drop-down menu and select New Lens.

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In the New Lens dialog box, specify a name and click OK.

You can also create a new Lens by clicking the Create a new Lens button  in the Lens Manager dialog box.
I cannot find the Lenses control button.  
 
I see the little window that makes the windows headers and stuff disappear.  I see my transport.  I see the file - edit - views... the view - options - track.
 
I must be daffy.  I have spent the last 45 minutes trying to find it.  
 
I have SPLAT 22.9.2 build 42.  Am I off an update, just crazy or perhaps both?  
 
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    telecharge
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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/15 23:08:48 (permalink)
    I'm using 2017.01, but mine is in the upper right corner on the same menu bar as File, Edit, Views...
     
    You'll need to have a project open to be able to see it.
     

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 00:53:27 (permalink)
    I have no clue what this feature is, or does.  I have looked at that menu, but I am afraid to touch anything.  We already have screen templates, Skylight, Mix scenes, and a microscope enlarger tool.  What the heck is a lens? 
     
    "Advanced"?
    "Make Beats"?
     
    Huh?

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 01:02:27 (permalink)
    Tele - I don't see that anywhere.  I have a project open.  Is it on the transport bar?
     
    Maybe I should find my glasses and see if it is just so tiny I cannot find it.
     
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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 01:05:00 (permalink)
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    What the heck is a lens?



    "Lenses allow you to instantly adapt SONAR’s UI to only show elements that are relevant to a specific task or workflow. You can hide features you don’t want to see. Some workflows require access to many features, while other workflows benefit from a simpler and more focused UI."
     
    https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=Lenses.1.html
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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 01:07:43 (permalink)
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    Tele - I don't see that anywhere.  I have a project open.  Is it on the transport bar?



    It's above the transport bar and below the title bar -- on the same "row" as the File menu.
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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 01:22:52 (permalink)
    FYI, Lens are global to Sonar as well.  If you set a Lens, every project you open will show that Lens, until you switch it back to "None" or something else.

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 01:24:07 (permalink)
    "Make Beats" is the Matrix View Lens
     

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 01:28:35 (permalink)
    Sorry to be a pain. Does anyone know which update it was introduced. I promise, if it is on my screen it has to be invisible.  I even tried to create a key binding and could not find lenses in the function library.
     
     
    ARRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
     
    I never knew I needed this, and now I need it more than ever since I cannot find it.  
     
    Thanks for the help.  

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 01:40:20 (permalink)
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    Sorry to be a pain. Does anyone know which update it was introduced. I promise, if it is on my screen it has to be invisible.  I even tried to create a key binding and could not find lenses in the function library.
     
     
    ARRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
     
    I never knew I needed this, and now I need it more than ever since I cannot find it.  
     
    Thanks for the help.  



    Lenses added in 2016.11
    http://www.cakewalk.com/P.../SONAR/Whats-New#start
     
    http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2016000051/SONAR-2016-11-Update-Fixes-and-Enhancements

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 02:30:08 (permalink)
    No wonder I didnt see it.  It isn't there yet.  
     
    Thanks all.  Update loaded (and me too) so time to figger out.  

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 02:38:39 (permalink)
    space_cowboy
    No wonder I didnt see it.  It isn't there yet.  
     
    Thanks all.  Update loaded (and me too) so time to figger out.  




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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 02:42:01 (permalink)
    Is it just me ? . . . or do others regret the day they first clicked on that lenses button to see what it did . . . only to find out things that used to work in my everyday workflow had changed . . . and it really took a while to find the workarounds to get things working the way I liked again. Thank you screenset #9.

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 03:06:45 (permalink)
    noynekker
    Is it just me ? . . . or do others regret the day they first clicked on that lenses button to see what it did . . . only to find out things that used to work in my everyday workflow had changed . . . and it really took a while to find the workarounds to get things working the way I liked again. Thank you screenset #9.


    Not really. Activate a lense and your screensets are over-ridden. Turn lenses off and they are back! Unless I am missing something which is altogether possible:)

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 03:14:09 (permalink)
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    Not really. Activate a lense and your screensets are over-ridden. Turn lenses off and they are back! Unless I am missing something which is altogether possible:)




    That sounds about right to me!

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 03:21:56 (permalink)
    Yes, you are correct, and that's what I missed in the documentation, screensets and lenses don't really work together, it's one or the other . . . my bad for clicking a button before I understood what it really did, then I made the mistake of saving the "advanced" lens, thinking it would let me save it with a new lens name, oops, then I read the documentation again and got more confused, guess it's just me.

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 03:24:09 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby noynekker 2017/03/16 03:28:39
    Screensets can be saved with a project, but Lenses are global Sonar settings that override project settings.

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    Re: Lenses - admittedly the worst question of the day! 2017/03/16 03:28:26 (permalink)
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    Screensets can be saved with a project, but Lenses are global Sonar settings that override project settings.


    Thanks for that clarifications abacab and tenfoot, I get it now.

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