• SONAR
  • Does anyone else here NEVER use console view?
2015/05/17 18:46:44
RexRed
Console view is an excellent view and I am sure many music creators use it religiously. (I never use staff view either)
 
I have found that everything I do I can do in track view and thus I do not need to orient my entire song to another redundant (at least to me) view.
 
Also I cannot edit track envelopes and such in console view which I am constantly doing.
 
I have experimented in console view only to drop it and return back to track view.
 
Just wondering if i was the only odd potato here... :)
2015/05/17 18:53:06
Doktor Avalanche
What do you use for EQ?
2015/05/17 18:53:39
ampfixer
I always use console view. Usually I have 1 track viewable in track view and the rest of the screen is the console, inspector and browser. My brain works better with a console and I use  a small amount of space for a detailed view of the selected track.
2015/05/17 19:01:09
benjaminfrog
I rarely use Console View, preferring Track View like yourself. Additionally, although I've tried to warm up to the Pro Channel, I've never been able to. I dislike the small GUIs and the inability to move the modules around the screen independently. Call me old fashioned, but I still much prefer VSTs in the FX bin... er, rack.
2015/05/17 19:01:48
RexRed
Doktor Avalanche
What do you use for EQ?


I use the eq in prochannel exclusively (except for mastering), the built in analyzer is a must and the bands and filter cuts are quite nice. The strain on my processor is kept so low I swear by the prochannel plugs.
2015/05/17 19:05:54
RexRed
2015/05/17 19:11:56
BlixYZ
i don't use it either.
i use the track view, inspector, and everything else in the 2nd monitor using the multidock (plugins, PR view, staff, audio editor, melodyne, etc)
 
When i take glamour shots of my studio, I do bring up the console view.  ;)
2015/05/17 19:16:20
konradh
I have never ever used the console view.
 
Although it is true that I have a hardware console (VS-700), I didn't use the console view back before I bought the hardware console.
 
Not sure why since I grew up in studios with traditional mixing desks.  I just seem to be OK working in track view.
2015/05/17 19:28:29
Leadfoot
I use one monitor for track view, and one for console/multidock view.
2015/05/17 19:40:33
SimpleManZ
Use the Console View especially for audio mixing. Use with a second monitor. Somewhat mandatory when a lot of Busses are involved.
Using multiple monitors is great for a DAW like Sonar; at least two. PRV on one screen, Staff View on the other--you can see chords etc. the much better for the situations of folks who need to use notation in collaboration with a musical imps like me, who lives in the PRV.
I started recording digital music on Korg Triton. When I got over to computers I spent 2 years being frustrated in the Event List View.
I think all 'Views' 'Sub-Views' and 'Applets' along with their menus need improvement, constantly.   
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