Is anyone using a touch screen video monitor with Sonar?
I'm considering buying one and I'm curious if it's worth it.
I thought it would be cool to be able to move audio clips around and control faders and knobs with a finger on a screen.
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My grandkids think ALL my monitors are touch screens.

I do not use a touch screen on my DAW, so I can't say for sure how well it would work. But my suspicion is that it would be awful. I've used them in the past for other applications, and found them to be imprecise. Maybe it was just my fat fingers, but I was always accidentally clicking the wrong button or dropping down the wrong listbox. Seems like it would be a disaster trying to position clips.

I think it would be excellent for some purposes, but, as Bit points out, a disaster for others.  For navigating around the screen, highlighting tracks and  bringing up softsynths/effects it seems like it would be natural.  For precise control and dragging and dropping clips, rotary control it seems like it would be horrible.  But much better for pointing and clicking than a mouse.  The only thing better would be the Roland VS-700 (which I used), but a touch screen is much cheaper.

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It would be great if the screen was as precise as Apple's multi-touch screens like on the iPad, but I'm not aware of any manufacturer selling anything that precise yet.

I have an ELO 19" full screen Resistive touch monitor. (same kind used in the Neko Open Synth) 1. it has a very good picture, 2 though it only has one touch point, it is AWESOME for tweaking synths, faders, etc. I find it to be very accurate on most DAW applications. However on Sonars faders it sucks ass!

But for modulating VST's though it's not multi touch, is so F*ken Kool!!!!

Set Automation to read, and for example I can record all movements made vectoring the Legacy Wavestations Vector joystick. I don't miss the multi touch as I have enough controllers, and when you just want to record movements w/o having to worry about assigning something, it can not be beat! Besides I like having the other hand free for working w/ physical controls, or keys. Also on many of Reaktors more esoteric ensembles some serious fun can be had, I mean FUN!!

Cheers!

Erik

If you want to look like the guys on CNN, you need a multi-touch monitor. They're a little pricey though.

Newegg had an Acer with multi touch for $329. I just went to order it and they are sold out.If they become available and I get one I'll let you know how I make out.
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There's also the Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch tablet which let's you do multi-touch functions using any display for under $90. I may check that out because I could use the pen functions with Photoshop. That will work with multiple displays.

This has been discussed a few times before. I recommend doing a search for more details.

SONAR's current user interface is not compatible with Windows touch screen support. Most sliders and knobs cannot be controlled in any usable way using either finger or pen input. A far as I know Cakewalk has never publicly acknowledged the issue or mentioned anything about improving touch support. 

In all fairness, this problem is not unique to SONAR, several other DAWs are currently unusable via touch. One notable exception is Reaper, which works very well using touch.


-eB

A far as I know Cakewalk has never publicly acknowledged the issue or mentioned anything about improving touch support.

I just watched a video with a soundtrack composer and he was using a pen to control Sonar. I'd put the link here, but the search engine on this forum doesn't work very well.