Freddie H


Tips of the day in SONAR X1!

Instead of "OPEN & CLOSE" VST-Instruments all day long, you can now organize and lock them to to different Screensets-Views.


Example: If you have 2 monitors you can have example the GUI of KONTAKT 4 open on the second monitor locked to "ScreensSet 2"-View. Default key ="2"
You can have example the GUI of Dimension Pro open on the second monitor locked to "ScreensSet 3"-View. Default key ="3"...and so on...


Best Regards
Freddie

I like!  Thanks, Freddie.
Cheers,
Bud

TIPS from ROBIN KELLY
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2158489
 
SONAR has always had powerful drag and drop capabilities but now SONAR X1 has taken this a step further. You can drag and drop just about anything in SONAR X1 including Track Templates and projects.

When you are ready to record a vocal track you can simply drag and drop a template from the Browser to an empty area of the track view. The template will automatically load and create the proper number of tracks, busses and patch all the effects for you. This is a real time saver.



You can create your own Track Templates for future use. All you have to do is select the tracks you want and then right click on them and select “Save as Track Template”. Now all the selected tracks, effects and busses will be saved as one single preset.

Don’t forget that Track Templates can also include soft synths, audio tracks and MIDI tracks. SONAR X1 comes with many Track Templates to get you up and running quickly. If you are upgrading to SONAR X1 all of your existing track templates will migrate to SONAR X1 and you can drag and drop them into new and existing projects!

As an added bonus you can drag existing projects into other projects. This is extremely useful if you are arranging an album, working on audio for video or comping projects together for remixes and mash ups.

Robin

TIPS from ROBIN KELLY
http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2158430


The Edit Filter allows you to work with the data you want and none of the data that you don’t. For example, you might have multiple automation envelopes on a track. You can use the edit filter to select which of the automation envelopes you would like to edit.


In this example we will choose volume. The rest of the track data including the audio data is left unaffected. You can only edit the volume envelopes.



You can also use the Edit Filter to switch to the in-line piano roll view.

Here’s a power user shortcut: Hold down the shift key while you click on a data type (automation envelope, clip data etc) and you will automatically switch to editing that data type.

Robin

NEW! X1's Skylight Interface
Get started creating music quickly with the new Skylight user interface in SONAR X1.



TIPS from ROBIN KELLY
http://www.cakewalk.com/CakeTV/video.aspx/uqFzau9r9gk.ytb?t=Skylight-Interface

Very useful video if you would like a guided tour of the new Skylight interface in SONAR X1. This video applies to SONAR X1 Producer, Studio and Essential. To watch the video just click on the image.

Robin

SONAR X1 Video Tips!


http://www.cakewalk.com/CakeTV/SONARU.aspx
(Copy and Paste the URL in your Browser)

Best Regards
Freddie

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    Hey I don't know if anyone else will find this useful, but this is probably the best place to post my find.
    Okay, so sometimes I will use Sonar for a bit, close it, and go to run it again, only to find that any attempt at doing so will produce no effect. This only started happening after the X1 update. Oh and I have Windows 7 64 bit, which is relevant.
     Well I experimented around and eventually opened up the task manager, and lo and behold, SONARPDR.exe was running the whole time for whatever reason. I ended the process and it all worked fine. No more restarting!

     I don't know who needs this info, but I hope I helped someone out of a hole here.



Oh and nice thread, Freddie! So useful.

Thanks LH.

I think its just a bug that probably be fixed in new update SONAR X1b in January.



Best Regards
Freddie

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