um, click.....whoop....yep.......one of those cool features you discover accidently, and probably dont tell anyone because you assume eveyone else knows about it!!!

And probably another example of why this forum is so much better than some hude database of documentation.

Wally,
These are the ones that really upped my production..
 
The tool shortcuts
Smart tool-F5
Select tool-F6
Move tool-F7
Cycle through Edit tools (Edit/Timing/Split)-F8
Cycle through Draw tools (Freehand/Line/Sine/Triangle/Square/Saw/Random)-F9
Cycle through Erase tools (Erase/Mute)-F10
Turn Snap on/off- N
Change Dock tabs (Dock views)- CNTRL+SHIFT+ < or >
 
There are so many awesome ones. Matter of fact the thing I found most disturbing about using another DAW is learning new shortcuts that aren't even close to Sonars.
 
I've read plenty of your comments on this forum. Your a good guy man. Good thread too.
 

A simple and very effective control surface/mouse replacement is something like the Contour Designs Shuttle Pro 2.

https://www.bhphotovideo....OV2_ShuttlePRO_v2.html

WallyG

DeeringAmps
I was clueless as well.
Go figure?
 
T

I feel a little redeemed! I think I'll start a Saturday "Tip of the Week" of stuff that I find out by accident...
 
Walt

If you’re serious about it just keep it on hold a little while longer till this forum’s future is sorted. By all means create your info and sort it ready to publish. Once we’re set you’ll have a head start.

Over in the Software forum there’s the Sonar Resources and Utilities sticky that is full of member contributions.
Currently I moderate that thread along with Elffin. I’d really like to see it keep going and expanded. I had discussed with Craig Anderton about putting the members tips (that often came out in his Tip of the week thread), into their own little place over there. I’m confident that we’ll be able to do it so hang on a bit.

Yeah cool and cool, that shuttle pro thang looks cool, ide get one of those if i was actually a sound engineer...meaning, im mainly a musician barely past the record,fast forward rewind stage...however i find this forum extremely entertaining, and educational.......i should probably shut the **** up, but i dig the sesne of community here!!!

chuckebaby
Wally,
These are the ones that really upped my production..
 
The tool shortcuts
Smart tool-F5
Select tool-F6
Move tool-F7
Cycle through Edit tools (Edit/Timing/Split)-F8
Cycle through Draw tools (Freehand/Line/Sine/Triangle/Square/Saw/Random)-F9
Cycle through Erase tools (Erase/Mute)-F10
Turn Snap on/off- N
Change Dock tabs (Dock views)- CNTRL+SHIFT+ < or >
 
There are so many awesome ones. Matter of fact the thing I found most disturbing about using another DAW is learning new shortcuts that aren't even close to Sonars.

 
Those I knew about. I try to stay away from the keyboard though, because I have arthritis in my shoulders. Doesn't affect my accordion playing, but it somewhat hurts to raise my arms up.
 

chuckebaby  
 
I've read plenty of your comments on this forum. Your a good guy man....
 

That goes for you too, chuckebaby!
 
Walt

mudgel

WallyG

DeeringAmps
I was clueless as well.
Go figure?
 
T

I feel a little redeemed! I think I'll start a Saturday "Tip of the Week" of stuff that I find out by accident...
 
Walt

If you’re serious about it just keep it on hold a little while longer till this forum’s future is sorted.....

Anybody who knows me, can vouch that I don't have a serious bone in my body.  
 
The main exception though was when I earned a living as an Analog Integrated Circuit Designer. I was really serious about my work...., except there was one time when I was designing the Twilight Sentinel Program for GM. At the last minute they needed to change one function. We had already made enough finished wafers for 100K ICs. I figured out that if we used our new double layer metal process, we could add another layer of metal that would have only ONE metal run to join two nodes together. This would fix the problem until I redesigned the first metal layer for the next run of wafers. 
 
I couldn't help it. I made the metal run in the shape of a Band-Aid.....
 
Walt

That Contour Designs Shuttle Pro 2 and the ShuttleXpress (the smaller one) Looks intriguing to me.
Can you use it as a midi controller to shuttle within Sonar ? 

WallyG
 
Those I knew about. I try to stay away from the keyboard though, because I have arthritis in my shoulders. Doesn't affect my accordion playing, but it somewhat hurts to raise my arms up.

I hear ya Wally. I have similar issues myself.
I bought a used Mackie Control MCU off Craigslist for 175.00 USA bucks about 2 years ago and it has been possibly the best investment I have ever made, as far as a studio hardware upgrade goes.
 
It has 8 buttons that can be assigned to do almost anything within sonar, along with a button for every View.
Motorized faders, pan knobs, exc.
The thing I like most about it is Sonar has made upgrades to MCU and Alexys got a Mackie Control add on that he designed so communication between Sonar and Mackie controller is very stable and tight along with deep button assignment features. I also have 2 footswitches plugged in to the back of it for Punch recording and cycle dock tabs. but even those can be assigned to almost anything.
A hardware/control surface is the thing that really helped me most. because of fatigue and soreness. along with fact that once upon a time.. we came from the old school, where we only had buttons and knobs.
So it makes me feel more comfortable in that sense.