• SONAR
  • Lenses what do you think about them? (p.4)
2016/11/30 13:40:36
jshep0102
They can also be looked at as global screensets. I opened each of my screensets, then created a new lens and saved it with the same name. You can create more lenses than you can screensets.
 
I expect it's been explained elsewhere, but why do screensets have to be per project only, and not global?
2016/11/30 15:13:01
kzmaier
jshep0102
They can also be looked at as global screensets. I opened each of my screensets, then created a new lens and saved it with the same name. You can create more lenses than you can screensets.
 
I expect it's been explained elsewhere, but why do screensets have to be per project only, and not global?


I agree, just make screensets global???
2016/11/30 16:42:25
Cactus Music
Note: SONAR Home Studio includes a limited number of fixed Lenses that cannot be modified.
 
So that answers that question.  
 
Interestingly,  If you close a project and your view say's "advanced", any projects already saved on that computer in that version return in full glory. But any old projects created on a different version, like Splat open in a plain window with no side or bottom panes. You have to change the Lenses view and all is good. 
Also opening a project, do nothing but change the lenses setting and close the project and it does not ask you to save, so lenses is outside the project parameters and just global to your Sonar window. But for some reason any projects from a different computer or version do not use your lenses setting when loaded. 
 
2016/11/30 18:18:13
abacab
"Make Beats"
 
Pretty cool how it opens up with the newly integrated Matrix View 
 
Maybe they should change that Lens name to Project5 View ...
2016/12/01 11:19:10
blackavrora
How about keyboard shortcuts? I Can't find how i can swith fast beetwin Lens's :(
2016/12/01 12:38:16
John
kennywtelejazz
John ,
The Lenses , are they along the lines of how Samplitude handles personal work-spaces ? or are The Lenses it's own type of SONAR thing for creating personal work spaces ?
 
Kenny


Very good question. They are a lot like the Samplitude workspaces. Samplitude is a very deep DAW with its own way of doing things. Sonar is very deep too for its core purpose. I get the notion with Samplitude that its an audio editor with multitrack audio and MIDI bolted on. I have Samplitude Pro X2. Where Sonar is a MIDI sequencer with audio bolted on. I use Sonar more than any other DAW. Its quick and simple yet still deep. I do think with very little actual time with Lenses that there is more power in them. One also has to figure in screensets too.  I don't consider myself a Samplitude expert. 
2016/12/01 13:07:21
Morten Saether [Cakewalk]
blackavrora
How about keyboard shortcuts? I Can't find how i can swith fast beetwin Lens's :(




This is planned for a future version. Stay tuned. The Lenses feature will continue to evolve.
 
Cheers,
 
Morten
2016/12/01 13:10:17
John
blackavrora
How about keyboard shortcuts? I Can't find how i can swith fast beetwin Lens's :(


Using Lenses
To select a Lens
Do one of the following:
Click the Lenses drop-down list in the application bar across the top, then select the desired Lens.
Press the Lens’ assigned keyboard shortcut (if previously assigned in Edit > Preferences > Customization – Keyboard Shortcuts).
 
The above is from the help file.
2016/12/01 13:12:49
John
Morten Saether [Cakewalk]
blackavrora
How about keyboard shortcuts? I Can't find how i can swith fast beetwin Lens's :(




This is planned for a future version. Stay tuned. The Lenses feature will continue to evolve.
 
Cheers,
 
Morten


So this is incorrect;
 
Using Lenses
To select a Lens
Do one of the following:
Click the Lenses drop-down list in the application bar across the top, then select the desired Lens.

Press the Lens’ assigned keyboard shortcut (if previously assigned in Edit > Preferences > Customization – Keyboard Shortcuts).
 
2016/12/01 14:04:04
pwalpwal
John
Morten Saether [Cakewalk]
blackavrora
How about keyboard shortcuts? I Can't find how i can swith fast beetwin Lens's :(




This is planned for a future version. Stay tuned. The Lenses feature will continue to evolve.
 
Cheers,
 
Morten


So this is incorrect;
 
Using Lenses
To select a Lens
Do one of the following:
Click the Lenses drop-down list in the application bar across the top, then select the desired Lens.

Press the Lens’ assigned keyboard shortcut (if previously assigned in Edit > Preferences > Customization – Keyboard Shortcuts).
 


unusual for the documentation to be ahead of the code! :-)
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