MC 6!

It's based on X1 and looks a lot like it.  it includes the Heads Up Smart Tool, the skylight browser - some important inclusions (from my perspective) are the integrated per track EQ, inclusion fo Sonitus EQ (since it's a separate line in the chart, I'm assuming it's the DX version that can be placed into an FX bin), Full Soundcenter (no difference between boxed and download version this time), and the already mentioned Smart Tool (it's actually pretty cool when you learn to use it).

I wonder if they've taken away some of the functionality like they did with sonar?  for example, in sonar you can no longer right click on a wave form to get to the properties, you have to go to the Track Inspector.  also, a lot of the keyboard hot keys were remapped - I suspect that will be the case for MC6 as well since Samara said it was based on X1 engine.

Wow I was just going to start learning MC5 this weekend... Am I wasting my time now? Should I go ahead and fork out the $49 and upgrade or should I learn 5 first?

oh - and they added the Matrix view - that wasn't in MC5, I don't think.
 
To enable the Matrix view, do I take the red or the blue pill ???  

Tap


oh - and they added the Matrix view - that wasn't in MC5, I don't think.

To enable the Matrix view, do I take the red or the blue pill ???  

only YOU can decide that...

I'd give them a call... to the sales line and ask if you can return MC5 or get a reduced price on MC6.

To me that does seem kind of "sudden". Most companies announce a pending release of a new product several weeks or months ahead.

I haven't seen it, so I can't speak about it, but I do know that I don't like the way 5 looks. the layout to me is hard to deal with. So I have continued to use 4. Since 6 has W7/64 compatability, I might have to take a closer look if I decide I want or need the new OS on my DAW..... it would allow the machine to access more memory.

Beagle


+1 to what guitarhacker says.  usually companies are sympathetic to users who just recently purchased the older version right before a release.

The biggest gripe I have about MC5 GUI and now MC6 is that you can't resize the tracks vertical height lower than what you see in the screen shots on the website above.  that makes for difficult editing/mixing when you have more than ~4 -5 tracks to process.  track folders would help with that tremendously and I would probably not be nearly as critical of the minimum height of the tracks if folders were an option so that I could group them into folders.  of course, I'd want the folders to be collapsible to the small size that MC4 and all of Sonar does as well (very small vertical height).

Hi all,

@drumminfool - please do contact our customer service department.

@Beagle - you can absolutely re-size the track vertical height in MC6 to whatever you want - same as you can in SONAR X1. We didn't change anything there. Track folders are also included in MC6 (and they are also in MC5).

Let us know if you have any additional questions.

Cheers,

!! WOW I just recently purchased SONAR X1 Studio for $150 USD because when I bought MC5 about a month ago it could only record 2 tracks simultaneously and now MC6 comes with an esscence of both? you have to be kidding me..i am going to rip all my hair out now 

Mattstream - Seth is correct - look at the comparison chart that Samara put up in the top of the forum with the announcement about MC6.

here - this is the link to the comparison chart that Samara had in that thread
http://forum.cakewalk.com/download.axd?file=0;2353369

it still shows MC6 only allows 2 simultaneous inputs - which is fine for a $50 program, IMO!

This is AWESOME!

It's almost exactly like X1, just limited.  the skylight is limited, but still a very useful tool.  the HU smart tool works just like X1, the tracks can be resized to be as small as the track name!!!!  YAY!! that's SUCH a big deal to me!!!

it has AIM assist!!!

the control bar has a few icons on it that are not available in X1 - some that I thought were necessary and should not have been removed!

it even has SCREENSETS!!!!

very cool!  if MC6 wasn't limited to 2 simultaneous inputs, limited tracks, buses, FX and synths and limited to 32bit audio engine then I'd use it instead of X1!

Beagle... now you are getting me curious.....

I might have to spring the jing.....($50 ain't bad) ... and upgrade... in a few weeks.


It's backward compatible to my current DAW OS... so.......



Just read the info...and it does look tempting.   It would of course, be the box version.

From what i see if I were going to go that route, i would go for X1 essentials instead. Is it not  $99 upgrade for cake users? Then you get everything in MC6 and more, plus a softer upgrade to producer in the future.

X1 essentials.... man, you're trying to get me to spring for the full flagship DAW.....   aren't you?

Beagle

OH - and the big thing - I can't register it!  they don't have an option on the registration page for MC6 yet.

Beagle,

I just checked the registration page and you can indeed select MC 6 from the drop down menu from the registration page. If you continue to have problems registering please contact customer service on Monday.

Cheers,

I will have a serious look at X1 essentials when I get back from vacation.... BTW...where is the link/page that says $69 for MC owners?

Yeah... I went looking and found it....

I will have to do that early in the morning of the day I plan to DL it.. 4.6g will take a while.  So when no one else is home to load down the bandwidth..... start it and fix a pot of coffee.

I think I will do this upgrade.... before the end of August. X1 essentials is 32 bit so that will work.

And the price is right.