Pro Tools and Sonar

In Pro Tools, in mix, you can, with one click select one plugin for all inserts....Can you do the same in sonar Console view. while I understand the Pro Tool mix area well, I still have difficulty with sends and resturns. Am I the only one! I also do not know how to change colors for channels and busses.

How do you visual this with different colors and gruouping.  I can find my way around it, but I always have to "kind of study it", rather than just glance over it.

Sorry, I ment, how do you know, that grouping is engaged in console view. on one particuler effect!

I am trying to switch from pro tools, as for Ilok issues, and trying to learn, as I have outboard as well. So far, most of the stuff its kind of similar, exept for mix/console view. I am trying to figure this out, so I could effectivlly use it.
I do find, routing issues a bit confusing....
 
I also could not find shortcut  instructions, how do you minimize track view. all tracks -to one line each?
 

There are sections in the manual regarding Zoom issues and a general binding list. You can collapse all tracks at once but I'll have to look at my notes.
 

Here's my complete Keybinding list. I'm too brain fried right now to dig through all that for the collapse binding if it's even in there. You may just have to use the arrow keys with a modifier.
 
DEFAULT KEY BINDINGS

Double Click on a track number will select all tracks. Double clicking again will deselct all tracks.

Enhanced Editing with QWERTY Keyboard on pg 399

Copy Special = Alt + Ctrl + C

Paste Special = Ctrl + Alt + V

Record = Arm desired tracks and press R. Pressing R again stops recording but continues playback.

Select All = Ctrl + A

Open Inspector = I

Open Clips Inspector = Shift + I

Open Track/Bus Inspector = Ctrl + Shift + I

Open Pro Channel Inspector = Ctrl + I

*Press hotkeys again to toggle the Inspector back to Track/Bus strips

Undo = Z  

Redo = CTRL + Shift + Z

Open Multi Dock = D

Expand Multi Dock = Shift + D (toggle)

Cycle through Multi Dock tabs = Ctrl + Shift + left/right Arrow Keys

Open Console View = Alt + 2

Insert Marker = M (set Now Time beforehand)

Mute/Unmute selected clip(s) = K

Open/Collapse Take Lanes on selected track(s) = Shift + T

Adjust In Focus Track Height = Ctrl + Shift + up/down Arrow Keys

Enable Looping on audio clips (Groove Clips) = Select clip > Ctrl + L

Audition = Select tracks/clips then Shift + Spacebar (plays only selected clips)

Open Track Manager = H

Bypass all FX in project (including ProChannel) = E

Meter/Key View (Alt + Shift + 6)

Metronome Preferences = Shift + F3

Insert Track = Click on a track and press Shift + 0 It will insert the same type of track you clicked.

Aim Assist enable/disable = X

Deselect Range Selection = Ctrl + Shift + A

Snap enable/disable = N

Toggle between default and alternate Snap resolution = press/hold N

Toggle Snap To/By = Ctrl + Shift + F12

Move to next Transient = Select clip + Tab (pg 362 for details)

Move to Previous Transient = Select clip + Shift +Tab

Enable renaming on selected track = F2 (Groove 3)

Toggle between two most recent Edit Filters = Shift + Right Click

Toggle between Volume and current Edit Filter = = (equal key)

Open Audio Snap Pallette = A

Show/Hide Tracks/Console Strips:

*For the following to work in the Console View you must have "Keep track/console visibility states in sync" selected in the Track Manager otherwise the changes will only take effect in the Track View. Not the Console. These show/hide binding do not work on busses.

Show Track Manager = H

To Hide in focus Track/Strip = Ctrl + H

Show All Tracks/Strips = Shift + H

Show only selected Tracks/Strips = Ctrl + Shift + H

Looping:

Enable Looping = Shift + L

Set Loop Points = Select desired Loop range in the Track View then press Shift + L

Open Controller Pane (PRV) = Alt + C

Now Time:

Rewind to Start = W

Jump to start = Ctrl + HOME (or W)

Jump to end = Ctrl + END

Jump to start of current measure or previous measure = Ctrl + PAGE UP

Jump to Next Measure = Ctrl + Page Down

Set Now Time = G then type in a value

Jump to start of selected clip/range selection = Shift + G

Jump to Previous Marker = Ctrl + Shift + PAGE UP

Jump to Next Marker = Ctrl + Shift + PAGE DOWN

Shift + X = X-Ray (does not work on everything. If you want to X-Ray all windows you must create a binding first)

Toggle "Rewind On Stop" = Ctrl + W

Temporarily invert "Rewind On Stop" setting = Ctrl + Spacebar (on stop)

Audition Clip and/or Range Selection = Shift + Spacebar (will jump and play range selection once and/or only play selected clip)


ZOOM:

Zoom = CTRL + Arrow Keys

Engage Zoom Tool = Z (you can click + drag over a clip section and that section will automatically zoom in)

ALT+Z Undo the current zoom

ALT+SHIFT+Z Redo the previous zoom

F Fit tracks to window

A Show all tracks

SHIFT + F Fit project to window

SHIFT + double-click a clip Maximize track height

F11 Full Screen mode

To enable/disable Auto Zoom = SHIFT + Z

Adjust In Focus Track Height = Ctrl + Shift + up/down Arrow Keys

Ruler Zooming:

Horizontal = Left Click + Drag up/down

Vertical = Right Click + Drag up/down

Scroll Zoom:

Zoom Vertical and Horizontal = Select CLIP + Alt + Scroll (hold Shift for faster zoom)

Zoom Waveform Only (vertical) = Select CLIP + Alt + Ctrl + Scroll

To change these behaviors Select Options in the Track View menu > Zoom Options > select desired behavior pg 330
Key bindings to adjust how tracks are displayed:

Hide all non selected tracks, zoom current selection(s) vertically and fit clips to window horiz. = Ctrl + Alt + H

Hide all non selected tracks, zoom current selection(s) vertically = Ctrl + Shift + H

Hide selected tracks = Ctrl + H

Show all tracks = Shift + H

Fit all tracks to window vertically = F

Fit all tracks vertically and horizontally = Shift + F

Open Track Manager = H

Undo view change = Alt + Z

Redo view change = Alt + Shift + Z

PGM
Yes man, that is what I was trying to learn. Thanks, i will try this, and let you know
 
As far as collapsing, i have been trying to figure it out, for at least a week.

Read up on the Sends module and the Insert Send Assistant in the manual and check out some of the various vids on youtube or here on site on the Cake University/TV page. The Sends module replaces the Insert fader stuff from Pro Tools.
 
And I'm glad to help. Cheers.
 
Here's the link to all the onsite vids...
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/CakeTV/default.aspx

Naw, I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it. I just can't for the life of me remember how. Maybe one of the other guys can chime in here. Either way good luck.

Beepster
Naw, I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it. I just can't for the life of me remember how. Maybe one of the other guys can chime in here. Either way good luck.

Beepster tries to help and then bails. LOL!!!!

bapu

Beepster
Naw, I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it. I just can't for the life of me remember how. Maybe one of the other guys can chime in here. Either way good luck.

Beepster tries to help and then bails. LOL!!!!

What is going on with you, man? Yeesh.

bapu

Beepster

bapu

Beepster
Naw, I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it. I just can't for the life of me remember how. Maybe one of the other guys can chime in here. Either way good luck.

Beepster tries to help and then bails. LOL!!!!

What is going on with you, man? Yeesh.

I was in a funky mood last night. Loves ya Beeps.

Well... alright. But seriously if something is up I'd rather we just discuss it, alright? You know I like you so if I've ticked you off somehow I'd like to know about. Cheers.

For your main track input/outputs there is a little module at the bottom of the strip. It may be hidden. I think you can check this in the Strips (It think that's the menu name but I'm not in front of my DAW) menu of the console. There you can hide/show various channel strip modules. As far as the sends again I forget how it displays the routing but that's where you'd look for what's being sent to what even if it takes a Right Click to look at the menu.
 
As far as colors showing you what's what you might want to take a look at how to use Icons to give you visual cues for stuff. Just right click on the default track or bus Icon and select Load Icon. It'll let you choose from a set of icon images, colors and graphics that came with Sonar or you can even create your own and load them from somewhere else on your computer or just save them to the icons folder. Another thing that can help is going to the Edit > Preferences > Customization (I think) > Colors and change the background/forground color of where the track name is displayed. For example I have left my tracks left at default blue and my busses are red so I know if I'm messing around with a track or a buss. There are also other options that allow you to assign colors to linked tracks and parameters but I'm not as familiar with those options. They are described in the manual.
 
Again... I'm still a learning myself so my apologies if I screwed anything up. Cheers.

Is your whole buss strip is red, or just knobs.....is the preferences only place you can change colors.....very time consuming...can we just change oveall strip color...its transparent anyway?
 
I know for inspector, it took me few hour to realise, thats only place you can lower octave on keys
is there..... It was a good excercise!

Sonar did have some real good color options. But that changed with X1. With X2 we all were hoping it would come back full force, but that didn't happen. As beep says, colors are limited in X2.

OK, I was hoping that I was missing something. No biggie...i am sure there is a reason for this. To buy x3....