QuickFix - Next up?

The main two items that I wanted Cake to fix HAVE BEEN FIXED.  So, what's next on the agenda for Quickfix?  Personnaly, X1(b-244) works for me...nothing I need fixed.
 
What do you want Cake to fix in the next QuickFix release?  For that matter, I wonder if there will be another QuickFix release or even an X1(c)?  Hmmm...maybe the next stop is X2?

codamedia



I want to see all "known" bugs fixed before they fully move on to X2. Why should any X1 owner have to buy X2 for a bug fix (same can be said for all prior versions of Sonar I guess)?  Even if none of these bugs bother me now, they may in the near future. Not to mention - shouldn't Sonar be as stable as possible before moving forward?

 

I think this is where a lot of long term Sonar users are at. It is not negativity, it is a desire to finally have a bug free version of Sonar before moving on to X2. Also, the User Interface of X1 still needs improving upon, but some of that can wait until X2.

codamedia

...Even if none of these bugs bother me now, they may in the near future. the next product

 
I'm with you 100% on this item.  The idea that what you don't know won't hurt you is bunk!  I'd hate to be rolling on long in a project with MANY invested hours of work, thinking that I'm on a rock solid platform, and suddenly have everything brought to a screeching halt because of a bug I didn't know about but that Cake DID.  Man, that would really lite my fire!!!
 
Yeah, it would be cool to get the known bugs fixed even if they aren't "bug'n" me...yet.

My number one next quickfix would be showing the zoom rectangle in the track view. You can use "Z" to drag a rectangle in the track view that zooms in on exactly this region. In 8.5.3 this rectangle is visible while dragging, in X1 you have to guess where it is.

Cheers, Peter.

To be honest I would prefer if Cakewalk put out XIc

I really want to see where Sonar X1 is at and that would be a good gauge for me.

Last thing I read from Cakewalk on this said they'd be issuing a series of X1? updates.  I certainly hope that's true - meters in the Inspector go dead sometimes, other flaky things happen.  X1c... X1d... whatever it takes please.

1. Make the Q in the Pro Channel adjustable with the mouse wheel like Sonitus EQ is.
2. Stop Track Interleave from changing with no input from the user. It's not smart enough to know when I put a stereo effect on the track. [PLEASE FIX THIS :( I've reported it a couple of times.
3. Put 'Phase' and 'Interleave' icons back on each individual track. (There's plenty of room)
4. Make track view default to 'All' instead of 'Custom'. It's such a pain in the but. Did they assume nobody ever puts FX in the FX bin and wouldn't need to see it?

Something in this last quick fix has caused X1 to have very frequent audio engine dropouts and clicks/pops when I'm adjusting FX settings now. This never happened to me before the quick fix.

I've been trying really hard but I just can't get used to the smart tool. :( I had to read the manual to figure out how to do a simple fade between clips last night. So much has changed it's like learning a new DAW that's not laid out in a logical manner.

Now up: http://www.cakewalk.com/S...reader.aspx/2007013244

Enjoy!

Holy crap, now THIS is a good update schedule.

Yes indeed...well done Cake!!!

Build 245:  Console view won't stay undocked.  Any time you close it and re-open it appears in the dock.  Total pain when you have gobs of screen real estate.  Alt-2 works only sometimes - or hardly ever is closer to the truth.  Sometimes if you click on the Inspector first, Alt-2 will work.   Try undocking and then minimizing the console.  Where's your Alt-2 now?  On Windows 7, where did the window go??? (yes, I found it)

PRV STILL opens without doing a Fit Midi first - hardly ever get to see my notes without doing extra clicks.  Why does the controller pane have to take up so much space on open? Even when there's no controller data?  Every time I open this view I've got to reset all this crap before it's usable.  And it won't remember that it was previously maximized if you close it.  So if you use monitor #2 for a maximized console 1/2 the time, you've got extra clicks every time you close/open it.

This is stuff that makes small tasks annoyingly larger - which makes my lazy ass skip over clean-up tasks I would otherwise address.  Getting a better personality is tough, so I'm putting my hope on #246.

there are no changes whatsoever to docking handling in this quickfix so if youre seeing an isssue it is preexisting. if you can repro it submit a problem report.

spinlock_1977


Build 245:  Console view won't stay undocked.  Any time you close it and re-open it appears in the dock.  Total pain when you have gobs of screen real estate.  Alt-2 works only sometimes - or hardly ever is closer to the truth.  Sometimes if you click on the Inspector first, Alt-2 will work.   Try undocking and then minimizing the console.  Where's your Alt-2 now?  On Windows 7, where did the window go??? (yes, I found it)

PRV STILL opens without doing a Fit Midi first - hardly ever get to see my notes without doing extra clicks.  Why does the controller pane have to take up so much space on open? Even when there's no controller data?  Every time I open this view I've got to reset all this crap before it's usable.  And it won't remember that it was previously maximized if you close it.  So if you use monitor #2 for a maximized console 1/2 the time, you've got extra clicks every time you close/open it.

This is stuff that makes small tasks annoyingly larger - which makes my lazy ass skip over clean-up tasks I would otherwise address.  Getting a better personality is tough, so I'm putting my hope on #246.

seriously?cake just puts out 2 updates a hotfix and 2 quick fixes and you cant wait to lay it on?
your docking problem sounds like your not docking properly.when docking the c.v.drag it untill you see the blue x-ray apear then just simply let it go.it docks perfect in my house.
if ialso remember correctly,arent you the same guy who thought windows 7 service pack 1 totaly screwed up x1?

I like this with MAPs fix

chuckebaby

spinlock_1977


Build 245:  Console view won't stay undocked.  Any time you close it and re-open it appears in the dock.  Total pain when you have gobs of screen real estate.  Alt-2 works only sometimes - or hardly ever is closer to the truth.  Sometimes if you click on the Inspector first, Alt-2 will work.   Try undocking and then minimizing the console.  Where's your Alt-2 now?  On Windows 7, where did the window go??? (yes, I found it)

PRV STILL opens without doing a Fit Midi first - hardly ever get to see my notes without doing extra clicks.  Why does the controller pane have to take up so much space on open? Even when there's no controller data?  Every time I open this view I've got to reset all this crap before it's usable.  And it won't remember that it was previously maximized if you close it.  So if you use monitor #2 for a maximized console 1/2 the time, you've got extra clicks every time you close/open it.

This is stuff that makes small tasks annoyingly larger - which makes my lazy ass skip over clean-up tasks I would otherwise address.  Getting a better personality is tough, so I'm putting my hope on #246.

seriously?cake just puts out 2 updates a hotfix and 2 quick fixes and you cant wait to lay it on?
your docking problem sounds like your not docking properly.when docking the c.v.drag it untill you see the blue x-ray apear then just simply let it go.it docks perfect in my house.
if ialso remember correctly,arent you the same guy who thought windows 7 service pack 1 totaly screwed up x1?

Ok my apologies I was a little frustrated.  I'm glad Cakewalk is releasing a snappy set of hotfixes.  But more to the point, when I played around with the docking tip I realized that maximizing the dock on monitor #2 gives me a tabbed interface to the console, prv, etc - so I don't have to ever close them and never lose their settings.   Now if Alt-2 worked, or better - I could find a way to hot-key between tabs regardless of window focus...