edion2
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Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
Hello,
I have finally purchased a 64bit machine and I have X2 up and running. I upgraded to X1 from Sonar 3 last August. I was doing my mixes on a stand alone DAW (Roland VS2480). I slowly moved to X1. Last week I upgraded to X2.
I'm not very good about reading manuals, I prefer video tutorials. I bought one for the X1 (X1 Explained). It helped me a lot but I was not too impressed with it.
This time I'm thinking of trying the "SWA Complete Sonar X2" that is offered through the Cakewalk Store. If I do get it and like it I'll get the "SWA Mix Clinic" as well.
Anyone here tried this Tutorial Title ?
If you have tried it, please post your opinion/review on this tutorial.
Is there a video about "Whats New in X2" ?
Thanks
Ed
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/03/30 14:45:36
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/03/30 15:31:23
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/03/30 15:34:38
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Edion2 - all of these Sonar resources are helpful to get you up to speed. Each one may provide further insight. Most of the free stuff on the Cakewalk site and videos from forum members is also helpful.
I think Groove3's X2 Explained is excellent and Karl's SWA Sonar X2 9 hour tutorial is long enough to cover some of the less frequently mentioned areas.
I would say that I have enjoyed and repeated views several times of the Groove3 Mixing with Sonar X1 tutorial. The material in there is still very close to X2, and the how to info in there is very practical. It's a solid walk through of working on a song end to end.
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/03/30 21:15:06
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lawajava
Edion2 - all of these Sonar resources are helpful to get you up to speed. Each one may provide further insight. Most of the free stuff on the Cakewalk site and videos from forum members is also helpful.
I think Groove3's X2 Explained is excellent and Karl's SWA Sonar X2 9 hour tutorial is long enough to cover some of the less frequently mentioned areas.
I would say that I have enjoyed and repeated views several times of the Groove3 Mixing with Sonar X1 tutorial. The material in there is still very close to X2, and the how to info in there is very practical. It's a solid walk through of working on a song end to end.
Agree with all of this. Groove3 Mixing with Sonar X1 is a great resource - I keep going back to it.
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2013/03/30 21:37:39
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lawajava
Edion2 - all of these Sonar resources are helpful to get you up to speed. Each one may provide further insight. Most of the free stuff on the Cakewalk site and videos from forum members is also helpful.
I think Groove3's X2 Explained is excellent and Karl's SWA Sonar X2 9 hour tutorial is long enough to cover some of the less frequently mentioned areas.
I would say that I have enjoyed and repeated views several times of the Groove3 Mixing with Sonar X1 tutorial. The material in there is still very close to X2, and the how to info in there is very practical. It's a solid walk through of working on a song end to end.
Agree with all of this. Groove3 Mixing with Sonar X1 is a great resource - I keep going back to it.
so don't I, the guy who does that video (William Edstrom Jr) is really good and does other groove 3 videos, everyone he does is great.
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2013/03/30 21:59:02
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Charlie, thanks for the video links! I found them to be very helpful. If you got any more, let us know as your techniques really inform!
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2013/03/31 12:57:20
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Karl's SWA video is a really comprehensive resource. Maybe, if you have been recording for years and are proficient with a DAW, it will contain much that you do not need or already know but if you need to know a lot... it is REALLY great and WELL worth the money. X-1 or X-2 POWER! books are great too as are all the Groove3 videos I have seen, but Karl (aka FBB) made a masterpiece with his SWA video.
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2013/03/31 13:30:26
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Thanks for your replies.
Charlie, very nice videos.
There are a lot of videos on U-Tube on "how to do" specific tasks. For now, I want a main video tutorial set. I think I'm going to go with "SWA Complete Sonar X2".
I've been recording and mixing since the days of editing tape with razor blades :) I'm very old shooled. Computer DAW is a new trick for this old dog. A new trick that has to be punded into my head, so having a good set of video tutorial that I can watch over and over is a must for me.
Thank you for all your help.
Ed
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/04/01 02:17:05
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Thanks everyone for all the video recommendations. Julien I'm blushing.  Thanks for all the support. Hope you enjoy the video edion2, there's also videos on my youtube page (link in sig) and always lots of help available here too.
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2013/04/02 07:17:48
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Purchased Karls SWA Complete Sonar X2 last week. Been watching over the weekend. They are fabulous. Highly recommended
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/04/02 13:32:53
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Thanks for the recommendation and support Gary. Much appreciated and I'm glad you are finding it useful.
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2013/04/02 16:40:30
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FastBikerBoy
Thanks everyone for all the video recommendations. Julien I'm blushing.
Thanks for all the support.
Hope you enjoy the video edion2, there's also videos on my youtube page (link in sig) and always lots of help available here too.
Karl: Your Voice is very Relaxing and helpful!!
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2013/04/08 23:19:40
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AAAWWwwwww rats !!!
I paid $39.95 for "SWA Complete Sonar X2" just last week. I came back to say how great it is.
When I navigate to Cakewalk, the first thing that I see is that it is NOW FREE. I just upgraded to X2 less than 2 weeks ago !! Timing is not on my side :(
I'm half way through the SWA X2 Tutorial. Its really great. As expected, there were several instances I had to rewind to understand exactly what was said. But that's probably me . . . an old dog trying to learn new tricks :) I would strongly recommend this video tutorial to all novice and accomplished users. Now that its FREE, its a total "no brainer", specially for cross platform customers.
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/04/08 23:34:23
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edion2
AAAWWwwwww rats !!!
I paid $39.95 for "SWA Complete Sonar X2" just last week. I came back to say how great it is.
When I navigate to Cakewalk, the first thing that I see is that it is NOW FREE. I just upgraded to X2 less than 2 weeks ago !! Timing is not on my side :(
I'm half way through the SWA X2 Tutorial. Its really great. As expected, there were several instances I had to rewind to understand exactly what was said. But that's probably me . . . an old dog trying to learn new tricks :) I would strongly recommend this video tutorial to all novice and accomplished users. Now that its FREE, its a total "no brainer", specially for cross platform customers.
Ed Layola
sorry to hear man. you might be able to contact cakewalk and mention this. im not sure if it will help or not but I think its worth a try.
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/04/09 02:01:28
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edion2
AAAWWwwwww rats !!!
I paid $39.95 for "SWA Complete Sonar X2" just last week. I came back to say how great it is.
When I navigate to Cakewalk, the first thing that I see is that it is NOW FREE. I just upgraded to X2 less than 2 weeks ago !! Timing is not on my side :(
I'm half way through the SWA X2 Tutorial. Its really great. As expected, there were several instances I had to rewind to understand exactly what was said. But that's probably me . . . an old dog trying to learn new tricks :) I would strongly recommend this video tutorial to all novice and accomplished users. Now that its FREE, its a total "no brainer", specially for cross platform customers.
Ed Layola
Thanks for the kind words Ed, and glad you are finding it useful. You are making me blush. Sorry about the timing. Yours sounds a bit like mine. I think the video is only free with current buy X2 deal though. Idon't "know" that for fact though, although I'm the author - sale and distribution is all out of my hands. Thanks again for the support.
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2013/04/09 08:29:36
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FastBikerBoy
Thanks everyone for all the video recommendations. Julien I'm blushing.
Thanks for all the support.
Hope you enjoy the video edion2, there's also videos on my youtube page (link in sig) and always lots of help available here too.
Karl: Your Voice is very Relaxing and helpful!!
I too find Karl's voice very relaxing, sometimes I 'll dim the lights, make a cup of chamomile tea, light a few candles and put on Karl's videos. 
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Re:Recomendation on X2 Tutorial Material
2013/04/09 12:43:48
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Lol..... Charlie. Perhaps I should become a hypnotherapist. 
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2013/04/09 15:38:22
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Karl,
Free would have been nice . . . But $39.95 isn't going to break my bank account. I think the tutorial is well worth paying double . . . I think its that good.
I don't know if your voice is "soothing" . . . LOL I'm seeing a hypnotic relaxation CD with some mystical background music . . . mixed and mastered on X2 of course. Hmmmm . . . another career for ya :)
I will eventually get the Mix video as well. Thanks for a great product.
Ed
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