sonarman1
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 11:30 AM
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Yeah, it's a negative for me. Otherwise, I really like the new theme, but for practicality's sake, I'm sticking with the old one.
It will be better to introduce an option to enable or disable full colorization.
Its not quite as simple as that unfortunately. Since this is a dark theme the colors of the track controls and text conflict with the colorization of the tracks so this was intentionally not colorized for the entire strip.
So all you guys who desperately need full colourization might need a trip to mercury for a while. Meanwhile Bakers could do some update to make the colours bit more apparent.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 11:43 AM
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For me...
Pros:
+ New LP plug-ins no longer consume CPU
+ ACT mapping less confusing
+ Sticky WAI/Name in the Console view is helpful
Cons:
- WAI no longer can be moved in the Console view
+- Tungsten looks good in general, but the "Record" button in Tungsten is not for me (disturbing colors combination and not as good visible when armed as in the original schema). I have special color perception, so that is rather personal.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 11:50 AM
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For the Tungsten theme, if the channel isn't colored the way it is in Mercury, it would be cool if the gold accents/buttons and plug-in blocks echoed the custom colors of the strips.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 12:08 AM
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sonarman1
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 12:25 AM
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brconflict
For the Tungsten theme, if the channel isn't colored the way it is in Mercury, it would be cool if the gold accents/buttons and plug-in blocks echoed the custom colors of the strips.
Colouring the fader caps might help 
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 12:43 AM
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Gorgeous. Fantastic update. Thank you Bakers. Ya'll done good!! 
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 1:46 PM
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 5:50 PM
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funk
I also noticed that if I have the "plugins" tab selected in the browser, then press "b" 2 times to collapse and expand the browser, the search box redraws incorrectly.
If I then select another category (eg. go from audio fx to midi fx), it corrects itself.
Anyone else seeing this?
no it seems to be fine here
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 6:52 PM
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Nice one nice CW folks.
Thanks
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 7:18 PM
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Me likey...thanks... 
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 8:06 PM
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Diggin' the new color theme!!
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 27, 16 9:05 PM
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I didn't mean to be ungrateful in my comment. I meant to be helpful, actually.
Anyway, yes, I like the update. I find it particularly useful in a dark room.
Also, I have already discovered a case where a track fader wasn't where I thought it was not because I heard it but because I could see it.
I never noticed before, but on the buses, there is a little lost room at the bottom of the bus where there might be an input assigned. I wonder if this space might be cleverly used or reclaimed. I figure it must be hard or it would have already been done. I can't be the only one to notice.
All the best!
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 0:04 PM
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Yeah if you switch back and forth between the Two UI choices, Tungsten is so much easier on the eyes! Also looks more "Professional"
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 3:56 AM
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hi) when Steam version will be updated?
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 11:32 AM
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 12:42 AM
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That was a shock to open it up the first time. I just added a 40 inch TV for a monitor and didn't expect it to look like that!
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 1:05 PM
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Hi,
In download center any version of Sonar demo is still 2016.04. Can anyone confirm that? If yes, when will demo version be updated?
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kollbassik
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 2:33 PM
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I'm sorry, I did not mean concretely Sonar Steam Edition!
I have Sonar X3 Producer and there is no news about the update!
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 3:52 PM
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kollbassik
I'm sorry, I did not mean concretely Sonar Steam Edition!
I have Sonar X3 Producer and there is no news about the update!
This update doesn't apply to Sonar X3 (and early versions), but only to Sonar Artist (or Steam Edition), Professional and Platinum (membership model - from 2015 onward)
post edited by cleberschniedger - May 28, 16 4:14 PM
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 3:56 PM
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kollbassik
I have Sonar X3 Producer and there is no news about the update!
There will be no more updates for X3. Product development for X3 stopped in March 2014. Support for X3 was discontinued this year.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 5:42 PM
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There will be an option for X3 users to upgrade to Platinum and get onto the lifetime membership plan.
Stay tuned for further announcements.
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The Grim
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 5:54 PM
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
There will be an option for X3 users to upgrade to Platinum and get onto the lifetime membership plan.
Stay tuned for further announcements.
they will love that, as good as x3e was, platinum is another step up the ladder, quite a big step imo. after installing the early release and then the latest official update i have been using sonar much more than i have since back in kingston and it feels very good, and looks very good. my first impression of the new theme was not entirely positive, although generally it looked great from the start, a few things (that orange and some other) put me off, but after a short time i don't even notice those things i didn't like upon first sight, and everything seems to fit together fine now to me. maybe a bit of a 'culture shock' when i first seen it very good work
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 28, 16 9:52 PM
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Just to add my 2 cents....I like the new look, and the ease of switching back. I'll be interested to see if more options come into play as time goes on.....but when I loaded a project with the new UI, I liked it quite a bit.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 29, 16 7:03 AM
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I really enjoyed reading the ezine for this month. Some interesting things in it.
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Helene Kolpakova
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 29, 16 8:01 AM
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I liked the idea of a dark flat theme, but had to revert to Mercury. There's more to design then just staying trendy, you know.
No track colouring is a showstopper.
My eyes also hurt from too much contrast and complete lack of borders given the amount of buttons and other controls. Especially since many are amber-lighted or has scarlet red in them. Would be nice to change at least this amber colour to Photoshop grey, Mercury blue, or Artist green.
There's also some colour inconsistency: the bluish whites of the text in the transport bar vs snow whites of the font in the control surface bar.
Overall I also would like to darken the whites.
And selected track highlighting has always been a problem. Doesn't work at all in Mercury. And is too subtle in Tungsten.
I think the theme has a great potential as long as the above issues are addressed.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 29, 16 8:21 AM
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John
I really enjoyed reading the ezine for this month. Some interesting things in it.
Does that mean that someone might have actually read through my massive braindump of an Anatomy piece? I do hope somebody gets something from it... as for me, I'm still working away at the final polish on the Project That Ate My Life...
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 29, 16 8:43 AM
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subtlearts
Does that mean that someone might have actually read through my massive braindump of an Anatomy piece? I do hope somebody gets something from it... as for me, I'm still working away at the final polish on the Project That Ate My Life...
I certainly read it (this time as well), Tobias  I thought it was interesting, and well written. All the best.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 29, 16 9:11 AM
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Helene Kolpakova
My eyes also hurt from too much contrast and complete lack of borders given the amount of buttons and other controls.
Same here. Can't concentrate on making music with the daunting, overly black UI.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 29, 16 9:16 AM
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So all you guys who desperately need full colourization might need a trip to mercury for a while. Meanwhile Bakers could do some update to make the colours bit more apparent.
I don't know about desperately, but I am sticking with Mercury for now, though otherwise I really like the look of Tungsten.
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Re: SONAR 2016.05 Update now available
May 29, 16 9:36 PM
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Hi again,
In download center, any version of Sonar demo is still 2016.04. Can anyone confirm that?
If yes, when will demo version be updated?
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