Excellent video! Quite the range of information. I generally use Session Drummer for clients in place of a click track at the beginning, and the step sequencer info will enable me to shorten the setup time so we can get on to recording. Thank you, Cakewalk!

Seth and Brandon;

This makes me want to do a pop/rock record!  Great stuff - very worth watching and I appreciate the effort it took to deliver them. 

Best to the best

-D

Excellent - I hope there are many more...

I'm having a small problem though as I work through the class. When I get to the point of adding the crash cymbol clip as a separate layer it 'cuts a hole' in the first drum layer. As I copy the crash cymbol clip every 4 bars it also 'cuts a hole' in the first drum layer at each point of the clip i.e.

Layer 1      XXX XXX XXX XXX
Layer 2     X     X     X     X

 Does anybody know what settings I have wrong?

Thanks.

-=mike=-

Great job. These are a dead bullseye of what people have been wishing for. Great quality, well-done, and had a few moments where I had to rewind and watch a part again saying "holy crap, I didn't know about that!"

Eagerly waiting for more.

Sounds like someone doesn't have to worry about job security for a while! 

EXCELLENT video series, Seth!
 
I highly recommend these for all Sonar 8 users, beginners and experienced alike.
You really illuminated some Sonar Percussion "best practices" for the type of (rock/pop) music I create.
Your straight-forward presentation will save me countless hours of noodling with PX64 and StepSeq since I now "get it".
The workflow tips/tricks of track folders, layers, selecting, editting, etc. are very valuable.
 
You've set the bar very high for the future videos - that's for sure!
THANKS!

Great job Seth...I am sure it took some time to produce this outstanding video - the fact that you actually did a cradle to grave tutorial, rather than just hi-lighting that this or that can be done by Sonar is what sets this apart - it also helps that you have intimate knowledge of the product and can offer added tips along the way.

I hope to see more tutorials from you, especially on newer additions to releases (Matrix view, synths/Fx...)

Cakewalk should be commended on putting out this high level of product.
 
Thanks again!

This indeed is a great video I am so glad to see such profession instructiuonal videos coming out specifically for the SONAR platform. Excellent!

D.J. ESPO


This is quite a high quality instructional video , and , I would like to be able to watch whilst off line.

Question;

Why make your users go to great lenghts in order to get this on there hard drives ???  I don't have firefox or any of the other programs mention in the precedeing post ......

Camel audio has vids like this  ( obviously for the synth they sell , not session drummer !)availible to users who have logged into the site  ..... freely availible for  registered users to download and watch in the best circumstances for them...  Why not do that Cake ?????????????????????

Take a look into your browser cache, the files are already on your harddrive. The size of these files is between 138 MB and 230 MB, so relatively easy to find if you know the place of the folders of your browsers cache.
Rename the files to "what you want.flv".
"flv" means Flashvideo, so you need a player that can handle .flv files.

I use the free "Media Player Classic - Home Cinema" because of the build in video and audio codecs. Works great.
You can find the player here:
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/about-homepage.html

And to Cakewalk: These videos are really excellent! Thank you so much!

All the best,
Klaus

That was HYPE!!!!!!!
Thanks Seth, you gave me some insight on Step Sequencer that I was unaware of. 
Thanks again and God bless!!!

Oh Ps I'm not saying that you don't know what you are doing, its very obvious you know what you are doing Brandon and Seth.

Viva la Revolution
Sonar Forever, Pro Tools Never
Ben B.C.T (Bachelor Of Creative Technology)
http://www.myspace.com/audiomystics

I use Adobe Media Player to watch flash video that I've downloaded. Seems pretty decent..

VLC media player is probably all you'll need.

Another feature we should also get into in detail is the Matrix view!

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

Glad you guys like the vids! This is just the beginning ...

Seth this was just totally amazing, I went through all 5 parts and it's a real eye-opener.  Totally done right, very professional and even a total Sonar PE novice like me was able to grasp it and follow along.
 
One question regarding your statement : is there anything remotely of this caliber available for EQ-ing vocals and Sonar's tools for vocal production?  Seems like the next logical step in your series!   Keep up the awesome work and thank you for helping to finally turn on some lights!
 

Red Shirt Guy

Hi Shane,
WHYZ just pointed me to DownloadHelper, a Firefox extension.  I've installed it and it's working perfectly.  Do check it out!
Gordon.

I got the DownloadHelper saved to my drive, but not being a Firefox user...can  you guys help me with the actual installatino?  How do I point Firefox to this file to install it as an add-on?  

JD1813

Red Shirt Guy

Hi Shane,
WHYZ just pointed me to DownloadHelper, a Firefox extension.  I've installed it and it's working perfectly.  Do check it out!
Gordon.

I got the DownloadHelper saved to my drive, but not being a Firefox user...can  you guys help me with the actual installatino?  How do I point Firefox to this file to install it as an add-on?  

There is a link on DownloadHelpers web site that you click and it automatically installs it in Firefox for you. Once it's done (about 3 seconds), you will see a tri colored orb thingy to the left of the address bar that will swirl around if DownloadHelper is able to save the video.

There is another method that is totally noninvasive.

Download this free utility called Video Cache Viewer. There is no install, just unzip it to a folder on your desktop. Then go to Youtube or any site that has a video you want to save. Watch the video, then before closing your web browser open up Video Cache Viewer. It will give you a list of all the hidden video's that are in your web browsers cache and allow you to save them.

Once you get the video file you may need or want to change the format. I use Format Factory. It's a 100% free video/audio converter and DVD/Audio CD ripper. Best converter/ripper I've ever seen, even better then ones you buy.

Good luck.