The SWA vid' has way more info in it than I ever expected to see in a video lesson!

Eli is a great explainer, a rare and wonderful thing.

Just to give one of our own a boost, I got FBB's instead, and am very impressed with Karl's work. I may still pick up Eli's while the sale is on. Both are worth every penny.

One thing, though--I probably wouldn't have gotten FBB's if I had known it was one big file. I agree with everyone about the quality of information, but one big file is inconvenient. Having the chapters neatly broken into separate files the way Groove 3 commonly does it makes it easier for me to play them on a variety of devices (such as my smartphone).

I have never tried it but aren't there freeware programs out there where you could edit the file into whatever size you want to accomplish it being on say a smartphone?

Never thought of this! I could put it on my iPhone (iThink!) and watch at work or on the road. I may have to give this a try.

The USB key thing would be easier, but some may not be able to do this at work.

Hi FastBikerBoy aka Karl,
 
I am having some major frustration with the download of your SWA for X2 video. The download size of 2.86Gig is to too large for my internet connection. My download was interrupted and stopped at 2.6 gig and on 2nd triad interrupted at 2.84 gig. I am sure it is possible to split the file into 2 or 3 separate download. I think CW should be more considerate towards customer like me from a foreign country where our internet speed is no match to USA. It would take me 7 hours to download a file of this size and getting interrupted when your download is almost completed is not fun. Can you bring this up to CW or send me a another link?
 
Thanks for your help in advance.
Choo Shi-Hwei
Malaysia

Hey Karl
I loved your video as  I said before. I am watching it at work on lunch hour.....I'm 4 hours into it.....LOVE IT.

But I have to agree (but it is a SWA Thing , not yours)
They really do need to break it up a bit. and split the video into their own chapters.

This is where Groove 3 has their act together......I like the way they have things in chapteres.....very easy to navagate....

Just my two cents worth........
but it will not stop me from a purcahse if I thought I could learn from it.

Clifford

Just watch the SWA with QuickTime or VLC and you get access to the chapters.

I will probably end up with both videos (and Scott's book) eventually but I bought Karl's (FastBikerBoy) first.  Over the past year I have found that there were little things (e.g. AudioSnap) that I could not find answers in any of the Cakewalk, Groove3 and SWA videos (and even Sonar X1 Power - which is EXCELLENT) that I finally found in Karl's FREE tutorials that he so graciously made available.  His detailed discussion included exactly the problem (blah blah tempo out of range blah blah blah) that I kept running into.  He made AudioSnap MUCH MORE usable for me.  

The fact that Karl turned out very high quality FREE videos for us - and is a huge asset to the Sonar community here on this forum I wanted to support his X2 video effort.  I am finding that even in the basic stuff that I thought I would just skip past in the videos there are little tidbits that are interesting and useful.  And for the stuff that I am not familiar with (MIDI, synths, etc.) it is going to make getting up to speed on those a lot easier.

As far as the video quality.  This is top shelf.  Very clear video, great use of screen tools to show exactly what he is talking about, and of course excellent audio quality.  As good or better than ANYTHING I have seen.  Much better than most.

My wife overheard the video playing and asked if I was learning X2 from that little green Gecko in the TV commercials.  It took me a minute to get what she was talking about about.  I hope Karl isn't offended but his voice does sound a little like the gecko's.  Let's make that - the gecko sounds a little like Karl.

Karl - THANKS for all of your contributions to all things Sonar.  The videos - both your free ones and the one from SWA - are terrific.

Don

No Quicktime on Android, and none of the m4v players there support chapters. Also copying a 2,8GB file to a phone or tablet just to watch a couple of chapters is a hassle.

Both videos are very wonderful tools and are very informative in there own right,i learn alot of detail from SWA and alot of usage info in groove3.

burkek
Scott, I've bought many of your books, but with all of the new (and available, I might add) multimedia training tools, aren't you a little late to the party? I mean, your book is months off, no? I prefer training tools at the start of a product's life cycle. 
 
KEv

Hi KEv,


Thanks for reading my books! I appreciate it. It's up to you whether or not you'd like to buy the SONAR X2 Power! book, but no, I'm not late to the party.  My book will contain plenty of good info and it will be based on the final, shipping version of SONAR X2. Not the beta.

Plus, there are plenty of users that either prefer books or enjoy learning from both books and videos. There's plenty of room in the marketplace for multiple learning resources.

Best,
Scott

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don4777


I will probably end up with both videos (and Scott's book) eventually but I bought Karl's (FastBikerBoy) first.  Over the past year I have found that there were little things (e.g. AudioSnap) that I could not find answers in any of the Cakewalk, Groove3 and SWA videos (and even Sonar X1 Power - which is EXCELLENT) that I finally found in Karl's FREE tutorials that he so graciously made available.  His detailed discussion included exactly the problem (blah blah tempo out of range blah blah blah) that I kept running into.  He made AudioSnap MUCH MORE usable for me.  

The fact that Karl turned out very high quality FREE videos for us - and is a huge asset to the Sonar community here on this forum I wanted to support his X2 video effort.  I am finding that even in the basic stuff that I thought I would just skip past in the videos there are little tidbits that are interesting and useful.  And for the stuff that I am not familiar with (MIDI, synths, etc.) it is going to make getting up to speed on those a lot easier.

As far as the video quality.  This is top shelf.  Very clear video, great use of screen tools to show exactly what he is talking about, and of course excellent audio quality.  As good or better than ANYTHING I have seen.  Much better than most.

My wife overheard the video playing and asked if I was learning X2 from that little green Gecko in the TV commercials.  It took me a minute to get what she was talking about about.  I hope Karl isn't offended but his voice does sound a little like the gecko's.  Let's make that - the gecko sounds a little like Karl.

Karl - THANKS for all of your contributions to all things Sonar.  The videos - both your free ones and the one from SWA - are terrific.

Don
 
 

Thanks for the kind words Don, I'm blushing.... Not sure who Gecko is (I'm UK based) but I'm sure I'll have been compared to worse. I'm really glad you're finding the videos helpful.

BobbyT


Both videos are very wonderful tools and are very informative in there own right,i learn alot of detail from SWA and alot of usage info in groove3.

 
 

Thanks BobbyT

 
musichoo

FastBikerBoy


Hi, sorry you're having trouble with the download. I have little control over distribution but I'll certainly contact Chris at SWA for you.

Are you downloading from his site or the Cakewalk Store? I doubt there's much he can do about it if it's from Cakewalk but I'll see what I can do for you. Let me know where you're trying to get it from and I'lll see if I can sort something out for you.

Karl,
Thanks for responding, I purchased from Cakewalk store. I send customer and email yesterday, haven't receiveany respond yet.
 
Choo Shi-Hwei

Hi Choo, sorry you're still having problems - I'm not sure if I can help much if it's a CW download but I'll see if I can contact someone for you. Hopefully you'll find the video worth the wait.

Not sure who Gecko is (I'm UK based) but I'm sure I'll have been compared to worse.

You can't watch TV very long here in the states without seeing "The Gecko".  He is a cute little green gecko lizard who is the spokesperson for the Geico Insurance Company.  He is a rather likable little guy and has been around for several years.  He has a very comforting and confident voice.  Having a voice compared to his voice is a compliment in my book.  It's a great voice.  Perfect for Voice Overs.  Here is a YouTube link to one of his spots. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItxsHYeDuCg&feature=related

Don

$55 for lots of info. Don't need to use the frontal lobes for this decision.
 
Each covers some stuff. Some overlap occurs. Redundancy is the basis of learning.
 
My sadness has been the lack of audio only instruction. I spend too much time in cars. Would be good to have the sound tracks to listen to. I have recorded the audio to CD from previous vids. Most do not just move to the next lesson, so had to remember to also click the "next" button, and not stop to rewind or ponder.
 
 
=========
The lesson of the day:
 
"Completion" only happens in between humans during contests (games) of winner take all.
It does not apply to products, companies, objects, ideas, animals, trees, mountains,......
Completion requires intent. Only humans can have intent to compete.
 
Sadly this concept has been woefully misapplied for decades. With the resulting interference of intelligent thinking and actions.
 
It is a "Pavlovian-Salivation" word used to invoke the image of a contest where none exists; To elicit a very subconscious, visceral,  response to side with the person who is uttering it.    ("The American People" is another such phrase.)
 
Ask 10 people what the word/concept means and 10 variations will be the responses.
The appropriate word/concept for products is "comparison." And this comparing only has relevance to how each of the products will meet a user's particular requirements.
 
People in business organizations that spend most of their time worrying about what their "competitors" are doing so they can "win," do less innovation, and thereby create me-to products. Often of less quality and consequently more expensive for lifetime use.
 
 
The above comments are a summary of 40 adult years of study (thousands of articles, books, videos), and observation of self and others during everyday living.
 

No offence taken, some English people have trouble understanding me...

I'm not sure how practical sub-titles would be, my French definitely isn't good enough to translate it. Sorry.

No need to apologise I can only imagine what it must be like trying to watch a video narrated in a foreign language. Hopefully it will be clear enough.