So who actually likes X1?

I purchased X1 PE, and waiting on it's arrival tomorrow. I admit after reading through page after page of negative posts here I'm a bit nervous. I'm sure there are some positive posts, but I'm having trouble finding many. Are any of y'all happily using X1 without any major problems? Make me feel better!!!!!

I'm frustrated with the bugs like everyone else but hopefully the next update should take care of the major ones that affect my workflow the most.
Until then I'm wrapping up a new cd using X1 exclusively & it's working out pretty well considering.

what is the motivation for people who are not having issues to spend tiime on the forum?
there are quite a few of us in the forums who are loving X1.  but we dont have as much to say as those who are struggling and frustrated.

my X1 is rock solid on my laptop and on my desktop.  i use it in a small pro studio, and also where i teach during the day.  if i had encountered problems, i would have just continued to use 8.5 which is still installed on both machines.

i have encountered the normal amount of bugs for a new release- nothing out of the ordinary.
also, i have a few feature requests.  but the pros outweigh the cons significantly.  i am impressed by the prochannel, i prefer the new unified preferences.  the new plugins and content are great.    i love the browser and screensets.

but most of all, i appreciate the stability.  since december i have had only one crash.  nothing sucks more than a crash when clients are in the studio.  

dont be scared, be excited!  and make sure you learn whats new and different before you assume something is broken.  we'll be here if u need us.

I really like it but your PC specs will determine your experience. There are some bugs which everyone is looking forward to going away. I really like the automation editing changes. Workflow is excellent. ProChannel is amazing but needs some development. You only get one EQ per channel so if you are looking to EQ before and after reverbs or compressors, you have to use the fx bin or by routing to another channel.

BlixYZ


what is the motivation for people who are not having issues to spend tiime on the forum?
there are quite a few of us in the forums who are loving X1.  but we dont have as much to say as those who are struggling and frustrated.

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dont be scared, be excited!  and make sure you learn whats new and different before you assume something is broken.  we'll be here if u need us.

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-e.B

I have my share problems with it and I still love it. 

BlixYZ

my X1 is rock solid on my laptop and on my desktop.  i use it in a small pro studio, and also where i teach during the day.  if i had encountered problems, i would have just continued to use 8.5 which is still installed on both machines.

So you show your students how to use Audio Snap, V-Vocal, Create Loop Clips, adjust beat value's in Snap To Grid, bounce a mono track with a stereo plug-in in the FX Bin to a stereo wav, use the PX 64 Percussion Strip, acoustic snare samples in Session Drummer 3, lasso clips, use Sonitus Delay plugin, use Pro Channel, all in X1? Wow! That is impressive!

@ Wineshop ... the things I just mentioned above are broken in X1 and X1a, and there's more I haven't mentioned. Some of them are going to be fixed when the X1b patch comes out, and some I've been told will "hopefully be addressed in a future release" which didn't settle too well with me being I already paid for this release and would really like this one to work. :)

So there you have it. Enter at own risk, be aware there's a lot broken, if you're someone like me who relies 100% on X1 and all the goodies that come with the Producer Edition, you're gonna be SOL on some things unless you're willing to keep upgrading. If you just want to use X1 in it's basic form without snap to grid and none of the major plug-in's that were sold with it, then you'll be fine.

If I read your post correctly you already purchased X1 and you want current users to make you feel better about your decision? Why don't you tell us what you think about X1 when you get it installed? Then you can add to the discussion.

There's simply too many users here with too any different experiences to make you feel better, but I'm sure you know that.

Would a couple of posts about the horrors of X1 in this thread cause you not to install it and find out for yourself? Or a few posts about the wonders, then make your decision to install any easier? Sounds like you made your decision. Jump in - the water's fine.

(But please don't say you're in the middle of an album and you thought you'd try and finish it in X1 - that would not be smart, no matter how stable (or not) a new release might be)

I really like it when it doesnt crash.  Seriously I think the new tools really speed up workflow

I like the look and feel of it. Just wish everything worked properly. Soon I hope!

It's taking fine care of my business ... I liked it once I got to know my way around the program. 

There's a lot to like, and I especially like the ProChannel when I'm mixing down.  It's made it quicker to wrestle my way through the mixing process.  I don't use the saturation part much, but I find myself using the eq and compressor quite a bit.  They're clean and easy to use, even for minor tweaking.

Me

I love what Cakewalk has done with it. It's really fabulous. The most successful ever.



Everything takes longer so I have more time to think about the music.

I like it.  I've written six songs on it, and since I've updated the driver for my sound card it hasn't crashed.

I'm enjoying X1. Sure, it has a few niggles (which should be addressed in X1b) but show me a piece of software that doesn't. It's a complex, feature-packed app and some of the programming logic is bound to go astray somewhere along the line.

For me it performs really well but as has been said, this depends very much on your PC spec and configuration. My only real gripe is the Console view which I loved on 8.5 and previous versions, but now it looks plain and uninspiring, and some functionality has disappeared. Again, X1b should deal with this.

Add a good control surface and X1 really rocks!