Software issues found in TRIAL version... do they occur in PAID version too??
As some of you here might already know, I've got the Sonar X1 trial version running on my computer right now. Unfortunately, I've come across some problems and would like to see if they are a problem with the trial that, either are known and have been fixed already in the paid versions, or is just something that never was a problem with the paid versions to begin with. Or, of course, if the problems do in fact exist in the paid versions. I did hear that the trial is supposedly the X1b patch, but I wasn't certain of it was. And if its in the initial patch with no updates, that might explain some of the problems I suppose.
So for those that have the paid versions, if you could see if these problems occur for you (particularly those with X1c), that would be greatly appreciated. I dont mind having this issues with the trial because I havent paid yet, but I wouldn't want them in the full versions. Please note that my purpose for this thread is not to complain about "bugs I have found", but rather to find out of these issues occur only in the trial, or also in the paid version. Here are some of the main problems I've been experiencing:
1) Mouse cursor disappears sometimed. Randomly from time to time, my mouse cursor will disapear! If I move the cursor to outside of the Sonar area (like to the Windows taskbar) it will reappear. I have to close and re-open Sonar to fix this problem.
2) Control bar grays out, only showing the time in the middle. Sometimes when I minimize Sonar X1, then re-maximize it, the Control Bar becomes all gray with just the time in the middle showing in black text. I have to undock it and redock it to the top in order for it to become normal. Annoying.
3) Alt+ctrl+scroll sometimes zooms at time now instead of at the cursor. In the track view's zoom options, theres an option to disable simultaneous hor/vert zoom. Then if select the option to zoom at cursor instead of time now, ctrl+alt+scroll should zoom horizontally where your mouse cursor is. While this happens sometimes, there are times when doing it zooms at where the playback line is instead of the cursor. Also annoying.
4) Problems when inserting synth into FX bin of audio track instead of from synths browser. Sonar University videos teach us to insert synths from Sonar's browser, but you can also insert synths into any audio track by right-clicking in the track's FX bin. However, when a synth is inserted in this way, some problems come up that don't occur when inserting synths via the browser, such as:
- MIDI notes get stuck if playback is stopped while that note is being played
- presets that are loaded into the synth are reset each time you playback the project
5) Cannot reset the EQ in ProChannel. The ProChannel in X1 producer contains many useful effects, like the EQ. However, in the trial you can't reset the EQ settings once you start messing with it. There is no reset button, and double clicking on the knobs or in the EQ grid does not reset it either. I can't figure out how to reset the EQ at all.
Thanks everyone in advance for your help.