I like ideas from Lunatique user. +10!
and some my ideas for new Sonar 9
(sorry for my not good english)
Envelopes Clips and updates: add new special track for envelopes - 1 envelope = 1 track. This track can be add to instrument/midi or audio track like this:
Synth 1 ! Audio1
--- Filter 1 ! -- volume
--- Filter 2 ! -- pan
you can close this envelopes tracks(if are under midi/audio track) and all envelopes jump to midi/audio track visualy. If you want edit this envelopes in one midi/audio track, you must select envelope tools.
Possibility add envelopes into Clip/cage - like midi notes or audioclips. With this cage, will be be easy copy of one envelope without change the value of node envelope. You cant change envelopes inside cage. If you want change envelope, you must open it, 2x clik on it, but, in this mode, you cant move with cage.
This idea is similar in Reason.
EnvelopeView Edit envelopes in envelope view, where will be special envelope grid, like in pianorollview, but instead keys on left side will be numbers + percents.
Or better, envelopeView in Pianoroll, like midi CCs/NRPN,.. automations or velocity.
Track & PianorollView + EnvelopeView Add toTrack & PianorollView + EnvelopeView new snap icon with time measures, to easy change snap. But in numbers, not in words, like this: 1/1, 1/1t, 1/2, 1/2t, 1/4, 1/8 ... and this snap settings change visual grid automaticli. But old fixed visual grid can be remain.
MIDI clip recording Midi clips start draw exactly in measure when record is running,
beacause, now when record midi start, drawing clip start excatly when note starts or i hit key on midi keyboard. Problem is, when i select recorded midi clip and unfortunately move with clip. Moved clip jump to grid/measure and all my record is out of beat, because my first note may be not exactly recorded in measure.
This idea is same in Reason.
post edited by DMX - 2010/07/15 13:39:20