Sonar Home Studio 7 (and 7XL)

Well, I am definitely going to get SHS 7XL this time. Looks like a great deal. I tried to pre-order, but for some reason I'm not showing up as a registered user. Of course, that would be too easy for me right??? LOL...I just have to keep laughing about this stuff. So, hopefully I will get this rectified before the shipment date. The program is better, but with all the "free" add on's, it's hard to turn down, especially since I on the hunt for new sounds.

Thanks for posting that Beagle.

Annette

Yeah, it's hard to say Greg. My computer is less than a year old. I have 3 Gb of RAM, so I'd hate to blame it on the system. Firebox is a good interface too. So, I don't know what it is...other than frustrating that is. Vista maybe????

Maybe.
Each new incarnation of Windows has had it's teething problems, and Vista is no exception.
For the most part, each has been better after the dust settled (except ME, which MS wishes never happened, but it did)
XP has had an extremely long run, nearly 10 years. Win '98 was a huge improvement over Win'95, which smoked Win 3.
I think Vista will eventually come of age, but it's not quite there yet.

I'm not trying to sway anyone, but SHS6XL is working just fine on Vista for me. I don't do a lot of audio stuff, but it works fine with midi and plug-ins and stuff.

So far...

I think I'm going to take my chances. I made it through a lot of struggles with MC (mostly my fault and not the program), so I hope the transition will be easy to SHS 7XL. Like I said the programs that come with it are worth the upgrade. I just wish they didn't charge $35 or shipping costs. They could send it through the mail for $5.00. Oh well....

Sorry guys, post was about upgrading but I got some facts quite wrong!!

ORIGINAL: Nutty

Glad it's not just me. Sometimes (well almost always) I feel like I'm doing everything wrong.

Don't think like that Annette - nobody grasps this stuff just like that - these days we are lucky enough to be using some very sophisticated software capable of creating pro results from the comfort of our own homes.

But this isn't plug and play - to get the most out of the software, it's definitely an advantage to learn and understand the program.

This is why these forums are such a great resource - I've done the HS tutorials, watched the YouTube videos and read the manual three times but [ironically] I've learnt more about Home Studio from the Guitar Tracks forum and the Music Creator forum (I just love this place!).

I cite the Proteus XV softsynth as a prime example - I'd fumbled my way through the manual's insructions about using softsynths and I'd manged to get a project up and running with four instances of it in use. It was working OK but I didn't understand why, but more to the point, I had no idea that there was a much better way to do it!

Bob did a quick explanation for me and Alan in the GT forum with screenshots and said it would make sense once I'd done it a few times..... oh yeah, I thought!!

However, he was [of course] right and now I'm cool about using just one instance of Proteus and using the 16 available tracks to save me loads of CPU resources.

Now I've managed [in your Proteus thread] to actually show Bob a neat way of adding the various presets - that is why these forums will always be so valuable - the communal knowledge base is always going to bigger than any one person's individual knowledge [except maybe for Reece!].

For me, the MC forum and the GT forum seem similar in that it's regulars always seem to be prepared to go out of their way to help each other. I've spent a lot of time in all the other forums on this site and maybe with the exception of the Songs forum, which is a great place to hang out, none of them come close to the friendly and helpful atmosphere found in MC or GT.

Anyway, I digress - don't put yourself down Annette, everybody had to start somewhere, your obvious willingness to learn will stand you in good stead, one day in the very near future you'll be thinking how easy it all is, and I hope to be there thinking the same thing!!

Steve

...this isn't plug and play...

That one statement should be written on the front cover of the box in the store, so you can see it before it is opened, and then a few places inside the package.

I have been involved with computers since the days of fortran and punch cards, twenty plus years with autocadd, I remember when there was no such thing as a mouse, so working with a program that is "pick a picture and point the arrow at the target" is second nature. Twenty years ago, they would come through the office, load the latest upgrade to your cadd program, and walk away...you're on your own. That is why some of this comes easier for me, and I count my blessings in that realm.

Annette:
"I just wrote my first song in years in January and bought MC in April 2008"
So in less than nine months you are posting songs that get reviews that extol your unique vocal style, and the expresive feel of the lyric/music combination. You should be proud of your accomplishment, I know some of us here are. It is part of the experience, watching some one put it all together right before our eyes. Look forward, you have a promising future.
Later
Albert

ORIGINAL: gamblerschoice
Annette:
"I just wrote my first song in years in January and bought MC in April 2008"
So in less than nine months you are posting songs that get reviews that extol your unique vocal style, and the expresive feel of the lyric/music combination. You should be proud of your accomplishment, I know some of us here are. It is part of the experience, watching some one put it all together right before our eyes. Look forward, you have a promising future.
Later
Albert

Thanks Albert,

I used to always want/need instant gratification. One thing I am learninging is patience and how it pays off with getting a better product. I am trying to put this all into perspecitive; that's why I noted how long I've actually been working on this (recording. mixing etc.) This time around I am taking the time to really learn the product and understand the whole process. I am hoping thatit will pay off.

It is the people on the forum, like yourself, that have gone way out your way to help me through this. I am hoping that when I finally get some songs done that you will see that your contributions have paid off. Or, you can always send me a bill in the mail.

Again, I thank everyone for your support.

ORIGINAL: gamblerschoice
Ya' know, I was thinking of setting up a Paypal account....
Later
Albert

Bummers! my husband won't let me near a Paypal account.(I don['t know why )..so, I just gotta find my address now...

ORIGINAL: kine321

Could SHS7 actually be a pre-release version of 9-??? Hmmm... perhaps SHS7, is a form of undercover beta testing? Forgive my [cough..] creative thought process!

This seems to be causing quite a commotion over in the SONAR forum - they are certainly not at all happy about this state of affairs!

Good enough reason on its own for me to pre-order my HS7XL I think

Here's the LIST OF FEATURES Janet.

I can't wait - it looks great!

I got 6XL in the summer sale Janet - as an upgrade from Guitar Tracks it cost me the equivalent of $90 which I thought was a real bargain.

It will cost me the equivalent of $72 to upgrade to 7XL.

I really like the look of the Step Sequencer and the inclusion of Studio Instruments is a surefire winner [and the layout does look great] so I think it's a no brainer for me.

Plus, as opposed to the yearly upgrade to SONAR, I see it as a total investment of $162 to get the best of two excellent versions HS-XL which is now going to last me for two years at least.

Steve

Here you go Janet - there's a screenshot in the first post of THIS THREAD over at SONAR Towers.

LOL - I just love the fact that we're discussing this in the MC forum - I'm really loving this place you know!!

Janet, I've just found a full list of the new features in THIS NEW STICKY at the top of the Home Studio forum.