Touchscreen use in Sonar, is it worth investing in new PC monitors?

Hello All.
 
I am seriously considering switching my standard computer monitors over to touch screen monitors and I wanted to know how those of you who have already switched to touch screen feel about the decision you made.  I am a Sonar X3e user and I may upgrade to Sonar Platinum especially since Windows 10 will come out at the end of July.
 
 Question:

• Is moving around on the screen with your finger easier than using a mouse? 
• What about the mouse movement which requires clicking and dragging, how is that performed with Touch screen?
• Do you have accurate control over the Faders and pan pot movements and any other type of dials or buttons?
• Are you limited in any way to mixing in the console view and tracking in the track view?
• How about inserting FX, and selecting Virtual instruments?
• How about writing automation,
• Since I own a MCU I don't use shortcuts, so how about pressing buttons and enabling and disabling functions in Sonar. Will the touch screen be sensitive enough to detect a slight touch for lets say 1db decrease or increase or the movement of 1cm?

Micro Center in my area have a few 24 inch monitors on sale and depending on the reviews here, I may invest in them.
 
 
Thanks for any responses you provide in advance.

Works well for me. I use it most when I am one of the performers being recorded. For hard mixing, I'm usually sitting back with the mouse.

I love it for live mixing and first drafting.

I will only buy touch screens. I will not add another non touch monitor. They get covered in fingerprints when I try to touch them anyway and I get frustrated.

Precision works fine for my needs. And it is multi touch so you can move several faders at once.

It works ok with a friend where you each have your own FX, but only one effect can be in focus at a time. If you both need to tweak at the same time, you could map to pro channel effect chains and that would work so you could both tweak separate effects at the same time.

Anyway, given that touch screens really aren't that expensive these days, I'd suggest it. You want ten point touch if you can afford it.

Ya, I'd like to hear more opinions here as well. What screens do you guys use? Pros and cons?

(out of topic) For none touch screen, I found that the bigger 39" - 40" LCD TV are priced relatively close to 27" computer monitor.

Windows convention for right click on touch is press&hold. That works everywhere in windows except in sonar. Problem with a button on control bar is you limit yourself on where you can place the control bar (or travel "miles" between where you are and your control bar), and the bigger problem - how do you (and SONAR) maintain focus on what it is you are trying to right click?

I got Sonar Platinum loaded on my new touch screen PC this morning.  A quick test and I don't think I'll be using touch screen with Sonar.  My "big" fingers tend to touch too much.  A touch screen stylus would probably work better.

Touch is, again, only a method for input, not the only method.  It is a supplement to a mouse and keyboard, not the final solution.
 
I have a 23-inch touch slanted below my "see screen," and it works well for certain functions.  Of course, this is on Win 7, which is 10 point touch but not well integrated.  I expect better from 10 when available.
 
I don't use it with any delicate operations and I haven't found a way to make use of multiple faders or vol automation - I just use a mouse.  And no pinch in Win 7.  But it is great for flicking the screen forward, many soft synths (I love touch w/ pads) and other functions.  As above, it is a means to an end, not the end itself.  As touch screen prices drop and become more of a replacement for non-touch screens, you'll find better integration w/ software.  But at this point they are still 2 or 3 X the price, so it might not be worth it for you.
 
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Hi
I snapped up an open-box HannsG HT231 23" 10-point for £110 to see if touch would work. Of course, CW might be enabling Sonar to be touch-compliant, but the interface needs to be designed ergonomically to fit the proportions of the human finger! That said, I have to agree with others as only a few things are implemented properly as of yet. Console buttons, knobs etc., VST & media drag 'n' drop from the media browser, ProChannel plugins and fx bins are still hard to use. I emailed tech support and suggested they had a look at Presonus new live audio software which is designed for touch screen. Track pinch and zoom seems to randomly zoom in/out too much sometimes, tapping on each new fader/button etc. requires a tap to focus on it before using. And yes, you still nee a keyboard and mouse.  
 
Having said that, I've been having some fun with it. The matrix is great to use, and moving my hand and arm over the console is something like moving across a real desk, except you then touch glass and not a real control. If you're like me and spent decades operating analog desks, it's a nice 'retro' experience. I really love using the new virtual keyboard when auditioning samples and have started using it to input simple instrument lines in real time and edit midi with it by touch.
 
I keep my control bar at the bottom and my screen is lying at about 30 degrees from horizontal. I'm going to build a new desk and will integrate the screen in to the desk top. If I bought again, I'd get a 27".
 
All in all - touch on Sonar has a lot of potential and has some uses now, but I don't think it's a serious proposition yet. Good to play with though.
 
Hope this helps!
 
Best
 
Gary