Bashing one product to promote another is for me the worst thing a instructive video should do. It smacks of Apple which always turned me off in ways that caused resentment towards Apple from me. To do it to your own product seems doubly troubling. I didn't watch the whole thing because I found it silly. Also to me much was setup to be hard when it isn't if you really know Sonar. That part caused me to comment under my breath "why did you do it that way".  In fact because it was so biased I found I was routing for X3. This made me stop watching. yes you showed how "nice" the new button is but I may never use it because it seemed meant for those that can't be bothered with learning the program. Its sort the "less than smart button".  (Those were not the words or word I really wanted to use.)
 
The other comments above that noticed this were a bit more forgiving but you guys are the "experts". Pretending you're not isn't helpful for your credibility.
 
I hate giving this sort of review for work done by two very nice people. They developed an idea and executed it to the best of their ability. It is well done from that perspective. Its just so inappropriate of a company that has always exhibited pride in all their products.        

I liked the second episode a lot. I'll probably start using Aux tracks. Just wish it was possible to combine Folder and Audio tracks functionality and use Aux track as a Folder and vice versa.

Nice job on #2!

If you really want to be informative try doing comparisons to other DAWS instead of just older versions of the same proggy...

Episode 2 now available: Audio nerds discuss audio routing. 
 
Enjoy!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqB-8-PqRfU

Psychobillybob
If you really want to be informative try doing comparisons to other DAWS instead of just older versions of the same proggy...

This is very much a work in progress. That's certainly one thing we will consider. There will be more interview style videos and other discussions to keep it fresh. And of course we are monitoring the forum and YouTube page for feedback. 

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I liked the second episode a lot. I'll probably start using Aux tracks. Just wish it was possible to combine Folder and Audio tracks functionality and use Aux track as a Folder and vice versa.

My sentiments. The 2nd CakeTalk is helpful. Nice and loose presentation. Several good ideas presented in a short time frame. These CakeTalks I think are going to be something to look forward to.

John

lawajava

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I liked the second episode a lot. I'll probably start using Aux tracks. Just wish it was possible to combine Folder and Audio tracks functionality and use Aux track as a Folder and vice versa.

My sentiments. The 2nd CakeTalk is helpful. Nice and loose presentation. Several good ideas presented in a short time frame. These CakeTalks I think are going to be something to look forward to.

I'm with everybody on this. The 2nd one is a big improvement. 

We will definitely keep refining based on feedback. I think the great thing about this is that we put it out, listen, and adapt. And we will try different topics and even formats and see what people like. 

"...clean track, so you can see the transients" - never thought of that. A free tip on the side, thanks!

These videos transport me back to the days of Seth and Ryan, and this sort of thing has been notoriously missing for at least a few years . . . glad to have it back. I really enjoy the looseness of the presentation, two casual guys trying to show the how and why of some new Sonar features.
 
What I take away from the videos is a better understanding of these new features. Especially . . . watching the second video about the new Aux tracks feature . . . I must admit I had totally panned this new feature because I didn't get what it was really about. (And I read the manual about it many times) Watching Dan and Joey's video made the light bulb come on . . . it is actually something I will find useful in my recording workflow, now that I understand how to apply it.
 
For those of us who learn visually, I'm very glad Cakewalk have brought this type of video series back to life, and really think if it can become a weekly, or at least monthly thing it will be most appreciated by all. The production costs are low, and that's a good thing, so it will hopefully be more sustainable this time . . . it's just two Sonar experts sharing their knowledge of the new features.
The "Cake TV" concept is finally back to being what it should be.

Thanks guys - great job! Really informative, and loving the casual approach without last week's cheesiness. Very cool. Looking forward to #3 featuring Joey's guide to avoiding microphone envy

Nice. Cool to have a peek at "the other side". Looking forwards to the next episode
All the best.

S.L.I.P., the segue master!

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tenfoot
... I  am not a big fan of the infomercial style format ...
... The only other comment I would make is I am unsure how wise it is to rubbish the version of your software that was being touted as your flagship only 12 months ago to show how good your new version is....
... Those personal taste points aside - great job! ...

I agree with Bruce. Making fun of your previous flagship product or even of yourself isn't funny.
For ideas on new episodes why not use Cakewalk's own blog? It has quite a few great articles. Also Craig Anderton's weekly tips thread is an excellent source.

They lost me too when starting trashtalking older versions to compare with new - and on top of that trying to don't get anything in X3 suddenly.
- wtf no tracks on canvas
- wtf is this dialog
- I don't get anything
 
Look at how Presonus do it, maybe. All boosting the new version, somewhat silly, everything is epic etc, in between but never trashing anything.
 
This caketalk was rather bad attempt, real amateur style I would say.
I would even suggest removing it, and replace with a new Caketalk 1 later.
No reason to have it floating around - in my humble view of course, just looking three minutes and had enough.

 
Those new plug-ins look amazing!