Upgrading to X1? big mistake

So when i plot a note by double clicking how do you drag it into postion mate?

tommo_1


My opinions on X1.
 
Everything is so much harder. Why change everything? I was fine without the stupid multidock, track view WAS easy to work with when i could maximise and minimise easily, into piano roll, out of piano roll, into mixing view, out of mixing view. This new layout is rat****.
And the "smart" tool? ****ing ridiculous pointless waste of time. Draw tool, GONE! now it just plots notes everywhere.
 
I was coping with smart tool, but now i cant drag notes to the right only to the left? WHY?!!!. Final straw. What a waste of money.
Pretty much ruining my life.
 

I CAN ONLY DRAG ONE WAY!

And yes, i can think of an easier way, one click, hold to drag (BOTH WAYS!).

you had the option to download trial version and evaluate it

tommo_1


Biker boy:
Double clicking and holding the second click with the draw function in the smart tool will let me plot and drag it anywhere but the direction left (backwards) of where i plot it. This is the problem. I cant find any way in the help guide to remedy this, if you can steer me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.

When using the control bar draw tool (f9 or as you say "still in my version") and clicking ( or double clicking) and holding to drag the note to position it just plots notes everywhere you drag it too, that is absolutely ridiculous. Why have the option of clicking on the draw tool in the control bar if it doesnt even work?
 

I Just dont know what cw were thinking when they decided that this would be a better way to do things. Did they have to prove that X1 was actually that different from previous versions by adding things that we really dont need, resulting in much less user friendly DAW, because thats what it seems like.
 Must have be on some gnarly drugs cuz the way piano roll used to work was excellent. 

tommo_1


you say

The draw tool has seven different modes. Make sure freehand is selected as opposed to line, because that will make a difference. Having said that what you are seeing is how it's supposed to work, it's drawing. You shouldn't AFAIK be able to move the note in draw mode unless you hold down the ALT key, then you can draw, hold & drag notes. When you try that can you move notes backwards (in time)? That may give a clue as toi why the smart tool won't let you.

Dont know what afaik means.

In draw mode (that is having the draw symbol checked in the control bar, on freehand) your saying that holding the alt key lets you draw, hold and drag  notes?

Are we using the same X1? It doesnt sound like it.

tommo_1


bikerboy: That video is  not how my sonar x1 works, all i can guess is that cakewalk have no consistency with the product they are selling/shipping to users.  


And i want my money back.

disagree, I think the slow acceptance simply documents the human capacity for adaptation. Adaptation has not, historically, always improved the human experience... it is simply adaptation.