What X2a features do you like the best?

Only post what you like about X2a not what you don't like or wish it to have. No negative posts please. You can start a thread of your own for the things you dislike about X2a.
 
I'll start off by saying I like the overall look of X2a. Other DAW's aren't as dimentional. The faders and knobs look like real faders and knobs and kinda pop out. It's not one dimentional. I like the fact that I can have all plugins in the PC and keep the effects bins uncluttered. For me it's very straight forward and easy to use. Everything in track and console view is easily accessible and even easyer if you know the keyboard shortcuts. I think I like having the actual instrument icon on a track than a color. That's it for now. I'm simple.

Mosvalve


Only post what you like about X2a not what you don't like or wish it to have. No negative posts please. You can start a thread of your own for the things you dislike about X2a.
 
I'll start off by saying I like the overall look of X2a. Other DAW's aren't as dimentional. The faders and knobs look like real faders and knobs and kinda pop out. It's not one dimentional. I like the fact that I can have all plugins in the PC and keep the effects bins uncluttered. For me it's very straight forward and easy to use. Everything in track and console view is easily accessible and even easyer if you know the keyboard shortcuts. I think I like having the actual instrument icon on a track than a color. That's it for now. I'm simple.

Best thing with X2.
 
* New automation lanes, copy and paste or other automation works perfect.
 
* Pro Channel FXs bin (FXs bin inserted in Pro Channel),
 
* You can make your own "Pro channel modules" with own skin from your VST plugins.
 
* Even better Performance and CPU enhancements compared to X1. X1 that was great too by the way.
 
* Reworked Skylight, now even better, snappier and clearer graphic.
 
* The use of the graphic GPU and GPU coded for the NVIDIA/ ATI chip has increased a lot. Making a pleasant experience working with the GUI interface. No glitch of audio change screenset or whatever.
 
* The second SNAP setting keycommand = "n"
 
That was some of the new nice features...
 
Best regards
Freddie

FX chains
Track Lanes
Automation lanes

Freddie H

 
* The second SNAP setting keycommand = "n"

I use this a lot.
 
 

I love how easy it is to drag a template into a new project and have it create everything for me in a single keystroke.  (13 channels of Steven Slate drums with saved panning, effects, etc.) 

There are so many seemingly small enhancements to X2 that add up to a huge improvement for me.
 
A few are:-
 
Track auto zoom
Timeline zoom and scroll - brilliant
Right click Lasso - took me a while to get used to it, but it's SO handy
Improved audio engine - as close to gapless as I need
Take Lanes - love them
Automation lanes
Breverb - love it - use it all the time
Console emulation - ditto
PC FX chains - fantastic.  I rarely use the FX bin now, and really helps with signal flow
Multiple instances of PC modules - great for signal flow again
Blank FX chains - very handy for gain staging (especially now with the Console Emus)
 
I also just like the way it looks - it may not seem important, but I have to stare at it for long periods at a time..
 
I'm sure there are many more, these are just off the top of my head.
 
Since the quickfix, and then X2a, it has also been rock solid for me.
 
Thanks for posting this thread and letting people share their positive experiences.

Seriously, for the way I work, nothing has been a showstopper (for me).
 

Enable/disable audio metronome finally works during playback and recording.

The thing that's radically improved my daily working life the most is the bug fixes to copying and pasting of automation. Seriously. After that, I think the console emulation is amazing.

panup


Enable/disable audio metronome finally works during playback and recording.

+1
 
And being able to access the metrenome settings from the control bar and sub-divide the beat.

So far there seems to be a lot to like about X2a. It's nice to see what features people use the most and what is improving thier workflow. There are features mentioned here that I wasn't aware of and am egar to try now. I'm not a power user so this is helpfull for me.

JB101

I also just like the way it looks 

I have to agree with this too. 


My biggest favorite thing in X2a is still and will remain Pro Channel. 

Auto zoom is also important to me. It helps me greatly.

This is a hard question to answer really because although there have been things added in X2a specifically such as Window's 8 support (kind of surprised no one has mentioned touch screen support), I think it's worth mentioning the things that have been fixed from X1 that aren't new, but work so much better now.

One new feature is 384kHz support. I don't know who on Earth uses it, or what hardware even supports it, but it's cool it's there.

The little things all add up[ to make a difference for me. Autozoom, Smart grid, the improvements to the automation 'mode' of the smart tool, secondary snap, even the intensity checker in preferences and more.

Of course if we're talking about the changes since 8.5 it's a one word answer, er........ dare I say.....Screensets.

Console emulation and R-mix.
Both truly fantastic :)