Magic Russ
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What was your favorite new feature in 2016
Just curious. I think mine may have been the Lenses.
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TPayton
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 18:36:48
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 18:41:09
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Probably the Tungsten theme. it really felt like it changed the whole mood. Allowing me to work longer hours without being eye fatigued as I did when using Mercury. However I cant remember if drum replacer and Vocal synch were released earlier last year. those are 2 tools that have really made life a lot easier.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 18:42:55
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 18:51:41
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Were LP EQ and Multiband in 2016?
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 18:58:41
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Bug fixes.
Especially finally being able to Ctrl+stretch an audio clip without snap offset changing in the background.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 19:15:13
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It's a toss up between Synth recording (internal) and Aux tracks. I find both very helpful.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 20:08:00
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I only upgraded to Platinum in August, so I'm not sure when the different features were first introduced. My vote goes to Aux tracks, assuming that they belong to 2016.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 21:21:56
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In my studio It's officially a tie between Melodyne Studio 4.1 Multitrack Support and Plugin Load Balancing
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 21:57:21
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Melodyne integration for me too
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 22:58:01
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☄ Helpfulby Soundwise 2017/01/08 08:24:29
Mine would also be aux tracks and patch points, but they were 10/2015.
And it would be load balancing, but for the only project where I had problems with high CPU load in one thread, it didn't help. It looks better balanced, but the drop outs persist. (Changing power management helped.)
So, it's smart swipe. Really nice to show/hide lots of tracks in PRV at once.
Here's my list of major changes for 2016:
2016.11: Lenses, WASAPI drivers, Matrix View Enhancements, Browser (Notes Tab, Synth Rack)
2016.10: Softube’s Console 1 support
2016.09: Plug-In Load Balancing
2016.08: Plug-in Browser Enhancements, Take Management & Comping Enhancements
2016.07: SONAR Theme Editor
2016.06: Smart Swipe Track Controls
2016.05: GUI Theme Selection, Tungsten Theme
2016.04: LP EQ and MB, TH3 Cakewalk Edition
2016.03: Melodyne Tempo Detection, Help Module, Ultra Analog Session 2
2016.02: Add Track Menu, LANDR
2016.01: Melodyne 4 Essential
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 23:04:32
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Oh without a doubt, the best feature since the pc could record and playback multitrack audio, was tempo extraction from free form audio. - Thank you. This is liberating for me.
Themes are cool too.
Oh and Fx Load balancing.
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bitman
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/07 23:08:35
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What. No love for the add track button?
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 00:46:43
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 02:49:37
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For me it's the Tungsten theme and the load balancing.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 03:49:33
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☄ Helpfulby Mitch_I 2017/01/09 11:03:12
Load balancing... It's been amazing!
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 04:35:20
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bitman
What. No love for the add track button?
None, I thought the main purpose was to help beginners. For Midi I still prefer insert soft synth as simple instrument track. Seems quicker
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 07:35:14
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TPayton
Tungsten theme.
+1 The only reason I bought it. Well ok, it was lifetime updates that sealed the deal, but the dark theme is the only current feature that actually made me want to have it.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 08:01:45
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My favorite(s) has to be Smart Swipe, Console1 support and Tungsten theme among others  All the best.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 08:19:16
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Load balancing, without a doubt. Many physical modeling plug-in presets from companies such as Arturia and AAS, which previously stuttered badly on my not so top-notch computer, are suddenly possible to use.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 11:55:03
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Tungsten blew me away, load balancing, Melodyne integration.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 12:05:07
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Lifetime Updates, and Theme Editor
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
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Lifetime Updates, and Theme Editor
I forgot about lifetime updates  Definitively a favorite 
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 13:10:28
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Ripple editing... oh wait.
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 13:49:24
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I saw what you did there. 
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 18:08:17
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How 'bout my most unfavorite features?  Like Control Surface add Marker no longer working. Wonky "Delete" key when I put the Synth Rack in the Browser where I'M USED TO IT! Sorry to shout, but that's just bull shirt. Everything else; pretty cool. Lovin' my SONAR Platinum. Why don't we "fix" the Synth Rack, put it "back" in the browser; if you want to "dock" it be my guest! Oh, but please do leave "Project Info" in the Browser (some of you might think that's "notes"); I got used to that real fast. Oh and by the way, FYI, rolling back to 2016.9 resolves the Marker and Delete issues. Just sayin'... T When did Lenses come on board? If they don't work in "9" no big deal, I never "found" them anyway. Are they anything like the Screensets I don't use?
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 19:47:28
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Hey,
I am happy! I said "lovin' SONAR!"
And I truly do.
Rolling back to "9" was simple.
That's a feature I LOVE, not "new" but still.
Things will get sorted, I'm confident of that!
T
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Re: What was your favorite new feature in 2016
2017/01/08 20:31:06
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#1 - Splat for life!!! - lifetime updates Then in chronological order: SONAR 2016.04Cakewalk LP EQ and MB Overloud TH3 Cakewalk Edition SONAR 2016.05Tungsten Theme (I loaded X3 today, first time in a long time, and I thought ... "Wow, what a dated look", LOL!) Cakewalk 2016.10CA-2A Leveling Amplifier Is Currently Free SONAR 2016.11Synth Handling Improvements (Synth Rack) Lenses Matrix View Enhancements Improved Built-in Audio Support (WASAPI) Overall, many various fixes!!! Since I only jumped on Platinum in the middle of 2016, I have found that a lot of the Platinum improvements since X3 from 2015 were awesome as well! Still catching up on all the new features So for honorable mention, I have to give a big shout out for Synth Recording!!! Since I mostly work in MIDI and soft synths, this is huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!!! Same for Aux Tracks and Patch Points!!! Huge as well!!! Excellent!!! It just keeps getting better And as a bonus comment, I must add that I was watching a YouTube review for Cubase 9. and the reviewers were falling all over themselves about this amazing interface change in Cubase 9, they referred to as *the Lower Zone. ROTFL!!! How long has Sonar had a Mutlidock??? *Lower Zone The lower zone of the Project window allows you to display specific windows and editors in an integrated and fixed zone of the Project window. Like the Mix Console view, the Piano Roll, etc ... plus they added a Media Bay in the "Right Zone" of the Project Window. They should have named the interface "Skylight", as well, ha!
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