Windows 8 Sneak Peak

Looks really nice.
I wonder how good audio is going to run with the new file system.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I&feature=player_embedded

It looks like they are jumping on the iOS style bandwagon.

It's called Feature Creep and it's insidious!

all these os changes is making my head spin. I understand vista to sindows 7, but from 7 to 8...? I like how sonar runs on 7,  7 works good already like xp, I ain't changing. the touch screen thing might be only an added extra feature as you should be able to add a mouse for preference

Of course the touch UI can be turned off. When a mouse is detected, it stays in the normal Windows 7 type mode.
It's also going to use even less resources than Win7. This is the first time a new Windows OS
has actually had smaller system requirements than the previous OS. It's supposed to be out around spring of next year.

Yeah but will this work on a non touchscreen monitor, like the ones most of you are using right now or will it make any monitor touchscreen? 

I think Microsoft got this idea from the iPad and Apple should sue.

Yea you would need a touchscreen type monitor if you wanted to use that feature on a desktop PC.

I find it mildly amusing, but mostly sickening, to hear them talk about 'apps' and to have a UI totally ripped off from Apple. Why do all UIs these days have to be aimed at 14yr old social networking addicts?

No thanks, Bill.

jamescollins


I find it mildly amusing, but mostly sickening, to hear them talk about 'apps' and to have a UI totally ripped off from Apple. Why do all UIs these days have to be aimed at 14yr old social networking addicts?

No thanks, Bill.

Couldn't agree more.
 

This new UI actually looks like its based off of Windows Phone 7, which was based off of Zune. It doesn't look like they ripped off Apple at all, IMHO, but rather looked to their other products.

Interesting thread, but gotta move it to Software.

Carry on.

Yep, Seth hit it right on the head about the UI.  It's "live tiles" exactly like on my Windows Phone 7 Smart Phone.  I'm guessing that most of the touch screen features are also the same.

Bob

Whilst I've only just moved to Windows 7 and have no plans to upgrade again for a fair while. Touch screen sounds intriguing to me in that it may be possible to have a touch screen based controller.
 
Imagine having you normal monitor(s) up front with Track View and another slightly angled monitor infront where you have: console view for hands on control of volume, pan, sends, etc - where you can call up plugs and have instant hands on control of those. Assuming you can have multiple monitors that is???
 
I know there are some out there already but I'm not sure how well they work. I've read about a DAW controller for the ipad that can be synced wirelessly to control audio software. But this could be design and implemented by producted developers or available as an add on. In Sonars case instead of configuring ACT or MIDI CC's to control params you'd just call it up on your touch screen and twiddle.
 
Sounds fun
 
Dean

Stop blaming Bill Gates.  He's retired from Microsoft.

A1MixMan


X1 and Win7 64bit are working awesome right now on my setup.

Why in the F#%& would I want Bill Gates to come in and F#%& it all up?

I'm staying put!

X1 and W7 64 bit are out?


Pfft...

I'm staying put.




Although, I might be tempted by this:

With the swipe of a finger you can totally forget about what you were just doing 2 seconds ago, and switch to some totally different and unrelated task!!! Think of the possibilties... I can get more meaningless stuff done in less time! Definately an OS for a new generation...