X1b has been released...

You can get it here...  :-)

Scroll down to the bottom of the page in the link above.

Enhancements and Features in SONAR X1b

EQ and ProChannel for Surround Busses
In SONAR X1b it is now possible to apply the ProChannel (Producer only) and the Sonitus:fx EQ (Studio only) to Surround Busses.  This addresses a number of issues, including potential crash issues with Sonitus:fx EQ being moved to the FX bin when loading a project saved in SONAR 8.5.

It is not possible to access the Surround Bridge UI for the Sonitus:fx EQ or ProChannel when used on Surround Busses.  This means that un-linking channels and other Surround Bridge options are not available.

Sidechaining is not possible with the surround-bridged ProChannel compressors (Producer only) Auto-Enable for ProChannel Modules (Producer only)
ProChannel modules will now auto-enable when used for the first time.  Please note the following:

The first time a control is touched or moved within a given module, it will turn the respective module ON

Any subsequent changes to any control in the same module (other than the enable/disable command) will not enable or disable the module

This command is persisted per-module, per track and per project - once a specific module has auto-enabled once, it will not auto-enable a second time ProChannel Freezes with Track (Producer only)
When freezing a track the ProChannel will now freeze as well.  In order to reflect this, the ProChannel will become grayed-out.  When the track is un-frozen the ProChannel will be re-enabled.

V-Studio 700
An updated control surface plug-in for the VS-700 is included with SONAR X1b.  A full pdf of changes is available here. In summary:

ProChannel support added to the CHANNEL STRIP CONTROL (Producer only)

Updated controls in the ACCESS PANEL as well as updated functionality to mirror workflow changes in X1

Addressed other workflow and controls from 8.5 to X1 V-Studio 20
A new version of the VS-20 control surface plug-in is included with X1b.  This update now allows for the DAW OUTPUT control on the VS-20 hardware to control both the left and right faders of the hardware Main Output in SONAR

V-Vocal Update
V-Vocal has been updated with SONAR X1b, issues addressed include:

Fixed a potential crash that could occur when changing time durations of a V-Vocal clip

Fixed a potential crash that could occur when removing a V-Vocal clip

Fixed a potential crash that could occur when adjusting a V-Vocal clip

Addressed an error with looping V-Vocal clips

Included several general stability improvements when working with V-Vocal Console Layout Updates
SONAR X1b includes updates and improvements for the Console Strips including:

Removed drop arrows and overlay icons from controls in Narrow Strips, allowing additional characters to be displayed

Adjusted labels and label positions on various controls

Removed ellipsis from FX bin to allow seeing as much of the FX name as possible

An editable EQ plot has been added to narrow strips for ProChannel (Producer only)

Track name and number have been moved to separate rows allowing for longer track names to be displayed Console Selection Enhancements and Re-ordering

It is now possible to select non-adjacent tracks in the Console View.  To do this hold SHIFT or CTRL while clicking on a track strip's Track Number field

It is also now possible to re-order tracks.  Hold ALT while dragging a track to change its position.  This gesture is available from any open part of a track strip Browser Additions

A "Loop Preview" toggle has been added to the Media menu of the Browser.  When enabled, SONAR will preview clips the same as with X1a.  When disabled, SONAR will always preview a clip starting from the beginning and will play through a single time, ideal for one-shots

It is now possible to view, preview, and add FLAC files to a project from within the Browser MultiDock Updates

The hit-zone for docking has been limited to the top section of the MultiDock, limiting the chance for unintentional docking

When the MultiDock is floating, pressing D will now minimize the MultiDock as opposed to re-docking it ASIO Dynamic Sample Rate Improvements
Improvements have been made to the way SONAR handles dynamic sample rate changes with ASIO devices. If an ASIO driver supports changing its sample rate dynamically, it will be possible to load SONAR projects at different sample rates. SONAR will automatically switch the device sample rate when playback is started without requiring a restart of the application.

Keybindings and Hot Keys

CTRL + SHIFT + F12 has been added as the default control to toggle Snap modes between Move-To and Move-By

It is now possible to bind a key to Snap to Measure Clip Length Format Changed
Clip lengths are now displayed in Beats:Ticks format.  This provides a consistent, accurate length value despite meter changes in a project.

Plug-in Updates
To solve an issue that could be encountered when using more than 4GB of RAM the following effects and instruments have been updated (x86 and x64):

Boost11

Channel Tools

Linear Phase EQ

Linear Phase Multiband Compressor

ProChannel

PX-64 Percussion Strip

VX-64 Vocal Strip

TS-64 Transient Shaper

TL-64 Tube Leveler

Session Drummer 3

Studio Instruments - Bass

Studio Instruments - Drums

Studio Instruments - Piano

Studio Instruments - Strings To solve a potential crash that could be encountered when automating, the following effects have been updated (x86 and x64):

Cakewalk Alias Factor

Cakewalk Classic Phaser

Cakewalk Compressor / Gate

Cakewalk HF Exciter

Cakewalk Modfilter

Cakewalk Multivoice Chorus/Flanger

Cakewalk Parametric EQ

Cakewalk Studioverb2 (x86 only)

Cakewalk Tempo Delay

Cakewalk Bitmeter
XRayExclude.INI Updated
XRayExclue.ini has been updated to exclude Nugen Audio.  This avoids an issue with Nugen Audio plug-ins by preventing X-Ray from affecting those plug-ins.

JUNO-Gi Support

The Master.ins file has been updated to include support for the Roland JUNO-Gi Synthesizer

four Project Templates will be installed to the JUNO-Gi subdirectory of the Project Templates folder

A JUNO-Gi Control Surface Preset has been included

post edited by cmusicmaker - 2011/03/21 12:14:57

Nice to get a head start...it is probably one of the most anticipated patches ever for Sonar.  My download was quite fast.

Also don't forget you need X1a patch installed for it to work.

And for V-Studio 700 owners... this update includes support for the VS700 with X1... awesome!

Scott

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Good spotting ;)
 
Tighten your seat belts!
 
 

Adroen


Cool! 
At first I thought it was a trick post ;) But it's real, thanks cmusicmaker for the heads up. :) 

Yeah definitely not a trick post Lol!

  I added an enhancements and features list to the first post on this thread. It looks as long as the list of fixes!

bapu

ba_midi


Good spotting ;)

Tighten your seat belts!

Is X1b like Slimfast or summin'?

Ha, yeah - and this version changes everything ... again :P
 
(PS - servers are slow - don't be in a rush!)
 

ba_midi

 
(PS - servers are slow - don't be in a rush!) 

Yep the servers will be tested pretty hard for a some time yet.

Took about 10 - 13 minutes here.

4 minutes and 31 seconds here. I must live near an internet main line.

THIS IS A HAPPY DAY!

Prime Time (move over PT)

X1c? Yikes X1b is still red hot out of the oven :-) so far it is a big improvement over X1a. Still need to spend more time on it but so far so good.

cmusicmaker


X1c? Yikes X1b is still red hot out of the oven :-) so far it is a big improvement over X1a. Still need to spend more time on it but so far so good.

I know.... I couldn't resist the combination of humor and truth... ;-)

While I'm anxious to download (can't 'till after 11pm) and play with X1b and it's myraid of repiars (and maybe a hidden one or two pearls?), I'm already aware that they haven't changed any of the issues so important to me...

So while it will be good to having it work better as stands, I'm still unhappy with how it stands! Hence I truly am waiting fo X1c which I believe will now address these other issues as so many of the basic operational 'bugs' have been dealt with here...

Keni

Tool a little over 3 minutes here in San Diego cable internet connection. Downloaded 11:30 AM PST.