Seth Kellogg [Cakewalk]

GenoNo comment on take lanes???

I'm not saying anything till it's official....sorry 

When will there be an official announcement?

Re the Strum Acoustic thingie: Is it a VST plug-in, and can one export its MIDI to the timeline so as to use the MIDI to trigger other sound modules...guitar samples or whatever?
 
I'll almost certainly buy X3 at some point, but I'll wait until I hear some feedback from others on this forum. In general, I don't like the uncertainty engendered by the ownership transition, but I have to believe Gibson is not buying Cakewalk simply to trash it. They're looking to fill some holes in their product lineup and better position themselves competitively. Nothing wrong with that per se. It shows they value Sonar and intend to develop it further.

I don't believe you can access a digital download via cakewalk if you buy the box from Sweetwater, can you?

WVought
Re the Strum Acoustic thingie: Is it a VST plug-in, and can one export its MIDI to the timeline so as to use the MIDI to trigger other sound modules...guitar samples or whatever?

It is a VSTi plug-in. Here is a link to the lite version. It is not clear whether the full version or the lite version is part of X3 but I would guess this is it.

Hmm, interesting with all the new features like Melodyne, VST3, and improved video support.
 
Other than those three, I don't see anything else that interests me at all, I already have the full ASS Lounge Lizard - which is awesome by the way :-)
 
This time around, I'll be grabbing the upgrade if there is a time limited special offer, and shelving it while I save the rest of my pennies for another DAW, and time to learn it ASAP.
 
It's time for me to acquire and learn at least one, if not two new DAWs ... after all, they are just more tools in your toolbox.
 
If X3 is another case of 'look at the cool new things we've added including limited versions of another Drum VSTi, and AAS Modelled instruments" - (which you typically want to upgrade to the full version anyway) - instead of fixing long standing bugs, then I'll be targeting serious resource at learning and using another DAW for any future projects.
 
I don't expect any DAW to be free of issues, but Sonar has some issues which never get attention, and as much as I like the great things about it ... if the company won't fix serious bugs, there's simply no choice left other than to try out another tool for the job.
 
That's where it's got to for me.
I need to try another tool, because they won't fix this one !.
 
Don't get me wrong ... I love most of what Sonar is, and I'm not thrilled at the idea of having to go to something else, mostly because of the time and effort required.
But at the same time, it's the only wise thing to do.
 
The Gibson/Tascam acquisition has also had a bearing on making me decide tp prioritise getting another DAW sorted out.
I don't know if it's going to turn out good or bad for Cakewalk, but I'll be making sure I'm not a casualty if it doesn't go well.
 
Hmm, none of this makes me happy at all :-(
 
Cheers - Cliff

 
Does anyone know if there's a list of plug-ins that come in VST3 versions anywhere?
 
I tried KVR as the most obvious place to look but they don't seem to have such a list.

FabFilter.

X3 has very deep ARA integration with Melodyne (or any other future plugins that support the ARA protocol). Both ARA and VVocal fall under the region FX umbrella and are equally supported. So VVocal will work exactly as before (in fact in some ways it works better). As long as its installed from a prior version of SONAR old projects containing it will load fine.
Take lanes have gone through a massive update and the implementation is light years ahead of anything in prior versions. There are new tools, and commands. If you do a lot of audio comping, this new comp tool will be very useful. Don't go by the sparse info in what you saw. There are tons of deeper features in X3. There will be marketing videos and articles that go into much greater depth with the features soon.

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
X3 has very deep ARA integration with Melodyne (or any other future plugins that support the ARA protocol). Both ARA and VVocal fall under the region FX umbrella and are equally supported.

Don't go by the sparse info in what you saw. There are tons of deeper features in X3.

Awesome. Thanks for that info, Noel. Now, shut up and take my money! :P

YEE-HAW Let the games begin!!!!!!!!

cryophonik

bapu
Bapu predicted that X3 would be available on the 27th.  I stand by that as a download directly from the CW store.

I predicted October 3. Who do I need to talk to to delay the release date?

 
The link is disabled now, but IIRC, the fine print said (paraphrasing): "Cakewalk will be shipping SONAR X3 on September 28th. We will start shipping it out in the first week of October."
 
So, if that is so, then YOU win!

AT
If anyone is listening, has the engine been tweaked?  Almost gapless, but still could be just a little bit.  And when is the matrix getting updated. 
 
Otherwise, looks like a solid upgrade.  Of course, not everyone will be happy, but hey, I had a date like that more than once.

nah .. sonar is apparently a guitar players DAW according to a comment a read  the past few days. must have dreamt project 5 / zeta and rapture then..
 
the core program are only what I'm interested in improvement wise not the fluffy dice or go faster stripes (a few of the extra's I already got LE versions free with other things e.g. AAS things) ... and in like past years it's nice to read's Noels document regarding it.. not the marketing stuff.
 

That ad has been removed....

Wonder why?

I mentioned a few days ago that I thought it we be announced at IMSTA on the 28th...

What a surprise!!!

When X2 was released weren't there pre-sale discounted deals for those who ordered before it was released?  And weren't there different prices for download only or for boxed versions?  Just asking because the Sweatwater looks like a boxed version and if it is shipping so soon, does this mean no advance pre-sale orders?
 
I will probably buy it, just not sure if it will be soon or later at Christmas holidays.

Royal Yaksman
Will the backwards compatibility, be this backwards?

Literally yes. SONAR will even open .wrk files from the original version of Cakewalk v.1. I did that experiment a few years ago and was able to open the two part invention wrk file.  If we went back any further in time you would have regression :)