Jeff, does the manual cover all the features?
 
I really would like to use my S1 intelligently, but if I don't find what I am trying to do in the manual I tend to assume it cannot be done.

I've been with Cake since the beginning (Dos).
I play around with S1 (and Mixbus) on my laptop on the couch and some in the studio trying to learn them and gravitate away from Cake. I like S1. It feels like a Ferrari compared to the VW bus that is Sonar.
That said, there is a lot missing in S1 for me.

Melodyne is all sorted now..
 
No!..... the manual is OK but not great so if it is not in the manual you can assume it can be done!  The fine detail stuff is elsewhere.  You have to look everywhere else.  All the Groove 3 vids explain it well.  There are plenty of tutorials on it both on the website and on Youtube.  Studio One Expert is also another great source of info as is the forum in general (Tips and Tricks section)
 
I wish we had a full comprehensive manual like Sonar does. It does get improved along the way but it is more for basic operations etc...

BobF
IMO, an export option to have the time honor a pair of markers would make things really simple.

+1 googleplex!

Once you set the boundary markers for export, you would never have to worry again (unless you wanted to change the boundary).

I've been wanting this for a long time :-)

BobF
IMO, an export option to have the time honor a pair of markers would make things really simple.

+1 googleplex!

Once you set the boundary markers for export, you would never have to worry again (unless you wanted to change the boundary).

I've been wanting this for a long time :-)

Anderton

Sanderxpander
Craig, the thing is that you would normally set the beginning and ending markers once and forget about it, as soon as you have your song structure down anyway. Any project of mine might have anywhere between 5 to 15 exports between the initial sketch and the final mix going off to mastering. That's a lot of dragging on the timeline.

As I mentioned, in SONAR you can designate one marker as an end marker, and one click in the timeline selects the region to export, from the start to that marker. That's not a lot of dragging on the timeline. In fact it involves no dragging on the timeline.
 
I feel it's silly to get hung up on this kind of thing. SONAR has more powerful export options that are more complex. SOP has less powerful export options that less complex. It shouldn't be a revelation to anyone that different software designers make different tradeoffs in the programs they write.

True, and this is what I do. It's not a great big deal but it involves a repetition of steps that are identical but can be mistakenly executed, with no warning until you've completed the bounce.

With fixed "boundary markers", one need only set them up once and then every export will be identical with less steps. Isn't that what computers are good for?

I prefer Sonar's export options to S1. Granted I haven't dug deep into S1 yet.
Also, if you set up shortcuts for 'from' 'thru' (mine are F9, F10), you can mark the timeline with them. Or, like Craig said, the markers. Unfortunately, I think, that clicking on a marker in marker view sets the now time there. So, you can't really click 2 markers and have from-thru.  
I very rarely if ever drag on the timeline to set boundaries.

Another big difference I've noticed is the lack of an "Observations about SONAR Platinum" thread at the SO forum.
 
 

this thread should be in the software forum

pwalpwal
this thread should be in the software forum

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