I always read the excellent Sonar column in Sound on Sound, even if it is a topic I don't think applies to me because I always learn something.
 
In the last issue, Craig had a good article about Take Lanes/Layers.  I personally don't use this feature but he noted that you can right-click on the record button to change between Sound-on-Sound and Overwrite recording modes.  I never knew this and had been navigating to this option the long way.  This is a big productivity improvement for me since I typically use SOS for MIDI and Overwrite for vocals.  Cool!
 
By the way, I often read the tips articles on other DAWs too because, even though they have different buttons, menus, and terms, I often pick up good concepts that can be applied anywhere.  Knowledge is always good.

Thanks for the props, Konrad.
 
If anyone wants 100 articles with Sonar tips from me, here's the link.

Thanks for the heads up - I sometimes forget some of the easier ways to get to places/functions within X3, so I appreciate your looking out for us.  :)
 
Bob Bone
 

The tip from the article that I liked the most was the ability to save additional tracks with a track template. I use track templates all the time and really like that all the buss information including fx are saved. Just didn't know I could select more than one track. COOL!  Thanks Craig!

Thanks to Craig and Konrad for using the tips on tips.
 
Very cool guys.

Always an interesting read, always something new to add to workflow strategy. 

It's pretty cool that I get paid to come up with new ways to use Sonar. From what Sound on Sound tells me, the Sonar readers are exceptionally engaged. If my column gets dropped for a month (which happens when they do a review of Sonar, because someone else does that and they figure one Sonar article per month is enough), people write in and want to know if the column is going to be continuing or not.
 
SOS was the first magazine to recognize that Sonar was in the same league as Pro Tools, Logic, and Cubase, therefore necessitating a monthly column. Knowing that I used Sonar, they asked me to write it...I've written something like 140+ Sonar columns at this point.

And—with all due respect to Recording, Mix, EM, and others—I find Sound on Sound to have the most information for my trade journal dollar, and I like its editorial style.

I just spent an hour going through a bujnch of those past articles.
 
Thank you SOOOO much, :)
 
Now it's nap time......................................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
 
Bob Bone

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It's pretty cool that I get paid to come up with new ways to use Sonar. From what Sound on Sound tells me, the Sonar readers are exceptionally engaged. If my column gets dropped for a month (which happens when they do a review of Sonar, because someone else does that and they figure one Sonar article per month is enough), people write in and want to know if the column is going to be continuing or not.
 
SOS was the first magazine to recognize that Sonar was in the same league as Pro Tools, Logic, and Cubase, therefore necessitating a monthly column. Knowing that I used Sonar, they asked me to write it...I've written something like 140+ Sonar columns at this point.

Happy to say, I've finally started up a web/print subscription to SOS.  Always loved that mag, a lot due to Craig's Sonar tips...
 
Best,
Rob