I am one of those who had major issues with take lanes. I am hoping X3 is a big improvement but am holding off buying until Cakewalk offers a free demo version. I the meantime, anyone care to share thoughts on the new take lanes? The new comping looks like it could be great in theory. I am curious how it works in practice for multi-miced instruments like drums. Also, is the vertical zoom limitation still there? Thanks.

neirbod
Also, is the vertical zoom limitation still there? Thanks.

I also want to know this.

Jlien X

neirbod
Also, is the vertical zoom limitation still there? Thanks.

I also want to know this.

as does I

>> is the vertical zoom limitation still there?
 
As far as I can tell, the vertical limit on take lane zoom is unchanged from X2.

vertical limit on zoom of take lanes, and especially of automation lanes, is a big problem with no perceivable purpose

brian brock
vertical limit on zoom of take lanes, and especially of automation lanes, is a big problem with no perceivable purpose

Agreed.  

However, if you watch the comping demo video, at least the main track now is used for waveform view, whereas, in X2, if the take lanes were visible, the main track was empty.

Yes the lane height restrictions are still there. Mute and solo buttons on take lanes are almost redundant now thanks to the "all new" comping tools. That really is superb and every bit as good as it looks in the video.
 
Yes the main track is now used displaying a "comp track" when the lanes are open, that's a virtual track of the current promoted (audible) takes. When the take lanes close the track displays the clips you hear rather than the top lane.
 
I'd still like to see the lane height restriction addressed at some point especially the minimum height now the mute/solo buttons are no longer needed to comp with.

Can Take Lanes now hide muted lanes or clips when collapsed?

I believe that the ability to show the comp track even when collapsed is coming in X3B