""the only good thing about Macs is that you can run Digital Performer on them". "I am not familiar with DP",,,, you are a bit of a troll, you got to admit. In fact if you are so curious, why don't you download the demo http://www.motu.com/products/software/dp/, such a simple thing to do, even for a troll ;)

Jimbo 88


Sonar's Prochannel and other mixing features are by far better than DP8.  As is midi editing. 
  

But a friend of mine who uses DP told me that it has a legato/overlap correction feature (move releases to the closest attack) and a delete double note feature (De-Flam), both of which I really want in Sonar. 

Sonar has a cal that will remove duplicates.

...wicked


DP has two amazing features that I've been wanting in SONAR for YEARS. 

One: constantly centered NOW time. Yup, scrolling timeline. It's wonderful.
Two: a record mode that is MIDI ON activated. So you click it, then as soon as you start playing it starts recording. Sublime for overdubs.

1: There is a shortcut key assignable command called "Center View on Now Time," but as you may already know, you have to keep pressing the key.

You can also enable "allow midi recording without an armed track" in sonar midi preferences. this will record midi on the active track during playback as I understand it. Although I do not use it. Also when a midi record is enabled during record the midi clip will not be created until the first note is played.

Tom Riggs


Sonar has a cal that will remove duplicates.

Thanks! I also found a cal that does legato/overlap correction! (strangely, it doesn't work perfectly, though.)
Is there a document that explains what all these cals do? The reference guide only talks about some cals.

Tom Riggs


You can also enable "allow midi recording without an armed track" in sonar midi preferences. this will record midi on the active track during playback as I understand it. Although I do not use it. Also when a midi record is enabled during record the midi clip will not be created until the first note is played.

That's right. I use the option and like it very much. So I wondered why this MIDI ON feature is so desirable...

You may be able to find some old documentation on the sonar cal language with a google search. Her is one I found http://anythingpeaceful.org/sonar/cal.html

there is a freeware CAL Editor from around 2004 that is still floating around the internet. It contains a fairly complete CAL reference in chm format.

Tom Riggs


You may be able to find some old documentation on the sonar cal language with a google search. Her is one I found http://anythingpeaceful.org/sonar/cal.html

Thanks for the link. I mentioned the legato and delete double note features in this forum before, and there were some posters like me who have been believing Sonar can't do these. I hope they'll read this thread, too. :)