• SONAR
  • I miss the manual (p.2)
2013/03/26 05:16:53
Skyline_UK
Why don't Cakewalk follow Reaper's example and make big reference guides available on the Lulu.com print on demand site?
http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=reaper&categoryId=200012
There are very thick Reaper reference guides available from there which are bound in a very handy large spiral format.  CW should do a deal with them whereby they get a royalty every time someone orders a print on demand Sonar reference guide.  It might not be a large income stream for CW but at the moment there is none!

I would still buy Scott's books because as someone already said they have the human touch and as tutorials are superb.  Sometimes though, I find I need the 'dictionary' to look up a very particular thing. 
2013/03/26 05:19:36
Glyn Barnes
Kalle Rantaaho



I wonder if the existence of the Reference Guide is made known enough? It should be made so visible no-one can miss it.
Its not the most obvious of documents to find. It should be included in the download / boxed copies in my opinion, OK it adds 35mb, but that's a drop in the ocean compared to the rest of it.  (NOW - somebody is going t say it is included but I am sure I had to get it as a extra download from the support pages)
2013/03/26 09:08:08
brconflict
I just use the Help => Getting Started Manual in X2. I don't care much for an "online" manual, but you can choose to make it offline, like X1 had. Comes with TOC, Search, and Index. 

To equate the way things have gone to save paper, and reduce printing and shipping costs (primary reasons to exclude a printed manual), I recall a time in the late 80's or early 90's when my Dad bought some CAD software, or something like that which came in a box that was 8"x10" and 7" thick! It had six manuals, all at the very least 200-500 pages, one of them had nearly 1,000 pages. I would estimate these totaled about 2,500+ pages. The software came on two (2) floppy disks (1.4M EACH)!! You can download that software in less than a second on many modern Internet connections, and carry it around like a Word document. 

In today's terms, packaging software like that may cost $20-$30 per unit to print (including packaging and print materials/ink, $1 assembly, $5 shipping. That's nothing when you see the cost of the software itself, but it is a reason to exclude printed documentation. I love the paper manuals, too, though, and I really was impressed at the package my Dad bought above. Paying for software in a substantial package like that made you feel smarter just opening the box! 
2013/03/26 20:04:47
garrigus
rcrees

I, for one, am looking forward to it.  The SONAR Reference guide does cover everything, but Scott's books have a real "human" quality to them.  And, they feel great in your hands :-) 
Hey Robert...


LOL! Not too great, I hope.  Sorry, my mind gets a little dirty sometimes. 


Thanks for the support!
Scott

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2013/03/26 20:08:29
garrigus
Skyline_UK

I would still buy Scott's books because as someone already said they have the human touch and as tutorials are superb.  Sometimes though, I find I need the 'dictionary' to look up a very particular thing.  
Hey John...


Thanks again! I really appreciate it. I'm glad my individual voice is coming through in the writing, which hopefully makes the reading easier and more fun.


Scott

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Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview


2013/03/27 08:56:03
jrobbins2112
Hey Brian!  I really hate ask a "how do I do that question" in a thread about how to do that but:

just use the Help => Getting Started Manual in X2. I don't care much for an "online" manual, but you can choose to make it offline, like X1 had. Comes with TOC, Search, and Index.

How did you accomplish this?!  I just upgraded to X2 and would like my old school index help file so I can search for stuff offline.

Thanks!
2013/03/27 10:21:40
garrigus
jrobbins2112

How did you accomplish this?!  I just upgraded to X2 and would like my old school index help file so I can search for stuff offline. 
Hi Jon...


Press P for Preferences. Choose the File > Advanced category. Then put a check mark next to the option called Always Use Offline Help.


Scott

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Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview

2013/03/27 10:26:56
jrobbins2112
Thanks Scott!  Your help is always appreciated man!  I never would have found that..... I just assumed I was kinda stuck with the online manual.
2013/03/27 10:29:35
jrobbins2112
Sometimes I have got to stop beating myself around the head trying to figure stuff like this out.... and just ASK..... I ALWAYS try and figure out the answer before I post in the forum... but sometimes I think if I would just ask the folks who know the answer it would be a bit less stressful....lolololol
2013/03/27 10:33:11
garrigus
No problem. Yeah, the Preferences dialog has a lot of "hidden" options.

Scott

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Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview

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