OK...I guess I'm on the feature request boat as well...let's push this ship a little faster! I do like my AP800, but these features would be great and go nicely with my newly added VS-100!

Well, touchscreen isn't good from the ergonomic point of view  So Cake, for the health of Sonar users, please put more energy into hardware controllers

   Yes it is

yes, joeb1cannoli. the ergonomic issue assumes that the screen is positioned in the traditional location. If I positioned a touch screen where my MCU Pro and C4 are now, it would be ergonomically similar. My plan was to get one of those arms that let you position the screen anywhere. I am really starting to think that Cakewalk is ditching hardware CSs and trying to be the leading pioneer of touch technology. I'm not sure how I feel about this. FF is killin me

  I really thought that I wanted the touch screen to use mostly as a replacement for a surface controller. While it does this exceptionally well. I find I'm loving it for scrolling and zooming in track view even more.
  There is no control surface that I know of that can do this stuff. 
  That screen cost me $500 and you have to be on Windows 8.
    Compared to a quality surface controller it's a great investment. Not to mention that you can use it for non Sonar apps also. 
   I just can't say enough about how much I'm enjoying it.

joeb1cannoli

Well, touchscreen isn't good from the ergonomic point of view  So Cake, for the health of Sonar users, please put more energy into hardware controllers

 Yes it is

Well, this is good. But I don't think everyone can afford it...
And, the console might be a bit far away if you place both your PC keyboard and MIDI keyboard if front of you (No PC keyboard needed? Entering long text on the screen isn't time-consuming? I'm just wondering. Because I use Excel a lot during my composing, recording, etc., and email, too) 

  There is an on-screen touch keyboard. I must admit that I don't like it much. I have a keyboard shelf that pulls out from under the touch screen.
  I keep my midi keyboard off to the side now. I have the transport controls on it still configured as a generic surface controller so that when I'm recording keyboard parts I still have some control without reaching over to the touch screen.

Thank you all for your enthusiastic support. I've just submitted the requests to Cake, hoping it will rescue all A-Pro users around the world who spent what little money they had on the keyboard believing it would flexibly control Sonar. 

+1

Well, touchscreen isn't good from the ergonomic point of view So Cake, for the health of Sonar users, please put more energy into hardware controllers.

 
That is my biggest concern. There is NO way I could work having to hold my hand up in front of me for an extended period.
 
Take the hardware CS with it's limitations, add an ipad dock to it and maybe it would be synergy!
 
I am glad to know that the A-Pro controllers are not up to par. I've been thinking of buying one.
 
J

joeb1cannoli

Well, touchscreen isn't good from the ergonomic point of view  So Cake, for the health of Sonar users, please put more energy into hardware controllers

 Yes it is

What screen are you using for a controller Joe? Is it just laying flat or do you have it on some sort of mount or what? Interested...
 
J