Danny,

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Thanks for posting them too. I wish more members would make videos. It would be cool to see what people are doing in cakewalk. Who knows you may have started something great here!

If people started making videos about how they use Sonar and posting those videos on this forum. Then you may see another Topic section emerge. You did a great job with these videos and I love your perspective and point of view.

Thanks for sharing! 

Awesome videos dude.  I really enjoyed those. 

You gave me sage advise on one of my mixes in the songs forum.  I have taken all you said on board and the results are much more pleasing.  I must get around to reposting it. 

Thanks  Danni (hehehe - Ducks from the impending blow) 

Danny, it is so generous of you to share with us like this.  For a mere dabbler like myself it's a glimpse into a whole different world!

Okay, so I'm going to embarrass myself now by revealing that before your video I couldn't get on with the Transient Shaper at all.  Turns out ... I was turning the Threshold the wrong way!  I know! I know! but surely clockwise should mean more!!

Thanks again Danny.

Danny.  Many thanks for these videos.  As a relative newcomer to this forum and X2 as well it really is awesome that you are prepared to share your talent with those of us that are still climbing the steep learning curve.  Outstanding.

Gary

Makeshift Mike: Hahaha I know, that message kills me! Especially if I haven't done a save in a bit. Usually though, like you said, it doesn't bring on a crash. My Sonar crashes instantly when it does crash. You know, that faded white screen....uggh I hate it...but it's better than a BSOD that forces a reboot, so hey, I close the program, reopen and I'm fine. Mine doesn't crash much at all really. Only with Kontakt. I'll open something that I was working on previously for like 10 hours....and it will crash before it opens. The Kontakt load screen doesn't even appear. Close Sonar, reopen, everything works. As long as Kontakt isn't in my project, I can't even count the times Sonar X2 has crashed on me post "A" patch. That's how rare it's been. I so hate Kontakt...and long for a replacement. So much so, it makes me want to go to school so I can create my own VST module. LOL!

Glad you found this stuff useful bro...and thanks for the kind words! :) I've done quite a bit of teaching and training actually. I'll spare you on that...but quickly, martial arts (been at that since I was 8) and quite a bit of personal training and nutrition for people over the years. It's weird man....I know I sometimes come off as a hard-@ss in confrontation situations...but I sincerely do love people and try my best to always make a difference for the better. I just got a temper that works on principal, courtesy and respect. When one of those things gets abused, I turn into a lunatic. LOL! But I'm actually a good guy and have always enjoyed all aspects of teaching and training others. :) I'm actually a lil love bug. I'd rather hug someone than throw down any day. :)

Marcus: Ah you're welcome and thank you! Yeah you may start to see more of this. Quite a few have sent me pm's asking me what screen capture software I was using, so they are definitely considering it. :) My biggest issue is I really don't use Sonar that good. LOL! I'm more a technique/recorder/mixer/producer sort of guy. I'm telling you, if you sat here and watched me work through an entire session, you'd wind up teaching me 30 things because the ways I do things are always wrong...or the long way around and you'd say "dude, just stop...stop there....don't do it like that, do it like this because you're driving me crazy! LOL! But, my dumb little primitive methods work....most times. :)

STinGA: My sister "Danni" who lives under the steps in a closet here (her choice, not mine....but just as well, she sort of looks like "The Kraken" these days) says hello and actually laughed at that comment while looking in the mirror and saying "I don't know how they confuse us, I'm incredibly beautiful and you are the ugly duckling of the family!"

Sister:

Me:

I mean, ok, slight family resemblance there, but the only scales I have are the ones I use when I play guitar! She needs a little moisturizer! LOL! :) Thanks brother.

SGodfrey: Thank you and you're very welcome. You know what's really been great about this? Guys like yourself with lower post counts taking part and talking with us. I've noticed quite a few guys that are lurkers or may not post much speaking out in this thread and it's really awesome. I say the more the merrier, ya know? And I'm always up for a few hundrew more friends...so feel free to jump right in with us and thanks for taking the time to comment. No need to be embarrassed....you just did the same thing I did. I totally wrote that plug off for years until about a year ago. I use it more and more these days because it's a little more subtle than say my UAD Transient Designer or some of the others I use. That's why it's good to have a few tools that do the same thing. They never end up being the same...which is good because it opens up other opportunities where sometimes more is more, or less is more. :) Keep hangin with us...and thanks again.

-Danny

Danny Danzi


Makeshift Mike: Hahaha I know, that message kills me! Especially if I haven't done a save in a bit. Usually though, like you said, it doesn't bring on a crash. My Sonar crashes instantly when it does crash. You know, that faded white screen....uggh I hate it...but it's better than a BSOD that forces a reboot, so hey, I close the program, reopen and I'm fine. Mine doesn't crash much at all really. Only with Kontakt. I'll open something that I was working on previously for like 10 hours....and it will crash before it opens. The Kontakt load screen doesn't even appear. Close Sonar, reopen, everything works. As long as Kontakt isn't in my project, I can't even count the times Sonar X2 has crashed on me post "A" patch. That's how rare it's been. I so hate Kontakt...and long for a replacement. So much so, it makes me want to go to school so I can create my own VST module. LOL!

Glad you found this stuff useful bro...and thanks for the kind words! :) I've done quite a bit of teaching and training actually. I'll spare you on that...but quickly, martial arts (been at that since I was 8) and quite a bit of personal training and nutrition for people over the years. It's weird man....I know I sometimes come off as a hard-@ss in confrontation situations...but I sincerely do love people and try my best to always make a difference for the better. I just got a temper that works on principal, courtesy and respect. When one of those things gets abused, I turn into a lunatic. LOL! But I'm actually a good guy and have always enjoyed all aspects of teaching and training others. :) I'm actually a lil love bug. I'd rather hug someone than throw down any day. :)

Marcus: Ah you're welcome and thank you! Yeah you may start to see more of this. Quite a few have sent me pm's asking me what screen capture software I was using, so they are definitely considering it. :) My biggest issue is I really don't use Sonar that good. LOL! I'm more a technique/recorder/mixer/producer sort of guy. I'm telling you, if you sat here and watched me work through an entire session, you'd wind up teaching me 30 things because the ways I do things are always wrong...or the long way around and you'd say "dude, just stop...stop there....don't do it like that, do it like this because you're driving me crazy! LOL! But, my dumb little primitive methods work....most times. :)

STinGA: My sister "Danni" who lives under the steps in a closet here (her choice, not mine....but just as well, she sort of looks like "The Kraken" these days) says hello and actually laughed at that comment while looking in the mirror and saying "I don't know how they confuse us, I'm incredibly beautiful and you are the ugly duckling of the family!"

Sister:

Me:

I mean, ok, slight family resemblance there, but the only scales I have are the ones I use when I play guitar! She needs a little moisturizer! LOL! :) Thanks brother.

SGodfrey: Thank you and you're very welcome. You know what's really been great about this? Guys like yourself with lower post counts taking part and talking with us. I've noticed quite a few guys that are lurkers or may not post much speaking out in this thread and it's really awesome. I say the more the merrier, ya know? And I'm always up for a few hundrew more friends...so feel free to jump right in with us and thanks for taking the time to comment. No need to be embarrassed....you just did the same thing I did. I totally wrote that plug off for years until about a year ago. I use it more and more these days because it's a little more subtle than say my UAD Transient Designer or some of the others I use. That's why it's good to have a few tools that do the same thing. They never end up being the same...which is good because it opens up other opportunities where sometimes more is more, or less is more. :) Keep hangin with us...and thanks again.

-Danny

hehe I know fella, that sister of yours said the same thing to me last time, just thought I'd tease you a little again.


Thanks again No more teasing I promise :-)

Haha....it's all good STinG...when buds tease me, it's perfectly ok. :) I'm actually starting to accept the whole "Danni" spelling mistake. It beats hearing "Dobby Dobzi". LOL! :)

-Danny

Thanks,, great video's.
Very good examples on how to improve recordings.
Learned a lot from these and I am applying this today.
Great!

Great videos Danny - I watched all 3 last night and once I got used to your accent (you should hear mine ) it was plain sailing.

I definitely learnt a new trick or 2, and that's what it's all about.

  Great videos, makes me want to improve my drum sounds. Big Thanks!!