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  • What X2a features do you like the best?
2013/02/22 14:53:45
Mosvalve
Only post what you like about X2a not what you don't like or wish it to have. No negative posts please. You can start a thread of your own for the things you dislike about X2a.
 
I'll start off by saying I like the overall look of X2a. Other DAW's aren't as dimentional. The faders and knobs look like real faders and knobs and kinda pop out. It's not one dimentional. I like the fact that I can have all plugins in the PC and keep the effects bins uncluttered. For me it's very straight forward and easy to use. Everything in track and console view is easily accessible and even easyer if you know the keyboard shortcuts. I think I like having the actual instrument icon on a track than a color. That's it for now. I'm simple.
2013/02/22 15:13:19
RJN
I'm hooked on track autozoom. 
It's a great feature and easy to get used to.  Before autozoom I was always dragging the edges of track lanes and sometimes accidentally missing and dragging the track instead.
 
(Yes, I blame myself for the poor mouse aiming, but now it's one less thing to blame myself for.)
 
2013/02/22 15:14:35
Freddie H
Mosvalve


Only post what you like about X2a not what you don't like or wish it to have. No negative posts please. You can start a thread of your own for the things you dislike about X2a.
 
I'll start off by saying I like the overall look of X2a. Other DAW's aren't as dimentional. The faders and knobs look like real faders and knobs and kinda pop out. It's not one dimentional. I like the fact that I can have all plugins in the PC and keep the effects bins uncluttered. For me it's very straight forward and easy to use. Everything in track and console view is easily accessible and even easyer if you know the keyboard shortcuts. I think I like having the actual instrument icon on a track than a color. That's it for now. I'm simple.

Best thing with X2.
 
* New automation lanes, copy and paste or other automation works perfect.
 
* Pro Channel FXs bin (FXs bin inserted in Pro Channel),
 
* You can make your own "Pro channel modules" with own skin from your VST plugins.
 
* Even better Performance and CPU enhancements compared to X1. X1 that was great too by the way.
 
* Reworked Skylight, now even better, snappier and clearer graphic.
 
* The use of the graphic GPU and GPU coded for the NVIDIA/ ATI chip has increased a lot. Making a pleasant experience working with the GUI interface. No glitch of audio change screenset or whatever.
 
* The second SNAP setting keycommand = "n"
 
That was some of the new nice features...
 
Best regards
Freddie
2013/02/22 15:32:05
chuckebaby
PRV CHANGES,just auesome.
i love that all i have to do is click and barely drag to the left to insert a note now.
where before i had to change different notes/sizes velocity's,i can do easily with "last note touched".

AUTOZOOM-god.what was i doing before i had it?
great feature,i barely touch snap settings anymore.

THE PRO CHANNEL-Too many features to list that i think have been improved.
its not x1's prochannel anymore,its auesome.

probably one of thee best-
FX CHAINS= if you havent got in to the fx chains yet,you have no idea what your missing.
i have set up automation to turn of different things that were not possible before in x1.
customization of chains is endless.
 
probably the most un-noticed-
RIGHT CLICK LASSO-
need i say more,in prv,track view,another feature i dont know what i would do without.
2013/02/22 16:58:02
the wildman
FX chains
Track Lanes
Automation lanes


2013/02/22 17:16:02
Bristol_Jonesey
All of the above really.

The one feature I don't use a lot is Track View Autozoom.

I tried it, didn't like it, so I switched it off. I just doesn't suit my workflow
2013/02/22 17:18:40
SteveStrummerUK
Freddie H

 
* The second SNAP setting keycommand = "n"

I use this a lot.
 
 
2013/02/22 17:23:19
STinGA
Right click lasso, love that too! 
2013/02/22 17:54:15
BretB
I love how easy it is to drag a template into a new project and have it create everything for me in a single keystroke.  (13 channels of Steven Slate drums with saved panning, effects, etc.) 
2013/02/22 18:01:53
bitman
I like the fact that just spinning a track widget such as vol pan sends mute and solo does not select the track like it used to. Keeps your prochannel you be working on in focus.
Even though this really caused be to have to re-code a bunch of my bcr2000 control surface plugin as it messed up alot of the logic in there thats all right 'cause it's all good now.

I like auto track zoom too.
Something I've wanted for a long time.
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