brconflict


The longer they wait for X1b, the better.

  Oh Please Oh Please dont ake us back that far  

brconflict


I agree with you, Beepster, that I don't want to wait too long, but I don't want them releasing X2b having only addressed some specific bugs, rather than going back in and REALLY addressing the most gripes here. I'm with you that things in X2a needs help, but I don't want Cakewalk to simply "toss" us a pacifier. 

I just don't like the way they went about the release. It's all that Win8 gack. They should have waited until Win8 was fully released or offered a separate patch WITHOUT the Win 8/touchscreen mayhem for us who don't want it. Then once the Win 8 users have had a chance to test it and the Bakers got it running smoothly integrate it into final patch. It was just a sloppy way to go about it IMO. I will likely NEVER use a touchscreen unless it's as a peripheral on a tablet or something and there were already apps for that from what I understand.

Beepster

brconflict


I agree with you, Beepster, that I don't want to wait too long, but I don't want them releasing X2b having only addressed some specific bugs, rather than going back in and REALLY addressing the most gripes here. I'm with you that things in X2a needs help, but I don't want Cakewalk to simply "toss" us a pacifier. 

I just don't like the way they went about the release. It's all that Win8 gack. They should have waited until Win8 was fully released or offered a separate patch WITHOUT the Win 8/touchscreen mayhem for us who don't want it. Then once the Win 8 users have had a chance to test it and the Bakers got it running smoothly integrate it into final patch. It was just a sloppy way to go about it IMO. I will likely NEVER use a touchscreen unless it's as a peripheral on a tablet or something and there were already apps for that from what I understand.

I don't, either. This is where I find the business-end of the software overrules the technical end. Anytime new features are introduced, the risk of failure or issues rises, and less resources are available to re-test everything else. I think they did alright compared to other software companies around, but they could have been "better" than the others.  

Simple reason. Cake was after the Xmas market so stripped out functionality that hadn't been developed fully. IE not ready. They then 'patched' it later. The MS release schedule of Win8 probably defined this strategy as well. I think it worked pretty well, apart from take lanes being half baked. I can't comment on touch screen. I won't be using it for several years. I don't see any reason why touchscreen functionality should not be included, I could argue the same about notation features. Just because I don't use it doesn't mean it shouldn't be included. It will be useful to somebody else.

"I don't expect to see X2b at all at this point in the release cycle"
Man I hope not!
Mod, are you really "tracking" in X2a?
Say it ain't so...
I'm a "follow the upgrade path" kinda guy.
BUT, X2a is definitely NOT ready for prime time; NO WAY, NO HOW!
Just my nickel 98.

tom

Mod Bod


I don't expect to see X2b at all at this point in the release cycle.  I base this on past experience.  

Past experience? They normally do at least 2 updates per major release, with 3 probably being the norm, and 4 not being uncommon.

Plus, in the last few weeks I had a few issues I reported around the X2 launch time get sent to development while another was listed as fixed, so I can tell you they're actively working on fixes. One such issue was "Key Bindings Not Working With Event Durations" and another was "Give All Keystrokes to Plugin Not Working With Some Plugins (example: U-he DIVA)."

My guess is that the resolution to these issues will be in X2B along with a bunch of other fixes.

btw, since I see a lot of common peeps here that I'm sort of getting to know, I thought you might all be interested in checking out a Shoot-out I did with some very sought-after vintage vocal mics, comparing them to the three "clone"-ish mics pictured in my Avatar. 

Go to the Hardware [Gear] forum here and look for this Thread. 
"Vintage Tube Mics (251, c12, U47) vs. Clones"
And please comment there instead of here. I didn't mean to hi-jack (well, maybe I did. hehe)

Beepster

Funkybot


My guess based on prior releases is mid-February, maybe March.

That would be reasonable.

+1 yes agree

brconflict


btw, since I see a lot of common peeps here that I'm sort of getting to know, I thought you might all be interested in checking out a Shoot-out I did with some very sought-after vintage vocal mics, comparing them to the three "clone"-ish mics pictured in my Avatar. 

Go to the Hardware [Gear] forum here and look for this Thread. 
"Vintage Tube Mics (251, c12, U47) vs. Clones"
And please comment there instead of here. I didn't mean to hi-jack (well, maybe I did. hehe)

Cheers!

SONAR X2B-update When? Why Cakewalk taking so long? I think and hope they add VST3 support + rewrite of Pro Channel and Console view to VST3 format.