I posted an answer over in the other thread, but you're not going to like it.

Scott

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Saw that. Thanks, man. Yeah that's a little disappointing. I had high hopes for that function. Oh well. :-/

Thanks for the warning, John. Does that apply when the tracks are manually selected as well (the track numbers are Blue)?

I had to check Beep and it doesn't work there either. Good point though. 

Okay, thanks man. I'll have to remember that.

On another topic... I think I figured out what MSR stands for. Mute/Solo/Record? Was playing around with that menu earlier. That's another pretty handy little thingy. Cheers.

oh and sorry for being such a pain lately, guys... I'm literally spending all my waking/sane hours poking around the program so I might be getting a little tedious.

Beep you are preaching to the choir. I can't speak for the others but I am very much involved with your threads. I like the enthusiasm you show and it rubs off on me. Yes I know most of the things you write about but it doesn't hurt for me to read about them and be reminded about them.

More importantly you bring back the wonder that we can loose over time. We are never too old or too wise to appreciate someone enjoying new things. Further you are a very nice fellow that adds a lot to the adventure you are allowing me to share with you.  

You just keep on doing what you are doing and all will be well in the world. 

Beepster


oh and sorry for being such a pain lately, guys... I'm literally spending all my waking/sane hours poking around the program so I might be getting a little tedious.

 
Heck, keep it up !  I no longer have to read the manual, you're doing it for me

Seriously,  I get numerous tips out of you every day.  I'm about as new to Sonar as is possible, so everything you say is a tip.
 

Thanks for that, John. I've had a pretty rough go of things for more than a few years so yanno... just trying to get into a good spot again. I'd much rather just be making and recording music but as I'm sure you know not understanding the programs is extremely limiting. It's winter now and I've eliminated a huge amount of personal distractions in my life so I'm just trying to cram as much knowledge into my little Beepster head before any new mayhem pops up. The free Grooves pass CW just gave us could not have happened at a better time too. Once I've muddle through the manual and made all my notes for that I'm going to  spend an entire month going through the vids and taking notes along the way. Once I come out the other end of all this I hope to finally be able to mix and produce with confidence.

I've always been pretty good at making music. It's the whole getting it to sound right on "tape" that needs work. Once I nail that I think life will be much happier.

Cheers, bro. You rock. Same goes for the rest of you guys.

@Paul... That's good to hear, man. I do very much like to help out as much as I can. When I showed up here last spring I knew almost NOTHING so it's only fair I pay it forward.

Sharing helps me retain knowledge too. As the questions come up in the forum queue it's kind of like a random pop quiz on audio production. Such a useful forum in many ways.

Cheers and best to ya. :-)

John


Beep you are preaching to the choir. I can't speak for the others but I am very much involved with your threads. I like the enthusiasm you show and it rubs off on me. Yes I know most of the things you write about but it doesn't hurt for me to read about them and be reminded about them.

More importantly you bring back the wonder that we can loose over time. We are never too old or too wise to appreciate someone enjoying new things. Further you are a very nice fellow that adds a lot to the adventure you are allowing me to share with you.  

You just keep on doing what you are doing and all will be well in the world. 

All I have to add to this is a big +1.


You're pretty much learning the way I did/do.
1. Pick a task, lets say drum mapping.
2. Read and watch all available resources.  
3. Go to Sonar and apply what you've picked up.
4. If something doesn't seem to be working as expected come to these here forums and ask what and where I went wrong.
5. Pick your next task.


Then you'll start having your own little workflow and find a comfortable way of working.
Sonar releases X3 and we start again.  


Welcome to the fold.


Mike


  

Heheh... well I'm hoping the next release will hold onto much of the current X series format. X2 has changed a bit but I'm finding many things are still done the same. After watching some of the older vids that are done in 8.? there does seem to be a massive difference... but that's because of the introduction of the Skylight interface. I feel bad for the guys who hopped on board right before X1. That would be annoying. :-/

Cheers, Mike.