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  • Sonar X2 Notation
2012/08/02 15:46:51
sergiobklyn
Hi,
I could not find any mention of notation improvement in Sonar X2.  Does anybody know if there are any changes in the notation engine?
Thanks,
Sergio  
2012/08/02 15:50:18
Beepster
So far it doesn't look like it.
2012/08/02 15:52:25
InstrEd
So Sad if there isn't any staff view improvements :(
2012/08/02 16:02:52
chuckebaby
im not sure but would you fair better with a 3rd party software for notation?
i havent used it thats why i ask?
2012/08/02 16:07:13
Beepster
I've mentioned this a few times now but I think it would be cool if the Cakewalk guys allowed a third party company to create a dockable, fully integrated Staff View add on so those who need it can buy it from the Cake Store. I'd probably invest in something like that.
2012/08/02 16:31:37
Jimbo 88
Careful,  I started a thread on this and it ended with people suggesting I was only after my best interests and there is not enough data to suggest that notation is worth improving.
2012/08/02 16:35:00
Jimbo 88
Beepster


I've mentioned this a few times now but I think it would be cool if the Cakewalk guys allowed a third party company to create a dockable, fully integrated Staff View add on so those who need it can buy it from the Cake Store. I'd probably invest in something like that.


THis is a cool idea.  I got Notion3 to rewire into Sonar to do this,  but it only worked for one track at a time.
2012/08/02 16:37:35
Beepster
Yeah, I saw that. Considering how many people have asked for it it probably is a sound business decision and at worst if they made it a paid add on they could cover their dev costs that way. Seems simple to me. Maybe there are patent issues in the mix causing problems.
2012/08/02 16:38:35
Beepster
I occasionally make a good smart... occasionally. ;-p
2012/08/03 12:22:40
Gusfmm
I've seen people here asking for SV improvements for years, fallen on deaf ears. I acknowledge I've become quite annoyed by this and reflected a bit of my frustration on here from time to time.

I was hopeful (I guess still am for the balance of the month) that CW would at least provide some signs of appreciation for the minority of users who consider SV a critical component of their Sonar use (again, myself amongst them).

We've discussed this in good length in the past, so feel repeating any detail would be quite redundant and unnecessary. But to summarize:


- nobody wants a full-blown professional notation and printing facility. There are existing solutions for that audience. But the problem for the Sonar user is that these don't effectively integrate with Sonar nor help the musician/composer with workflow or the basic compositional and arranging process. 

- in a nutshell, what I'd like to have is a quality SV comparable to what C6.5 has in place today. Nothing more, nothing less. And then progressively fine-tune it as everything else is maintained and fine-tuned in Sonar.


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