SONAR has always had powerful drag and drop capabilities but now SONAR X1 has taken this a step further. You can drag and drop just about anything in SONAR X1 including Track Templates and projects.

When you are ready to record a vocal track you can simply drag and drop a template from the Browser to an empty area of the track view. The template will automatically load and create the proper number of tracks, busses and patch all the effects for you. This is a real time saver.



You can create your own Track Templates for future use. All you have to do is select the tracks you want and then right click on them and select “Save as Track Template”. Now all the selected tracks, effects and busses will be saved as one single preset.

Don’t forget that Track Templates can also include soft synths, audio tracks and MIDI tracks. SONAR X1 comes with many Track Templates to get you up and running quickly. If you are upgrading to SONAR X1 all of your existing track templates will migrate to SONAR X1 and you can drag and drop them into new and existing projects!

As an added bonus you can drag existing projects into other projects. This is extremely useful if you are arranging an album, working on audio for video or comping projects together for remixes and mash ups.

Robin

Another tip is the ability to double-click an instrument instead of drag & drop.  Much faster :-)

Jose7822


Another tip is the ability to double-click an instrument instead of drag & drop.  Much faster :-)

Nice on Jose!!!

I LOVE the browser and really didn't think I'd like it that much. Drag session drummer track template in - create drum track. Drag DimPro bass in - create bass track. Drag in True pianos - create piano track.

Really powerful and fast.

One thing that I'm sure is on your list though is to drag and drop folders WITH the track templates - no fun creating a folder each time for all those drum tracks.

Yep, the Folders not dragging in with Templates issue is being looked at and should be addressed in a future update.

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
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Yep, the Folders not dragging in with Templates issue is being looked at and should be addressed in a future update.

Awesome! Any word on nested folders?

cornieleous

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
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Yep, the Folders not dragging in with Templates issue is being looked at and should be addressed in a future update.

Awesome! Any word on nested folders?

Please, pretty please :-)

Replacing a plugin by drag and drop should also be a priority

Thanks Robin!
Please add more Tips in this threads, thank you!
 
 
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Jose7822


Another tip is the ability to double-click an instrument instead of drag & drop.  Much faster :-)

What am I doing wrong, I wonder?  When I double click an instrument, it stays in the browser, and I'm able to change its name - that's it.  If I try to drag an instrument into the workspace - nothing happens.

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RB