The superb audio engine ,over the other sequencers !
It is definately hearable on good equipment !!!
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Lack of VST3 support. ;)

Ah, here's another contender.

You want Craig to write a column in SOS about this yes?

take lanes and automation I second that!!

Bristol_Jonesey

Blogman


Lack of VST3 support. ;)

Ah, here's another contender.

You want Craig to write a column in SOS about this yes?

He could call it first and last. First DAW to be 64bit and last DAW to support VTS3.

bapu

Bristol_Jonesey

Blogman


Lack of VST3 support. ;)

Ah, here's another contender.

You want Craig to write a column in SOS about this yes?

He could call it first and last. First DAW to be 64bit and last DAW to support VTS3.

 
He could call it "now and Later"
 
Now I'm Employed
Later I'll be in the bread line!
 

vintagevibe

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk
]

Hi Craig,

My vote as a nice topic for an X2 power user column would be exploring the quick grouping features available.  Quick grouping has been enhanced quite a bit in X2 with several new operations available and there are a ton of things that you can do to simplify common tasks that users have not discovered.  
If you are doing PC FXChains you can even touch on this topic there - every control in PC effects chains is quick groupable so you can affect multiple effects chains by simply selecting tracks/buses and moving controls.

Noel, why did they remove the ability to quick group Key +/- starting with X1?

I'm sure Noel will answer but the "Key +/-" AFAIK was never quick groupable. It was however possible to use the Tracks-->Property field to change multiple tracks at once. That was removed with X1.
 
 
As to what should be mentioned. I agree with those that have said the little things that add up. Auto track zoom, improved quick grouping, smart grid, the alternate grid, etc. All of those add up to a real workflow enhancement... not quite up there with screensets but pretty close.

I see much improvement in X2.

Regarding the Staff View:

As usual, there are those on the forum who still don't understand the difference between editing MIDI in SV versus printing publisher quality notation.  

I believe the the majority of those who would like to see SV improvements are looking at the MIDI editing functionality of the SV, not printing.  I could even support the idea that if you want to print anything more than a simple lead sheet or part, buy a notation program.

Buying a separate notation program does not help with the composing workflow, which necessitates an embedded SV editor.

I don't think we need to expose potential new users to the dirty little secret that SV has limitations which have not been addressed in years.  However, they should know that there are limitations.

As in previous reviews Craig has done (and this is not opinion, but fact), he could have one sentence which says that "there have been no improvements to the limited Staff View".



PS - to the "i dont believe daws are measured for their staff view enhancements" guy:  It depends on who is doing the measuring. 

"Tortoise and the Hare".. they were so far ahead, they must have decided to take nap and let the turtle catch up. Somebody wake the Hare and tell them to get back in the race, they're falling WAY behind.

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