SonicDimension
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Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
I like the new media browser features in Sonar X1, but it looks like the preview function still only works with loops. A major advantage of having a good browser in a DAW is that you can sort through gigabytes of one-shot samples, such as drum hits, and auto-preview them simply by clicking. The Sonar browser's preview function loops everything, though. If you click a kick drum sample, it gets played over and over again, which is kind of useless.
Is this flaw going to be addressed in a future update?
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ba_midi
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
December 09, 10 5:39 PM
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SonicDimension
I like the new media browser features in Sonar X1, but it looks like the preview function still only works with loops. A major advantage of having a good browser in a DAW is that you can sort through gigabytes of one-shot samples, such as drum hits, and auto-preview them simply by clicking. The Sonar browser's preview function loops everything, though. If you click a kick drum sample, it gets played over and over again, which is kind of useless.
Is this flaw going to be addressed in a future update?
I've asked for this often, as have others. In the meanwhile I hold ALT while clicking so the file attempts to play in tempo at least. But yes, it'd be nice to have one-shots be one-shots unless some modifier (ie, alt, shift, etc) is invoked.
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Brandon Ryan [Roland]
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
December 09, 10 5:41 PM
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One-shots (i.e. non-looped preview) is coming.
And you don't need to use ALT anymore for tempo/no-tempo preview as there is an option for this in the Browser menu.
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ba_midi
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
December 09, 10 5:42 PM
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Brandon Ryan [Cakewalk
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One-shots (i.e. non-looped preview) is coming.
And you don't need to use ALT anymore for tempo/no-tempo preview as there is an option for this in the Browser menu.
Good news. And not having to hold ALT is a big plus. I'd rather use modifiers for other things - and I hope the CW devs understand why ;)
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SonicDimension
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
December 09, 10 5:47 PM
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Brandon Ryan [Cakewalk
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One-shots (i.e. non-looped preview) is coming.
Cool. Thanks for letting us know.
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hillsc
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
December 11, 10 10:07 AM
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I can't get anything in the browser to preview. The "play" button is permanently pressed, so I've checked that several times. I can browse without any problems. If I drag anything to the timeline, I can hear it fine. But I just can't preview it!
Any clues?
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rloseven
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
December 11, 10 10:59 AM
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hillsc If it is like mine, you have to click on the Media button at the top and go down to Audio Preview Bus to select a default output. I chose Master and it worked fine. I did notice that it didn't save that setting for the next time I opened Sonar. Anyone know what I have to do to keep from having to do this each time ?
Ron
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hillsc
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
December 11, 10 11:20 AM
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Ah. That was it. But I'm also seeing what you're seeing: it doesn't seem to be a global setting. Not sure why this would be project-specific, but it appears to be.
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cyberzip
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Re:Media Browser Preview for One Shot Samples
February 15, 11 5:58 AM
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Good news! This is coming in the Sonar X1b update! :) (Incomplete) list of updated features in SONAR X1b:
One-Shot Preview Mode Added to Browser.
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