SONAR 6 FAQs
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| - | In late September 2006, the much-anticipated SONAR 6 was released. For a variety of reasons, including a very slim manual and sparse documentation, this latest version of our favorite DAW has generated a large number of questions. We address as many of these as we can here, attributing the source if it is a Cakewalk employee. | + | In late September 2006, the much-anticipated SONAR 6 was released. For a variety of reasons, including a very slim manual and sparse documentation, this latest version of our favorite DAW has generated a large number of questions. We address as many of these as we can here, attributing the source if it is a Cakewalk employee. Our goal is for this FAQ to be '''the''' definitive source of answers to these questions. |
==Where are those videos I keep hearing about?== | ==Where are those videos I keep hearing about?== | ||
You can download them from Cakewalk's [ftp://ftp.cakewalk.com/pub/Images/SONAR/SONAR6_Videos/ FTP server]. As of October 3, they cover ACT, Audio Snap and Session Drummer. | You can download them from Cakewalk's [ftp://ftp.cakewalk.com/pub/Images/SONAR/SONAR6_Videos/ FTP server]. As of October 3, they cover ACT, Audio Snap and Session Drummer. | ||
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| + | ==ACT== | ||
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| + | ===I'm having trouble with ACT!=== | ||
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| + | Initial reports of SONAR 6's ACT technology show it to be extremely problematic for virtually everyone who has tried to use it. Whatever your current problem is, chances are that others are experiencing it, too. Chances are also that there is as of yet no known solution, workaround or fix. | ||
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| + | As misery loves company, we refer you to the following SONAR Forum threads for specific tales of dread and gnashing of teeth: [http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=863597&mpage=1&key= Tackling ACT], [ here], [ here], [ here], [ here], [ here], [ here] and [ here]. | ||
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| + | ===Does ACT work with my controller=== | ||
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| + | Not to be overly pessimistic, but... probably not. | ||
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| + | A Mackie Control template for ACT is suppossed to be under development. (SOURCE: [http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.asp?m=864581 Morten Saether, Cakewalk]). | ||
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| + | Numerous user requests for templates for different control surfaces have been made known to Cakewalk in various forum threads. What will come of this is still to be seen. | ||
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==Staff (Notation) View== | ==Staff (Notation) View== | ||
| - | + | '''What changes are there in SONAR 6's Staff View?''' | |
There are exactly two: | There are exactly two: | ||
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In late September 2006, the much-anticipated SONAR 6 was released. For a variety of reasons, including a very slim manual and sparse documentation, this latest version of our favorite DAW has generated a large number of questions. We address as many of these as we can here, attributing the source if it is a Cakewalk employee. Our goal is for this FAQ to be the definitive source of answers to these questions.
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Where are those videos I keep hearing about?
You can download them from Cakewalk's FTP server. As of October 3, they cover ACT, Audio Snap and Session Drummer.
ACT
I'm having trouble with ACT!
Initial reports of SONAR 6's ACT technology show it to be extremely problematic for virtually everyone who has tried to use it. Whatever your current problem is, chances are that others are experiencing it, too. Chances are also that there is as of yet no known solution, workaround or fix.
As misery loves company, we refer you to the following SONAR Forum threads for specific tales of dread and gnashing of teeth: Tackling ACT, [ here], [ here], [ here], [ here], [ here], [ here] and [ here].
Does ACT work with my controller
Not to be overly pessimistic, but... probably not.
A Mackie Control template for ACT is suppossed to be under development. (SOURCE: Morten Saether, Cakewalk).
Numerous user requests for templates for different control surfaces have been made known to Cakewalk in various forum threads. What will come of this is still to be seen.
Staff (Notation) View
What changes are there in SONAR 6's Staff View?
There are exactly two:
- Added a track list view pane to the staff view, similar to the one in the PRV. Lets you view any number of tracks and set a track active or set its MSR state
- Select tracks using the PickTracks button in the toolbar
"Early on in the SONAR 6 development cycle we did look at some notation technology that could have potentially plugged into SONAR as a replacement for the existing Staff View. Unfortunately, it would have meant a step backward in functionality."
SOURCE: Tom Roussell, Cakewalk
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