Colin Nicholls

Recreating our themes using the forthcoming theming tools for New Sonar is a gonna be so fun... (engaging the power of positive thinking here).

Oh, and Welcome, @Neon Laser 84

4 hours ago, JonD said:

I've always loved the GUI of Sonar Xx and CbB, and I have to admit it's one of the main factors that's kept me loyal.

My understanding of Sonar's next incarnation (No pun intended) is that not only has the look been altered dramatically, but I haven't seen where we have the option to switch back to the GUI we have been accustomed to since basically Sonar X1. 

Can someone please verify yay or nay:  Is the "classic" GUI an option in the new version?  Or, if I've missed the forum thread that has already hashed this out, I'd appreciate a link...

Are you mistaking "Next" for the new "Sonar" ? They are two different products. Next looks quite different from Sonar, which is much more of a gentle evolution from Cakewalk By Bandlab.

6 hours ago, whoisp said:

Mike built is company "Creative Source"  from majority of Cakewalk followers  that turbo charge his channel for "Creative Source" to dump  Cakewalk he built a company from, every post was mainly cakewalk.  Yes he created a new YouTube channel just for Cakewalk and entitled to change his mind and do whatever is right for him. Maybe Cakewalk should have missed a trick to haev a ambassador etc.

He pretty much explained why. Anyone trying to earn a living from Youtube needs to game the algorithm. It isn't about what makes sense to YOU, it's about what delivers browsers to his channels. Full stop.

It's a sick, sick industry and it is not just Youtube. It is absolutely ANY business that relies on online ad revenue instead of, oh, actual people buying something.
Look up 'enshitification' if you're curious, it contributes to that.

Then you get folks here complaining about "subscriptions" when it is about the only thing that cuts the adware companies out of the equation of customer->creator.

EDIT: Sorry @whoisp, this rant is not really directed at you

1 hour ago, Jeremy Landig said:

Hm.  I bought Sonar 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, X1, X2, and X3. 

Can people like me be grandfathered into the new Sonar?  Please?

 

Did you say this when X1, X2, and X3 were announced, as well?

I like Mike, but, really, clickbait aside this could have been a completely positive announcement of a new Youtube channel.

I understand, and despise, the pretzels that  content creators have to contort themselves into, in order to stay relevant to the algorithm.

Subscribed.

20 minutes ago, pwal³ said:

ableton have just introduced screen reader support in live 12 https://www.ableton.com/en/live/all-new-features/

Here is the good stuff:

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Accessibility

Improved accessibility support on macOS and Windows; this includes many updates such as new themes with high-contrast variants, improved organization of Live's Preferences menu, as well as support for screen reader software and other assistive devices. While any screen reader software should work, we recommend VoiceOver (Mac) and NVDA (Win) for the best experience.

In Live’s Options menu, there is a new Accessibility entry which contains commands corresponding to different accessibility preferences, such as "Speak Menu Commands" and "Speak Minimum and Maximum Slider Values".

As part of the accessibility implementation, many improvements for keyboard navigation and keyboard workflows have also been added. You can find out more about these updates in the related subsections of the release notes. 

I used to say that it didn't really matter what DAW you chose; just learn it well. Support for vision-impaired folk is where I have to contradict myself and say, that is definitely a deciding factor for DAW choice.

16 minutes ago, dscoyne said:

I'm wondering if your new Sonar will include some of the features that I regularly use, especially to improve my weak vocals.  These would include the X64 Vocal Strip, and Region FX for easy incorporation of Melodyne.

Time will tell, but you may be interested to know that the VX-64 vocal strip is available in Cakewalk now. See this video from Creative Sauce has he explains how to enable it. I'm sure it will also be available in the coming Sonar.

RegionFX is also a feature of Cakewalk (CbB) now, and I would be astounded if it were omitted from the new Sonar.

7 hours ago, satya said:

cakewalk is not gonna be free anymore☹️

Neither is Reaper; never has been.

3 hours ago, Noel Borthwick said:

why anyone serious about using our products want to use an old unsupported product, when a much better

Because you asked: the ability to theme CbB is a very strong reason why I am still using it today. I have two themes I use and neither of them are Tungsten or Mercury. I'll wait and see what the future holds for theming Sonar before giving a final answer, of course 🙂

On 2/10/2024 at 2:58 AM, Bristol_Jonesey said:

Please start a new thread. This zombie one is in its fifth year

So? Is the information above out of date? Or would you prefer that everyone write out their replies again in the new thread?

Four black note cluster? Game over man

I just bought it, thanks for the tip. I feel like V-Vocal is back. Yay

I tried to get out. But they dragged me back in...

In all seriousness, very nice!

and I bought it

On 6/29/2021 at 11:18 PM, ManuelGuerrero said:

I have all my Cakewalk Content on D drive (D:\Cakewalk Content)

However, the Themes are only accessible from C drive. Themes is the only folder that I keep on C drive

I cannot see how to change that at the folder locations preferences. Is there some way to change that?
 

You're in luck.

https://www.howtogeek.com/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/

1 hour ago, jfrommichigan said:

Has anyone found a way to change drum map colors?

The gray/white is really tough to discern on my laptop (it's not AS bad on desktop, but still pretty tough on the eyes)

If you're talking about the note names on the left as shown on page 90 , then, no, those colors can't be changed.

19 minutes ago, Alan Bachman said:

Can one make the writing in markers bigger?   It is often difficult for me to see.

Nope

How about waiting until Next is actually released and available to purchase? The discord thing I suspect is just for beta testers, and there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification

12 hours ago, Rob Gilbert said:

I was also wondering if anyone could tell me any decent shortcuts for using the drum map

I have written about the Drum Map in Cakwalk/Sonar before:
https://prodigalsounds.com/blog/2021/05/04/drum-maps-in-cakewalk/

"It's always workspaces, isn't it"
- Noel Borthwick, paraphrased

2 hours ago, JohnnyV said:

I clicked on the link and saw what looks like a web page made for little kids and I left. 

Have you met the Internet, recently?

I've uploaded the (possibly) final version of the document, updated for 2023.09 and including recent contributions from folks since the previous update.

Thanks folks, it's been fun.

I'm looking forward to the theming possibilities in the new Sonar. Hopefully, it won't require anything like as comprehensive as the YLIP.

I was quite surprised at how much Studio One 6 resembles Cakewalk/SONAR. The last time attempted to use S1 seriously was back in version 2. I used it a lot for mastering projects - very nice project view.

Without a doubt, if Cakewalk/Sonar is not an option for you, I would recommend a serious look at Studio One 6 (Professional).

IMPORTANT CAVEAT:
Look, if you're having issues with getting Cakewalk to work smoothly, you are going to have the same problems with Studio One. Almost guaranteed.

Re-scan for VSTS?