User 905133

If I remember correctly, you and I either exchanged PMs and/or discussed this publicly in the forum. Not sure if I mentioned it in one of those places, but JMO: I think keeping it simple in a video directed towards newcomers and referencing a separate video detailing the additional methods is a wise choice. JMO: Similarly, for those who prefer to use Track Templates (as well as for the sake of simplicity in some workflows) using Track Templates can be very efficient.

In addition to the Synth Rack method and the Browser method, there are other options / methodological variations for inserting instrument / soft synths tracks (and configuring the properties, etc.), including the Menu method: Menu Bar > Insert > Soft synth... I understand that (1) different users have different go-to personal preferences, (2) some users (like me) appreciate having multiple methods to achieve a particular end, and (3) some users dislike the pluralistic approach. JMO: Personally, I like multiple methods because I feel it gives me more power to use the different methods in my different workflows (which can vary based on ATM tasks), and can be encapsulated into different [custom] Workspaces (not currently selectable Sonar's Free Tier).

I didn't. When I said "I decided to check for myself" I meant that I did not accept as fact, "This in Sonar now is in the way and fatter compared to Cakewalk by Bandlab ." In other words, the left image is from Sonar (showing the resizing / grabber lines) and the image on the right is from that final version of Cakewalk by Bandlab (CbB). To my eye, the space between timeline and the track IS NOT fatter in Sonar than in CbB. Apologies for not labelling the left image as "Sonar" and the right image as "CbB." Based on the OP and my reply, I thought it would have been clear that I had one image from Sonar and the same area taken from CbB. My bad.

or nanites! 😉

It looks like your screen shot is cut off at the left. If it is not cut off on the actual screen, do you have a + in the bottom pane (Track Plugins)? If your monitor doesn't go all the way to the edge and looks exactly like the screen shot, perhaps your display needs to be adjusted. The image below is from Windows. Not sure if Mac is different. On mine, when I click the + in the bottom pane, I get the plugins menu. Another option might be to use a shortcut if there is one. I'll look. Sorry. I couldn't find a short-cut key. Hope your monitor shows the + so you can open up the plugin selector.

This one? FWIW: That post correlates with the date of the application that allows me to connect successfully.

Thanks for following through, contacting them, and letting us know the result!

Thanks for adding that. PS: Unfortunately, the unexpanded quotation I used to reply "Verified" only showed the CbB Reference Guide section showing what the Docked module looked like; it had to be expanded to see what I had posted last night.

Verified!

Nice to see there's an option to allow modules to be resized or not.

Are talking about this or something different?

Sorry, I am really tired. We used to be able to have rows of knobs that could be used to control parameters. But I am so tired and out of sorts from the heat and humidity, I can't find where they used to be. I am remembering them in the Synth Rack, but maybe in my overtired state I am misremembering how to access them and I can't find any forum pix I or others have posted. If you used those knobs assigned to synth params, you'd probably know what I mean. If you never used them, it probably makes no sense. From CbB Reference Guide: We could add a row at a time for knobs and assign params. I haven't used those param knobs in a while. I will try to see if the Free Tier has them tomorrow (assuming my mental abilities return).

But no knobs, right? (Sec, I am trying to find a picture)

Does it have all the controls/parameter settings. etc. or is it a bare minimum synth rack? (I was looking at it myself earlier, asking these same questions, but I'm fading fast from a long day,)