Shhh! Don't tell anyone. Sonar is now available

[AB99]

Are there any issues at all about having Sonar and CWB on the C drive?  Any reduction of performance of either noted?

[gustabo]

1 minute ago, Alan Bachman said:

Are there any issues at all about having Sonar and CWB on the C drive?  Any reduction of performance of either noted?

No

[Glenn Stanton]

3 hours ago, pwal³ said:

there's a good thread?!

why so judgemental? eh?   LOL

[57Gregy]

I like the separate threads; easier to contradict yourself.

[paulo]

17 hours ago, 57Gregy said:

I like the separate threads; easier to contradict yourself.

I noticed that you didn't say this in the other threads.

[Pathfinder]

OK-I do not see any download area for Sonar? I am sure it's there considering this thread but WHERE?

Thanks

[Pathfinder]

9 hours ago, Pathfinder said:

OK-I do not see any download area for Sonar? I am sure it's there considering this thread but WHERE?

Thanks

So, I guess John V was serious about SHH don't tell anyone???????????????????????????????????????????

[sjoens]

https://www.cakewalk.com/ > scroll to bottom of page > Cakewalk Sonar > Download.

This is a pre-beta demo far from finished.  No saving allowed.  Once installed, ignore the reoccurring red Activate nag toast and Start Screens unless you want to open a BandLab account, which will allow you to give them money and save projects, among other things.

If the nag screens appear while you have a menu open and everything freezes.  Hit ESCAPE to continue.

[Pathfinder]

1 hour ago, sjoens said:

https://www.cakewalk.com/ > scroll to bottom of page > Cakewalk Sonar > Download.

This is a pre-beta demo far from finished.  No saving allowed.  Once installed, ignore the reoccurring red Activate nag toast and Start Screens unless you want to open a BandLab account, which will allow you to give them money and save projects, among other things.

If the nag screens appear while you have a menu open and everything freezes.  Hit ESCAPE to continue.

Thanks-Just curious about it. Wouldn't mind a non functional peek for now

[paulo]

17 hours ago, Pathfinder said:

OK-I do not see any download area for Sonar? I am sure it's there considering this thread but WHERE?

Thanks

Maybe time for a new user name ?

[Pathfinder]

3 hours ago, paulo said:

Maybe time for a new user name ?

Nope. It worked pretty well for over a year in the jungle as a an Airborne Pathfinder. I was very good at my job-thanks! Also something very close to my heart and not funny to me!

[Terry Kelley]

I’ve pretty much wrapped up my first look at Sonar. It works but needs more UI refinement. I don’t have a 1920+ resolution display to test but from the comments that part sounds encouraging. But nothing has made me want to open Sonar over CbB. 
 

 I’ve let my three day trial expire but I’ll revisit Sonar once it’s closer to being finalized. I have a better sense of the cost now.

Edited March 9, 2024 by Terry Kelley

[GreenLight]

On 3/5/2024 at 3:23 AM, John Vere said:

The release notes:

To make it easier to visualize if a track parameter has an offset applied, Sonar shows the parameter value in an amber color when Offset mode is not active, and the parameter tooltip shows the offset value.

Ok, you had me at Offset mode visualization! This alone one will be worth (almost) any admission price!

By the way, has there been an official announcement thread about this "Backstage Pass" release? Or is it a silent launch? What's the release status, is it a public beta?

[Greg Wynn]

18 hours ago, sjoens said:

https://www.cakewalk.com/ > scroll to bottom of page > Cakewalk Sonar > Download.

This is a pre-beta demo far from finished.  No saving allowed.  Once installed, ignore the reoccurring red Activate nag toast and Start Screens unless you want to open a BandLab account, which will allow you to give them money and save projects, among other things.

If the nag screens appear while you have a menu open and everything freezes.  Hit ESCAPE to continue.

If you pay the Backstage Access thing you can save just fine and there is no “activate” nag toast.

 

In fact I’m already using it with no issues - other than missing my themes from @Matthew White - on some big projects.

[Noel Borthwick]

It's not a beta - it has been in  ongoing internal beta for over a year. The feature set is complete now and the app is completely usable hence it's being offered for early access as part of the bandlab membership which is not free. 

[John Vere]

1 hour ago, GreenLight said:

Backstage Pass" release? Or is it a silent launch? What's the release status, is it a public beta?

This was my inspiration for my thread title. It’s a quiet release. As a matter of fact it was @Terry Kelley who stumbled on it somehow as it’s very fine print on the web page. It was a fluke he probably even saw it. 
I guess the big announcement will come when pricing and setting up the marketing is finalized. 

[sjoens]

1 hour ago, Noel Borthwick said:

It's not a beta

My bad

[Terry Kelley]

3 hours ago, John Vere said:

This was my inspiration for my thread title. It’s a quiet release. As a matter of fact it was @Terry Kelley who stumbled on it somehow as it’s very fine print on the web page. It was a fluke he probably even saw it. 
I guess the big announcement will come when pricing and setting up the marketing is finalized. 

Nothing is a fluke in my life. It's all self-inflicted.

[GreenLight]

9 hours ago, John Vere said:

This was my inspiration for my thread title. It’s a quiet release. As a matter of fact it was @Terry Kelley who stumbled on it somehow as it’s very fine print on the web page. It was a fluke he probably even saw it. 
I guess the big announcement will come when pricing and setting up the marketing is finalized. 

Thanks for the info and for posting the release notes here! Much appreciated. ?

[Michael Richard]

On 3/9/2024 at 3:16 PM, Noel Borthwick said:

It's not a beta - it has been in  ongoing internal beta for over a year. The feature set is complete now and the app is completely usable hence it's being offered for early access as part of the bandlab membership which is not free. 

@Noel Borthwick
Thanks for those clarifications Noel.
VERY exciting!
Any ETA as to when it will go out of "early access"?
I am assuming that it will then be available for purchase.
That would be my preference, rather than thru the bandlab membership.

Edited March 11, 2024 by Michael Richard