Staff irregularities

[Michael Richards]

I get this a lot, and for a long time. Is there a reason why Sonar doesn't always display the accurate length of a note? Mark, can you help?

[Wookiee]

@Michael Richards one thing to appreciate about the staff view is that it has received very little love since 1992. It was very nearly dropped on the introduction of the X series. 

I believe it uses a very specific font for notes consequently not all note lengths are available, only the  standard down to 1/16 and appropriate subdivisions of triplets etc. No random note lengths.

[Jonathan Sasor]

@Michael Richards Fill and Trim Durations will impact how notes display in the Staff View.

 

[Michael Richards]

Jonathan, thank you. As soon as I get back to the studio I will check the fill and trim durations. It’s probably been a year since I looked at that.

Wookiee is probably right. The staff view (my main view) seems very similar to a 1990s staff view. I get the feeling I am the only person who always relies on it. Without it, I would leave Cakewalk. Please don’t drop it.

[Mauro Gaspa]

Hi @Michael Richards. I also use the staff a lot, and you're not the only one. I've always had trouble editing very high notes, even if they're in the treble clef, because they fall outside the display and can't be edited. Another user had already reported this in the past, but I don't remember how it resolved itself. Currently, this problem persists. In fact, no substantial changes have been made to the staff functionality since then.

[57Gregy]

I don't even read music (quickly) and I use the staff view a lot.

[Wookiee]

17 hours ago, Michael Richards said:

Jonathan, thank you. As soon as I get back to the studio I will check the fill and trim durations. It’s probably been a year since I looked at that.

Wookiee is probably right. The staff view (my main view) seems very similar to a 1990s staff view. I get the feeling I am the only person who always relies on it. Without it, I would leave Cakewalk. Please don’t drop it.

I use the staff view more less exclusively as I can hear/see the music, I only use the PRV for drums. So you are not alone.

[Michael Richards]

I find the PRV very good for when I want to change a specific note across multiple measures. It is very easy if it applies to the whole track. This way I can select a note on the keyboard on the left side and that note is chose across the board. It always comes in handy when I need to change one selected drum note to another. It is easy to sample the selected note and continually change it. I probably could have explained this better after coffee.

It is also a visual help when vertically lining up notes. I probably use it multiple ways, but the staff is my ultimate go to and wish some improvements were made.

[Matthew Carr]

Just chiming in with my love for a staff view -it's an essential for me

Be nice if it had some love from the bakers, but we've learnt not to hold our breaths lol...

[mgustavo]

Hi, in addition of what other users said, there's also the fact that Sonar will wait for rhythmic division match when there's more than one voice at the same time.
Like in OP image it seems time signature is 4/4 but melody does not match with the count (sometimes I see some rests left and I check rhythmic division to resolve the issue).
Maybe it could be related!
 

Edited Wednesday at 11:07 PM by mgustavo