Sonar 3

Tony B · Post by **Tony B** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 6:06 pm

My Sonar 3 worked out of the box. Up until now no problem. It seems that I would not be posting for a while if this continues. Everything went toooooooo easy. Rock SOLID

[ This Message was edited by: abre on 2003-11-30 18:06 ]

Joxer the Mighty · Post by **Joxer the Mighty** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:51 pm

Yep, another happy Sonar 3 user here. XTC mode doesn't work though. It's not a big deal since I'm quite happy without it.

Tony B · Post by **Tony B** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 1:14 am

Never used XTC mode. I really don't need it.
I am getting 2.9 ms latency with Sonar using Asio Drivers. I did not have to set it. I examined the dialog box and saw it selected.

krizrox · Post by **krizrox** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:37 am

Yeah except for the ASIO channel thingy, it seems pretty rock solid. I noticed XTC mode not working too but I also don't care about that. It seems 12Tones didn't really beta-test the product with CW boards. I'm not 100% sure about this but I get the impression most Cakewalk users are using Soundblasters or low-end sound cards.

There are some silly little things that I'm still getting used to. I've been using tripleDAT for so long, I've gotten used to the ease of editing with 3DAT. Sonar isn't as intuitive when it comes to doing simple editing functions but the wealth of other features makes up for it.

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Tony B · Post by **Tony B** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:04 pm

Krizrox. I saw your post on the Sonar forum. Yes it seems as though most Sonar users on the forum are using Semi pro and low end cards. That is not fair to a good product. Lots of unstable drivers etc over there. I am under the name Stingie. Sonar seems to be the ideal sequencer for Windows. I have been using it for two weeks without a crash or freeze. The manual is very simple and precise.

krizrox · Post by **krizrox** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:10 am

Yeah - they did a great job on the manual. One of the best I've seen in a long time. It's refreshing to see that a software company is still willing to invest time & resources in that.

I haven't really done anything serious with it yet. I wanted to wait until my comfort level was a bit higher before integrating it into my business. But I think I'm at the point where I'll be using it commercially in another week or so. I'm doing some remixes with it right now, just to get my feet wet. Learning how to splice, edit, move clips, etc.

There was some discontent about having to pay any extra $30 for MP3 encoding. Not sure why they didn't include that feature in the program for the price of admission. But there is a free alternative on the net somewhere.

I'll probably be investing in the Antares plug-in very soon. There's been lot's of times I wished I had that device.

Tony B · Post by **Tony B** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:25 am

The main difference I am seeing with Sonar from other sequencer is the use of Dialog Boxes. The settings must be selected in those boxes. That is what makes it a unique Windows program. I was a bit timid at first to use it for full production. But following the manual step by step is a great way to understand and master the program. Bouncing to Clip and Track is great especially those Synths. It is very quick.

[ This Message was edited by: abre on 2003-12-02 08:27 ]