Silly question, Do you guyz use Sonar for just your MIDI Stuff, or for Guitar, ECT?

[Shinobi]

Just wondering, because I use Sonar XL 1.0.3 for Guitar and Voice.

 

[James Argo]

...Most of my SONAR time is audio work. I sequence MIDI with my oooollllddd Cakewalk Professional 3 (MIDI only). Easier and simpler, yet powerfull. Done with that, switch to SONAR to do the rest... repatching the MIDI sound, DXi, recording & editing Audio (along with external sound editor), mixing, etc.

Jaymz

 

[moskus]

Both audio and midi.

 

[dachay2tnr]

Ditto. Mostly audio for me as well - vox, guitar, v-drums. A little midi - generally for bass.

 

[DavidK]

[B. I sequence MIDI with my oooollllddd Cakewalk Professional 3 (MIDI only). Easier and simpler, yet powerfull. Done with that, switch to SONAR to do the rest... repatching the MIDI sound, Jaymz [/B]

Woah, that is Weird! My first Cakewalk was PA 9, now SONAR. Why do you use Cakewalk 3 for midi? I have been doing midi stuff since it started ( around 84). SONAR seems to be typical midi stuff.

What does 3 have that SONAR does not? Cheers, Dave

 

[James Argo]

...well, I feel it's way simpler for my style of work. Can you use arrow cursor to move across measure in Sonar ? no. And the event filter way more simple.

F9 ---> ---> ---> F10, Ctrl X, Alt U, etc... etc... For MIDI sequencing, it's soooo simple yet powerfull.

Tab between left pane & right pane...

Aaaah, I just get used to it. Done with that, I export to SONAR...

 

[Pedullist]

90% audio, 10% midi.

Even the drums are real nowadays. Hoorah! So it's just a couple of softsynths (but do we call that midi? Interesting question)

 

[moskus]

Even the drums are real nowadays. Hoorah!

I envy you!

 

[BluesMeister]

So it's just a couple of softsynths (but do we call that midi? Interesting question)

Certainly do. The samples have to be triggered either by your sequencer or by a MIDI instrument. Whichever way you look at it, it's MIDI.

I have no problem with HS2002 as a MIDI sequencer, it's almost identical to PA7 that I used until recently. But as Jaymz so rightly points out, you get used to the look & feel of a particular program and you get to know its limitations. It's damned hard to change to something else that you know your brain is going to reject!

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BluesMeister

 

[crosstudio]

midi 50% and audio 50%.

by audio i assume you mean, audio that was not recorded as midi first.

hey James, I've been using Cakewalk since it was in DOS and you are right the earlier versions were very simple to use as far as hot keys and tabular/keyboard controls.

 

[Paul881]

Audio mainly, plus midi drums. And soon, synth/sampler stuff too

 

[William Turner]

I use it for everything, the whole ball of wax, not necessarilly cause it's best that way, I just require simplicity at this stage of my life. Sonar's allowing me a pretty sophisticated cappability in a tight neat little setup, both physically and economically.

 

[JasonBird]

i use it for both, we come up with an idea usually in midi format....and then we record it all in audio, sometimes using the midi as a tick track, a little nicer that just the metronome. I'm very happy with it, sonar 1 is what i have, but have been using since cakewalk 8 .
Jason