Cakewalk has announced Sonar X1, the new version of its popular DAW. However, rather than being a straightforward update, this is being billed as 'Sonar reimagined'. In fact, when Cakewalk recently visited MusicRadar to give us a hush-hush preview, it even went so far as to say that it had created 'DAW 2.0'. Whether Sonar X1 really represents such a generational leap forward is sure to be hotly debated, but it is markedly different to the version (8.5) that it supersedes. Let's find out how. Skylight At the heart of Sonar's new look and feel is Skylight, which Cakewalk is calling 'a next-generation workspace'. This has four main components.
The Inspector displays track and clip information, while the Browser puts all of your content in one place. We're talking instruments, effects, samples, projects, templates, video files everything. The Control Bar, meanwhile, contains transport controls and other vital features, while the MultiDock enables you to dock and access all of Sonar's views in one place. This is a big point to make: Sonar X1 addresses the criticism that Cakewalk's DAWs can become cluttered by making all of its views dockable, expandable, collapsible, configurable and moveable. Fortunately, Screensets enable to you to recall all window positions, sizes and states - these can be accessed from the Control Bar or your QWERTY keyboard. And speaking of keys, Sonar X1 'reimagines' the software's keyboard shortcuts by grouping similar functions around one Alpha Key.
To give you an example, L turns loopjng on or off, Shift + L sets the loop points to selection, and Ctrl + L enables Groove Clip looping in the Track view. Sonar veterans can be assured that their old shortcuts can still be used, but Cakewalk believes that its new system is better and hopes that even old-hands will switch to it. Of course, there are still plenty of times when you'll need to use your mouse, which is why Cakewalk has also introduced Smart Tools. The big news here is that the mouse pointer automatically changes to the most appropriate tool based on context (saving you the bother of switching), though there's also a pop-up, floating tool window so that you can make manual selections. Sonar's tools work across all of the software's editing views.
Other workflow enhancements include enhanced drag 'n' drop functionality - you can now move the vast majority of things in Sonar from one place to another - and FX Chains. These enable you to create arrangements of multiple effects and then tweak them as if there were a single effect. NEXT: ProChannel As before, Sonar comes in Studio and Producer versions (plus a new Essential version that replaces Cakewalk's entry-level Home Studio products) and the biggest new Producer-exclusive feature is the ProChannel. This appears as standard on every track and offers vintage-style compression and EQ. There are actually two types of compression - the PC76 U-Type channel compressor and the PC4K S-Type bus compressor - while the EQ is 6-band (2 shelf/bells and 4 bell/notches). It also offers two fully parametric filters, Pure, Vintage and Modern modes and an additional 'Gloss' mode to add instant sparkle.
Elsewhere in the ProChannel there are two types of tube saturation (this can be dialled in with a single control) and flexible routing options. Specifically, the ProChannel can be placed pre or post FX bin and you can drag 'n' drop the routing order of the EQ, compressor and tube saturation. When and how much? That's the Sonar X1 feature highlights covered, but of course, smaller tweaks have also been made throughout the application. We'll cover these in our upcoming review - the software is scheduled to be released on 8 December, and you can rest assured that if you buy Sonar 8.5 Studio or Producer from this day forward, you'll get a free update to its X1 counterpart.
In addition, anyone who buys Sonar Home Studio XL will be entitled to a free copy of Sonar X1 Essential, and Sonar Home Studio purchasers can get X1 Essential for $49. US prices have already been confirmed as $399 for Sonar X1 Producer, $199 for Studio and $99 for Essential. UK pricing is still TBC. Find out more on the.
I have done this a few times during the implementation and testing phases but I decided to go ahead and purchase SONAR X1 just like you have would from the store. This was a sanity check to make sure everything is still OK. First some background. The Cakewalk store is on it's own server. Last week we had an absolutely unprecedented demand for SONAR X1. Just like other sites servers that get overwhelmed this caused problems and also the server itself to go down. Heck, it has even happened to Twitter and other sites that are 100x bigger than ours.
To make matters worse, Paypal and other payment processors were getting slammed with denial of service attacks thanks to the whole Wikileaks situation. (let's leave politics out of this and just move on ) On Thursday and on Friday we upgraded and then upgraded again our store servers and systems to handle the volume. This volume has not subsided it's just being handled by a much larger system which is why the number of posts regarding a problem have dropped. This is great to see and for anyone who had trouble I do apologize that you got caught in the surge. So that's what is going on with the store.
The downloads are not being handled by the store but by a completely independent system call Amazon S3. This allows a scalable system that grows and shrinks the amount of servers used based on demand.
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This is why folks could still run their downloads even when the store had trouble. In addition, we are utilizing a technology that provides you the closest regional server based on your location. So you are not downloading from Boston if you are in Hong Kong, London or even LA. So please know that as long as Amazon is up and running your download will be fine. OK enough preamble. Getting the download. I logged into the store with my username and password.
Added SONAR X1 to my cart. Checked out. I received my confirmation email in about 15 min after completing my purchase. This email is delivered to the email address I used to log into the store. So if I login with Robin @ robin.com but then keep checking my robinisawesome @ hotmail.com account for the confirmation email I will be out of luck.
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Like I said.sounds great, but doesn't work for me. I bought 8.5, registered it, got my serial number etc for 8.5 and finished the install. IT IS REGISTERED! I then went to see if I could then download X1.not happening! I have gone to the store, tried to purchase it but it keeps telling me that I have to get the purchase verified by Cakewalk to finish purchase. No links, no other help just that.I have to get verified. It tells me to contact Cakewalk (which I have done) And am waiting some sort of help and assistance.
Anyone else have any ideas what I am doing incorrectly? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!!!!! Somehow the system is having trouble validating you. When you login to the store do you see 8.5 listed as registered?
If yes, please ensure that you are selecting the correct upgrade path. If you have done all those things then you need to speak to customer service. If you have an email in they will reply but please understand the volume is high right now so a response might be slower than normal. From the FAQ.
Q: I tried to buy the SONAR X1 download but I got a message that says “ An item in your cart requires further validation” when I checked out. What does this mean and what should I do? A: This means that our records do not indicate that you qualify for the upgrade purchase you are trying to make.
Please verify that you picked the right upgrade for the product you own and that you registered the product. Also, please make sure that you are using the correct store login or email used to register your product. If that does not work it might mean an issue with our records. Please contact customer service at our toll-free sales/service line Monday-Friday 9 AM to 8 PM Eastern time at 1-888-CAKEWALK (1-888-225-3925) or 617-423-9004 (outside the U.S.) or e-mail.
I registered 8.5.it gave me my serial number. I finished the install of 8.5. So that means I am registered correct? But.when I look at my account, it doesn't show anything registered or 'my serial numbers'.so what does that mean? If I got a serial number for my 8.5 wouldn't that mean I have one? This here in is where the problem must originate. It let me register a new copy of 8.5 but for some reason does not recall it.
So what to do? That seems to be why it will not validate.it does not recall my registering 8.5. There in no X1 download. Thanks Robin for helping.or at least trying.
Jrom Haven't got my serial # either - did my download Friday - bit frustrating. Jan Me neither. I think Cakewalk should not have stated '(will be visible within 15 minutes of purchase)'. I would have been happier if Cakewalk had stated something like 'Serial Numbers will be available within a few business days'. UPDATE. It appears Cakewalk Customer Service is working through the backlog. I received three Serial Number emails this afternoon (Monday): - Sonar X1 Producer Serial Number and Registration Code - Dimension Pro 1.5 Serial Number and Registration Code - Native Instruments Guitar Rig 4 LE Serial Number.well.I'm just sick of you CW.
@jrom - if you haven't already opened a ticket with customer service then send me a private message with your email address and order # @ambolik - when the links expire you can get fresh ones by simply refreshing your My Account page in the store. When a link expires it will not prevent you from completing the download - it will only prevent you from down. I can see your first Customer Service email on Saturday - we will get to it before the end of our business day today. Unfortunately we are closed on the weekends and have had a lot of volume.
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