

The Inspector: This consolidates many parameters that had been scattered around Sonar into two (and sometimes three) separate 'inspectors within inspectors'.

One of the main differences is that X1 'promotes' several standard Sonar elements into greater importance, so let's consider these first. As a result, X1 is 'display‑scalable' from credible laptop operation to multi‑monitor setups. The Skylight InterfaceĬonceptually, X1 reconciles a single‑window interface with a multiple‑window interface through a variety of docking, undocking, collapsing, hiding and expanding options. It's tempting to dive into specific features, but let's step back, get an overview and orient ourselves to the new interface, with an emphasis on how these changes affect routine work with Sonar. But what it provides is more significant than just adding extra bells and whistles. X1 is really a redesign and rethink, rather than a 'new' program. You also won't find radical improvements in staff view or new effects, other than the Producer Edition's superb ProChannel channel strip. My first 30 minutes of exploring the new version consisted mostly of "WTF?!?” moments, yet once I started figuring out the new workflow, I soon got comfortable.Īlthough you get 1.2GB of new 圆4 REX loops and WAV one‑shots from Sample Magic and Loopmasters, don't expect new instruments (aside from the Cakewalk Sound Center, which is designed to find and load instruments fast). Cakewalk have 're‑booted' Sonar into Sonar X1, which is very much like Sonar, yet very different, too. Sonar X1 offers a very different user interface experience to previous versions - so here's a guide to the new GUI.
