New Cakewalk Next and Sonar

[mumpcake]

Don't beta testers normally have NDA's?

[mumpcake]

To be fair Shane didn't do a good job of showcasing Next. I've been watching his Tracktion Waveform videos and he does a really good job with those. Definitely worth watching if you're looking for a well featured DAW that is free and has a Pro version as well. Next is an absolute toy compared to Waveform Free.

It looks like a dumbed down version of Bitwig from that video.

[Saffran]

Don't beta testers normally have NDA's?

It was like that at first. But now it seems they have already moved on to a public beta. Maybe they had too few testers and had to let more people in.

[TheMaestro]

Yeah, okay - you mean in the long run... but then again in the long run we're all dead anyway. So, yes, you're obviously right.

And now you can stop being a condescending and argumentativ pr*ck and try the public beta for Next yourself.
You know, beat versions, like many other people have tried.

[jens]

Yeah, okay - you mean in the long run... but then again in the long run we're all dead anyway. So, yes, you're obviously right.

And now you can stop being a condescending and argumentativ pr*ck and try the public beta for Next yourself.
You know, beat versions, like many other people have tried.

Geez, you really aren't exactly the brightest light in the room, are you?

We had been talking about Sonar before, not Next, you utter genius - these are two completely different applications - even you will manage to comprehend this if you try hard enough, I'm sure of it.

So you beat the versions a lot, huh? (Some euphemism, I presume? )

[Starbright]

I had the chance to finally try the Next Beta and overall it's very stable lightweight and usable. Sounds are ok, and I think one can do a lot. The only thing missing is the ability to pitch shift and sidechain (for now).
I think this is really one of the best options for beginners and I'm thankful for that as an educator: I mean starting out with a daw can be a mess and I think the step from next to another daw is pretty simple.

[TheMaestro]

Yeah, okay - you mean in the long run... but then again in the long run we're all dead anyway. So, yes, you're obviously right.

And now you can stop being a condescending and argumentativ pr*ck and try the public beta for Next yourself.
You know, beat versions, like many other people have tried.

Geez, you really aren't exactly the brightest light in the room, are you?

We had been talking about Sonar before, not Next, you utter genius - these are two completely different applications - even you will manage to comprehend this if you try hard enough, I'm sure of it.

So you beat the versions a lot, huh? (Some euphemism, I presume? )

Yeah, I'm so dumb that I knew there are beta versions of Sonar too.
Something you had no idea about. Or pretended to not know, just to be argumentative. Because even you can't be that ignorant.

[jens]

try the public beta for Next yourself.

Yeah, you were totally talking about the Sonar beta indeed.

[jonljacobi]

I had the chance to finally try the Next Beta and overall it's very stable lightweight and usable. Sounds are ok, and I think one can do a lot. The only thing missing is the ability to pitch shift and sidechain (for now).
I think this is really one of the best options for beginners and I'm thankful for that as an educator: I mean starting out with a daw can be a mess and I think the step from next to another daw is pretty simple.

Those are not the only things missing.

[mumpcake]

Don't beta testers normally have NDA's?

It was like that at first. But now it seems they have already moved on to a public beta. Maybe they had too few testers and had to let more people in.

They even let me in just this week, no NDA.

At the moment this looks like an oversimplified version of Bitwig. I put a few grooves together fairly quickly so that's nice. The included sounds aren't bad and the XSampler is a fairly easy way to turn an audio clip into an instrument.

On the other hand, the application has just closed on me a few times without any error message. Mostly when I am doing things like undo insert track or closing a plugin window.

Even for a sketchpad, though, it still has a way to go.

[TheMaestro]

try the public beta for Next yourself.

Yeah, you were totally talking about the Sonar beta indeed.

Yeah. People beta tests Sonar.
I know. Mind-blowing.

[chk071]

They surely take their time...

[Saffran]

They surely take their time...

Yup, it kinda defeats the goodwill they have accomplished during the free years.

[jonljacobi]

They surely take their time...

Yup, it kinda defeats the goodwill they have accomplished during the free years.

How so?

[Saffran]

They surely take their time...

Yup, it kinda defeats the goodwill they have accomplished during the free years.

How so?

I gave my opinion. If you disagree it's fine with me. I feel no need to discuss my opinion.
Maybe if it was very controversial, which it isn't.