Opinion of sequencers...

[valley]

the main gotchas in tracktion tend to be in the details. The overall UI is consistent, but quirks like having two different delete buttons in the prjoect window both of which trample over each other's turf, could do with a tidy up.

[valley]

oh, and making the track bussing a filter icon rather than the current clunky list would be nice. That way you could see at a glance where tracks are feeding to.

[IIRs]

oh, and making the track bussing a filter icon.

Thats a thought.. if it included volume and pan, and you could have more than one per track, it might provide a more friendly aux send system..?

[Lunch Money]

Vikse, I'd be curious to see that list. I can't imagine another sequencer being faster at the things I use a sequencer for, but I've never tried Logic.

Greg

[P.T.]

I just hope that all the feature requests that people want don't wind up making Tracktion CPU hungry.

[Lunch Money]

Agreed.

[headquest]

I just hope that all the feature requests that people want don't wind up making Tracktion CPU hungry.

Yes, it would be tragic if Tracktion ended up with the same hidden problems that Live 4 has. If it did I would revert to Tracktion 1.6, just as several hardcore Live users seem to be reverting to Live 3 at present.

Having the Freeze function in Tracktion is a MASSIVE bonus though, that should prevent the worst-case CPU scenario from ever happening, and I'm confident in Jules that T2 will be excellent. Unlike Live (which was made for audio and struggles with MIDI/VST) or FL (which was made for MIDI and apparently struggles with large audio files), Tracktion was designed for both MIDI and audio side-by-side from day one.

I'm now thinking that T2 could mount a serious challenge to the "big boys" of the sequencing world, because as word gets out about just how good Tracktion has become, I think there will be a LOT of interest

[Gwydi]

I started with hardware midi sequencers back in the early 80s, and multitrack analog tape. Many years later, I went to Acid Pro 3, then Cakewalk (started with about v7 I think) and into Sonar, and I've had brief flings with FLStudio, Cubase and Logic (I'm such a slut ).

Then I discovered Tracktion. Without question, it has vastly increased my productivity and my ability to capture inspiration when it strikes. While it lacks a lot of features I'd find really useful, it's my sequencer of choice now and I can't imagine any project I'm likely to undertake that it couldn't handle.

Hmm, I sound like I'm writing an endorsement. Perhaps I should send Mackie a bill

G.

[audiobot202]

It's a really small detail...but I realy like the fact that there is a colour bar for each clip so that I can change colours easily and rename the clip. Small isn't it? I know it's possible in other software though...

[dry bones]

I used to use Logic, and spent more time working out how to do something than making music, plus it's a f#*@ing nightmare to resolve if something goes wrong.
Tracktion is the answer to my wishes; T2 looks interesting ( I'm not getting into any arguments pro/con ), but there's nowt wrong with 1 so I'm perfectly happy. I only wish I had time to teach myself to program well enough to port the cool VSts PC users have available

[braj]

It's a really small detail...but I realy like the fact that there is a colour bar for each clip so that I can change colours easily and rename the clip. Small isn't it? I know it's possible in other software though...

I wish there were an option to assign a new color to each new clip though.Doing it manually is a drag. Also, if there were a palette along with the slider, that would be nice IMO.

[puerileboy]

i had been a Cubase user, first Cubase VST which i liked a bit, the SX which i hated, and vowed to find a better solution. i found Tracktion and eXT. i use both now, although they are at kind of polar ends of the spectrum. Tracktion is very easy to get things moving fast in, and eXT is more for the mad scientist in me. i find eXT to be superior in a few ways, one if i am auditioning a plugin, eXT loads in about 5 seconds, rather Tracktion 20-40 seconds (as eXT does not scan the VST folder until you go add a plugin to the project, makes it easy to drop a new plugin in and check it out on the fly) also i find certain aspects of eXT to flow the way i think. Tracktion over all though is ridiculously easy to use, and when i want to concentrate more on an idea then tweaking with knobs it is the one i reach for. Nice that i can have the best of all worlds as if i find something needs that kind of experimentation i just load up eXT VSTi within Tracktion. Match made in heaven

[leeturne]

Started with Roland MC500, then Voyetra (anyone remember it?), Cakewalk (also DOS version) and since have tried everything on Windows, Mac and Linux. I agree with the above posters, Tracktion is quick to use and doesn't throw a kludgy UI at you. Tried the demo of Sonar 4, nice but rewire is a pain. You get mono channels, only 16 channels of rewire instruments etc. The other problem with the mainstream progs (Logic, cubase, sonar) is the bloated and crowded interface. It's like trying to watch cinemascope (oh god I'm really showing my age) on a portable TV.

The only thing I'm waiting for is sync as I can then link the other product that's got my interest which is a midiless DAW running on Linux called Ardour. Again a simple interface and it does what it says on the box.

I also need a sequencer that will still be around in a couple of years. I've already had to make the switch to SX because of Applogic and now Steinberg have sold to Yamaha. One of the big appeals of Tracktion is that it is so intuitive that one is up and running in no time. Not so with the big three.

A couple of times a weeks I'll boot up Logic 5, Sonar (demo) and SX2 just to find a reason to use them (and justify the expense) but always go back to Tracktion.