Cakewalk has released "X1A" updates for SONAR X1 Producer, SONAR X1 Studio and SONAR X1 Essential.
Issues addressed in SONAR X1A
General:
- Simple Instrument Tracks can now be routed within the Track Pane.
- Envelope nodes no longer get captured by mouse when dragged below a track boundary.
- 'BounceBufSizeMsec' is now working properly, if you are experiencing slow bounce times see KB2007013213 for more information.
- Inserted Instrument's data picker displays envelope recorded by previous synth.
- Side chaining now works correctly with mono sources.
- Addressed an issue where SONAR X1 would lose connection with some ASIO devices.
- Bus waveform preview now works correctly regardless of the tab selected in the Multidock.
- Help menu item for Cakewalk support is now pointing to the correct URL.
- Fixed the following conditions which could cause SONAR to crash:
- Drag & dropping after closing the Browser tab on Multidock.
- Entering a value twice in the Step Sequencer.
- Adding a new synth to the project after writing automation.
- Closing an open project after a dropout when two or more projects are open.
- Adjusting ASIO buffer size on system with multiple Roland audio devices.
Skylight:
- Multidock: Closed Views now remove their tabs if Multidock is collapsed.
- Multidock: maximized state on 2nd display now persists with screenset.
- Browser: in some cases would cause a crash if being undocked while out of focus.
FX Chains:
- Drag and drop to a blank space in the clips view now works correctly.
- Drag and drop from a nested folder now works correctly.
- Drag and drop from Browse to Instrument Track FX Bin now works correctly.
- In some cases saving a FX Chain preset from the Inspector or Console would cause a crash.
ProChannel:
- Controls are now exposed to ACT.
- Presets now load with enable button in the correct state.
- UI is now graphically updated during live input.
- Now behaves correctly when splitting an Instrument Track.
- Gain knob is now visible on Instrument Tracks.
- EQ: now persists correctly when compacted.
- EQ: now loads at the same octave it was saved.
- 4k Compressor: no longer crashes if side chain key input is a groove clip.
- 4k Compressor: HPF is no longer always on.
- 4K Compressor: Side Chain ON/OFF switch is no longer backwards when processing mono files.
- 4k Compressor: HPF is now more accurate when side chained.
Essential and Studio:
- EQ plot in Essential and Studio is now editable.
- Sonitus:fx EQ Pre/Post switch now works correctly.
Accessibility:
- It is now possible to move focus to the following via a keystroke:
- Inspector.
- Browser.
- Multidock.
- New 'Accessibility' template with all views open as MDI windows and Track controls set to 'All'.
Polish:
- MIDI Meters in Inspector are now positioned correctly after selecting properties.
- Corrected an issue where the inspector could become corrupted when deleting an instrument track.
- Surround Panner now opens correctly on first launch.
- The following commands have been removed:
- Show all Controllers from the Track view MIDI menu.
- Compact Audio Data, for similar functionality use Utilities | Consolidate Project Audio.
- 'Open synth rack' option from the Insert Soft Synth dialog now opens the Browser with the Synth Rack tab selected.
- Version info now displays correctly.
- Inspector now displays correctly when a track is routed to a side chain output.
- Improved support for Japanese operating systems.
- VST Plug-in Properties dialog box no longer throws an error message when dismissed.
- Snap to Transients tooltip is now spelled correctly.
- Most Menu Commands are missing from ACT Control Surface Plug-ins.
- FX Chains cannot be Renamed or Extracted from Inspector or Console View.
Content:
- Templates now have browser preview bus set correctly.
- Templates now have the Audio Metronome Output is set correctly.
- Electronic project template now has audio output.
This download includes updates for all supported languages and operating systems and applies to both the 32- and 64-bit versions of SONAR X1. In order to install this update you must have SONAR X1 already installed on your computer.