Good review of Vegas, overall ... although Vegas users will
immediately note that the author, perhaps understandably
so, did not really dig too deeply into the program.
IMO, the review glossed over some of the more elegeant
points of the Vegas interface. I believe that Vega's
remarkable adherence to Windows conventions makes it one of
the most intuitive and easy to use audio programs on the
market. This results in a relatively easy learning curve for new
personnel, and very efficient use and operation under commercial
conditions ... a key concern to those who must make a living, or
operate a business profitably, with programs of this type. (Perhaps
only those who have wrestled with interfaces on rival offerings, a la
Steinberg et al, appreciate this fact?)
The most notable shortcomings on which the author expounded
were the lack of punch-on-the-fly, and MMC and transport
control functions. The latter point, making it impossible
to integrate Vegas into an environment containing
professional hardware controllers, being well taken.
If I recall correctly, some mention was also made of the
inability to solo or mute "groups" without first assigning
them to a separate bus. I concur ... and, while on the
subject of grouping, I also admit that after some heavy use
the past six months, I still find the new "grouping"
methodolgy clumsy and not nearly as intuitive or as easy to
use as the previous grouping model in Vegas Pro. (I can't
tell you how many times I have reached up with the
intention of moving some previously "grouped" tracks en
masse to a new location, to have only the 'moused track'
move because an interim mouse click seems to have ungrouped
the group.)
On that note, is there a way to "slide" all the tracks in
a "group" at once? ... if there is a way to do this, I've
missed it. It would be nice to have, if not.
I was also glad to see Vegas' multimedia capabilities
mentioned, but not harped upon as the raison d'être for the
product. Why? For some reason, many professional audio
folks I know who have not worked with the product seem to
have been turned off Vegas from the outset by use of
marketing buzzwords like "multimedia", as if a product
pitched to that market was somehow unworthy of their
attention.
In any event, I thought the review put Vegas in a favorable
light in a professional trade magazine and will hopefully
nudge more professional audio folks into using it.
Now, if we can just get the fonts in this forum to be user
configurable, maybe some of us older farts will actually be able to
read the damn posts!
KAC ...
immediately note that the author, perhaps understandably
so, did not really dig too deeply into the program.
IMO, the review glossed over some of the more elegeant
points of the Vegas interface. I believe that Vega's
remarkable adherence to Windows conventions makes it one of
the most intuitive and easy to use audio programs on the
market. This results in a relatively easy learning curve for new
personnel, and very efficient use and operation under commercial
conditions ... a key concern to those who must make a living, or
operate a business profitably, with programs of this type. (Perhaps
only those who have wrestled with interfaces on rival offerings, a la
Steinberg et al, appreciate this fact?)
The most notable shortcomings on which the author expounded
were the lack of punch-on-the-fly, and MMC and transport
control functions. The latter point, making it impossible
to integrate Vegas into an environment containing
professional hardware controllers, being well taken.
If I recall correctly, some mention was also made of the
inability to solo or mute "groups" without first assigning
them to a separate bus. I concur ... and, while on the
subject of grouping, I also admit that after some heavy use
the past six months, I still find the new "grouping"
methodolgy clumsy and not nearly as intuitive or as easy to
use as the previous grouping model in Vegas Pro. (I can't
tell you how many times I have reached up with the
intention of moving some previously "grouped" tracks en
masse to a new location, to have only the 'moused track'
move because an interim mouse click seems to have ungrouped
the group.)
On that note, is there a way to "slide" all the tracks in
a "group" at once? ... if there is a way to do this, I've
missed it. It would be nice to have, if not.
I was also glad to see Vegas' multimedia capabilities
mentioned, but not harped upon as the raison d'être for the
product. Why? For some reason, many professional audio
folks I know who have not worked with the product seem to
have been turned off Vegas from the outset by use of
marketing buzzwords like "multimedia", as if a product
pitched to that market was somehow unworthy of their
attention.
In any event, I thought the review put Vegas in a favorable
light in a professional trade magazine and will hopefully
nudge more professional audio folks into using it.
Now, if we can just get the fonts in this forum to be user
configurable, maybe some of us older farts will actually be able to
read the damn posts!
KAC ...