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Thanks for checking - yes, I am on the latest build, but it started happening in the previous build. I did some testing with the quick start menu disabled and everything seems fine, but if I enable the quick start menu I see the described behaviour again. @siordanescu & Salvatore - are you clicking "browse" from the quick start menu and then opening a project? That is when I am seeing the issue.

Ok, I've tried all the suggestions and can confirm that this feature is definitely not working. With the "shift" key held down I can still drag the clip horizontally left or right. I'll have to submit to support.

Thanks Carl, I wasn't aware of the ujam link, but now some of their symphonic ranges make a little more sense, as I thought they were a slightly unusual fit for them. I'd actually love to see consolidation of a lot of company's installers, similar to how we have iLok being common across many developers. At this stage though, I'm only thinking the likely contenders would be either Native Access, or Pulse and I'm not sure either of those would be a desirable fit.

I think you missed my earlier post where I said: I'm not objecting to installer/manager apps (when they do their job well). I would HATE, for instance, to have to either run installers or unZIP and copy the over 100 MeldaProduction plugins or even the 40 or so Kilohearts plugins I own, and that's not even considering authorizing all of them. What I don't want, and don't see the need for, is plug-in installers that install constantly running services along with the plug-ins. I haven't run into any yet, but if I found a plug-in that wouldn't function without its company's service running, I'd uninstall it/them immediately. If by some chance I had paid for it, I'd demand that I be allowed to surrender the license and get a refund.

When saving a Project Template... After you click "Save As", navigate to the Project Template folder BEFORE you change the "Save as type" field to "Template". Otherwise, the Template will save in the Project Path that is greyed out at the bottom of the "Save As" window.

These are (I think) identical apps. uJam are co-founders of Crow Hill along with Henson. Perhaps in the future they'll just have one app for both.

I used to 100% agree with you. However, I do appreciate these installers more lately, since I have a large collections from many of these companies (Arturia, NI, iZotope, Plugin Alliance, Waves, IK, Spitfire, uJam, East West, Orchestral Tools, etc.) and it massively helps simplify installation, updates, removals, inventory, etc. I actually do not miss the days of downloading a gazillion .exe files, having to manually set installation paths (plugin & data) for 100s of programs, manually keep track of updates, having to go a website to check on what I do / don't own, etc., and having to manually authorize everything. I recently did an OS reinstall on one system - it is sooooo much easier than it used to be. Other than a few outlier companies (eg. Fab Filter), I just install a company's app, set up install preferences, and let it install everything while I move on the next install. For many of them it also automatically syncs external drive data across a dozen + products within a couple clicks, allows me to only install VST3 (or whatever format I need), and once everything is installed I will only need to open the app again to check on updates, or install a new product. I'm actually now annoyed with companies that want me to download a new file for every plugin, and don't give me a plugin manager to just do it all inside one app. I forget which company it is (D16 maybe?), where I had to download like 11 different .exes, manually set VST2 32/64 11 times, auto installed CLAP, AAX, VST2, VST3, in multiple bit formats, and then had to download 11 different authorization files and then manually authorize each one by opening them in the DAW. Remember.....this is how it used to be for almost everything! New OS installs would take many many days because of this. And you'd constantly be dealing with a dozen different authorization formats - some requiring downloadable authorization files, some had challenge / response, copy / pasting serial numbers, logging in for every install, having to open every single plugin in the DAW to authorize manually, and on and on. Then, a couple months later you'd realizing most of your plugins were out of data, and you'd have to manually download everything again to update one by one. F that. Those days are not missed. I actually can't believe Spectrasonics is still on challenge / response authorization. I fully appreciate that I can now download, say, Plugin Alliance's manager, select ALL, select VST3, and it installs and authorizes the entire subscription catalog in a couple minutes running in the background. Same goes for Native Instruments - holy hell, is it way better to do installs and library relinking in Native Access than it was before. These apps save literally hours and hours or time. Anyway - that's my defense. I do get annoyed when I have to install a whole app when I only own 1 product from a company. That's a PITA. I will agree there. But not when it's dozens or hundreds of plugins from a company to manage. Once a month I'll open Native Access or Ujam app or whatever, and just hit "update all" and it's done. This is so much better than the past.

Those whooshing bits at the beginning and throughout work well with the video. There's kind of a foreboding undercurrent that I was getting into but then the song ended. I think you should let the track evolve a bit more because it sounds really good. -Bjorn

As long as you let Sonar know where your templates are stored, they'll show up every time And it doesn't make sense to split the location between built in and custom templates Pick one location and stick to it

For me, this is not an issue on my system. I can drag clips up/down with impunity and do not need any sort of precision in order to lock the horizontal position. This is of course with Shift held down.

I enjoyed listening to your song Simeon. The melody stays with you for a while afterwards (in a good way 🙂) Beautiful melody and orchestration and lyrics make for a professional production. I can see it becoming a Christmas standard in the future. Well done. -Bjorn

Yeah, getting Eric Whitacre Contrast for $44 did that for me.

I was going to post this late Monday, but then did a web search on the end date and it said Monday also, but it is still active. It may go through Christmas, so not sure. Click on the "Black Friday" banner on their home page while logged in to see your available pricing. Big picture items: The Pro upgrade is cheaper than the early release was ($60 vs $75) but is still no comparison to the steal that Rebelle 7 Pro was to new users (at $30!!). The upgrade path is now Identical to what SONAR Platinum was (free updates for 1 year, with initial buy in getting you everything you missed), so this also gives you the 3 months of updates since Rebelle 8 was released. Some of the features are not as earth-shattering as Rebelle 7 was (i.e., metallic paint), but the engine, brushes, and detail (now Nanopixel 2, with shading/shadows from light source, and the ability to upscale to a whopping 20"x20" print size), and the ability to control FX by layer are in the Pro version. While Rebelle 8 does have a "basic" version, the Pro version includes all of the features that set it apart from other painting programs. As with most painting applications, a stylus is highly recommended to get the most from the application. Below is the initial New Features video from early release back in August, with the Pro feature set starting around 14:30 if interested. Side note: Rebelle is the only app being actively updated. Flame Painter 4 and Amberlight 2 have been the same for like 5+ years now, so keep this in mind with any "bundles" as you may already own them. A lot of new papers, BUT... you can now also preview new papers from within the app prior to purchasing (another new feature).

I have that exact same problem with a few different companies too!

My problem is now that I’ve seen them do 65% off during those weird 2 hour flash sales, that is the new bar for me any anything higher I’ll wait.

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Valid concern and you're not alone there. Spitfire definitely has a mix... They all seem to have a preference for their own players at the moment. It is at least somewhat reassuring that Spitfire have literally just released new additions for free to SSO though. Still looking forward to trying them!

Based on how they said this year will go, I doubt there will be anything free this year and probably going forward. Was nice to receive a gift during the season but the limited nature did make people feel bad and we can’t have that so probably best to do away with it completely lol!

East west synth bundel is a no brainer imho : https://blackoctopus-sound.com/product/eastwest-future-bundle/

Well done. Nice, subtle progression of movements and moods as the piece moves along.

My concern is they ditch Kontakt like Orchestra Tools did and go with their own player with no option. That's like putting hubcaps on an exotic car. 8dio can lower their prices all day because they are not tied to the Kontakt player.

Thanks for clarifying. Video: At this point my feelings about AI are: AI is amazing, always, no matter what, but, that's what it does. A human didn't lose any blood, sweat or tears making it, so I tend to not have too much emotion watching AI. Music: Very impressive. I'd not heard of the access virus ti snow till now so googled to get info. Amazing sounds. I would EQ each instrument to get more clarity, less muddiness. Well done as is, for sure.

I wish they would do away with free. Instead offer something really low in price with smaller stuff like Ostinato Brass for $5. Last year I think the free offering was for everyone instead of those with superior bandwith.

FWIW, in any software, if a drag-lock is "touchy" and requires not moving in the direction the lock is supposed to prevent moving in, it's a useless "lock". The whole point of a lock is to ignore any moviement in the direction the lock locks in, so if it doesn't do that, it isn't working.

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