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  1. Maybe be a good idea to make the Q and A The place to put stickies. Like frequently asked questions
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  2. Daryl and I with Noel at NAMM 2019 picking up the pieces.
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  3. How nice...the article was supposed to go live Friday, but Sweetwater published it when I asked if there was link I could reference. Here it is: https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/case-using-one-daw/
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  4. Hi everyone, We had an amazing NAMM 2019 show and it was so great to meet so many long time Cakewalk users as well as our business partners there. BandLab had a a beautifully designed space showcasing all the brands and Cakewalk had a very prominent presence at the show. Here are a few pictures. We had stage performances from several artists showcasing all the BandLab brands throughout the day including Heritage guitars, Harmony amps and guitars, and Tiesco pedals. We had a mobile recording rig set up and Cakewalk was used to record all the performances. Ashwin from BandLab and @Mike Balzarini did a fantastic job on the live sound and recording setup at short notice and everyone commented on how great the performances sounded. We recorded 8 channels for all the sets and I would upload the projects at the end of the day for @Jon Sasor and @Jesse Jost to mix and upload the finished tracks to BandLab using the new Export to BandLab feature that we just added in CbB. Jon did an amazing job mixing and mastering these at short notice. To listen to all the great music recorded live check out our NAMM 2018 feed. Jesse also posted some more information about the artists playing. Thanks again to you all for your support and for all our users who took the trouble to come to NAMM and meet us. It was great listening to your feedback and meeting you face to face. PS: I forgot to mention. This year all the demo songs played at NAMM came from Cakewalk users. It was great showing real world production projects at the show. Some of these were were full projects with all the plugin's intact. The Silverlight tune had tons of Slate plugins as well as an MP4 video clip synced to it. It played with no problems even at 256 samples on a Surface Book. Also some NAMM Videos that Meng shared in another thread:
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  5. Before the shutdown, I was using Sonar, Studio One, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools (when I had to work on projects cut in a Pro Tools studio(. After the shutdown, I'm using CbB, Studio One, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools (when I have to work on projects cut in a Pro Tools studio). I even bounce around among DAWs a lot via AAF (hey Cakewalk - when are we going to have AAF import/export? I like it a lot better than OMF) and exporting/importing stems. I just wrote an article for Sweetwater inSync on the case for learning and using more than one DAW, I expect it will be published soon. I think it will be of particular interest to those who are concerned about the learning curve involved in learning a new program.
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  6. For anyone who hasn't seen it? This is excellent:
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  7. I've recently discovered the Rick Beato YT channel. Lot's of great stuff in there.
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  8. … I agree as it looks as though the bassist is just stepping to center stage, and not necessarily soloing. I do on the other hand object to bullet point three. I'm pretty sure that I've heard Steve say he would love to smell like Ed - unless of course I misheard that😀
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  9. I'm offended by the racial slur concealed in the product name.
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  10. $29 at B&H Photo...not $9.99 but still a deep discount https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1356812-REG/izotope_10_rxe_rx_elements_audio.html/?fbclid=IwAR00BLsNYP1nRUTjngWKd931M5okJMpRXI4_BsCpFgzhV9-KMi9KYZoIAvQ&utm_campaign=DPA+Conversion+All&utm_content=DPA+Conversion+All+-+250-1k+-+Dynamic+Product+Ad+-+Minimal+LINK+AD&utm_id=5b311eb7a100181cb4106aab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook%2Binstagram
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  11. I think that unless you're going to create sheet music from recorded MIDI (or converted audio) that it is best to not quantize at all. You can use Tempo mapping to get the transients and nudge things that need help, but mostly just leave it when you can so it still sounds human.
    2 points
  12. Hi all - sharing some live recordings of a few of the inspiring artists who performed at the BandLab booth during NAMM! ❤️ All tracks recorded w/ Cakewalk and posted to our BL account. Check 'em out in our NAMM 2019 collection! Artist links: Angie Swan David Becker DMD the Band JayLeonardJay Mark Lettieri and Pals Michael Humphries Sarah Lipstate
    2 points
  13. Thunderbird for me ...Enjoy a glass whilst reading my emails
    2 points
  14. Yes it can. It did for some with the Oct update that is why it was pulled.
    2 points
  15. An update to the Theme Editor would be great, such as including currently unchangeable items and splitting up the colors more so changes to one item doesn't affect another as this can cause problems on other parts of the theme thus giving you no choice but to change the color of the original item and find a color that works on all parts of the theme that it changes. Access to a set of Icons/Symbols that Cakewalk uses would also be handy so we can change the whole image and re-layer the Icon/Symbol back on top.
    1 point
  16. I am a non dues paying member of the MIDI Manufacturing Association (MMA) and subscribe to the MMA newsletter. The January, 2019 newsletter indicates several manufacturers plan to show instrument prototypes using MIDI 2.0 at the 2019 Winter NAMM (National Association of Music Manufacturers) show. The newsletter describes MIDI 2.0 as follows: Anyone can become a non dues paying member of the MMA and subscribe to the MMA newsletter at: https://www.midi.org/
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  17. IMO if it sounds bad, quantizing won't help. Practice usually will. But perhaps I'm just too old-fashioned. Insights and incites by Notes
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  18. Gotta admit, I don't get the Tinder reference. But I have heard the name. IMO the reason why MIDI hasn't evolved sooner is that the original specs were very well thought out with room to grow, including some continuous controllers to be used for specific synths and/or manufacturers. There is a lot of musical expression available with the MIDI 1 specs, that is if the synthesizer can utilize them. Two way communication with the synth seems to be the logical step forward, although I don't know what it will be used for. But thats the limits of my own imagination. I'm curious to see what applications will use two way communications. A new world of expression might open up. Insights and incites by Notes
    1 point
  19. JRR's wording says "any advanced product" iZotope's web site says "Music Production Suite 2: upgrade from any Advanced product (including Vocal Chain Bundle)" So answeris Yes.
    1 point
  20. If they ever do a bio-pic of him, Al Pacino would be perfect 😅
    1 point
  21. I disagree - the bassist is just trying to upstage the guitarist while he's playing the solo. ---typical if you ask me.
    1 point
  22. Well, it certainly is £7.38 on Steam in the UK.
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  23. Offer a little control on each audio track which would enable you to make the whole track play several ticks earlier, or later, than its default position. This was a good way to experiment with a track's time position... without actually nudging the audio clip contained, forward or backward.Like Cakewalk have in midi tracks.
    1 point
  24. with cloud-based services, just be sure to agree with their data-collection policies, especially if the service is free
    1 point
  25. Me, I took the Cubase Pro crossgrade offer, but found out I prefer to do my midi editing with Cakewalk (after starting with the Pro audio back in the mid-nineties). So, at the moment, my workflow goes usually like this: 1. Scetch the song stucture and chord secquence with Band in a Box. Export to midi (without the RealTracks audio). 2. Import midi to Cakewalk. Edit the hell out of midi tracks, probably replace the drums with midi loops, use Kontakt sounds and a couple of soft synths for ”keyboards”. Export midi to .wav, all files starting from 00:00:00. 3. Import audio to Cubase and edit markers and tempo from a Cakewalk screenshot. Add bass, guitars, vocals. Mix, remix. 4. Import the mix .wav file to Adobe Audition for editing the starts and ends and to export to 44.1 kHz/16bit formats when necessary. Yes, I know, I could probably do everything I want with either Cakewalk or Cubase (or use the multitrack features of Audition instead of Cubase) after a brief studying of manuals, but this works for me...
    1 point
  26. If the BT plugins are available in your X3, they are on your system somewhere. Track 'em down and then open your Cakewalk by Bandlab, press "P" for Preferences and enter the correct path in "VST Settings."
    1 point
  27. I have a 6i6 1st gen and it's not a good performer RTL wise. Sure if I crank the clock rate to 96hz and lower the buffers into the danger zone I can do around 7ms. But I use 44.1 and a safe mid zone buffer so I'm at 16ms. Don't matter to me as I never use real time monitoring or Guitar sims in real time. The new models are reported a little better but still.... You are looking at interfaces over $500 like RME if you want real low figures under 4 ms.
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  28. I fully agree with him , don't forget he's talking about mixing ...but usually i have a comp and maybe a tape .... alimiter for protection not limiting anything but protecting monitors ... Other stuff might be needed but in a mastering situation ....
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  29. Good video! TLA only used one plugin on his master fader. His comment, "if you have more than two plugins on your master fader, something is wrong with your mix". LOL!
    1 point
  30. Well if you were not aware yet, Meng is a guitar player. Rumor has is that he is pretty good, too! Plus he also sells guitars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_Company The BandLab online community has just reached 5 million users, so there are likely a few of those making beats on their phones. https://ask.audio/articles/bandlab-online-daw-community-reaches-5-million-users-version-8-coming-in-january So it's really anyone's guess where this will all go next... Maybe Meng will show up here and chime in!
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  31. Yes. In every way Ginger was my little girl. Losing her hurts as much as losing a family member, and I've lost quite a few of those in the past few years. Sally is a pretty name for a puppy.
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  32. Great playing + Great arrangement + Great melody = Great song. it's a very interesting piece. I like the way it evolves.
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  33. I don't believe you Larry - let's test. Just go ahead and transfer your bx_console SSL to me just to make sure. 😀
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  34. This is a bit different and experimental approach from you my furry friend. Metamorphosis indeed --- from a rather melancholy caterpillar beginning to the rather joyous flight of sounds of a butterfly. As usual your ability to use various sound to express emotions kept my attention for all 8+ minutes. Nice one!!
    1 point
  35. Something for everyone here. Interesting harmonic arrangement of the quartet at the beginning, kind of reminded me of what the Beatles might have done harmonically.
    1 point
  36. Everything was live - no backing tracks.
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  37. I wonder if Gene Roddenberry knew how much of an impact he has made on a few generations of us Trek Fans.
    1 point
  38. At the risk of being labeled a conspiracy theorist, I think email, or desktop clients, are safer than web-based email. Your email resides on your IP's server, rather than with a company like Google or Yahoo.
    1 point
  39. I bought a £6000 home cinema system. However I'm really disappointed with it. Whenever I try to watch any war films it turns itself off and the screen goes black ..... .... turns out it's a conscientious projector.
    1 point
  40. From Wikipedia History Development In the early 1980s, there was no standardized means of synchronizing electronic musical instruments manufactured by different companies.[5] Manufacturers had their own proprietary standards to synchronize instruments, such as CV/gate and Digital Control Bus (DCB).[6] Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi felt the lack of standardization was limiting the growth of the electronic music industry.[6] In June 1981, he proposed developing a standard to Oberheim Electronics founder Tom Oberheim,[5] who had developed his own propriety interface, the Oberheim System.[7] Kakehashi felt the system was too cumbersome, and spoke to Sequential Circuits president Dave Smith about creating a simpler, cheaper alternative.[7] While Smith discussed the concept with American companies, Kakehashi discussed it with Japanese companies Yamaha, Korg and Kawai.[5] Representatives from all companies met to discuss the idea in October.[5] Using Roland's DCB as a basis,[6] Smith and Sequential Circuits engineer Chet Wood devised a universal synthesizer interface to allow communication between equipment from different manufacturers. Smith proposed this standard at the Audio Engineering Society show in November 1981.[2]:4 The standard was discussed and modified by representatives of Roland, Yamaha, Korg, Kawai, and Sequential Circuits.[5][8]:20 Kakehashi favored the name Universal Musical Interface (UMI), pronounced you-me,[7] but Smith felt this was "a little corny".[9] However, he liked the use of "instrument" instead of "synthesizer", and proposed the name Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI).[9][2]:4 Moog Music founder Robert Moog announced MIDI in the October 1982 issue of Keyboard.[10]:276 At the 1983 Winter NAMM Show, Smith demonstrated a MIDI connection between Prophet 600 and Roland JP-6 synthesizers. The MIDI specification was published in August 1983.[5] The MIDI standard was unveiled by Kakehashi and Smith, who received Technical Grammy Awards in 2013 for their work.[11][12][13] The first MIDI synthesizers were the Roland Jupiter-6 and the Prophet 600, both released in 1982. 1983 saw the release of the first MIDI drum machine, the Roland TR-909,[14][15] and the first MIDI sequencer, the Roland MSQ-700.[16] The first computers to support MIDI were the NEC PC-88 and PC-98 in 1982,[17] and the MSX (Yamaha CX5M)[18] released in 1983.[19]
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  41. I believe this is a similar thread
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  42. 24/44.1 here too. All that technology and effort to produce the most pristine sound possible, and the end user pulls out their $19.99 earbuds and listens to the stream on Soundcloud.
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  43. I miss the days of printed manuals. I could hold it in my hands, I could read it anywhere. Some companies use a third-party to allow users to purchase an actual printed manual...I don't have high hopes that will happen here. As much as I hate reading on electronic devices I do keep .pdf manuals on my computer,tablet, and phone but they don't get as much use as they would if they existed in the real world 😉 Bill
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  44. AZ, to give you answers point to point: "a period of time" means 6 months. "A period of time", currently (at the time of writing), means 6 months. That could mean something completely different at any point though. You may want to consider a certain level of flexibility as the program and subsequent auth process is still relatively new to BandLab. Refinements should be expected with any program that strives to get better, where both the user and the developers can accurately track that growth. If the period is over, Cakewalk instantly reverts into demo without a warning Yes, if that period expires, Cakewalk will prompt for activation. Activating the program takes seconds in most cases. these dates are no shown Much like with previous versions of SONAR, there was a membership end date listed in our initial launch, which was six months from the date of install. This was removed, as some users misconstrued "membership end date" as something that meant we would eventually require a payment. This is not a "membership" product like SONAR. An auth check doesn't indicate how long until you need to pay, it verifies that a user has the proper content from the proper location, and a handshake has been established between the BandLab Assistant app and the program itself. With development cycles, etc, an exact date shouldn't be calculated, as the focus should be on the betterment of the product. just starting Assistant is not sufficient to reset the period In nearly all cases, you can remove an activation notice by simply exiting the program, logging into BandLab Assistant, then relaunching Cakewalk by BandLab. There may be a case where an update applies to both products, at which point we recommend updating then launching in the same order as previously mentioned. I hope that helps to clarify. We'll definitely listen to the feedback about how to get a notification out there, too, for those users who may need it. Just as a heads up, the terminology should have changed from demo mode to activation, so if you're still seeing something that says demo mode, chances are you were using a pretty early version of CbB!
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  45. This song took me months to finish, mostly due to being busy doing other things, but the long gestation period really made it better than what I had envisioned originally. http://dancumpian.bandcamp.com/track/after-the-snow Hope you enjoy the listen! All comments and suggestion are always appreciated. Dan
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  46. Sorry about losing this post. I'm uploading a new mix to Bandlab, as Soundclick free doesn't allow me to replace a file easily. I'll be back in a few minutes with a new version. OK, here is the newest mix using all your suggestions: https://www.bandlab.com/lynn_wilson/build-a-wall-80486 I turned the vocals, drums, and harmonica up. Bjorn, the backup vocal is just the lead vocal doubled and panned 20R. Dan, thank you for your kind words and time. Kevin, I took your suggestion. Thanks! Larry, more drums! Will, thanks for taking the time. I looked up your references because I'd heard of them but wasn't that familiar with their ideas. They are all vastly more talented thinkers than the moron that inspired my song (my uncle Albert). Anyway, though the lyrics may not appeal to you, I applaud you for wanting to hear them better. I hope this latest mix helps.
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