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I had no idea Jose could play like this on the electric guitar ... Seems I always thought he was an acoustic kinda guy .. Wow he is shredding better than some of these new guys that came up from the shred era . Who Knew ? Wow , I'm gonna go on an all expense paid guitar lick shopping spree and copy some of his playing on these 2 songs , I ain't no thief . I'm just a guitar lick recyclable type of player Kenny

I believe GeneralMidiSMFs setting in TTSSEQ.ini determines whether or not initial program change data is displayed in the event list. By default, this value is set to 1 causing the DAW to create a GM setup measure which is not displayed in the event list. Instead, the data is displayed in the track controls. From https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=MIDI_Files.6.html

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Despite being free?? Not having to pay a licensing fee is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. If there's a downside, I'm having a hard time thinking of it. Cakewalk was once payware licensed, produced by a company whose revenue stream depended on selling licenses for Sonar and its add-ons. Under that traditional, simple "we make a product, you buy it" model, the company gradually became less and less profitable to the point that it was dissolved after 30 years of being in business and has now ceased to exist. I don't know exactly what happened, but my guess would be market saturation. Looks like they tried to diversify the product line, smart move, but couldn't make it stick. Sonar, by the time it breathed its last, had developed a reputation for crashiness and instability. I'm not going to argue with anyone about this, whether you think it's fair or not. I ran the first version of CbB and I at least will attest to some accuracy of that reputation. I remember that I'd resize the main window and the Now Time marker would sort of go off on a solo career, still moving, just not anywhere near the DAW. Screen elements would get orphaned, and the whole program would lock up from doing things like deleting a plug-in. So I'd always Save before removing a plug-in or moving a clip to another lane. 30 days later, I downloaded an update that was very much improved. 60 days later I downloaded one that, as a veteran software QA engineer, knocked me on my ass. It was not only way more stable, it loaded faster and was just way zippier in general. It even introduced new features, which I thought was freaking amazing for a product that had been hauled off in the meatwagon 6 months earlier. These people had put on their ass-kicking boots and were laying waste. So you can keep your payware thing. If you think it makes for better software or better chances for a stable company, well, go ahead and think that, but recent history has shown the exact opposite on both counts when it comes to Cakewalk. I could go into why freeware actually makes for better software, but I did that at TOP and I'm tired of going over it again and again. Just use the damn thing. Don't worry about the company. If you weren't suspicious of Gibson/Cakewalk, why be suspicious of BandLab? Companies go under. Tech companies go under. Cakewalk had a 30-year ride, which is unheard of. History says that even industry leading software titles (and the companies who depend upon them for revenue) don't rule for long. Who today after all, remembers WordStar? Word Perfect? VisiCalc? Lotus 1-2-3? Netware? Eudora Mail? I wonder, is Pro Tools becoming the next Word Perfect? The program that once had a stranglehold but that got complacent, made a few too many mistakes? Really, Avid, no native VST support? At this late date? The new kids coming up, the laptop/bedroom producers, does Pro Tools have any share at all among new people coming in? Can you even run Sausage Fattener in Pro Tools? I don't think new home studio people really give much consideration to PT. I think it's considered a necessary nuisance, if you run a pro facility or want to work in one you have to have it, but most people would prefer to be working in Logic or Cakewalk or Studio One or Reaper or whatever.

Damn that was some tasty playing! He totally knows exactly where he is and could play it blindfolded. Plus I have friends who can't tune that well even after 30-40 seconds - LOL!

I have yet to see a bad review on PB.

FYI, Frostpoint isn't an instrument, but a collection of impulse responses. I highly recommend Terracotta. Well worth $15. Dual Music Box ($5) sounds like it is just two music boxes, but it actually is a really beautiful sound design tool, with a lot of unusual pulsing, pad, reversed, effects, etc. I am very partial to FrozenPlain. I have everything but Phoenix and Frostpoint now. And I think I will pick up Phoenix at this price. Aside from the special sales that come out now and then, FrozenPlain usually only discounts to 30% off during their sales.

Bandlab seem to be a forward thinking company and I believe their App will draw in a lot more EDM, Hip Hop and R&B Music Producers to Cakewalk I know we have had various things like Dropzone - Cyclone - Beatscape over the years and there is also the Matrix view but I feel there is a gaping hole in CBB for musicians who build tracks around samples which should be addressed. Competing platforms have their own well thought out and intergrated samplers and have flourished and overtaken the DAW formerly known as Sonar because if it. It's an ideal opportunity to redress this. My starting point would be the Browser. It's already the default place to audition loops and one shot samples so why not put it on steroids ? Imagine undocking it and dropping it into the MultiDock to view the fully fledged sampler. This could incorporate all the best attributes of those old plugins as well as new features but much more seamlessly. No VSTi to instantiate, a fluid workflow as you move from browsing sounds to working with them. Looping , chopping, editing, mangling and making samples playable across the keyboard would all be possible within the expanded Super Browser. Once you're happy with how it sounds, drag across to the track view and drop your newly edited sample instrument into the project ready to perform within your track. This will now act as a standalone sampled instrument that can be refined within it's own instrument if needed. Quick easy worklow for modern producers - Let's make Cakewalk best in class for sample based musicians

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I'm going to guess that Q49 is using a class compliant USB MIDI driver that isn't multi-client. I have a different Alesis keyboard, but there is a custom Alesis multi-client driver available for it at the Alesis website. I don't see a driver download available for the Q49, so by default it must be using the class compliant driver in Windows. In that case, if something else on your PC has grabbed your MIDI driver first, you can get that memory error in Cakewalk because the USB MIDI class compliant driver cannot be shared by two applications on the PC at the same time. Try rebooting your PC, and then don't start any other programs, not even a web browser. Then start Cakewalk and try to assign the keyboard in Cakewalk preferences. That might work. But if you still get the memory error, you will have to do some digging. Check in the Windows Task Manager on the "Startup" tab to see the list of programs that autostart when Windows boots. You might find a clue in there if you are not starting any other programs manually. http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3596618

That's probably a personal email link so you might want to delete it.

Now here's some stuff for the MIDI nerds... MIDI Programming - A Complete Study Part 1 - MIDI File Basics http://www.petesqbsite.com/sections/express/issue18/midifilespart1.html

Snykrotron. I followed your steps regarding the event list and was able to change the patch. There was also an option to change the volume overall. Thank you for solving this problem and to the others for their help as well. Much appreciated.

Here are the improvements made to CbB since BandLab took over. All I see is a focused effort on improving the quality of the software, without needing to focus on releasing the "new feature of the month". That is what many users were asking for even back in the Gibson days, after the fast release monthly Platinum update cycle began. Current release notes: https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk/whats-new See previous release notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFOe_zJrd3x2EnaZ_Jc3iSbZPG2WANiCD4_RP83OjlA/edit?usp=sharing

Yes,, but in my experience they ( PG) often do not show on the event list,,, it's the first thing I go to after I open a midi file. I usually uncheck the "notes" so I can see what sort of mess is in there. I then often delete nearly everything as I wish to make my own settings. The event list is sort of a left over from by gone days and I myself started life with nothing but an event list for editing in Dr T KCS sequencer. Now I prefer to use the more up to date tools. As you said, best to just set the track inspector dialog to "none" and use the GUI. It's way to complicated when using none GM VST's to set a bank and a patch change. And the PVR is certainly more intuitive than the event list for editing and drawing CC events.

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Your comments are very relevant. I master primarily to LUFS (I like -11 or so a lot, and it doesn't get turned down much by YouTube). However, CDs remain relevant for merch tables and although physical sales are way down, there's still a market for them. So now I try to master for something that will sound right online, but also, make for decent CD levels (even if I won't win any loudness wars).

I would simply copy and paste. Or- Has to be in Sound on Sound mode-- Put the source track above the destination. Use snap to grid and drag and drop.

Hmmm... not sure if it's the same issue, but this tripped me up, too. If any blob is selected, auto-scrolling stops (that's by design), so make sure there's nothing selected and auto-scroll works fine. Just a thought...

He certainly made it his own. Thanks for sharing

that's pretty cool ...exactly right on the 50 year mark ...it's a good age ....I remember it well .How I wish I could get back to it WHAT ???????????? I'm too old at (63). This news is far worse than finding out Santa Claus ain't real I thought I had another year to find out the answer as if to whether my imaginary long lost significant other will give me her answer to a question I have been waiting to ask her for 63 years . "Give me your answer, fill in a form Mine for evermore Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four? " Devastating absolutely Devastating news ....Oh well at least you are Lucky James being 58 ....that gives you a few years to go before you too become too old . Say that Joanne Whalley does look pretty cute . I got to hand it to you James . You have good taste in emotive melodic guitar leads and women all the best Kenny PS, BassDaddy's avatar was just a quick loaner for standing in as a cool smiley . He was not harmed in any way lol.....

And guess what I completely agree, I use the old plat & Cubase 10 and I have been given a recording that really needs fixing... timing, vocal key, etc, and having used both DAWS and spent some weeks, it seems to me the best way through this is to use my old 688 to dump the whole recording to, and then just adjust the speed for 2 semitones to a 'G' then put it back to DAW. My point is that us 'Luddites' have the knowledge of this stuff. Years ago I got my son a BOSS Br8 (He's a Bass player) and I think he still has it, he hates the way songs are made these days and often reminds me that my old work seems so much better ... somehow I think he's right. Given your guitar skills at working riffs and shreds, I'd bet some of that James G was the use of such devices (and like for like) I agree. I think 'cause it was so honest and you had to listen back, you found time to perfect a track before using up those precious other tracks! Anyway I think my older material (Not songwriting, that's as bad as ever) back then has so much Omph to it ... sad that we all get older ......... Thanks for the comment James ...Take care of those fingers 😏

I'll be publishing new tutorials on this channel in the near future as well... https://www.youtube.com/user/ScottGarrigus?sub_confirmation=1 -- Scott R. Garrigus - http://www.garrigus.com * Cakewalk SONAR Video Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/ScottGarrigus?sub_confirmation=1 * Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks * Publisher of the DigiFreq music recording newsletter: http://www.digifreq.com/ * Publisher of the NewTechReview consumer tech newsletter: http://www.newtechreview.com/

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John Not trying to speak on behalf of Mr Content, but I'm pretty sure that you're reading too much into his comments in the sense of how much of it is really directed at you and Jyoti, so no need to consider your discussion to be unwelcome here IMO. Obviously, it's the CH (or some kind of sterile manifestation of it) so there's going to be some bufoonery and people like me who haven't got a freaking clue what you're both on about (trust me reading it several times has not helped in the slightest) but that's ok. I also don't understand why one colour of guitar is any better than another one either, but that's no reason for guitar fetishists no to dribble themselves into a frenzy because their favourite brand now comes with a sightly different colour of wood thing to hang the strings on. So IMO both of you should keep doing whatever floats your boat. There's room for everyone* * That's not an invite Colly Jolly Energy guy.

Wow, that's an eye-opener!

YEP!

So, the bottom line is, I should not be concerned that CbB is not a flash in the pan and despite being free is a good, solid DAW (SONAR) and I should simply embrace it (assuming it is able to cope with my hardware/software issues)?

This could be a nice core feature to improve workflow and ease the sharing or drum kits and patch's. I'm all for it.

I have tried Reaper too and while it is the most CPU efficient DAW I couldn't mesh with it. I still think it is worth the nominal cost and trusting license policy.

My response was always "Yes. That's the first thing I did. Then I did it twice more to be sure. Then I unplugged all the cables and plugged them back in again. Five times. Then I did a Google Search for it. And read through fifty supposed solutions. Now I'm calling you.

How cool is that?! I bet almost everyone has a guitar or amp out there they would like to get back. Good for you Kenny. That's a win for all the guitar players out there.

Yeah, I always wondered how the guys making IE could make a living giving that away for free. 😉

See, you guys are either too young (50) or too old (63). It's a shame. I'm 58. Joanne Whalley is 57. Cashback.

yes literally actually literally

Only if you're an unschooled Millennial.

Shouldn't that be I could care less if you're in America?

What kind of idiot would have a t-shirt with a picture of himself on it? Oh wait.......... 😀

Why? World domination, obviously! Just remember what happened to Netscape Navigator (paid web browser) after Microsoft gave away Internet Explorer with Windows, and the "browser wars" began ... https://www.engadget.com/2014/05/10/history-of-netscape/

Could this be described as thrash Pop?, interesting stuff, production sound good here.

fwiw 50 years ago i was literally still in the womb

Really I'm hoping a storefront comes soon so I can support Bandlab for keeping my favorite DAW alive.

Why is Google Chrome free? Why is Audacity Free? Why is MediaHuman Audio Convertor Free? Why is MusicBee Free?

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You need to remove them from the vst folder its scanning. if you wan them off your PC, then you need to uninstall them and make sure all paths are uninstalled, including plugin templates.

Honestly, time is a precious resource. I'd much rather they distribute a PDF user guide so that we can search and view while on the go. I'd much rather read the manual while I'm riding shotgun or between sessions at the training center than waste hours of my time watching YouTube videos. Not having a PDF manual, at least the old Sonar Platinum manual with the obvious caveat that some things may differ, is awful. I have time in between activities while out and about, but I'm definitely not going to sit in front of YouTube and waste that much time. I want an actual PDF user guide.

Well it's a one man show, so I'm willing to cut him some slack. Maybe someday he will include an installer.

I'm happy Cakewalk Sonar Platinum lives on with its new name CbB. I stopped worry about how it will be funded. Facebook, Google make a mint based on ad revenue. Meng seems like he has a vision for CbB and I will sit back and see where the ride goes.

This is a known issue with the last two updates of Melodyne. Basically what is happening is that Melodyne is "forgetting" its default detection algorithm, and hangs Cakewalk. The workaround is to create a Region FX first, and if necessary, re-select the appropriate algorithm. But once the Region FX is there, you can drag your audio on to a MIDI track.

Here is a track that highlights zt3A+2. If this synth will be re introduced, then maybe this would be a good one to use as an example of that. I made this with Jeff Evans working on the drums and some of the mix. I would need to get his permission to use it if you find it useful.I could make something similar but more current if necessary. This was intended as a promo and we have it listed in a music library.