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I thought this is the outstanding deal today. The Greg Wells Signature is already cheap at the moment, but with the TODAY50 code it becomes ridiculous. $22.54 for MixCentric, PianoCentric, ToneCentric and VoiceCentric. They're all nice plugs. If I didn't have them already, I'd buy. Also worth mentioning that with the TODAY50 code, CLA MixHub is $30.79 which is cheap for a brand new plugin. But I'm not sure it will suit how I work.

When it comes to DAW related advice: I've been around since the days when the Cakewalk "forums" (News Groups back then) were on CompuServe. Few folks have accumulated more hours/experience building/supporting DAWs. There's nothing I post that can be construed as bad advice... or that's going to leave someone stuck/non-functional. Folks contact me on a daily basis to avoid/eliminate issues. With the right set-up, software-based monitoring is practical/usable in the here/now. It takes the right audio interface, it takes a fast machine, and it helps if the software has Hybrid Buffering For me, having ultra low latency makes all processes more enjoyable. Playing virtual-instruments - timing/response is tight Triggering drum samples - timing/response is tight Playing/monitoring in realtime thru AmpSim plugins - timing/response is tight With such low latency, you've got the feel of hardware-based monitoring... with all the flexibility of software-based monitoring.

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Hired Gun is a move documentary about what it takes to become a top level in demand musician for hire . An elite group of "First Call, A-List" musicians share their incredible behind-the-scenes stories of touring, what it takes to play next to the world’s most iconic musicians, and create some of the world's most popular songs. I just got done watching this film and I have to say wow . This movie was a must see for me . I'm here to share and put the word out for anyone who hasn't seen or heard of it. I got the copy I watched from my library and I know this movie is listed on Netflix ...where else I do not know ...great stories great playing and a very sobering look at the bizz from the players that have lived it . Here's a couple of u tubes trailers for those who want to know more . Last but not least , here is a link to an article titled 10 quotes from Hired Gun . The web page contains a few more videos . https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/10-quotes-from-hired-gun-that-show-just-how-much-freelancers-rock-stars-have-in-common.html all the best Kenny

Depending on the song, style, and length of note, I've used a freebie from meldaproduction.com called MVibrato that may give you what you want. As you pointed out, it's best to use an automation curve to get the rise in vibrato just right which can easily be achieved by using write mode when playing back and manually manipulating the level of the vst. Once this is done, you can rewrite the curve any way you want in the automation view. I'm sure there are any number of tremelos or vibratos out there, usually free and found at KVR. Good luck.

I couldn't tell without paying for it. Sorry!

If you can get a good deal on it, I'd go with the i9-9900k (8 cores, 16 processing threads). All cores can be locked at 5GHz. With the right cooler, it runs near dead silent. Regarding Asus vs. Gigabyte, the answer is "yes". ? We've used many Z370/Z390 motherboards from both... all with reliable performance. Get the board that has the features you want.

You can get the two newest Abbey Road plugins, AR Chambers and AR TG Mastering Chain, for the price of one of these plugins at everyplugin.com using the above code! $43.73! No-Brainer!!

Thanks for the heads up Kenny, added to my watchlist ? Woo hoo - "free"!

Jim doesn't deserve the patronizing. (Doesn't need my defense, just thought I'd tell you tho). All of the old-schoolers around here use real-time monitoring when appropriate, but there are cases for through DAW monitoring. If you use your imagination a little, you could think of a few. ? Many of the things you said are true. - Real-Time monitoring is cheap and easy and incredibly effective for lots of things. - Inexpensive interfaces can include fx processing like verb, eq and compression (I have made videos on how to do real-time parallel compression with an RME UCX). - Lots of other equipment matters like Mics, pre-amps and instruments. - Musicianship matters and when the musicians can hear themselves sounding great they'll perform better. None of this discounts the huge value of a good low-latency interface. There are just tons of great things you can do with computers and it is possible to have a reasonably priced computer and interface that makes it all possible. Jim knows more than most about how to make this fun happy world a reality for many people who were not able to achieve this on their own. It sucks to be the old guy who's mad at his computer for ... So much better to be the old guy whose computer enables wild new adventures.

Again, thank you all so much. Your sentiments are all very thoughtful and much appreciated. I just found out that there will be an honor guard from the Navy and from the fire dept. as well at his funeral. I won't be able to hold it together when they play Taps and fire the salute. He deserves the honors though. Thanks again guys.

I prefer his more ambient works... ?

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The 2019 award for the most honest thread title goes to.........

Please could I have a multicoloured spectrum analyzer that works off the matsr bus, and has a piano roll along the top much like the EQ one, and can sit along the top , like the transport control. Ideally stretchable or at least 2 or 3 different lengths for choice to suit the visual monitors I'm using. It would be nice to add a mouse over effect that highlights the frequency and note the pointer is over by reporting it in the corner of the analyzer. I always have a plug in for this, and constantly have to put it back in focus and move it around so I can work with other plug ins. I'd like it just there.. always ready for a glance in view.

Well the title probably raised more questions than answers. This is an orchestral piece I'm working on. I think there's something odd going on with SC. I don't pay anyone for exposure, but it appears one of those promo sites latched onto me? I really don't know. Ugh I need to change that grainy pic I loaded. 1st version on a private track. https://soundcloud.com/starise/thy-kingdom-come-1st-version

I just wanted to post this tribute to my Dad. He passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at 2:45am. He was 77. He served aboard the USS Intrepid CV-11 aircraft carrier from 1959-1963. He was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis, and was also involved in retrieving astronaut Scott Carpenter when he returned to Earth. After that, he was a firefighter for 33 years, retiring in 2000, after suffering back injuries from falling through one too many roofs. He was a true hero, and I miss him terribly. Thanks for letting me post this. I love you, Dad.

Read section 6.5 http://tldp.org/LDP/tlk/dd/pci.html

Okay, well I will only post a new one every new page

I like the dronescape type of music. I feel the aliens are landing in a Fractal pattern. Hope they are friendly

Nope that will just make we want to post more Ha Ha!!!

Excuse me. I just put on another pot of coffee and even made some hot chocolate. Now what am I suppose to do???????

I have no idea if I'll use these or not, but at this price? I'm in. I just hope Koby makes a couple of pennies from the deal.

I'm an Asus guy. Had a Gigabyte MB way back. I think that brand does not say that much anymore. Everyone fallows the standards pretty well. I know Gigabyte had problems overclocking theirs x99 line way back. So, I picked up Asus because of that. I didn’t overclock tho.

I think all DAWs should be free.

It's already up on their site...but not at the discounters

I got fresh pot of Java brewing ?

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Koby hooked me up with an unbelievable deal to upgrade my Abbey Road Collection! Really unbelievable! This is the time to jump on them deals people. Send him a upgrade request, he will get back to you soon. Great deals!! Thanks Koby and everyplugin.com

Sorry for your loss. We both know it isn't the end, but that doesn't help the fact that we can't call em' up and chat anymore.

So, one person asks a question like "why is CbB free?" and it results in 8 pages (so far) of responses and discussions. This happens so much that I really believe that some of you must have an insecure feeling that Meng and company are just going to someday soon come along and pull the rug out from this whole thing and we will all be without this program. Do some of us doubt Meng or Noel? Even the guy at NAMM said something like it will be free FOREVER!! Is the old saying "If something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is" creeping through some of our minds? Don't you trust them? I do. Stop worrying and enjoy making music! ?John B

Here's link to the UK pricing and parts: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/89zbHh

To answer the title, I'd go with "Yes!"

I took a quick look at PC Part Picker for that build as you originally listed, and I estimate roughly $1,500 USD for that build, but I didn't shop around. Those are mostly Amazon, B&H, and Newegg prices pulled up by the picker.

Hands up how many people read that and thought........what's this Verion 6 DAW that he's on about and why have I never heard of that brand name before? Ok, just me then.?

Ouch! If you're ever over in the north west of England I'll treat you to a pie and a pint

I waited a long time before buying Modo Bass. I got it for $150, same as above. I've never seen a lower price. Now, if they'd only add a fretless bass!

I have heard that it can be tricky if you get a board that "supports" the latest CPU, but needs a BIOS update to do so. You will need a working CPU for that older BIOS in order to flash the board. The alternative is to find one with with the latest BIOS revision already on-board, or a seller that can flash it for you.

I don't wear a watch but it'll be on my to do list.

Oh, okay - maybe this one could help out; Increase current track height CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW Decrease current track height CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Ironically, I'm a singer when performing here in Columbus, OH. ? Keep in mind that I've been building DAWs professionally for 25 years. My machine is running a 9900k (8 cores, 16 processing threads all locked at 5GHz). Even with Quantum set to a 128-sample ASIO buffer size 44.1k, total round-trip latency is 2.9ms. With a DAW that's using "Hybrid Buffering"; even on dense projects... I'm not going to run out of processing power for software-based monitoring. I used a combination of hardware and software based monitoring for most of the last 25 years. ? I've been on sessions in Nashville (Memphis Horns, Terry McMillan, Tabitha Fair) decades ago where we had to monitor straight off the console (to avoid latency issues). At those sessions, I was on the phone with Charlie from Frontier Design (soldering iron in hand) to mod their Dakota PCI card to achieve sample-accurate sync. Until recently, *effective* software-based monitoring wasn't practical. With today's hardware (Quantum and similar) and machines with super high clock-speed, software-based monitoring is practical/effective. ie: If you're someone who's using V-Drums to trigger sample libraries like Superior Drummer 3, BFD3, etc... it's nice to be able to do that at super low latency. Can you work without software-based monitoring? Of course! I've been working around it for decades. Having super low round-trip latency benefits numerous facets of the production process... and opens new possibilities.

I'll put it on my 'to watch' list too!

Great stuff, thanks Kenny. Love stuff like this. It's available on Netflix here so I'll watch it tonight.

What's the quality? You know off hand?

You can also watch it on YouTube for $2.99 apparently!

Sorry - I think my choice of words was misleading. What I meant was: drag a VST instrument onto a midi track to instantly turn it into an instrument track.

Glad you found the answer! I had lots of stability issues with CbB. I tried everything I could think of, and nothing helped. After a lot of digging around I found Windows 10 system file checker, and that stabilized things nicely. If others are having issues and nothing in this thread has helped, you might wish to check out this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026529/windows-10-using-system-file-checker

Apologies if Jim thought I was being patronizing, that was not my intent, and he hasn't complained about that anyway. Gswitz, you claim I am being patronizing and then go on to be...patronizing. you say yourself that Jim doesn't need your defense and I agree. My imagination is just fine thank you. I was pointing out that his needs seemed to center around amp sims and I and people in my position have different needs, both are valid positions, just different. I don't agree with some of the things Jim said and that wont change but each to their own I guess. He is pushing his new Quantum interface with software only monitoring and me, well you will have to prize my hardware monitoring out of my cold dead hands. Saying things like software monitoring renders hardware monitoring moot is not correct. This sounds like manufacturer marketing hype to me. I've heard it many times before and it just isn't that simple, so many other things to consider. I don't like to see people going down the long road I went on before I realized what was best for me, this may have some relevance to others who's needs are the same as mine and they can shortcut some of the pain I went through with this advice. I have repeatedly said this advice is for people who's needs are like mine. The advice I have given I believe is valid to those in my position, especially those starting out who might read this forum, this is a new forum with plenty of new people joining to use Cakewalk, for many, this may be their first encounter with a DAW. There are lots of marketing gimmicks out there in audio land that promise the world and then you find yourself with an empty wallet and like a dog chasing its tail to get to audio nirvana. That's why forums like this are so valuable, people can take the advice that suits them. So I'll leave it at that.

Hiya Tim ( @Starise) Well, the intention was to use everything I have at my disposal, both hardware and software. List is above in one of them posts. I could still carry on what I was doing which was some ITB stuff and every now and then some modular stuff. Or I could record a modular session and then add to it using software synths and hardware synths. I guess if I was more proficient at actually playing keyboards I would simply record a live take and do away with MIDI altogether. Yes, I have two VA synths from the early 2000's and a drum synth. To be honest, any of my software synths knock them into a cocked hat in terms of sound and capabilities but it is a real shame to have them sat there gathering dust. cheers mate, and thanks for dropping by cheers andy

I guess I posted this song a few years ago on the old forum and I've reworked the mix and some instrumentation in this new version and I'd thought I'd make it my first post in the new songs forum. Let me know what you think! https://www.bandlab.com/kevinwal/angry-girl-05473 Updated: We'll I've re-worked the mix, trying to take into account the great feedback I've gotten. The same link above should take you to the new version. I've fixed some things that have always bugged me about the original mix and there are other things that I'm unsure about, so I'd appreciate just a little more of your ear-time and comments on what's there now. Thanks again for everyone's great comments!