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LOL! Not sure this should be even in deals.

if it's any consolation - Larry even beat me to saying he'd posted that link earlier. I'm starting to think Larry may well be some kind of AI bot ?

Very nice video as far as playing and having nice tools to get better on your Axe ... ...as far as the first part of the video and his political views ....sorry nothing I can do about that . Those are his feelings so I'm not gonna go there ...Honestly , I'm all about the Music ... Kenny

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Sure hope they sampled it in 196k with ultra premium converters.

Yes good point

If you open the plugins view in the Cakewalk browser, it should tell you if the plugin is 32-bit, or DX, as is the case of TTS-1. Click once on the instrument or FX in the browser, and then look at the info bar at the bottom of the browser pane for details. I would install the 64-bit version of Sonar to get the Sonar plugins in the 64-bit version, and avoid 32-bit whenever possible. Pops and glitches can be due to various causes, but typically they have to do with your audio driver settings, such as too low audio buffers. Try raising them until the pops go away.

I know it's frustrating - but sometimes you gotta work within the system. The focusrite is a good plugin IMO, You could get that plus something like: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/unfiltered_audio_sandman.html - which is pretty good - or get one of the cheap lindell plugs ? and it will only cost $29 Think of it this way - you got the Focusrite for $29 with the other plugin for free - that would be a great deal, ignoring the irritating voucher limits. Shame to miss out.

Thanks, Larry, but I don't want to spend even $1 more than I would need if I have $25 voucher... But anyway I would need to add something with price at least $25 1 of penalties for spending more than $300 last year is $75 limit... So PA limit concept sounds just like 'the more you spent per year the more you are forced to spend to have usable voucher.' I would add 'but don't be afraid you will not be provided with such good deals as for $25 voucher owners anyway...' I am also really tired with looking for tricks to be able to buy something in prices like I have spent much less at their shop... And buying random plugins or those I have already bought...

Add a cheap plugin that will give you the min spend...

Punk bass, perfectly tuned, for $80?

Thanks, ya'll. Excellent points, I can totally agree with all of them. Witnesseth that: @sidney & krupa: I've been recording and "mastering" (of some sort) since hooking 2-track Sony reel-to-reel decks together in 1972. So I am definitely on the "learn-to-master-it-yourself" and "get-the-right-tools" side of the spectrum. @treesha & krupa: I do my mastering now in Cakewalk using Ozone 9 in the Music Production Suite 3 (and Vers. 8 and 7 before it) to master and export my mixes to Soundforge, examine and trim them there. The tools are great, the Mastering Assistant is indeed a great starting point to understand what my mixes need and how to tune them. I really do like what I'm coming up with. But I'm almost done with an album length project and am wondering if hearing my mixes mastered differently would teach me anything. Thanks to this forum and to the people who have kept Cakewalk going and progressing all these years. I'm a 25-year user and abuser of this great program. It's really hard to believe - at any price. Aloha, Bill

I have always used the top menu "Insert > Soft Synth" dropdown, or just dragging an instrument from the browser into the track pane, to insert an instrument track, and I don't believe I have ever seen TTS-1 crash. It's not my go-to instrument by any means, but I have opened it enough that I would take notice if there were any issues on my system.

It scared my puppy, so I wasn't thrilled by it. My puppy is now on anxiety medication.

I demod XO and then bought it... Exactly what I was looking for!

This was discussed in the thread below. Ctrl+Right-Click will bring up the context menu without clearing the selection. Affects the PRV as well.

I know this is an older video but it sort of walks you through how I used Philharmonik 2 to improvise a short theme. This is with a previous version of SONAR but the workflow should be similar.

Hi:) Please do not use this preset anymore, I've made a complete new and better one: ======================================================================================= Somebody asked me to make a AZ Controller Preset for the Novation LaunchControl, so here it is, the very first try! First of all download and install AZController and send his wife some flowers please! 1. Download http://www.azslow.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=28 2. Flowers for his wife http://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,107.0.html Link to the Files (also attached): https://1drv.ms/u/s!Al2mKojzOW0MnLZb_DeHGFm9HFma8Q?e=n8fBPH 1. LC_StandAlone_Preset_1.syx for to send to the 1. UserPreset on the LC 2. LaunchControl_1.0 Preset for the AZController. Import in the Pluginmanager. I have not used the written Buttons: 1. Send Select Up is to switch between Track and Bus Modus 2. Track Select Left and Right are to switch the Bank to the left and right. 3. Sliders 1-8 are Volume 1-8 4. Rotors 1-8 are Pan 1-8 5. Rotors 9-16 are Send 1 (1-8) 6. Rotor 17 is Master Volume (First Bus) 7. Rotor 18 is Value +/- (for example to rapidly change values in the event Inspector) 8. Rotor 19 is nothing yet 9. Rotor 20 is Track Select, but cause there are no Endless Rotors, Values 0-63 selects next Track, Values 64-127 selects previous track. (BCR2000) is much better with that finer resolution, but perhaps I can find out how to do it better with the LC. 10. Rotor 21 is Zoom Vertically In/Out 11. Rotor 22 is Zoom Horizontally In/Out 12. Rotor 23 is Jog, but Values 0-63 Jog to the right, 64-127 to the left. 13. Rotor 24 is Bar Next/Previous, but Values 0-63 is next bar, Values 64-127 is previous bar. 14. Buttons 1-8 are Solo Track 1-8 15. Buttons 9-16 are Mute Track 1-8 16. Buttons Device, Mute, Solo and Record Arm are for switching the first 4 User Presets (not activated yet) I have the BCR2000 with a lot of function and the LaunchControl just as an addition for ACT Controls (Presets 1-4), but I hope - for people who only have the launch control - it will help. For we have 3 more presets, I can add a lot of functions, perhaps for ACT, more sends, ProChannel a.s.o. (when I have time) Greetz;) Bassman. LaunchControl_1.0.sppLC_StandAlone_Preset_1.syx

Your music's key is important. I wrote some key demo music for demonstration. Both of these compositions are identical except for the different keys. Key Demo, G Minor: http://www.alexandermusic.com/resources/KeyDemoGminor.mp3 Key Demo B Minor: http://www.alexandermusic.com/resources/KeyDemoBminor.mp3 It is easy to hear the difference in tonal qualities of the two different keys. Larry Graham Alexander

Thanks for the suggestion; the problem seemed to be my setup. I tried again today and got it to work without having to first bounce audio. It's much more convenient to work 'live' this way. Cheers...

BreakTweaker was one of my big disappointments. I had been drooling for it for a good while, but decided to go with Nerve instead. Good choice if your (like mine) intention is to create beats fast. Nerve was great fun until my needs grew beyond its narrow focus. BreakTweaker finally went on sale, so I got it along with Iris, Stutter Edit and Trash. Like pretty much all iZotope stuff, the GUI feels like an afterthought, is laggy and unresponsive, and eats CPU cycles like Garfield eats lasagne. I scratched my head over the sudden poor DAW performance, turns out closing just the iZotope GUI's made it go back to normal. Really annoying to use if you're trying to be productive. BreakTweaker... Nice for experimentation and generating (or arranging) rhythmic background loops and effects, simple breathing beats, breaks/transitions/risers (shockingly, although I doubt that's what they literally had in mind), and random-***** "I have no idea what I'm doing" happy accidents with polyrhythms and modulation. Absolutely horrible sequencer for building anything slightly more sophisticated. Stock sound content (and expansions) seemed high quality, and the microediting facilities could have been very useful if iZotope had a clue about GUI design and optimization. The simple synth component did its job. It is very pretty like most of their stuff. The sluggish GUI, the awkwardly split pattern view, awkward interface for editing functions and the interface hiding detailed information programmed into individual steps, were what killed the product for me. If it wasn't for all of those, I'm sure I could think of more positive things to say.

Improve staff view. I would like to have notes in staff view snapping properly.

Since Philharmonik 2 and SampleTank 3 use essentially the same interface, just with a different "skin", the video instructions should apply to both.

I seem to recall issues for some regarding stability for SampleTank 3 in the VST2 vs. VST3 plugin versions. If you are using that, try switching to the VST2.

You need to look at it as getting whatever you add as a "Freebie". If you had a $25 voucher, you would STILL spend $25 on this Since you have a $50 and need to spend $75, you would STILL only be paying the $25 and get another plugin to boot...just my 2 cents worth...

Hi Noel ! The last CAKEWALK version available today seem to solve the stability problem! At the moment I wasn't able to crash it !

I enjoyed the listen - an uplifting composition to my ears. I liked the tone of the lead synth. To me this composition is futuristic - that's what came to my mind. Nicely done.

Awww Kenny... Now look what you've gone and done!!!

Please forgive the formal post I Am sorry for being from the North. Dam Yankee 🤨

You're better off not getting it if you are less El-Broke-O by BF and can afford a few more bucks. Ancient Persian ERA (which includes Desert Winds) is one of Tarilonte's very best libraries and sells for about $150 during the Best Service 40% off sale, depending on where you buy it. 28 playable instruments, including some of his very best, like the Oud and Duduk. And some really great middle eastern percussion, like Bendir, Daf, and Riq. It costs a little more than that to upgrade Desert Winds to Ancient Persian ERA, And I've never seen them discount the upgrades. That said, the winds are really great.

Daryk me ol mucker! I would recognize this as your song without an introduction! great work! love it!

Hey my furry friend! nice work on this. I really liked the fade out and change up. good stuff!

It's weird that the BA installer/uninstaller continues its downward spiral (if you hadn't noticed, it's also started to leave behind references to previous versions in the Windows app list), considering that it's pretty obvious that (while the Cakewalk devs have nothing to do with BandLab Assistant development) Cakewalk development has certainly not been scrimped on. I haven't spent as much time with the other BandLab DAW's, the Chrome, iOS, and Android ones, but they're sharp, modern-looking apps and haven't crashed on me. BandLab Assistant itself is a good-looking, stable utility with features that go beyond just being an installation manager for Cakewalk (no, really). But this one specific component of BA, its own updater/installer, they just can't get that thing right. And the "check my own version, download and install update if needed, restart myself" problem is not one that is new or unique to BandLab Assistant. Which is....unfortunate, because I have a hunch that most Cakewalk users are like me and only start BA when they need it, which is usually to update to the most recent build of Cakewalk. And the first thing BA does is try to update itself, which fails, giving the subsequent proceeding an air of fail. We all know better intellectually, but it's still like having a baggage handler bang a cart into the side of your plane loud enough to hear it before the plane takes off. From what I read on the forum, BA is not the most popular feature to start with....😂

F no. Remeber, it ain't just about the product at a decent price; it's about the game of the deal (no, not the art of the deal or that pos who had it ghost written). This means getting the best d@mn deal possible in order to "win." See, I nearly got Trash 2 off kvr recently for $10, and that'd have been a great deal, but this morning I got it for $8.45. So, you know, I win. IOW, if you pay a good price and soon after see it for even just a dollar or two cheaper, you've lost the game of the deal. I don't make the rules.

Couldn't get to my PC in time today otherwise it would have been a no brainer Actually for all the IK stuff I own I reckon $99 should be the standard crossgrade price!

Got a minor niggle with with the new ALT+X to toggle Aim Assist labels on and off. The setting defaults to off and doesn't persist, either globally or within projects. I do a lot of editing work, and mostly want it on all the time. Would be really nice if it could persist at least within a project. At the moment, having it on, but saving, closing and reloading the project (not even the whole application) will switch it off.

I couldn't agree more and as a lyrics guy more than a musician (If I can call myself that) I feel you on this one ... Steve

yes you can (I do it all the time) - when you paste in the image you'll notice 2 of them below, just click on the trash can delete symbol for one of them.

The last 2 updates with BA worked fine for me.

That is odd. So there were newer versions of these plug-ins than the ones that come with CbB? Do you remember if they had any differences in appearance or function?

Yep, it is so so annoying... Common sense defeated by a kind of ridiculous idea to make bigger numbers for marketing.. Or maybe I should stop complain otherwise they will 'implement' different amps for every gain knob position to have thousands of 'amps' ? What are you considering to be good now if I may ask you? I am still at stage when I like RIGs very much... And also some of those crippled 'amps'

OP is using Sampletank 3, not 4. it's VST3 version was never very stable.

More composition tools please - Chord Track, Chord Assistant, Extract Chord from Audio

Steve - Thanks for your comments and observations. I'll respond in one reply Re: Logos - I don't think the ASIO Panel is furnished by the Cakewalk application. At least, my ASIO Panel shows an ECHO logo which isn't one of the ones in Global | About Box. But, good thinking... Re: Input(etc) control icons - Nice graphic! I'll just include your image verbatim in the doc if that's OK with you. Re: Control Bar Background (collapsed) - I just double-checked this. I'm not sure what I used when I tested earlier, but this time I replaced the graphic with an empty rectangle flood-filled with yellow with an alpha transparency value at ~50% and this is what I see: So the customized graphic is overlaying the original. There may be places in the UI where an alpha-channel is respected, or not, and I guess this is a place where it IS respected. I'm not planning on testing this everywhere! Re: "I should probably wait until you are done; would save me some time!" - Well, I had planned to stop working on the doc for a while. As long as I was working on a new custom theme, it seemed reasonable to log my findings, but I think I need to take a break. That said, I'll add your input control icon image as the first change to go into v.0.9.3. Any other updates - from you or anyone, either posted here or as a PM - I will integrate into the document to be included into the next release.

For the effort you went to and as useful as it's going to be, its creator can name it anything, and I happen to like the name, and quirky "guide" names in general. "A Young Person's Guide To King Crimson," "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy." All the funnier given how the demographic skews toward the male in our fair forum.

His drums "Adam Monroes beats" is good sounding. I can recommend them. I went for the Tremelo and stumbled upon this. There was this style that i think was called 80's classic rock. It made me nostalgic. It was the perfect imitation of the sound from my youth.🤩

@Craig Anderton wrote up the procedure for enabling them in the April Sound On Sound magazine, singing the praises of VX-64 and PX-64. I believe that it was @scook who said that some of the Style Dials depended on VX-64, PX-64, and TL-64. This makes sense because there is a transient shaper Style Dial, a de-esser, gate, saturator, and those processors are all to be found in the "-64" modules we're talking about. Nothing else native to CbB has a transient shaper besides PX-64, and while you could roll up a de-esser using the sonitus fx, it would be easier to use the one in VX-64.