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We’re writing to let you know that we’ve just released the Strum Session 2 v2.3.2 update. You’ll find what has changed as well as a link to the latest installers below. PLEASE NOTE—This update is recommended for all users on all platforms. Best regards, The AAS team Email contains a personal link https://www.applied-acoustics.com/

Parboiled! will be her Empty schemes . . . a Fraud! to a venerated Meme! thanks for the listens and I appreciate crits and feedback, oh yes indeedy!

If you have more AAS instruments, it's worth downloading the full package that contains all of your installers. It's likely that not just Strum-2 has been updated, but they all have.

210MB https://rastsound.com/downloads/distant-choir

Carlos, Don't worry about it, Larry always has an early posting around here somewhere. I don't thinks he ever sleeps as he is always posting deals to the forum. Darn you cclarry!!! 😖

Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra We learned this song for a club owner who hired us once a week for a few years. It was her favorite song. I really enjoy singing it too. I think I sing it better than frank does (now)

I dunno why but I never really warmed to the Pro Channel presentation. I'm an old school straight up FX Bin guy.

I have seen at least half those guys on the wall at the Post Office

Nothing on my system gathers dust, else the hard drive won't work anymore. On the other hand, those things I don't use do take up space. My samples drive is 8TB and I've only about 1.5TB free today.

The founder of Kraftwerk with Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider-Esleben has died at the age of 73. The innovative German group that he founded and left in 2008 changed the face of music. Formed in the late sixties, they were precursors of kraut rock before creating a keyboard driven sound that is the base of techno, electronic, industrial, electro and hip hop. Without Kraftwerk it’s fair to say none of these forms of music would exist and their influence on modern music, sound sculpture, the creation of music was so far into the future that everyone is only just catching up. Source: https://louderthanwar.com/florian-schneider-kraftwerk-rip/

I mentioned earlier that I thought the Freeware threads should be stickies. I think it might be worth the mods reconsidering this?

Sage Advice 😉 I hope to take . Kenny

That is one thing I really like about Cakewalk by Band Lab ... Kenny

Sigh. I started both the "Freeware FX Thread" and the "Freeware Instruments" threads on this forum in order to do just what you suggest. SampleTank, Syntronik, and Sitala have all been posted in that thread. I would love for the developers to partner with the developer of Sitala to integrate it with Cakewalk so that there could be a function where we could drag and drop clips to the sampler, back and forth from the Track View and Matrix. There are two issues with the threads: first, they scroll down into invisibility unless I or someone else bump them, which I don't always remember to do, despite the fact that there's always some new free gadget available these days. Second, people apparently either don't think to use the Search function, or their use of it isn't turning up those threads. When they were first created, there was talk of making them sticky, but @Jesse Jost and the other mods are trying to avoid overuse of sticky threads. I think it's important information given that Cakewalk itself is freeware and therefore attracts people who have limited budgets, and, as many have already pointed out, doesn't come bundled with a ton of extra slick plug-ins. And I wholeheartedly agree with the others who have said that it doesn't need to in these days of so much other excellent freeware. But I'm just a user with one opinion, don't run the forum, don't decide on the content vs. clutter. There are also many, many excellent inexpensive instruments such as those made by AIR. XPand2! for $15, SONIVOX' Orchestral Companion series, which are regularly put on sale as a bundle for $30, AIR's Hybrid 3, Vacuum Pro, both of which I got for $10. There's a subforum dedicated to Deals that people on a budget should not miss. Lots of freebies in there. If you want to help, I'd say the best thing to do at this point is remember that we have threads for freeware FX and instruments and bump them whenever you discover something new. That will help keep them near the top where new people can see them. As a veteran of the commercial software business, I can say that there are issues with official bundling of other companies' software, whether it be freeware or payware or whatever. The people involved still must work out issues of copyright, legal ownership, all that, and whenever the creator of the bundled content updates it, there must be some mechanism in place to update the bundled version, BandLab's Cakewalk support will be expected to also support the bundled content and so on. And really, I believe that if someone's savvy enough to become a BandLab bada55, and/or download Cakewalk, the most they should require is a list in order to be able to get the rest of what they need to fill out their DAW. It doesn't have to be part of the download. I am in favor of making it as easy as possible for Cakewalk users to acquire other free and inexpensive music making software. I would also love to see as much of the rest of the old Cakewalk, Inc. software released as is practical. Beyond that, an integrated clip-to-phrase sampler would be nice, but I have Break Tweaker (on sale for $8.88) and TX16Wx, and sforzando and even SampleTank CS will let me import samples.

Here is a recent video I did for the previous version. I have the update and probably should do a follow up. I can tell you that this is a very nice piano library and the update just takes it up several notches. The current pricing is also very good. Flavio is an independent developer, a fabulous musician and most of all a really nice guy. Enjoy. Xperimenta Project | Due Premium Pianos for Kontakt | A Prayer For Italy

Sometimes I just need a little Thelonious Monk "Well You Needn't" - Thelonious Monk

Here's an interesting video on the MODO DRUM v1.1.0 update.

@Peter - IK Multimedia @Ryan IK Multimedia Was playing today with Amplitube and one thing that would be superb is sunset and futur Reverbs included in , unloked when you own them for rooms choices !!

Love IK stuff but with Superior 3, EZ2 and BFD3, I think I’m set . Part of my new Covid buy only that which I reasonably need approach😀

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?id=mododrumhotdeal2020&utm_source=forum&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=mododrumhotdeal2020

https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/memphis-honky-tonk-1 kind of a cruisin' song. this is my 9th demo i've posted, working on a 10-song instrumental album, my first all instrumental. looking for any issues i've missed, 1st impressions, or other. thanks.

BUG FIXES: 1. When typing "400" in LO band in ChannelQ module, gain knob was set to 20Hz instead of 400Hz - fixed, 2. When typing "2k" in LM band in ChannelQ module, gain knob was set to 100Hz instead of 2000Hz - fixed, 3. When typing "10k" in HM band in ChannelQ module, gain knob was set to 500Hz instead of 10000Hz - fixed, 4. When typing "28k" in HI band in ChannelQ module, gain knob was set to 1400Hz instead of 28000Hz - fixed, 5. After using Auto-Gain mode and turning it off in PREAMP modules - state of gain knob was not stored properly in the session - fixed, 6. Reseting OVERs LEDs in "Master Control" module was unavailable in Logic Pro - fixed, 7. After "touching" Modules' List in InsertX or InsertY slot - actual state of currently used module in InsertX or InsertY slot was reseted to default - fixed, 8. Minor bug fixed. CHANGES: 1. Improved Drag&Drop animation smoothness (mainly MAC OSX), 2. Reduced CPU usage for "SPECIAL: De-hummer" module (PSP InfiniStrip Mono version) 3. Reduced CPU usage for "PREAMP: Gain" module (PSP InfiniStrip Mono version) 4. Reduced CPU usage for "PREAMP: Pre 60s" module (PSP InfiniStrip Mono version) 5. Reduced CPU usage for "PREAMP: Pre 70s" module (PSP InfiniStrip Mono version) 6. Reduced CPU usage for "PREAMP: Pre 80s" module (PSP InfiniStrip Mono version) 7. Reduced CPU usage for "PREAMP: ADC 90s" module (PSP InfiniStrip Mono version) http://www.pspaudioware.com/plugins/dynamic_processors/psp_infinistrip/

Edited OP Thanks for the heads up, lol.

One could get cramps from all the PM's around here! 😁

Yes, though even as a beginner with Cakewalk I jumped in with Sonar 2XL Producer. It wasn't until the Sonar X series that I downloaded the really stripped down versions to see what they were like. Realistically those looked like the exact same program just with fewer options and add-ins. A beginner can use Cakewalk Bandlab, but it doesn't really offer much in the way of easy music creation, it assumes you know about Music Theory - or dependent on drag and drop audio files/midi files to try to create something, or treat it like a digital tape machine where you actually know how to play an instrument. It seems the shift these days of what a "beginner" means in music production is a complete lack of knowledge of music (chords, notes, etc), and with that trend to cater to these individuals there are tools that can effectively reduce the need for some of that knowledge. I don't think Cakewalk needs a stripped down version, it just could use a few added tools to better cater to such individuals. Think built in chord track, EZ Keys, and Scaler.

My cousins Ryan and Atom Parks' band, Hologram Hug. Kinda trippy.

Same here. They actually remote-accessed my computer and I watched the tech his around in system settings, jigger the mac address and have me back to normal in about 10 seconds.

This post is false. My apologies. Cakewalk does indeed allow you to edit multiple tracks in the piano roll. It's just that the setting by default is that it locks every track that isn't in focus, but this can be turned off by going up to the View menu option in the piano roll, showing the Track Pane and turning Autofocus off.

Cytomic has updated The Drop to v1.6.2. This version supports the updated security requirements for both Catalina and Windows 10. Changes: New: Drive Boost buttons that boost the level of the signal with increasing Drive. This will prevent the overall level becoming more quiet when lots of drive is happening inside the filter. New: LFO2 now continues to sync to internal transport when DAW transport is paused. New: updated preset menu look and feel, support for right click on preset menu. New: updated text entry to use built in control, not a control in a new overlayed window (hopefully better for new security measures). New: using new folder locations for presets and authorisations in line with recent security changes to macOS and Windows. Fixed: presets now sorted alphabetically to next / prev button behave as expected. Fixed: Env1 and Env2 triggering issue from MIDI as the source of only one of the envelopes. http://www.cytomic.com/drop

Track Icons look hideous, at least in SONAR they did. I would be proclaiming "Say no to track icons' if it wasn't for the fact that you can choose to use them or not, so it doesn't bother me in the end 😁

Solved the problem above, thanks for offering help though!

I noticed Object Delay had an update sometime recently. Does anyone know where to find release notes? I tried finding them the other day but I had no luck.

I am unsure of what you are referring to by "midi drum samples". Is it a MIDI track or Audio Samples? As has been pointed out, MIDI tracks follow the project's tempo but audio samples on audio tracks don't.

Harsh...… but fair

Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics - "In The Middle" Orlando Julius is one of the heroes of Nigerian music. A saxophonist, singer and songwriter, he began fusing African influences with American R&B and soul in the 60s.

Who runs the 9900k at 4.9GHz??? 😉 It'll run all 8 cores locked at 5GHz... with air-cooling... and do so nearly dead-silent. The 3950x (4.7 max turbo) doesn't out-perform the 9900k when working at ultra low latency settings. Using a Presonus Quantum, fire up an instance of Helix Native (patch using dual 2048-sample Cab IRs) running at 96k using a 32-sample ASIO buffer size. That's running Helix Native at ~2ms total round-trip latency. With the 3950x... pops/ticks With the 9900k... audio is glitch-free BTW, The 3700x is ~$90 less than the 9900k. Active-Cooled chipsets Small incompatibilities with AMD (not really AMD's fault) Flaky motherboards (requiring BIOS resets) Some motherboards have no option to disable onboard audio, WiFi, etc To save $90? Not for me or our clients. As I've mentioned 1001 times, Threadripper and Ryzen shine in heavily multi-threaded scenarios (video rendering and at larger buffer sizes). That's when they'll smoke the Intel i9s. In ultra low latency scenarios, Intel bests AMD (clock-speed is the single most important factor). AMD is winning IPC (instructions per clock). Intel is winning at all-core clock-speed. If AMD can get Threadripper's TDP down (currently 280w), that'll allow higher clock-speed. 280w TDP is why AMD can't get Threadripper's all-core clock-speed higher than ~4GHz. Even with 105w TDP, the 3950x can't get all-core clock-speed much more than about 4GHz. If you're used to a super quiet machine, you're not going to like a 3970x build. There's just too much heat to keep it quiet.

Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn!

Dr. Feelgood - Mötley Crüe

Get rid of the fig leaf and the bathing suit and you shift your major to the liberal arts. 😉

Nicely done sir, mix sounds OK very dense but OK.

We have tossed around ideas for this feature from at least 2006 and even made steps to implement it way back then. I'm very happy that we finally managed to finish it, since its something I was personally interested in.

$40.99 in the JRR Blowout Shop https://blowout.jrrshop.com/izotope-music-makers-bundle includes BreakTweaker, Stutter Edit, Trash 2, Iris 2, and Elements Suite

No. Absolutely not. You were a bad person long before that came out.

In my System, The best stable and smooth version.... The Aim Assist don't stuck now... THANK YOU GUYS. YOU ARE DOING AND AMAZING JOB. My family and me are gratefull (this DAW is the helper for the income in this house). Blessings. (Sorry with my little English).

Nice job very well done. Always loved that song. Max Arwood

One of my favourite Beatles song. Excellent job. Good vocals and I love the sound of that guitar panned hard right.

I like this equal to the original . . . love your own stamp on it. Super clear mix and killer smooth vocals. I love a band called The Samples and this is in that same sweet spot. I would only offer the crit that you really got your money's worth out of that one tom fill Really cool job, sir! I look forward to your next Red Button adventure. cheers, -Tom

We're pleased to announce the 2020.04 release, our biggest release to date which also celebrates two years of active Cakewalk by BandLab development! This release introduces an exciting non-linear Arranger Track feature that is very useful for song creation and creative experimentation. Also included are many other significant feature improvements such as ProChannel module presets, instrument track improvements and many bug fixes, all in keeping with our goal of making CbB as reliable and enjoyable as possible. Thanks, The Bakers For new feature details, see New Features. Should you need to revert to the 2020.01 release, you can download the Cakewalk 2020.01 Rollback installer. 2020.04 Features & Enhancements Behavior changes Add Track menu behavior change: The behavior of the Track(s) counter has changed when inserting a multi-timbral soft synth via the Add Track menu. When Instrument Track Per Output or Split Instrument Track is selected, the Track(s) counter now specifies how many Instrument output tracks to create instead of how many unique instances of the synth to create. Changes to Delete Track: CTRL+DELETE deletes tracks. Delete Track only deletes the focused track if the focused track is not also selected. When a combination of tracks and track folders are selected, the context menu displays Delete Selected Tracks and Folders. Enable/Disable Enhanced Keyboard Editing Mode shortcut is unassigned by default. The default keyboard shortcut (0 on the numeric keypad) to enable/disable Enhanced Keyboard Editing Mode has been removed. To enable/disable Enhanced Keyboard Editing Mode, go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Keyboard Shortcuts and assign Enhanced Keyboard Editing to an unused keyboard shortcut. Bypass All Audio Effects shortcut is unassigned by default. The default keyboard shortcut (E) to bypass all audio effects has been removed. To bypass all audio effect, do one of the following: Go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Keyboard Shortcuts and assign Bypass All Audio Effects to an unused keyboard shortcut. Click the Bypass all Effects button in the Control Bar’s Mix module. Horizontal zooming no longer centers Now Time. When zooming with the mouse wheel or CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT ARROW shortcuts, if the Now Time is currently within view, its position will be retained while zooming. If the Now Time is not present in the view, the zoom behavior is unchanged. CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR is assigned to Preview current arrangement from the Now Time, and no longer plays the next event in the Event List view. Arranger Track Overview The Arranger track is an arrangement tool that provides several workflow benefits: Easily rearrange sections of the entire project as one unit instead of moving individual clips. For example, instantly swap the positions of the first and second chorus for all tracks, or copy the first verse in order to double its duration. Experiment with different song structures in a non-destructive and non-linear manner. For example, does your song work best in AABA, ABAB, or ABAC song form? Define time range sections and sequence them in any order without destructively moving any clip data. You can even save multiple arrangements within each project. Create a color coded overview of the song structure, and use the Arranger Inspector to quickly navigate around the project and jump to song sections. Create arbitrary song sections anywhere on the project timeline, then later string them together for seamless playback. Sections provide an additional way to perform time based selections and edits of the project. Create an unlimited number of arrangements per project, which can all be exported simultaneously. Arranger functionality is distributed across two views: Arranger track. To show or hide the Arranger track, click the Track view View menu and choose Arranger Track Show/Hide, or press A. The Arranger track timeline shows all defined sections. You can drag to create and rearrange sections, then freely move them along the timeline. Any changes in the Arranger timeline are immediately reflected in the Arranger Inspector’s Sections list, and vice versa. Arranger Inspector. To show/hide the Arranger Inspector, click the Show/Hide Arranger button at the top of the Inspector pane, or press ALT+SHIFT+I. An arrangement is comprised of Sections, each spanning a unique time range. Other section properties include name and color, to clearly delineate regions of time and track content by musical function. Important: By default, clicking an Arranger section also selects underlying track events. Clicking again deselects track events, while retaining selection of the section. This behavior allows you to easily determine whether or not track events are included in section edit operations. Note that the selection highlight in the Clips pane indicates selected track events. To disable automatic selection of track events when selecting sections, click the Track view Options menu and disable Select Events with Sections. Arranger Inspector Sections are the building blocks that make up the song. Each section defines a time range in the project, such as Intro, Verse, Chorus, etc. An arrangement is an ordered set of sections. You can sort the sections in any order to define the playback order. To do so, drag the sections from the Sections area down to the Arrangements area in the Arranger Inspector. The Sections area lists all the arranger sections defined in the project’s timeline, from which a custom arrangement can be built. The order of the sections reflect the order in which they appear in the timeline. The Sections list provides an additional way to edit time based selections of the project. Any operation performed in the Sections list is immediately reflected in the project/timeline, and vice versa. To copy all sections to the current arrangement, click the Add All Sections to Arrangement button . If one or more sections are selected, only the selected sections will be copied. The Arrangements area allows you to sequence sections in a non-linear manner without destructively moving any clip data, regardless of which order they appear in the project’s timeline. Defining sections of your song To use the Arranger track, you must first define time range sections such as Intro, Verse, Chorus, etc. Sections can be of any duration, but it is common to start/end them at measure boundaries. New sections can be created by any of the following means: Draw a range within the Arranger track timeline (below the time ruler). Double-click a blank area in the Arranger track. The new section duration is inherited from the last clicked section. Right-click in the Arranger track timeline and select Insert Section Here, Insert Section at Now Time, Span Sections, or From Selection. Click the Add Section button in the Arranger Inspector or Arranger track. Editing sections Drag sections to move them around on the timeline. Drag a section edge to resize the section. Right-click a section to access edit options. Converting markers to sections To convert markers to sections, make a time selection in the time ruler that spans the text markers, then right-click in the time ruler and select Create Sections from Markers. Creating a custom arrangement Sections can be sequenced in any order to create arrangements, without affecting project data. The sections don’t have to live on the project timeline in any specific location or order, because the arrangement determines in which order they are played back. To define the section playback order, drag sections from the Sections list down to the Arrangements list. You can also drag sections directly from the Arranger track. Previewing an arrangement To play the current arrangement, click the Preview button or press ALT+SPACEBAR. During Arranger preview, the main transport Play button shows a small “A” icon to indicate it is playing back an arrangement instead of following the project’s linear timeline, and the active section shows a progress indicator. Committing an arrangement To (destructively) render the current arrangement to the project’s timeline, click the Commit Arrangement to Project button . Exporting arrangements You can export one or more arrangements without first having to render it to the timeline. To do so, click the Arrangements menu and select Export as Audio. ProChannel module presets In addition to saving presets of the entire ProChannel chain (all modules), you can also save and load presets of individual modules. The per module preset controls are located on the left side of each module header bar. To select a module preset Click the module’s category type icon to open the preset menu, then select the desired preset. The category type icon tooltip shows the name of the selected preset. To save a module preset Adjust the ProChannel module controls to the desired settings. Click the module’s category type icon to open the preset menu, then select Save Preset. Type a name in the Save Preset dialog box, then click OK. To select the next preset To select the next preset, do one of the following: Click the Next Preset button . Hold down the CTRL key and click the module’s category type icon. To select the previous preset To select the previous preset, do one of the following: Click the Previous Preset button . Hold down CTRL+SHIFT and click the module’s category type icon. To delete a module preset Click the module’s category type icon to open the preset menu, then select the preset you want to delete. Click the module’s category type icon to open the preset menu again, then select Delete Preset. Copy/paste settings between ProChannel modules You can copy settings from any ProChannel module and paste the settings to any other instance of the same module. on any track or bus. There are two ways to copy/paste settings between identical modules: Drag and drop In the Console view, show the ProChannel for both the track/bus you want to copy from, and the track/bus you want to paste into. Hold down the CTRL key, and drag from the source module’s header bar (i.e., the module title) to the target module. The source and target ProChannel modules must be identical. Note: If the target module has not been enabled/initialized yet, it will automatically become enabled after pasting. However, if the target modules has been manually disabled, then it will remain disabled after pasting. Copy/Paste menu commands Click the source module’s category type icon to open its preset menu, then select Copy Settings. Click the target module’s category type icon to open its preset menu, then select Paste Settings. Append per-output Instrument tracks When you insert a multi-timbral soft synth, you can specify how many Instrument output tracks to create, up to the maximum supported by the synth. If you do not initially create the maximum number of available output tracks, you can later add additional tracks on demand from the Synth Rack view. To do so, do one of the following: Right-click the instrument in the Synth Rack (Views > Synth Rack View) and select Append Instrument Track. Right-click the instrument track strip in the Track view and select Append Instrument Track. Note: If you originally created used per-output Instrument tracks for that synth, then Cakewalk will create another per-output instrument track. If originally created split instrument tracks, then Cakewalk will create another split instrument track. Misc. enhancements App has been updated for all languages. The Display Clip Fade Attenuation option in Edit > Preferences > Customization - Display is now available as a key binding. Audio Driver Mode in Preferences now changes immediately without needing to click the Apply button. Updated to latest VST3 SDK, which includes VST bug fixes. Bug fixes Applying a Workspace/Screenset referencing track based views to an empty project can crash or cause unexpected behavior. Crash when freezing archived track. Crash when freezing track after setting input to None. Crash when cancelling a real-time Freeze operation. Crash on undo of Ripple Edit delete. Missing project file patch causes crash. Hang on project close. User reported crash: Cakewalk.exe!CFretControlBar::resetNow() Line 220. Cannot remove ARA plug-in as Region FX if the plug-in is not installed. iZotope Relay does not draw Advanced tab in VST3. iZotope plug-ins display track names incorrectly. SPACEBAR doesn't work with new Waves StudioRack plug-in. Background not repainted in Waves StudioRack plug-in when opening module or resizing from UI. Seeking with lower Disk Buffers/Higher Audio card latency causes audio to cut out. Archived Aux tracks pass signal. Soloing Aux tracks mutes metronome on playback. Having no playback master selected causes loss of audio with no reported errors. Cancelling Freeze can cause Interleave and Phase buttons to change unexpectedly. Incorrect audio range when bouncing or exporting with no audio drivers present. Inspector strip context menu appears on wrong monitor. Double-click to open Clip Properties Inspector not working as expected. Inspector displays wrong output strip after clicking Inspector strip with track sending to aux. Inspector flickers when switching between tabs. Some Inspector keyboard shortcuts fail to close tabs. Aim Assist gets stuck at time zero after dragging a plug-in from the Browser. Reverse touchpad scrolling direction in some views. Marker view 'Lk' column does not show locked status in Tungsten theme. Dragging clips with Snap By can have unexpected results. SHIFT+rigt-click behavior not consistent with MIDI tracks. Screensets and view state unnecessarily persisted for unused internal views. Using mouse wheel in "Locked & Centered" Control Bar results in left aligned Control Bar. Instrument tracks mute MIDI channel when using ALT+M. Verify failed duplicating instrument track. Keybinding for Input Echo does not update Simple Instrument Tracks in Track view. Unexpected behavior with Instrument tracks when adding MIDI ports. Adding or removing MIDI devices can cause soft synths to be assigned to incorrect ports. Custom project load affirmations truncate messages that are more than one line. Custom project load affirmations display unexpected characters in multibyte languages like Japanese and Chinese. Deleting multiple tracks in folders removes folder from project. Project looping turns off after recording. Editing text in Piano Roll view Drum Map triggers keyboard shortcuts. Hardware MIDI devices with the same names cannot be opened. Latest release notes are here. See prior release notes. Check out all new features released to date.