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This thread left me in stitches! ? The library seams interesting. Looks like it has some interesting patches. Darn it, I don't think I'd ever use it but ?‍♂️ it's hard for a GASaholic to mend his ways...

Man, the selection of things that you can buy with your Rewards is worse than I thought........ Even Bapu won't buy them.

Meanwhile, over at APD HQ somebody wants to speak to whoever is in charge of the Rewards scheme...

We Are Team Shelby

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This is a subject that comes up a lot at workshops and seminars. Cakewalk offers five different types of dithering when you export - Rectangular, Triangular, and 3 different Pow-r types. Often, there's confusion about which type to use for different types of material, or whether even to use it at all. So, I investigated dithering pretty deeply, and wrote an article that includes audio examples of a file exported as 16 bit undithered, 24 bit undithered, and with the three Pow-r dithering types, as well as Triangular dithering (which you'll never use after you hear the Pow-r versions). To make the dithering audible, the audio examples are normalized to a level where you can hear the results of dithering very clearly. I hope this clears up some of the mystery around using dithering in Cakewalk!

The Forum keeps changing it back...LOL

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You're needling me!

As someone who spends a lot of time in the PRV, I feel that the note name display glossing over a crucial bit of data here. See the highlighted line, which is a C# (or Db as the PRV insists, but that's another matter). In the first image there's almost certainly enough space to stick a lower-case 'b' after the D. In the second image, there's enough space to stick a '...' (and definitely room to stick the lower case 'b'). Not until the third image is it willing to mention the most important aspect of the note, that it's a Db and not a D. Not telling me that until there's room to also tell me what octave it's in isn't entirely helpful. I don't care what octave it is; I can already tell that from context. Ideally, I'd like to see whatever the PRV prints in the note blobs clipped to the printable area within the blob. If that means the flat or the octave number is partially truncated, that's fine. Better that than it tell me something that's flat-out incorrect: the note is not a D! Or, if clipping the text is a performance thing (seems unlikely), I'd settle for it displaying as many characters as it can fit within the blob (e.g. at least display 'Db' in image #2, rather than waiting until there's room to display the full 'Db5' within the blob. Not telling me that it's a Db, instead indicating that the string has been truncated via the '...' is of debatable utility.

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I have near that amount too but the stuff that's available is not anywhere on my want list.

Thank you rsinger and DrShelder. This is an extraordinary price for this product.

I really hope the next Studio One update is efficiency related. Do I know how/if they can do it? No I do not ?

It’s nuts! This is new capability.

Yea wish i had some words of encouragement. For what it's worth, i've never heard of anyone (actually ever) disabling their cd/dvd player to improve latency. Is your audio interface bus powered ? or plug in (AC) ? I actually like what Reaper has to offer (especially in its way to manipulate audio speed). But i find Cakewalk with more features and easier to use. for what i do anyway (typical project is 30 audio tracks/5 midi tracks/50+ plug ins/Region FX). I've had good results in both DAW's (Cakewalk+Reaper). I switched to Reaper for a while when Cakewalk went down. But came back as soon as Cakewalk did. I have an Intel I7 AsRock mobo, 16 GB of ram. Nothing crazy. And a 1st gen Focusrite Scarlett (actually I've never even updated the drivers before LOL).

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I was only going to ask for some Dark Chocolate Ice Cream! With Covid-19 Ice Cream is as hard to find as TP ?

I found a 5.1.1 update that still has the b&w look, but does give an "add colours" option in the settings, so I guess I wasn't the only one that wasn't happy with the dreary look. With that option selected it looks like this.. .....which is better, but still too much grey for my liking.

Have you followed the instructions page below? https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Introduction.30.html

Don't play nice King! Release the hounds of hell! This is your Kingdom! Oh, you're a merciful ruler, King, I kneel down to you. ?

Reaper ftw. Glad to see CbB because even when free still has relevance to some. Very fair list and I understand why some chosen above Reaper. I liked to see Pro Tools fading into oblivion, as I was gonna compare it to Adobe's rent to NEVER to own scam, I mean, ahem, scheme, but Adobe has at least good quality (as in nothing beats Photoshop).

I used Cakewalk/Sonar for over 20 years. I was devastated when it went under. Then I found Reaper. I've never been happier with a DAW. You can create an environment that works just for you. SO DEEP! I'm happy that Bandlab continues to developed it, but Reaper is my world!

VST3 version has issues. VST 2.4 is ok.

I've got it for $17.09.

Yeah, I know, who covers a Dolby song that isn't "Blinded Me With Science"? Well, I did that one already, and Submarines has always been my favorite TD track. And I figure if anyone's going to know the original, it's going to be a bunch of old synth guys. We are a bunch of old synth guys, right? One of Our Submarines cover ---- Anyway. Technical data for anyone who might be interested: Drums: Session Drummer 3 + doubling with 2getheraudio's K1CK and SN4RE vsts Synths: Arturia's Mini (basses and various fx), Jupiter 8 (lead strings), Solina (more strings), CMI (old school 'pitch shift sample by changing playback speed' thing), and Prophet, as well as OP-X PRO II (brass and the delayed syn in the 2nd chorus), Spitfire's Epic Strings, iZotope Iris 2 (fx), and several TX16Wx's to trigger various samples. Guitars: The instrument I actually play (everything else is 'typed in'). Recorded direct, processed with Blue Cat Audio's Axiom (which I love!). Effects: standard ProChannel modules, BREVERB, Valhalla's Supermassive, FreqEcho, and Delay plugins, iZotope's Vocal Doubler, Nectar 2, and Ozone 8. Also a touch of GW MixCentric Stereo on the master bus, prior to Ozone. Adds a nice bit of 'secret sauce' in small amounts. And much Melodyne Studio 4 on the vox. I'm well aware that I'm not a singer, but I do it anyway. I'm what I have available. ---- This is the first time I've posted anything to this 'Songs' subforum. If I've committed some grave faux pas, let me know.

Just one thing I've found in my little corner of the world: disabling my CD/DVD device on two of my music computers has dropped latency and dumb stuff dramaticaly.

Reaper is one heck of a tight small download program. I just never seemed to gel with the program. Now I know I used the word "Gel" S.L.I.P. so don't go crazy on me now with one of your famous images ?

I use #1, #2, and #4, and of course #8 so am happy with the poll results. When Adobe went subscription, I started using Synfig, GIMP, Corel PSP, and Inkscape and haven't looked back.

Other than Photoshop from 5 or 10 years ago... They clearly have the 'B' team (at best) doing the PS and Illustrator development these days. They introduce new bugs faster than they stamp out old ones, which isn't saying much since there are well-documented bugs that the users have been complaining about for years. But there's no time to fix old bugs (or improve stability) when there's exciting new features to develop that no one ever asked for -- like a spellcheck in Illustrator. But I'm completely down with you re. the $600/yr "designer tax". A merry go round I can never get off, without losing the ability to access anything I've created in the last decade.

Mixcraft beat out Pro Tools...gotta love it!

LOL, Protools squeaking in just above Garage Band Although I use Studio One these days, I'm glad to see CbB on there. I feel like Sonar got shafted on a lot of these lists in the past.

If they're the newer plugs like oceanway, I wouldn't be surprised, unfortunately.

We are starting to thread the needle here!!

You might need a threadripper.....

If it's a big download, you can just unzip it.

The FREE MT PowerDrum Kit 2 VSTi +++ website +++ includes instructions for loading a drum map into Cakewalk by BandLab and a drum map. The "Audible Distortion" +++ website +++ has a tool that Forum user @James Argo attached some ToonTrack EZ Drummer drum maps to +++ THIS +++ forum post. Mike Eno of Creative Sauce created two drum map videos. +++ HERE +++ and +++ HERE +++ Mike's website has drum maps for MT PowerDrum, and Studio Link's +++ Drum Pro +++ and Cakewalk's Studio Instrument drums +++ HERE +++

Yep I like your songs there`s always a surprise in there to keep me on my toes .. whoops didnt see that comming cheers

@Helos BonosNo the 2020.05 release is one after the arranger release which was in April. Check your about box. There are lots of optimizations in the 05 release.

This library is amazing if you want to become a Singer-songwriter

Yes, do a deep scan. It'll take awhile, so just kick it off at bedtime and check the results in the morning.

None of those WAN* drivers are wifi.

I believe I have seen it around $25. Maybe a little less.

Would be nice if they offered a good upgrade price from the older version.

I hear the voices in my head....clearly. But they're in a language I don't understand.