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This guide was written by @Pete Brown from Microsoft who is also an active DAW user. I thought I'd post it since it takes a common sense approach to getting the best performance from a PC, rather than some of the stuff out there with outdated nonsense that dates back to the XP days https://aka.ms/Win10AudioTweakGuide

Like my previous video comparing EZBass to the ujam basses, I've done a video comparing two different pieces of software to each other. It's mainly aimed at people who don't have any orchestral libraries and want to learn how they are different. Even if you aren't interested in the topic (it's a long video) please watch the first minute or so, as I think it's kind of fun. If that minute entertains you, but if you don't want to watch the rest it would be a big favor if you just let the rest of it run. 🙏 Turn off the sound! This is my worst audio track anyway! Thank you all for your support!

Maybe I'm amazed or maybe it's very sad, that people don't need to master real instruments any longer as they can simply draw and readjust rectangles in the dadgum piano roll.

Mostly fixes for Apple, Ableton, Cubase. Removed 32 bit target on Windows. I am not sure if that means it will remove existing 32 bit installations, so you may want to back up if you have any projects on old hosts. Run Native Access.

Yes, that promotion is supposed to be done but I let it go for a bit longer. You can thank Dr Brian May since he posted this today: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLt5W0Kh_01/ Figured people would enjoy the discount today if they just heard about his collection from his post.

I don't trust men who don't have an even distribution of hair chest.

I was going to say something profound, but then I remembered that these forums traffic include a high percentage of 5 year olds, it would either be inappropriate or they wouldn't understand, perhaps both.

They are being released later. From the link: "We've hooked up with iconic guitar legends Joe Satriani, Gus G, Marty Friedman and Slash to roll out brand-new artist presets for AmpliTube 5 over the coming weeks." The Soldano SLO-100 was included in AmpliTube 4 MAX so yes you already had it from there.

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The "prefer background processes" bit can actually hurt you. During the investigation for my tweak list, I looked this one up, because it comes up often. That setting is primarily for servers with background processes (think Database or web server) which need to be prioritized over the interactive applications. Normally, foreground apps get a boost to keep them responsive. Setting it to prefer background services puts foreground and background on a fairly equal footing, with some caveats. For DAW use, when using an ASIO driver setting it to "background services" : If the driver is loaded by a process other than the DAW (like a service), and doesn't use MMCSS threads, this setting could potentially keep the audio driver from being starved by a faster interactive application. If the driver is loaded in-process with the DAW, this will not have any positive effect because the audio driver is part of the foreground application process. If the driver is loaded by another process (like a service), and DOES use MMCSS threads, this setting will not have any positive effect. In all cases, when you set this to prefer background processes, you are causing all those other services that folks put in tweak lists as "robbing" processor cycles, on an equal footing with your DAW app, causing them to potentially use more CPU than you may want. If you are using WASAPI, the calculus is a bit different because there are more moving parts. And, again, if the bit running in the background process is using MMCSS threads (many do now), this will not have any impact because those have a different scheduling algorithm applied. As I mention in my on tweak list, the key is to measure measure measure. And be sure to do so both before and after the change, and in isolation from other changes. In most scenarios, this setting is not going to help performance of the DAW. In some cases, it could make it perform worse. Pete

Now I'm thinking of that story about the man and the bear that ends with the line.... The bear whispered in his ear........."you're not really here for the hunting are you"

I don't have an Instagram account, but was able to see the page. I hacked out the image (actually using F12 to bring up the Developer window - works with Chrome in Windows 10, not sure about other systems). Here's the image:

FWIW - Always remember that most of those extra cores and extra RAM might not be needed or used NOW but, as always happens, programmers will advance their stuff and, then, you'll need it! 😉

It's not a Sphere Exclusive anymore now is it. 🤨 I really like how this guy explains how to he uses compression too.

And back up again!

I'm happy with Filmora, as it enables me to get same quality results faster and easier than Vegas Pro or Magix Movie Edit Pro.

I've heard of Cancel Culture, wasn't Boy George in that band?😁

I also use https://vms.drweb.com/scan_file/ I get a lot of false hits on Virus Total, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it has caused me to double check everything. If I get a hit on both of those sites then I won't run a file. I got a hit on the Brave secure web browser installation file today on one of the scanners on Virus Total but got 0 on Dr. Web.

Are you hitting on me? On a more serious note, why the hell would you want to copy other people's mixes? Just make your own! Do you really want your metal music to be so generic sounding that you can't even tell it apart from the other 5 thousand others that get released every 10 seconds?

I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water - Stonewall Jackson

I'm friends with Kirk and have consulted to him in the past (a disclaimer I like to state -- and my consulting doesn't entail hawking anyone's products), but I just have to share how much I love the Honky Tonk piano patch from this library. Listen to the demo and see what I mean. My teenage son, believe it or not, has taken a strong liking to ragtime and I suppose this is why it appeals to me so much, as I've been listening to a bit of ragtime lately. FYI, here's also a video of Jordan Rudess playing Kirk's library.

Nope! Not going to do it. Someone else can post Sister Sledge, but not me! 😆 Instead, I'm going down THIS rabbit hole! 😏

He definitely looks like he's nailed a few mixes! 🙄 The question is, what kind? Poodle/Schnauzer? Dachshund/Pitbull??? 😆

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Flutes Of Fire!

I’ll pay $9 on Black Friday.

Back up!

I couldn't help it and started watching the video. It's painful. The filters filter, the EQ EQs, the compressor compresses. At some point he says that this plugin has the "perfect amount of bands for an EQ." Dude, don't try so hard. As for workflow, there's always trade offs. What if you want two compressors in series? Also, I don't see a control to do parallel compression. Single window vs multiple windows is the same with tradeoffs, single is more convenient, multiple shows more parameters. "The really cool thing about this is [that] you can change the order of these modules." Plugin of the year. His conclusion is that you get "pro" sound out of this and that's why it's worth its price. What a load... Funny thing, the next video YouTube recommended was one of Dan Worrall's videos from the series "What's wrong with stock plugins?" I like the algorithm's sense of humor.

They're trying to reach a broader range of users because professional studio's are all but gone. And the ones that are left don't care how much it costs because in reality it doesn't cost them anything. It gets passed on to their customers. I don't like it but it does save me money. I just signed up for Presonus Sphere. They present it a lot better than it actually is now that I have it and have looked at everything that is available. The only real plus to it is you get some cloud storage and Studio One Pro (current version) and Notion with all the add-on sample packs for Notion for less than the cost of upgrading just Studio One every cycle. The other stuff is nice to have access to, but to be honest, there was nothing there that interested me once I got in and saw what was available and most of the VST's they offer already come with Studio One so they aren't really offering anything special in that regard. My whole problem with this is, you are locked out of your own work if you don't keep up with the subscriptions. That's not right. Mibby is right, it should be rent to own. You should never be put in to a situation to where you are locked out of your own work if you don't pay a ransom. And true, you can just simply buy a permanent license for the software now, but we all know how the slippery slope works. That could very well go away soon.

DOH! I bought it twice, thinking I didn't already have it. I keed, I keed. I have three of them 🙂

You know how little a plugin is worth when whoever is presenting it has to spend a third of the video talking good things about the plugin. Just take those 1500 bucks you were going to use to buy it, and get something like FabFilter's Total Bundle, which is 500 bucks cheaper and gives you an extremely versatile plugin collection that can do almost anything.

The start screen icons, especially the factory ones for templates, and descriptions on how to add images seemed very vague to me. So i dug in to it and have done a "how to" pdf about it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J8zPeMlhRe5BVFwTHHJ42IB-EUodg_7J/view?usp=sharing

Hi all, here's my latest WIP created in CbB. Lead guitar is a little shaky at the moment but I'm working on it 😄 https://www.bandlab.com/wilbyforce/bestisyettocome2-a09a4bf1?revId=fa6c0d5b-6c77-eb11-9889-0050f28a50ba Comments invited

Got a new one. Features lyrics by Barry Seymour and C. Aubrey McWatt. Bass by Jack Hill. Everything else by me. Constructive criticism welcome. EDIT: It's released. https://soundcloud.com/barry-seymour/masks

Absolutely perfectly done. A well written story carried by excellent music, performance, and mix. Your posts are always a treat to listen to.

thanks so much daryl... man, dropping thomas dolby.. i always thought that album of his was better than the critics allowed...

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I do not believe you, why? Because you remember it 😂😎. As ever well written, excellent production with all the right things in all the right places, a round of applause to the Staypress production company.

New update: Pipa v1.0.1 v1.0.1 New preset system, now with support for user presets. macOS binaries supports ARM (M1) CPU natively Datafiles are now loaded dynamically from disk which causes less memory footprint Increased number of simultaenous voices for iOS version from 8 to 12 New minimum macOS version is now macOS 10.10 Updated development framework from JUCE5 to JUCE6

After exhausting all the suggestions posted here, (most of which I had already tried) with no apparent change, I decided to rescan all my vst folders and also installed a new ssd drive to replace the mechanical boot drive in my laptop. I don't want to jinx myself, but so far I have not been having dropouts over the last couple of sessions. That being said, I have had other issues relating to the audio snap feature (I have never had any real success with that feature) and some weird midi behavior where overdubbing new parts to an existing track results in the new midi being way out of sync with the original. I haven't had the time to really dig into it, but I may be making a separate post regarding that.

Actually I commented over ta SC that I liked the acoustic drums under the electro pop. Different strokes... t oh, almost forgot 👍's

Big difference is that you're getting upgrades/updates for free. Not bad for people who depend on these to make money. Less tempting for the rest of us, especially if we've already bought many/most of their plugins.

Have hi plugins been deemed safe to install. I recall about a year ago his original site was attacked.

This is absolutely correct. Workspaces are for limiting/removing areas of functionality so you can focus on a particular workflow task. The idea being, that if the various modules / menu functions you don't need are hidden, it's easier to find the functions you do need. Workspaces are global settings which are completely project independent. It's up to you whether the workspace overrides the project layout or not. Screensets are project specific, and are for providing different layouts within that project. I tend to use my own project templates so that the screensets are at least similar between projects.

I am a big user of aux tracks, but I also love the "colour follows bus" option. Trouble is, if you set the output on a bunch of tracks to an aux, then output the aux to the bus, the colour of the tracks does not follow the bus, or even the aux track that they are being sent to. What would be really cool, is if the aux track followed the bus, and the tracks that are output to the aux track follow the colour of the aux track, thus inheriting the colour of the bus, if you want it to.

It was bitter sweet for sure! I was so glad when BandLab bought it!

Fun fact: Back in 2000 Ron Kuper from Cakewalk had a proposal for a next generation audio driver specification for windows that was being worked on called WASABI. WASABI ultimately turned into the WDM KS spec that Microsoft released in 2000 finally allowing low latency access to audio. WASABI = WDM Advanced Streaming And Buffering Interface. I still have the archived messages from the mailing list! Its interesting that Microsoft called theirs WASAPI. Maybe someone there remembered the thread. We also had a heavily discussed plugin spec called GMPI (generalized music plugin interface). Its too bad it didn't get adopted since it was deeper than VST.

I disagree. Lets' not forget about saturation or distortion type plugins, that can add a lot of harmonic content. Sometimes they don't offer oversampling e.g. Wave Arts Tube Saturator Vintage. If micv was to use them during mixing at 48 kHz, some unwanted nastiness/aliasing would fold back into the signal. Mixing at 96 kHz will prevent a lot of aliasing from appearing below Nyquist frequency. Then when he mixes down from 96 kHz to 48 kHz all this unwanted stuff will be discarded. I tested it many times myself. Even though aliasing doesn't seem to be totally gone at 96 kHz, it's level is significantly lower at this sample rate. I'm talking about a single track use. If you consider multiple tracks in a single project, this nasty inharmonic content becomes much more apparent.