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It’s funny that we are on this subject, we would be probably be having the same conversation if this was another acoustic piano library. Honestly the past few weeks I have been seeing such a shift in what my reviews have been covering (and some still to come), that it has shifted to electric pianos 🤓 For instance right after doing the livestream on the Famous “E”, I dive into IK Multimedia’s Elektromagnetic expansion for SampleTank 4. When I first played the first few notes of the Elektromagnetik Stage 73 Mark V, I noticed a definite difference in how the attacks just did not feel as crisp as the Famous “E”. While it sounded fine, it did not provide the same experience as the “E”. It goes back to the same issues that we deal with when looking at any other virtual instrument category. Each one has its unique personality. Some of our biases are fueled possibly by the nostalgia of a particular instrument’s history, I know I am very affected more when I have that information. Above all, it is the feedback you get when your hands play the first notes, I know I am really going to love a library or love it less after just a few minutes of playing with it, first impressions are everything. Even more important than the story, is how much time the developer spent in getting things into that pocket of playability, everything has just got to translate or you are lost. Sorry for the rambling, but I thought it was so interesting to see how things seem to travel in bunches. Be on the lookout for more epianos coming soon. All the best guys, and happy 4th of July.

Because there are still a lot of people joining the group buy sale right now, and less than two hours left to join, we've decided to extend the signup period by another week. That way you'll have until July 12th to join the sale and get 60% OFF all our sample libraries and bundles--and because we've already reached the highest discount tier, you can get that discount right now after joining. You still have until the end of the month to complete your group buy order, of course.

I have been using CbB for almost 2 years now. While making a Piano Roll tutorial for beginners, I figured out a lot of stuff that blew my mind. So, I suggest even the experts to take a look. Cheers!

@Eric Bohlke are you aware that the latest version of Cakewalk is available free? You need to upgrade and then you'll have support. There have been a zillion bug fixes and improvements since Sonar 6. The skylight interface is a bit different but a lot of the basic stuff is familiar.

The Shirelles - Baby It's You:

lol just figured out that Modo probably means "modelisation" in short lol

Lol you still never told me what your favorite acoustic piano library is. That was when you were testing NOIRE. I said "if someone had a gun to your head and was forcing you to pick a single favorite, what would it be?" - but instead of you breaking down and picking a favorite you used an emoticon to act like you got your brains blown out lol

you have to change the icon in the file, save it as a "normal" project file, then rename the extension to .cwt instead of .cwp. otherwise the image embedded will not change. if you open a .cwt file and a .cwp file you can see how the header of the file in the cwp contains a large MIME encoded image in the first part of the file, whereas the cwt files have the image embedded further into the file which is then used when you save the template-generated project as a cwp. here's the sequence: new (or existing project or project from a template you want to modify: add your image save as a "normal" project file rename .CWP as .CWT copy or move the file into the project templates folder when you open the start screen and select new project, you should see the template with the image if you want to change an existing image - use the RED X to remove then add a new image, remember to resave as CWP and RENAME to CWT

IN THE NEXT ISSUE U WILL GET PRO TOOLS FIRST BEAT EDITION I DOT THINK I WILL BE INTRESTED IN BUYING THIS MONTH ISSUE

We probably wouldn't

Judging from a quick try, the seem to work just fine! Baxter and Density - back to the toolbox. As well as all the others... 😁

I hear you Christian, and I agree with your point that even YouTubers you don't specifically incent (AKA bribe) for positive reviews will often give favorable reviews to keep the free product coming. As I mentioned, I'm a marketing pro that has led digital marketing at major brands and I think the worst thing to happen in marketing is the rise of influencers -- the ethics are so awful (on both sides, the marketers and the influencers -- and most of them in the US don't do the legally required disclosures and mention they took free product, use affiliate links, etc). So yeah, I think you're wise to remain skeptical about things. I'm definitely not trying to persuade you to change. You're better off not trusting any of them. The reason I trust Corey P. is that he's critical and always mentions shortcomings of libraries and VSTs. He is the gold standard for influencers. Although I can't think of any other non-journalist reviewer/pure influencer for sample libraries and VSTs who is anything like Corey. I wish there were more like him.

The only activation required would be for offline activation. Online activation is already native to cbb

Got my $50 PA voucher today and used it to get GP4 for $49.99. So I was able to purchase GP3 for $24.99 and play with it for three months, then upgrade to GP4 for $49.99. Not such a bad turn of events IMHO.

This and grabbing installers for machines without an internet connection. All it needs is the logic to handle activation and BA would be redundant (at least for CbB download, install, activation and update).

Same song, different take, equally nice, but in a different way. Baby It's You - Smith

Windows 10 will continue to be supported until 2025. So there's still plenty of time for things to be sorted out. Both for MS and the end user. Microsoft has just been releasing an early copy of Windows 11 to the insider program, in order to assess what will really work and what won't. I'd wait until the dust settles a bit in a couple more years before planning for any hardware or BIOS changes... The requirements will probably be a bit more finalized by then in any case. My 2 cents... 😉

Interesting topic. As a lifelong pianist, and former owner of a Fender Rhodes and a Wurlitzer, I would agree there are many emulations that are just fine, especially sitting in a mix. I, too, was initially skeptical when OTS released the E piano. However, I own all their products, and they do such a sensational job on them that I assumed it would be great. The real question for me was, "do I need another Rhodes emulation," I use NI's Rhodes 88, scarbee, and a personal favorite, Lounge Lizard. So, fast forward to the Summer Group buy, and I find between the group buy 60% off and my Orange Slices, I can complete my OTS library, adding the new Banjo and the E Piano for a grand total of $86 bucks! This is a steal. Now I am listening to the demos of the Famous E, and it's jaw-droppingly good. But the final test is playing it, and within an instant, I am in love with this one. As a pianist, some instruments inspire you, others are ok, and others are meh or yuck. Playing a Steinway concert grand piano is different than playing anything else I have played. Playing this E piano may not fall into that category, but I felt instantly creative and inspired. The response, timbre, nuances of even a handful of the presets I sampled were energizing. An instrument that makes you want to play it, and makes it hard to stop playing it--that's what tells me they have something really great. I am positive that from this point forward, the Famous E will be my virtual Rhodes of choice in future compositions. Heck, I may even go back and replace my other emulations in some finished productions, just for fun, if I have the time. And for the record, I agree wholeheartedly that if you don't really specialize in a particular instrument, you probably won't be able to tell the difference between them, and that is true for me, to a degree, for drums, saxophone, bass guitar and electric. I know quality, but the differences between the brands, emulations, etc., is largely beyond my experience--you need to be proficient and experienced with an instrument to truly understand the diffs between models. Or to care that much.

Some work is still pending with the handling of the add ons.

All the best to you Simeon and Happy 4th to you too!!

I'm no Simeon, Christian, but I'd pick VSL CFX as my single favourite acoustic library. If you couldn't bring yourself to use e-licenser, I'd pick VI Labs Modern U. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't invest in 20-30 other libraries too, just to make sure you've got your bases covered.

Never gave it much thought. What you doing over there??!! : )

Okay, now you have to tell us, Simeon.

Well, honestly it is a close to impossible question to answer. I am finding that the field has narrowed quite a bit to should I say a possible top 5. Confidentially you mentioning NOIRE, don't ask me what is just ahead in a few days…stay tuned. 🤓🎹🎹🎹🎹

Lol are we talking about old Gibsons or new Gibsons

"Here Comes The Rain Again" - Eurythmics

Sometimes I wish I could just put some VSTs on my Windows audio; I would love to put a limiter on my Teams calls so I don't have to turn up the system volume and brace myself for the times when someone's mic inexplicably has a +20dB gain.

$41.65 at JRR with automatic code in your basket EDIT: aaaaaaah, but no Phoenix, never mind EDIT 2: although, if you already have PVerb, JRR would make more sense, so do mind!

That's true, I'm still running 7 on my laptop and it's getting security updates from MS.

Not possible for GAS infected family 😛 We are constantly adding new ones and updating zylion of already owned

It was free whenever I got it way back when, so yeah this a $19.00 ON deal !

Good, catchy tune.

Yeah I certainly agree about the YouTuber set's inability to be trusted - it's the same deal with Amazon reviews et al and always will be. Quality of the OTS E and others aside though, and generally speaking, how do we know these legendary session players aren't being compensated for their testimonials? Sounds dubious, and I don't know that any stock should be put into those endorsements either.

Hey All, The password reset problem is now fixed on the SSL website. SSL responded to my email with an apology and told me that they had a problem over the weekend and I can now reset my previous password for my account. I went ahead and used the link that they sent me and it worked, I am back in under my old account. Also if you plugin's license information was not listed under your old account name, read below. Why do I not see my license in my account? If you have just purchased an SSL plug-in and do not see a license deposited in your account, the reason is most likely that you filled the order form with your email address instead of your active iLok ID before pressing REVIEW ORDER. To correct this, please submit a ticket with a screenshot of your iLok License Manager with Change iLok account as the subject. See instructions on the website below https://solidstatelogic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002550297-Activating-licences-to-a-location

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Removed as in uninstalled driver/unplugged?

So tempting to put the Hobbit song here... (Shirelles > The Shire). 😁

It's largely all about the tone. If you can't appreciate the difference between various electric pianos, there's no point in worrying about it. I started on piano, then organ before making drums the instrument I ended up played professionally for two decades. A lot of non drummers can't recognize a difference between a great drum kit and an okay one. I'd say if you can't appreciate the difference, don't spend the money on a more expensive one, buy the one that you're happy with that is the best value. For me, for electric pianos, I own NI KOMPLETE and the electric pianos that come with that are quite good. But the Rhodes in that doesn't sound like The Famous E and there's something really special about the E in my opinion. But if it doesn't appeal to you, I wouldn't worry about it. It's all completely subjective, like music itself.

You are correct. If I save the project, then re-open it, the Aux 1 patch point no longer exists as a destination. Okay, well let me update my post above.

@Starship Krupa thanks for your analysis of the original problem. These are exactly the issues we fixed that have been around for about 20 years. We have literally had hundreds of support calls and reports about this over the years. Even though it was a huge PITA to fix I decided to do it since I was making similar changes for synth port naming which was potentially an even worse issue with multi-out synths like Kontakt.

At the very least, the UI's need to be larger, or scalable. I don't use them due to the tiny UI. I believe there's been some talk of porting them to VST, along with a UI makeover. Would love to see that.

Really enjoyed it, nice to hear something unique. I really love the vocals, and would enjoy having them turned up a bit more, but mysterious as is. Good song

Bjorn , I Loved the intro. The saz has a hypnotic soul stirring quality and paired with the tabla sounding drums was fantastic. My only suggestion would be to lower the flute volume. I Really liked the "air" in the mix. Enjoyed it .. mark

Robyn Hitchcock - Autumn Is Your Last Chance

I'm really looking forward to it. The new GUI is sleek. Snap Layouts and Groups are going to be a massive help to productivity, multiple desktops will be great for my personal computer. I may use them to separate different things I'm doing on the studio. Teams integration I'm cautiously happy about. I like the idea but I'm not getting excited until I know it works well. It should make working remote with people a bit easier. Widgets I like the idea of on my personal computer but will turn it off on the studio. The update we got the other day with the new widget panel on 10 I'm not very impressed with. It needs a lot of work yet. The gaming stuff I don't really care about. I would like to see more integration between multiple devices. I'm wondering if they will make any changes to networking computers together. Also, some of you guys are getting an error saying you can't run Windows 11 because you need to turn on TPM 2.0. https://www.howtogeek.com/737171/how-to-fix-this-pc-cant-run-windows-11/ For the rest, stop living up to the stereotype that Sonar users are a bunch of outdated old heads who spend thousands a year on plugins to run on a 12 year old computer. lol

@Starship Krupa, @NOLAGuy alright alright alright I confess I also usually use Project > Time/ Measures also. However ripple edit works for me. I don't recall setting any specific options to ensure that Time Signatures, Markers, Arranger sections, Tempo changes also move with the clips. I don't need to select all in order for it to work. If I start with Track 2 selected, when I grab that clip in track 1, the selection highlight moves to Track 1 - and all tracks' clips are moved. Here: