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Just a heads-up: I just logged into my PB account. It might be that I've not been very observant in the past, but I've just noticed that Virtual Cash now has a one-year expiry timeout. According to the help page, buying something will add to your virtual cash (as before) and reset the timer back to 365 days.

Currently 16 modules, more coming in the future. https://store.cherryaudio.com/bundles/r-ware-x-airwindows

This is more of an FYI, but I junction big folders to get them off my C drive. I had done this with the C:Program Files/Common Files/VTS3 folder a long time ago, but Melodyne 5.2+ has issues with this. It will run in stand-alone mode, but not inside a DAW. Because of this I updated Cakewalk to verify errors thrown. I had to chuckle afterwards... to fix the issue in Cakewalk is simply to manually "Rescan Failed Plugins" No muss, no fuss. In SO5 it is significantly more painful (suggested solution is to move most of the settings folder and piecemeal repair that) - it works, but not simple at all. A quick shout of appreciation @Noel Borthwick for how elegant the repair is inside Cakewalk, as well as the additional failure popup (Cakewalk throws 2 at you). Some programs do react adversely to directory junctions (Adobe and Corel specifically), but Melodyne 5.2+ does as well, so do not junction the VST3 folder. For those who do not know junctions, it is probably best if you forget you read this.... [Jedi hand wave]... "This is not the thread you are looking for."

Same here. I picked up a cheap crossgrade to Studio One Pro back when Gibson dumped Cakewalk. Then Cakewalk made a great comeback. Stuck with both now LOL!

The Cure - The Drowning Man

Done in Studio One, using multiple Orch Libs.

For those still using Cakewalk, the bakers released 2022.09 in Early Access :

Personus were smart to offer a full 1 month demo of S1 Pro 5. I tried it and yesterday I buckled and got the S1 Pro 5 Crossgrade from Thomann for $209. Hopefully it will include the upgrade to v6. If not, I'll wait for Black Friday upgrade sales.

Van Halen - The Cradle Will Rock...

Cradle of Filth - From the Cradle to Enslave

I found this picture of the XLN Audio team hard at work creating new Adpaks, Midi PAKS and XO expansions.

All very clearly documented. https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Tempo.07.html#2000135

Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round

Session Tapes from Soul Surplus https://splice.com/sounds/soul-surplus/soul-surplus-session-tapes/samples?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=free-sounds

Sure, use what works for you! I was a Sonar Platinum Lifer, but realize that the last version of Sonar Platinum is missing about 5 years worth of bug fixes and features that the Bakers have added to Cakewalk since...

Good luck with the visit! You're a drummer and I'm a bassist, so I think you might appreciate the first audio I ran through my new Focal Shape 65's. My new studio is finally coming together after tearing down the one in the U.S. 18 months ago. Feels really good. Next to be connected is my NI S61 Mk2. Great keyboard controller.

You just HAD to bring that up, didn't you? ? Happy to hear that you're happy. Getting to the right place in life is usually difficult to impossible. This thread has gotten WAY off topic, but that's OK, because XLN haven't done doodlely squat new in forever. It's off-topic threads like this that keep them in the light. Back off-topic. I am SO glad I moved on from marketing to engineering, but I have to add one important caveat. What I did learn through my 1st semester junior year, especially the three semesters of accounting, really helped me later in my engineering career. Not many engineers can talk to the C-suite and be taken seriously. I could talk their talk. What I consider my best-ever moment happened in Korea in 1999. I had a partnership with PWC Consulting at the time. They had a lead for a major consulting gig at LG-Caltex (the petroleum group of LG). They wanted a white-face to present the program to the board and they specifically wanted one from Motorola, the inventor of Six Sigma. Well, that turned out to be me. LG brought three rows of aluminum stadium seating into the boardroom for the unit presidents and senior VPs. Along the opposite wall were seated the local PWC staff trying to get the contract. There were 10 guys on the board, very old. Each was stone-faced enough to be on Mt. Rushmore. The chair at the opposite end for the CEO was empty. His personal assistant, one of the most lovely women I've ever seen, dressed in a formal ancient Korean gown, came in through a private door and set a glass of pink juice on a doily and left the room. That was the signal that the CEO was arriving. He came in and the entire LG group stood and bowed for precisely the same amount of time without looking at each other and sat back down. The angle of their bows was also so precise, I could have shot a laser across their backs. They all stared straight ahead and never looked at me. I thought I was in real trouble. The CEO sat down and very casually crossed his legs and looked off to my right, also not looking at me. I'd done my research and found out that he'd been at U.W.-M. at the same time I was, studying for his PhD, so I greeted him as a fellow Badger and gave my 45 minute presentation that no one appeared to be paying attention to. I felt like a comedian who'd gotten zero applause during his entire routine. When I finished, I asked for questions. The closest board member to me on my left turned and asked "who else in our business is doing this?" After a moment of contemplation, I responded "what's wrong with going first?" No more questions. I thanked them for their "attention". The CEO got up to leave the room (so I and everyone else in the room thought), but he walked around the board and came up to me, already a breach of protocol. I held out my right hand with my left hand, palm up, slightly leading my right hand in a position of #1 respect. He grabbed my hand and put his other arm around my shoulder. Now EVERYONE was looking. He whispered to me "that was exactly what I wanted to hear" and turned and left the room, which was full of stunned faces, which I read as "he's going to make us do this." That one answer was worth several million dollars of revenue. I spent the next 9 months there, helping them get the program going. I was able to bill them over $5K a day, just for my time. I smoked my partner in the U.S. who had responsibility for the Americas. He was a real buttwipe, so I enjoyed every moment of our annual business review with the Moto C-suite that year.

After 25 years, I started producing music again. This is my first finished product. Others will follow soon. Hope you like it. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7m87V5QI-M&feature=share

Ample Sound has updated Acoustic Guitar to v3.6 with GP7 GP8 supports. New Features: Tab module added support for GP7 and GP8 formats. Optimized UI with improved efficiency, including Strummer, Riffer and Tab modules. Updated parameter system. BPM Sync function added to FX Echo. Improved accessibility support for pop-up windows such as CPC and Preset Manager. Issues Fixed: Fixed timing issue related to BPM sync functions. Fixed a number of bugs in Strummer, Riffer, and the conversion between Strummer pattern and riff Ample Sound users can update for free through the MyAmpleSound: https://www.amplesound.net/en/account.asp

Normally $59. Offer available until October 23rd. https://fuseaudiolabs.com/#/pages/product?id=301029274

You're limited by the number of Kontakt installations. While you technically can "slap the Kontakt version on every machine in the house," I'm just pointing out that the licensing of Kontakt doesn't actually allow more than three (and only if you have Komplete).

Thanks, Peter, appreciate it! That makes me feel Warm, and Toasty!

After a quick .. er ... break: Man -> Husband Freak Power - Where Your Husband Won't

I have just checked out Kontakt Player 6. Man those a small fonts. How do you folks cope on anything bigger than a 1080p screen? I hope 7 improves on that. I guess we can ask those who pulled the trigger on Komplete 14 on the 27th for a unscaled screenshot.....

Nice to know someone sees my "point".

Hi Bapo really excellent piece of music enjoyed very much Eric

Cool, I think I like your version better☮️

Great name for a song??I like the string squeaks makes it sound human? well done?

Not since the other day. The song that I used to learn GP is in the last stages of mixing and I am trying to get that done. And as always, nothing ever goes as smooth as you plan. A few adjustments turned into recreating the project and.... well I am still going to work with GP in the next day or two. I am curious to see how I will like adding drums and bass into the mix. Going see the re-release of Avatar tonight!! Never seen it on the big screen. But I will tonight... if it goes as planned!!

Oh. I missing those two. Can never have too much spackle in a song?.

Back on topic. U2 - Drowning Man:

I already had ARK from a previous give away but I was missing the modkit and two expansions. I was able to add those to my cart for free and then check out. Coolio!

She made Tiffany look like a Death Metal Goddess:?

You know the phrase fight fire with fire? You could borrow it and turn it into something like in the war for cleanliness, be sure to fight sh** with sh** ?

It could be that the stretch algorithm you're using isn't suitable for the material. Also, note that there can be different algorithms for "online" and "offline" stretch. Changing the tempo value in the inspector will use the "online" algorithm, which may be fast but not as good quality. Selecting the clip and selecting "Bounce to clip(s)" will commit the changes using the higher quality "offline" algorithm. Alternatively, you can set the online & offline algorithms to the same higher quality algorithm. Stretching will be slower, but will sound better and you won't need to bounce to clip(s) afterwards. You can set the algorithms in preferences:

There is a free version of Youlean Loudness Meter 2 available at PluginBoutique. https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/4960-Youlean-Loudness-Meter

Audioslave - Drown Me Slowly:

I just checked. For the library in the OP: Kontakt 5.8.1 Full Retail (or later) Required. Kontakt full can be installed on 2 or 3 computers. https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/209544789--Installing-Native-Instruments-Products-on-a-New-Computer- I don’t see any indication that the license for Kontakt Player is any different, even if it’s free. Note that there’s no actually enforcement of this licensing, so technically, you can install more than the EULA allowed licensed number of instances.

I neglected to mention earlier: the Meldaproduction MFreeFX Bundle* has (among 36 other excellent tools and processors) a very comprehensive loudness analyzer called MLoudnessAnalyzer. As far as limiters, my favorite safety limiter is KHS Limiter, from the (also freeware) Kilohearts Essentials Bundle. Barebones, lightweight, easy to configure. (*If you ever want to upgrade the Melda bundle to the pro versions (which gives you access to some nice-but-not-crucial features like the ability to customize the look of the plug-ins and internal upsampling), they put it on sale for 50% off a couple of times a year. You can combine that with the 10 euro bonus you get from signing up for their newsletter and also with their 20% first purchase discount (use my referral code, MELDA1923165) and bring the cost for the pro upgrade down around USD11.)

The LXP Native are my goto reverbs, they sound really great! Actually I had no need for other reverbs, but there is still GAS. ? For this price the LXP bundle is absolutely a deal! Can recommend it!

Fixed for you and........ Installed!

Unfortunately I don't have an answer but this "reinstalling Windows" bit is a monumental waste of time. I can't for the life of me figure out why so many people do this. Try referring to the documentation when you want to find out how to do something instead of shooting in the dark: http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Tools.08.html

Glad I could help you sort it out. I knew about the issue because I had a project or two that exhibited it at one point. Well done to narrow it down to a plug-in; it took me a lonnnnng time to figure out that that was what was causing it. It didn't occur to me to hit the "FX" button. Since changing plug-in parameters will flip Cakewalk's "dirty" bit (the indicator that says a save-worthy change has been made), my guess is that somehow, these plug-ins are changing their own parameters and reporting that to Cakewalk. It would make sense with a plug-in that like an analyzer or dynamic EQ, constantly adapt to whatever signal is going through them. Reporting to the host that something has changed in the plug-in when it actually hasn't is what I would call a bug. The only events that should trigger that reporting are ones where the user is interacting with it by changing control states or values.

Normally $39.99. https://audioassault.mx/products/multi-transient They have still XCTR on sale for $5 (by mistake, I think) and they have a "buy 2 get 50% off" sale, so you could get them both for a fiver.

Ooooh...I always liked the 5150 (unless I had to lift it). I'll hang fire on this, but it's pretty much inevitable that if Kuassa put out a new amp sim I'll end up buying it. Love their stuff.

Sounds really good! Nice job!

I was getting ready to explain to my wife why I absolutely needed the Komplete 14 upgrade. Ahh Christ - now I need to explain Studio One 6 as well!

Details aside, I think the images on the choir library pages look impressive and are actually quite beautiful. They evoke a mood, which I think is the important thing for these kinds of filler images. Admittedly, the feeling they evoke in me is that some virgins are just about to get sacrificed to the dark gods, but maybe that's what they were going for.

I liked that!!! Great story.