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Next is out and in BETA mode and for the past 24hrs I have been testing and creating some tracks. So far i am liking the look and feel. What i am most impressed with it, is the fact that it handles live performances ten times better than CbB. I was jamming with it, did some DJ work with it and for two hours straight it held its own on major projects. That is a huge positive side to it - really impressed! It took me 5mins to figure out its workflow. I love the new Sampler and Xsampler features. Great new stock plugins. Everything is so straight forward, but there are some downsides,drawbacks,cons (what ever you want to call it) to some features that can be improved. Such as the Track Pane that is not Scalable. It crops the window/pane instead of resizing the plugins and effects on it to smaller. The height is perfect though. Also theirs NO console? Perhaps I have missed this one, but I couldnt find it. Arranger Pane is there for those who use it. I wont use it as a main DAW though, but for mobility use like writting demos or features when collaborating while travelling - for sure! For now i am still testing it out looking for features that might have a different names and taps. Heres what i can tell you upfront! Its gona pick up popularity with the EDM community! I already have gotten one other producer to try it out.

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I migrated to S1 after we first got the news about CW, but I still come to this forum everyday because I think it's a great place full of really good people. Anyway, I looked at this list of updates and it strikes me how few of the features I actually use in a DAW! I bet I probably less than 10% of what's available. This release makes me realize I need to hit the youtube tuts again.

This discount, as far as I know, also applies to Omnisphere and other Spectrasonics products. One of the rare occasions when you get these a bit cheaper.

I suspect the industry is getting pretty nervous about the economy.

Got the VoxBox. I’m into their instruments and special FX, not as much the ‘classic’ emulations.

These last promotions let me finish off the UAD plugins I wanted: DBX160, Fairchild Collection, 1176 Collection, Century Channel Strip, V76 and the Korg SDD-3000. I've got the 480L so the 224 doesn't hold interest for me and I now have all the Unison Pres I wanted. This has been a great promotion! The $50 coupons with the $25 ones have made me blow my studio budget for the next few months but well worth it in the end.

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According to https://musicsoftwaredeals.com/ this is the cheapest Skaka has ever been ($25). Thomann cheaper still ($20), but you get no Luxe. Ooops, wrong. I STILL got the free LUXE when I redeemed the code I got from Thomann!

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I don't want to spam this forum with off-topic posts, so I will make a single topic about noteworthy game deals and post them here. I will update this post with the details of each new deal and bump the topic to give it some attention. Updates will probably be pretty rare, but let me know if you want me to stop. The Talos Principle Price: 2.89 € (90% off) | 5.36 € for Gold Edition (91% off) Deal Expires: October 10, 2023 Store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/The_Talos_Principle/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/3042/The_Talos_Principle_Gold_Edition/ Notes: This has been an Epic Games freebie in the past so you may already have it, but if not this is a historical low. I really like the early parts of this game, but at some point it became a frustrating test of motor skills for me so I gave up on it. Still, definitely worth 3 bucks. The Gold Edition includes bonus content and two DLCs. Marvel's Avengers - The Definitive Edition Price: 3.99 € (90% off) Deal expires: September 30, 2023 Store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/997070/Marvels_Avengers__The_Definitive_Edition/ Notes: People seem to think this is an okay game for the sale price. The game is on sale because official support for it is ending at the end of this month and the game will no longer be available for purchase. See details here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/997070/view/3667674106374610648

Just realized now: Didn't even know it existed but they also gave me a free plugin: Brigade Chorus. So nice of them 🕶️

Time to stock up on those Toontrack 6 - packs

That has been the case for a number of years. Only plugins like Melodyne can justify that price point. But yes, we had dramatic market saturation with far too much buying during the pandemic and now the economy pushes plugin spending into needless or luxury spending even if they plugins are $10, as a larger whole - we just don't need more.

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That is also a symptom of old third party software components expiring due to timeouts or certificate expiration. While we have kept the legacy back end in place as a courtesy, it no longer receives any updates so its subject to failures like this. This is one reason why we want users running the latest version of our software since that is the only version that is actively updated.

We are in fact going to have a new product center app to list all user specific product assets. In app updates will still be there, but this will be a simpler way to navigate and reinstall etc.

Is $69 a good price for the Analog Classics Bundle? Softube wanted $374 to upgrade from Volume 4 to 6... I never thought I would use UAD plugins as main choice. In a way glad to be wrong (love Softube but now it's too expensive). Anyway, the AC Bundle felt like a great DEAL. Thanks Fleer.

Apple now requires it... Like Tesla, they're pushing things forward... Have waited for this for decades and have visualized immersion sound for way longer. Moving multi-layered sound fields... What an emotional ride! So excited

According to UA Support the code UADTUESDAY can be used twice.

As much as I love Cameron's channel and his music and libraries, I don't understand why he's not making a friggin' FORTUNE as a VO artist. He's got such a great "70's FM late night DJ" voice. Jim Ladd comes to mind. Some automobile maker should adopt him as the voice of their commercials.

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https://www.bitwig.com/stories/bitwig-and-presonus-are-making-it-easy-to-share-projects-between-programs-271 Bitwig and PreSonus have announced a new format for project files that allows for easy exchanges between different programs. As of today it is supported in Bitwig Studio 5.0.9 and Studio One 6.5. DAWproject is the latest Bitwig-led initiative aimed at connecting our music technology industry and giving musicians more freedom. It follows the 2022 launch of CLAP, the free and open plugin standard launched last year in collaboration with u-he. “Every DAW is different, and that is a strength of our industry. Allowing users to take their work between programs is now easier than ever — and the right thing to do.”, says Claes Johanson, Bitwig co-founder and lead developer of DAWproject. Arnd Kaiser, General Manager at PreSonus Software: “Our vision for Studio One has always been to eliminate workflow barriers and enable users to collaborate. With DAWproject, we are thrilled to introduce a new open format that allows users of different DAWs to work together seamlessly for the first time. We are proud to launch this groundbreaking new format in partnership with Bitwig.” Music producers often work with multiple Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs). Some seek inspiration through new features and technologies, while others use different programs for different stages of their production and/or performance process. Unfortunately, no exchange format existed that allowed for sharing projects between DAWs, forcing users to export and re-import audio stems instead. DAWproject is an open and free file format that makes it much easier to move from one DAW to another, enabling producers to choose their preferred DAW for specific tasks. No more complex and time consuming procedures for moving projects, converting formats, and exporting or importing — DAWproject files include all the most important information in a DAW-agnostic format.

Introduction This article only relates to legacy versions of SONAR distributed via the Steam platform. As of 2023 Sept, changes to the Steam platform and Cakewalk's website have caused compatibility problems with activation. Some symptoms of this are the SONAR app being in demo mode after installation from Steam or "communication problem with the server" error messages when trying to register the application. PS: These instructions are provided as a courtesy to users using legacy versions of Cakewalk that are no longer supported or maintained by us. No support or fixes are provided for these products. This article discusses how to resolve these and reactivate your software if necessary. Activation Steps: Open the Steam client and copy the serial number of the software you wish to activate. (Go to Manage | CD Keys to find it) Download and unzip SteamReg.zip which contains the latest version of SteamReg.exe for both 32 and 64 bit installations. Copy the appropriate flavor of SteamReg.exe to your Steam application's program folder. e.g for 64 bit SONAR it typically is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cakewalk\x64\SONAR Note: The path may be different from above if you have installed Steam to a different folder. This will replace the existing file in that location. For Instruments (Rapture Pro/Z3TA+ 2), you'll want to place these in the folder with the microhost, the default for x64 Rapture Pro: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cakewalk\x64\VstPlugins\Rapture Pro\ Open a command prompt (Start | Command Prompt) Type the following command, replacing <serialnumber> with your serial number as obtained in step 1. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cakewalk\x64\SONAR\SteamReg.exe" /SN <serialnumber> For Instruments, you would use the appropriate equivalent path. Here's how a successful entry for Rapture Pro would appear in Command Prompt: If step 5 succeeded with no errors, you may now open the application from the Steam client. When the app launches you should see the registration dialog prompting you for your e-mail address. NOTE: If you have previously registered the product with Cakewalk, its very important to enter the SAME email address you used before, otherwise the registration will fail. Your PC must be online for this step. The app should now be activated! The same steps may also be used to activate plugins from Steam such as Rapture. Note that if you reinstall the application, you will have to redo the above steps since Steam will restore the SteamReg file to the original version.

https://www.bitwig.com/stories/bitwig-and-presonus-are-making-it-easy-to-share-projects-between-programs-271 Free and open standard. This would be an excellent feature to include in Cakewalk Sonar.

... but a great update. https://forums.presonus.com/viewtopic.php?t=52441

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That's a great old school chorus. The start of it all!!

Oh well. I am not updating

Right, as with MIDI, VST, ARA, .SFZ and ASIO. Standards like these, once they get enough traction, result in greater revenue for those who buy in. So you like to track and edit in REAPER or Studio One, but you prefer to mix in Sonar or Mixbus? Great, the easier it is to do that, the more likely that both companies will get your licensing money. Your client's home studio is based around Waveform, but you work in Cubase? Great, they can do the initial tracking and/or composing in Waveform, then you can import their work into Cubase for mixing and further editing. Maybe your client can't afford a copy of Omnisphere, so they write the track using XPand! and let you pick some groovy sounds using Omnisphere. To the extent that being able to do this is important to you, presence or lack of this feature will influence purchasing decisions. Of course it won't be able to cover every single parameter. As with all interchange formats, there will be features that aren't/can't be included. For instance, at present, video is a no-go between Bitwig and Studio One. As with loading a project in any DAW, it pops a notification if it can't find a plug-in. It's not meant to be able to go back and forth all day long between dissimilar DAW's during a complex mixing process, but to be a way that a certain amount of pertinent information can be exported from one DAW and imported to another. At as early a stage as possible. I'd say that it could probably cover most things that are involved in a rough mix, so you do your tracking and comping in your favorite tracking and comping DAW and then export it for mixing in your favorite mixing DAW. People do this today by bouncing to individual audio files in the first DAW, then importing them into the second one. "Imagine" doing that for 50 tracks, at the end of which every effect you used, every edit (no matter how imperfect) and every MIDI track, is baked-in and can't be unbaked without going back to the first DAW. I'm not going to bother typing it all out for people who don't follow links, but here's an in-depth list of what it does (and does not) cover at present: https://www.bitwig.com/support/technical_support/dawproject-file-format-faqs-62/

Exactly my sentiments. For me, I really don’t need any more compressors, limiters, eq’s, channel strips… I want some unique and creative effects.

If the Spitfire Audio BBC Orchestra soft synth is able to send MIDI out, enable that and send it to the SI Keyboard to see the notes play. Don't select an output for SI Keyboard so you don't hear it playing over the BBCSO.

Got 2 waves freebie Vaporizer 2 got free Got Bias fx standard free Philharmonik 2 ce free One pulsar audio eq free Rx elements free Got Ujam usynth core free Chordjam lite with best mag Wish I could spend money to get loopmix lite , otherwise happy still R the best yet to come Missing some plugin alliance deal

I miss the days when you could get XPand2! for $1 (I really like Air Stuff, and xpand, no joke, for real!) I still find licenses for it in old jackets and under the cupboard, but remember that Scrooge McDuck feeling . . .

Full Changelog for 5.0.10: Changes in Bitwig Studio 5.0.10 [released 27 September 2023] New Features Controller extension added for Derivative's TouchDesigner This script by Derivative provides an integration between Bitwig Studio and TouchDesigner, for dynamic live visuals and more More info here Controller script added for Native Instruments's Komplete Kontrol S-Series Mk3 Improvements Browser choices are now preserved when dragging devices from side browser into project and later continuing in the popup browser When a controller is pinned to a device, it now remains there — even if the Pop-up Browser is open Next Action time settings can now be adjusted, even when disabled [33253] Fixes DAWproject: Files using EQ can be imported regardless of band order/slope parameters Fix issue where pinned devices would switch to preview device. Now pinned means pinned. After inserting/duplicating a scene, the view no longer autoscrolls to the cursor scene [33461] Cutting time from the Arranger — available from [CTRL]+ [SHIFT]+[X] ([CMD] + [SHIFT] +[X] on Mac) — was sometimes copying the wrong data to the clipboard when a plug-in window was open [33611] Drum Machine device: Is now correctly retaining internal return automation when copying and pasting [33563] Drum Machine device: Send automation for an internal return chain is now maintained when the device is duplicated [33634] Controller API: Track.createCursorRemoteControlsPage is now persistent, so that projects will reopen on remote pages that were selected via controller [33571] Windows: Opening a project from the Explorer now also works if the path contains special characters [33618] Windows: Fixed some random application crashes [30047]

Excuses excuses! I can barely hold a guitar the way one should, let alone play it and I own 3 😝

I feel that. I only D/L free things if they are from a company I'm already using. I bought Arturia V Collection last year. That's definitely all the synths I'll ever need. I mean, I'm a guitar player anyway!

The DAW market is small but that is in part to there being limited quality options, especially with third party plugins. That may change soon. A bigger reason for the present is that Linix has a bigger footprint in the film industry. Being another option for film makers is not a bad strategy

Too bad I missed the UAD 100$ combined voucher deal 😭

I got the Studer 800 for 39$ and the API channel strip for $14 can't really complain ^^

I got the Lexicon, if I get another it'll either be the Studer A800 tape or the API Vision Channel Strip...

They ended up making available again for me too, even though it was removed from my cart after I got Century Channel Strip for free, so I double dipped and got the Studer A800 tape as well. It's quite an obvious tape sound and not always so subtle, but not in a bad way. Just a lot more noticeable at some settings than Softube Tape or IKs. It really rolls off the highs. Pretty amazed that I got the thankyou $25 coupon afterwards without having to contact support for once 🤣

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Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

I got the same two! Twinsies!

Quite a massive investment into the surround sound world there. Makes me wonder if movie studios are starting to switch now.

Version 6.5 Release Notes (September 26, 2023) New features and improvements: ● Recording and Mixing o Spatial audio recording, editing and mixing with up to 9.1.6 channels o Integrated Dolby Atmos Renderer o Parallel headphone output for Binaural monitoring o NEW Surround Panner and Spatial Object Panner o Support for 3rd-party Panner Plug-ins o Surround Panner in Sends o Extended export/mixdown for multichannel audio o Dolby Atmos (ADM) export with multiple simultaneous downmix formats o Extended Audio I/O Setup o Dolby Atmos Renderer panel in Mixer ● Plug-ins and Instruments o Updated plug-in set with multichannel support o Speaker mapping for native and 3rd-party plug-ins o Flanger/Phaser with additional surround modes o Surround Chorus o Updated Mix Tool with multichannel level controls, mute and solo options o NEW Surround Delay o NEW OpenAir2 convolution reverb with location images o New impulse response library with true 7.1.4 HDIRs o IR Maker supports up to 9.1.6 for capturing custom impulse responses o Improved Bitcrusher ● Arrangement and Editing o Loop length tooltip shows loop length in ruler timebase o Drag & drop copying of plug-ins in Inspector o New commands to apply automation to song start/end o Tab through automation lanes when renaming o Legato command extends note events to Part end ● Score Editor o Display chords from Chord Track o Rhythm Slashes o Custom string tunings o Display and edit guitar bends o Tablature Rhythmic Display o Reset option for drum maps o Reworked text editor for lyrics ● Mastering o ARA plug-in support on Project Page o Merge option for multichannel audio files ● Start Page o New “Mix in Surround” Smart Template o Interactive Dolby Atmos tutorial o Demo song “Rhythm of the Night” with binaural mix ● General o Studio One Remote 1.8 Update o DAWproject format support (import and export) o Public beta version for Ubuntu Linux o Support for NI Kontrol S-Series MK3 o Ableton Live and FL Studio keyboard shortcuts New commands: ● Console – Next Panner Stereo Mode ● Console – Toggle Panner Object Mode ● Console – Collapse all Micro Views ● Console – Expand all Micro Views ● Console – Show Object Channels ● Console – Hide Object Channels ● Score – Fill with Rhythm Slashes ● Score – Align Chord Symbols ● Score – Align Fingerings ● Score – Clear Recorded Velocities ● Score – Flip Attachments ● Score – Remove Accidentals ● Score – Remove Articulations ● Score – Remove Dynamics ● Score – Remove Lyrics ● Score – Remove Measure Rests ● Score – Remove Pedal Markings ● Score – Remove Rehearsal Marks ● Score – Remove Slurs ● Score – Remove Tempo Marks ● Score – Remove Text Boxes ● Score – Remove Tuplets ● Score – Remove rit. and accel. ● Score – Reset Font Style ● Score – Reset TAB numbers ● Score – Select Chord Symbols ● Score – Select Highest Notes ● Score – Select Lowest Notes ● Score – Select Lyrics ● Score – Select Voice 1 ● Score – Select Voice 2 ● Score – Select Voice 3 ● Score – Select Voice 4 ● Score – Swap Voices ● Score – Toggle Rhythm Slash ● Song – Export Spatial Audio ● Song – Spatial Audio Setup ● Automation – Apply currently selected automation to Song Start ● Automation – Apply currently selected automation to Song End ● Track – Add Audio Track (surround) ● View – Next Macro Page ● View – Previous Macro Page ● View – Select Macro Page ● View – Open Video Track The following issues have been fixed: ● "Save to New Folder" doesn't always create an enclosing folder ● “Manage Workspace” link is empty when no workspace is selected ● [Chord Track] Multiple parts dropped on the Chord Track simultaneously are potentially identified incorrectly ● [macOS] Potential freeze on quit after certain video edits ● [Start Page] Long news headlines are truncated ● [Show Page] Crash with empty setlist when clicking and dragging the setlist track ● [Windows] Installation: Item is not moved to the "Installed Content" list ● [Windows] Long processing time after stopping playback and writing automation ● Auto Zoom prevents focussing of Events in Editors ● Automation is not being applied correctly when a part has been enlarged from its start position ● Certain backups available on the server not showing up in Studio One ● Chord display shows the wrong result for enharmonics ● Crash on closing iLok license requester for AU plug-ins ● Icon needs to be hidden when visibility linking option is disabled ● MIDI monitor shows non-existing MTC when "Send to" port is switched to "None" ● Notes get stuck when switching Chorder presets ● Notes recorded during precount in the Scratch Pad show bad start and length values ● Potential crash on “Export Mixdown” with long song ● Potential freeze on quantize in songs with bent audio on layers ● Potential transmit error when merging song from Notion Mobile ● [macOS] PreSonus Revelator device icon missing in multi mode ● Solo doesn't override mute automation ● Some chord alterations are not handled correctly ● Track icons lost during track transform ● VCA group not referencing VCA position on Mix Scene recall ● When inserting multi-out VST2 FX, audio signal drops by ~12dB ● When navigating folder tracks using up/down arrow keys, focus does not follow for the Expand Folder Track key command ● Wrong channel order when an automation track is added inside a folder Known issues: ● “Follow Chords” won’t work with audio events consisting of more than 2 channels ● Playing songs with spatial audio and high track count causes issues when using a StudioLive Series III mixer as audio interface in DAW mode. Disable DAW mode before loading the song. ● [macOS] Potential crash on quit when a touch monitor has been used

Gotta love Venus Theory, and his UVI vids in particular. Sad to see he’s not doing Bitwig vids anymore.