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We're pleased to announce Early Access of 2024.02! This release is primarily a maintenance release that includes a few bug fixes. It also adds compatibility for the new Cakewalk Product Center application. Please note: CbB will eventually be discontinued as future development and support will transition to the upcoming Cakewalk Sonar release. If you wish to continue to use CbB, you must update to the 2024.02 version when it is released to the public. Earlier versions will cease to activate in the future. Please note that Early Access installers are update installers, which only update from a specific version. To install the 2024.02 Early Access build, you must be on the latest public release of 2023.09 or later. Download Cakewalk 2024.02 EA installer There is no rollback installer for this version. If you haven't already done so, please read about the Early Access Program before participating. Please keep responses specific to problems or comments on this release. Unrelated bugs or feature requests should be posted in other threads or the feature request channel. Thanks again for your participation! The Bakers New Cakewalk Product Center The new Cakewalk Product Center application has been released. This app will be the central portal to install and manage all future Cakewalk products going forward. CbB has now been updated to work with this app and offline activation for Cakewalk is now available once more by using Product Center. Click the link below to read more about Cakewalk Product Center. Updated to 29.09.0.096 This build contains the following improvements: CbB has been changed to work with the new Cakewalk Product Center Offline activation is now available via Product Center The Sonar promotional window should not appear when running CbB offline at this time Updates for Sonar promotional window content Fixed problems with unresponsive Sonar promotional window Fixes for analytics and app startup Fixes for in-app updates If you have encountered any of these issues, please check out this release and confirm that your issue is resolved before we release the official public version.

It refers to using it in the short term. Cbb will be available for some time to give users time to transition to Sonar which will be the only product supported going forward. I think we've all learned that lifetime messaging can be ambiguous right? 😉 The bigger question to me is why anyone serious about using our products want to use an old unsupported product, when a much better (and affordable) version is made available. If you want to see this product developed further, it's only fair that we ask for you to support us in turn. I don't think anyone expected that cbb would be indefinitely free forever. In the future there may be a free version (with some limitations) however.

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We're pleased to announce Early Access of 2024.02! This release is primarily a maintenance release that includes a few bug fixes. It also adds compatibility for the new Cakewalk Product Center application. Please note: CbB will eventually be discontinued as future development and support will transition to the upcoming Cakewalk Sonar release. If you wish to continue to use CbB, you must update to the 2024.02 version when it is released to the public. Earlier versions will cease to activate in the future. Please note that Early Access installers are update installers, which only update from a specific version. To install the 2024.02 Early Access build, you must be on the latest public release of 2022.11 or later. Download Cakewalk 2024.02 EA installer There is no rollback installer for this version. If you haven't already done so, please read about the Early Access Program before participating. Please keep responses specific to problems or comments on this release. Unrelated bugs or feature requests should be posted in other threads or the feature request channel. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N1Aa1VsKBC4wpVP1sYPtfgePxbdihI0r/view?usp=sharing Thanks again for your participation! The Bakers New Cakewalk Product Center The new Cakewalk Product Center application has been released. This app will be the central portal to install and manage all future Cakewalk products going forward. CbB has now been updated to work with this app and offline activation for Cakewalk is now available once more by using Product Center. Click the link below to read more about Cakewalk Product Center.

Don't forget, it's $225 if you plan to use Reaper to sell whatever it outputs.

Oh, I so hope Cakewalk Sonar will have the same pricing structure as Reaper...

It's good to know, that Sonar is not abandoned and is about to get a fresh new start. Can hardly wait for the release! I do hope that this new Sonar will be just as stable and fast evolving as it used to be. Don't want to stir up any highly emotional discussion by comparing it to other DAWs, it's safe to say, that Sonar ticks all the boxes for me. Go Bakers!

Overview Cakewalk Product Center allows you to download and install Cakewalk products from one central location. Simply sign in with your BandLab ID and password and begin installing your connected products. Stay up to date with the latest features and fixes. On app launch, Cakewalk Product Center checks for any updates supported by the current OS (Windows or Mac) and shows all available apps and updates that you are entitled to. Note: Cakewalk product Center requires an internet connection and user sign-in to check for updates. Download and install Cakewalk Product Center Download Cakewalk Product Center version 1.0.0.051 Updating Cakewalk Product Center Cakewalk Product Center automatically checks for its own updates on launch, and will prompt to download and install if an update is available. Table of contents: UI Using Cakewalk Product Center Installing or updating an app Installing or updating add-ons Offline activation UI The Cakewalk Product Center UI consists of the following sections: Top: Shows the current app version. Sidebar: The left sidebar is where you select which Cakewalk app to install/update. A dot appears to the right of the product name if an update is available. Enable the Show Add-ons toggle to show optional content. Click Sign Out or Sign In to sign out/in of your BandLab account. Click Offline Activation to activate a Cakewalk product that is installed on an offline computer. See Offline activation for details. Product/Update list: Shows the latest available update(s) for the app that is selected in the sidebar. The color-coded dots indicate the following: Red = Not installed Yellow = Installed and update available Green = Latest version installed Progress view: Shows progress of the currently downloading/installing item. This section is hidden when no item is downloading/installing. Using Cakewalk Product Center Installing or updating an app In the sidebar, select the app that you want to install/update. In the product list, click the app/update download button . When download is complete, click the Install button. Installing or updating add-ons In the sidebar, select the parent app, then enable the Show Add-ons toggle. In the product list, click the download button for the add-on that you want to download and install. Download progress is shown and can be canceled. When download is complete, click the Install button. Offline activation On the offline computer, generate an offline activation request file in Sonar or Cakewalk by BandLab (Help > Offline Activation > Export Activation Request). Copy the Activation request.crq file to removable media, such as a USB flash drive, that you can transfer to another computer that is connected to the internet. On the online computer, launch Cakewalk Product Center, then click Offline Activation. Select the Activation request.crq file. The app will process the request and return a Activation response.dat file if successful. Copy the Activation response.dat file to removable media that you can transfer back to your offline computer. On the offline computer, open Sonar or Cakewalk by BandLab and go to Help > Offline Activation > Import Activation Response. Select the Activation response.dat file and click Open. If the response file is valid, the app is activated. Note: Offline activation is currently only available for Sonar and Cakewalk by BandLab.

Seven years of not having to pay for updates is quite the bargain.

@Noel Borthwick Thanks for the update and the clarification of the future of CbB. I’ve been trying to tell people exactly this but for some reason people seem to take it as a slap in the face as opposed to being the good news that it is. And I guess some are worrying about cost. I posted the pricing from the old Sonar compare versions page to demonstrate a possible pricing for the new Sonar. This includes Home Studio for $49. I got no reaction. It’s really just a few people who are negative about the company. And thanks for taking the time to fix the minor issues with activation and the splash screen as it was making the forum a very negative environment. You might be loosing a few impatient users due to Sonar taking longer to release than was originally expected. I think the majority of us would rather you take your time and get it right. We still have CbB and if this takes 6 more months then why would it matter. CbB is absolutely the best DAW for all us long time users and I personally couldn’t ever go backwards. The longer it takes the more time people have to save up. If you had put a dollar a day aside since last June you would now have $245 towards Sonar saved up.

And you posted this in a topic about the latest release of Cakewalk by BandLab because....?

So we actually see some action that I hope will get this forum back on a positive pathway instead of all the negativity and threatening to switch DAW nonsense lately. The new Cakewalk Product Centre will finally solve a few ongoing issues like offline activation as well as I can see that in the future it will be our go to for updates and future purchases. It would be very very cool if they also add our legacy products here as well! @Jesse Jost ? @Noel Borthwick? I like it. And did any of you recent Nay Sayers notice the release notes for the CbB update. I counted over 50 Bug fixes! They most certainly did not have to do any of this but they did, proving once again that the developer team really does care and listen. OK everybody back to work and please relax and let them finish Sonar in peace and quiet. If it takes another 6 - 12 months that's fine by me.

Hey folks, I've been testing this in comparison with the AudioRealism ReDominator, which is ostensibly an emulation of the same synth. Compared to this new TAL synth, the aging ReDominator looks its age and sounds... like a Cherry Audio Juno compared to the Softube version, in other words the AudioRealism lacks mojo! This new TAL looks and sounds great, and I'm going to struggle not to buy it, even though my synth coffers are already bulging. But, as the saying goes, there's always room at the top, and I'll happily make room amongst my VST folders for this one, even if I have to delete a few temp files. Here's what TAL has to say about it: https://tal-software.com/products/tal-pha TAL-Pha Release 15.02.2024 We are proud to announce the release of TAL-Pha. A very authentic Alpha Juno emulation with a lot of powerful additions. It's been a lot of work, but it's finally here. 20% intro discount! TAL-Pha TAL-Pha is an instrument plug-in that emulates the sound of the analog 80's synthesizer Alpha Juno II (MKS-50 is the rack version). The plug-in produces the classic analog sound, combined with modern flexibility and many additional functions. The plug-in can read and convert sysex information from the hardware and can also be used as a controller. Authentic emulation of the 80's hardware synthesizer. Resonance boost for filter self-oscillation. The possibility to detune, modulate, and sync the pulse part of the DCO. Simple but powerful FX section with delay, reverb, and a bell-eq. Arpeggiator with different modes. Stereo UNISON mode with up to seven voices. Aftertouch and MPE support. Microtuning support (tun file import and MTS Client). Original factory banks included. More than 380 fresh presets by Electric Himalaya, The Unfinished, Saif Sameer, emptyvessel and TAL. Individual tuning for every voice converts the synths DCO into a VCO. Reads Sysex files and Sysex MIDI from the hardware device. Can also control a hardware device. If enabled, it sends Sysex through the plug-in MIDI output (only possible when supported by the DAW). Requirements: Windows: Windows 7 or higher (64 bit host) macOS: 10.9 or higher (64 bit host). Universal Binary 2 with native Intel and Apple silicon support (M1, M2, M3...). AAX: Pro Tools 10.3.6 or higher (64 bit). LINUX: 64 bit / Ubuntu 18 or similar. Demo restrictions: The plug-in produces a rising white noise sound every minute.

Reaper is not FREE .. its $60. Its trusting people to use the "trial" period and then purchase a license after that. Perpetually using it without paying the $60 thereafter is technically illegal I imagine

Yes, same as REAPER was once freeware and is now payware. Are you suggesting that if someone likes programs that go from freeware to payware they might also like REAPER? Seems like an odd criterion....

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Just finished another original tune featuring tenor and soprano sax, midi guitar, fretless jazz bass with Amplitube4 SVX Pro plugin.

Not on the official website yet, but a lot of official threads were opened on KVR: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8850307#p8850307 Beta download, draft manual and introduction video included. It's unbelievable this little gem will be completely free of charge.

Unless you are one of those who paid for them and must also now accept that your lifetime is over. 😈

Because they won't be able to install the new version on their pc even if they wanted to ? Also, until fairly recently I think it's fair to say that the impression was very much given that users would never be locked out of their older projects- that even if the program/company ceased to exist - something would be done to ensure that scenario wouldn't happen. That doesn't seem to be the case any more so if some people are now feeling a bit nervous about being a Cakewalk user all over again then I can understand that.

Or make sure your VST paths don't include folders that don't contain VSTs, like \Windows.

According to its Wikipedia timeline, it was initially freeware, then became shareware, then fully payware. It's been payware for a very long time.

Installed!

Check the new build in the early access forum. https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/74284-cakewalk-202402-early-access/

Perhaps you should share that for those that don’t. t

I'd go as far to say that anyone who does have one needs to have a nice sit down and spend some time trying to pinpoint exactly when it was that they became so stupid and then set about reversing as many decisions they have made since then as possible.

MBitFunMB is a serious tool for extreme distortion lovers. It converts incoming audio into limited fixed-point precision of 1-16 bits per sample and lets you access each bit with several operations and finishes the processing with a low-pass filter. All with up to 6 independent bands, 4 modulators... from light distortion to extreme brutality. Now on sale at 75% off (reg. $53) now just $13.30 USD. Limited time only. https://www.waproduction.com/plugins/view/mbitfunmb

I'm afraid to have an Alexa in my home. I really don't know why. It just creeps me out. The center switch in the pic was for the ceiling fan. The fan was wired to have the light and fan come on with a single switch. I ended up having to run new 14-3 up in the attic to separate them. I built the fireplace in this pic. The company I bought the fireplace insert from was having a sale and I upgraded to the wifi one for less than the non-wifi one. It said you had to download their app. At that point I was up to 5 different apps and it was a real pain. I was pecking around the settings of one app one day and it found everything in the house. I set the app up and it controlled everything, including the thermostat and fireplace. I could control the entire house inside and out from one app. Here's the fireplace I built. Indid all the trim and stone work. Everyrhing was done except for the top. I had a massive dead black walnut tree in my yard I was going to cut down and make a top for it, but I moved on before I got to finish it. I ran all the wires inside the wall for the TV and hdmi cables and put a box behind the TV and on the wall on the cubby hole below so you could set blu ray player down there. I had an outlet with USB ports. I also ran a dedicated circuit just for the insert. It was really nice. Even the recessed lights in the bedroom were wifi controlled. And it wasn't expensive at all. Amazon is a great resource. If you can do wiring yourself it's really not bad at all. Sorry, I'm rambling. Hah. I put a ton of work in to that house and I really miss it. I more than doubled what I paid for it when it was sold and all that stuff made a big difference, not to mention the labor was free.

FabFilter is the best of the best. ‘Nuff said.

Hey all you Cakewalkers . . . here's another collaboration I've done with Mark Alan Skinner. I had this strumming acoustic guitar piece in my studio for a while , and just couldn't take it much further. Was trying to record a sampled mandolin part, which wasn't working right . . . so I sent a mix to Mark, who can actually play a mandolin ! Well, a few weeks go by and Mark recorded an acoustic guitar, a mandolin, and an upright bass . . . yeah, that's me singing and strum whacking acoustic guitar in the background. What can I say, the piece was transformed. Let us know what you think, and how the mix translates . . .

Because you asked: the ability to theme CbB is a very strong reason why I am still using it today. I have two themes I use and neither of them are Tungsten or Mercury. I'll wait and see what the future holds for theming Sonar before giving a final answer, of course 🙂

Finally, the crickets have chirped! I must thank them for removing that bothersome pop-up from the start screen! It feels a little better now that we have expressed our views on some problems here but someone is listening and took action! THANKS, BAKERS!

What activation issue? In my experience, if you cannot sign in at all using the standard web based auth then that is caused by some system side incompatibility with traffic being blocked from the browser to the app. For such cases there is an alternate sign in mechanism using password flow that uses an in-app sign in process.

Thanks I didn't know that, I will try it out!

Okay, I found it. Holy crap! It IS us, literally. I must read the whole thread....

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Yes folk but actually classified as Celtic. Big fan of this and the production is as well done as anything else out there! Huge thumbs up! 👍🏻

Yes absolutely what ever works is is the best for each person. I just never changed my ways from the days of tape. I still even limit my tracks to 16😐

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I just gave it a whirl and it downloaded OK, try a different web browser or something?

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And a new plugin incoming…

https://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm is the lightweight host I use. Is digital brain's better?

Bear in mind that you can quick group tracks and/or buses and lower the volume of all with one stroke. Depending on your levels, one way to go is Quick Group and lower all the tracks involved. If the tracks have acceptable levels, then I would do the quick grouping at the bus level. I do both all the time. I never touch the Main Output.

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Any additional info you can provide about the hang would be useful. Any chance you can post an image of what this looks like? Yep, I totally get wanting to operate offline. And of course you can, but currently if you're restarting often then of course you'll get the screen. But as I said, I'm sure we can make refinements to improve this use case. Any plans that will would affect CbB's future availability would be clearly communicated well in advance on these forums and Sonar home page. CbB will never just "stop working" without plenty of advance notice and a viable alternative.

Tempo changes are still discrete jumps, but just at a more granular level. The tempo map is derived from the tempo envelope each time it's edited so it doesn't have to calculate it in real-time. However, an absolute time offset it's still quite complex to do, due to the way MIDI events are queued up in time ready to play. Part of the queuing process is determining which events to queue and when to queue them. This is all done in batches of musical ticks at the moment. If the delay (negative or otherwise) was specified in milliseconds, this would ultimately have to be converted to ticks - but when tempo changes are in play, the amount of ticks could be different for the start time for searching through what to buffer and the start time of each MIDI event. Getting this wrong could result in either missing notes or notes queued up twice. As far as it being computationally intensive... this is partially true. Retrieving the tempo at any point in time is a fairly quick process, but does involve a binary search of the tempo map. Doing this for every note may have an adverse affect on engine performance, but then again, it might be fine on faster machines. Not saying it's impossible, but it's not trivial. That part of the code is pretty involved (even more so now that we have articulations). Part of me thinks this might be better served by extending the articulations to allow +/- delays. The reason being, is that: 1. You could incorporate it into existing articulations, for example all legato articulations would be delayed by "n" ms, whereas pizzicato wouldn't 2. You could have a more granular control over what was delayed and when - for example, you could filter out channels, or have different ms delays for different octaves; or you'll have the ability draw the delay articulation over a specific region of notes in time.

Ditto with @mettelus on Comping. In the real studio... we get the vocalist warmed up, in the pocket, in the groove, and then run them down at least 6 track lanes so that we can comp the best. That way there are very few timbre variations in the performance.

Look up "Comping"... you can record multiple takes without the need to undo anything, then choose the best phrases from the take lanes.