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Not to seem ungrateful, but that is only a measly 10% off. Hardly worth the effort.

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I tried, but I can't quickly think of a single instance where things got a lot better for the consumer after a new party had to recoup its new investment costs.

I'm in the process of remixing my second solo album which was released in 2013. The album was recorded initially using Sonar X3. I opened the project in CBB and none of my third party plugins loaded. I decided to remix this track but only using the Pro Channel and the the plugins that came with Cakewalk. (Eq, compression, reverb etc) Guitar was recorded the old school way (miced up Marshall) using an MI Audio Crunchbox. The video was shot in standard definition back then so I tried the upscaling feature in Vegas to HD as a test and then re edited the video as well. It's come out much better than I expected. It also makes me think that maybe less is more regarding amount of third party plugins installed on my system.

The universe is being kind to me and this pain will be relatively short lived! 🙏🌈 We just bought a house in Portland after 9 months of searching and the studio room is beyond anything I had hoped for. It'll be many months before we move and then I can start the studio build, but I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED!

The long-awaited sequel to Hollywood Strings is coming April 25. But this time, we made a hard pivot: Instead of going bigger, we recorded a tight 21-piece chamber strings ensemble in EastWest Studios Studio 2 for our most nuanced string library yet — smaller room, same production team, no less cinematic. You’ll find all the essential articulations, including legato, detache, pizzicato, staccato, spiccato, marcato, col legno, and even rare textural styles like flautando, each with up to four dynamics, ensuring an unparalleled level of expressiveness and realism. From the delicate intimacy of pianissimo to the commanding authority of fortissimo, and everything in between, articulations are captured with exacting detail by an extensive array of microphones, giving you unprecedented control over the performance and sound of the strings. Find out more about Hollywood Strings 2 https://www.soundsonline.com/orchestral/hollywood-strings-2

If you are a composer who uses MIDI then Cubase is unparalleled. Many other features also, and of course the fact that Steinberg is the developer of VST Technology comes into play. It's a machine Authorization using their Activation Manager.

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I love the Capitol Studios Compressor for the master buss. Here is a version of Duke Ellington's song that was covered by Steely Dan on Pretzel Logic. Finally got around to learning the piano part and playing it through at least once in my life. https://baselines.com/?p=6977

A new instrumental... classical style played with midi-keyboard + Garritan personal orchestra sounds. Double bass, piano, oboe, clarinet, strings.

Hi here is a new song i have done tried to create a deep melodic feel more than a lover Thanks for taking the time to Listen subvibe

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N.B. Not an audio deal, but Affinity is popular on here. ANNOUNCEMENT 26 March 2024 A message to our amazing Affinity community Today marks a momentous new chapter in our journey together. Our CEO Ashley Hewson shares an exciting update: Affinity has joined the Canva family! Together, the two companies will join forces to create a world where design is within everyone’s reach. I am thrilled to announce that Affinity is joining the Canva family. This is a moment of great excitement, anticipation, and profound gratitude for all of you who have been part of our story so far. We know that those of you who’ve put your faith in Affinity, some since we launched our very first Mac app, will have questions about what this means for the future of our products. Since the inception of Affinity, our mission has been to empower creatives with tools that unleash their full potential, fostering a community where innovation and artistry flourish. We've worked tirelessly to challenge the status quo, delivering professional-grade creative software that is both accessible and affordable. None of that changes today. In Canva, we’ve found a kindred spirit who can help us take Affinity to new levels. Their extra resources will mean we can deliver much more, much faster. Beyond that, we can forge new horizons for Affinity products, opening up a world of possibilities which previously would never have been achievable. Canva’s revolutionary approach to design democratisation and commitment to empowering everyone to create aligns perfectly with our core values and vision. This union is a testament to what can be achieved when two companies that share a common goal of making design accessible and enjoyable for everyone come together. I want to express my deepest gratitude to our incredible Affinity team. Your passion, dedication, and relentless pursuit of excellence have been the driving force behind our success so far, and I can’t wait to continue this journey with you all. To our loyal users and the creative community, your support and feedback have been invaluable. You’ve inspired us to push boundaries and continuously improve, and we’re excited to embark on this new chapter together. The future is bright, and I am incredibly excited to continue our story together and create a world where design is within everyone's reach. You helped us start a movement. Today, that movement becomes a revolution. With heartfelt thanks, Ashley Hewson CEO https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/press/newsroom/canva-statement/ See the link for the F.A.Q.

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The effort of typing it into the promo code field?

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But they updated this at the 0.1.13 version yesterday

The solution to get Psyn II to display in Sonar is to disable Enhanced Display Scaling in Edit > Preferences > Customization > Display | Enhanced Display Scaling (requires restart). I’ve seen other display issues that can be resolved by not having this option enabled, but that’s a discussion for the Beta forum.

15 stills works fine for me; at $199 upgrade price for very little once again (the last 3 versions). I still use CD Architect to archive downloads and music CDs and it has not ever been updated. I know they think no one does CDs anymore, but I think they are wrong. It was several years after their purchase of the company from Sony, before they begin actively updating Sound Forge and discovering they could make money with it by updating it too often at extreme prices. $99 would be too much.

When Live Articulations are active on a track, any MIDI Transform articulations at the current Now Time will be applied to live MIDI input. This is useful for auditioning, and overdubbing on existing MIDI tracks with articulations. MIDI Trigger based articulations (i.e. key-switches) are not affected by this button. When the transport is running, they'll be sent out as usual - when the transport is stopped, they can be applied by clicking on the articulation section itself.

I'd suggest: - Come up with a common list of plugins, and create a custom plugin layout that only uses those plugins. Make sure you're all only using those in your projects. - If you're using Sonar, use the new CWZ format for sharing, otherwise zip your project folder up - store this file in a common cloud location. Depending on your amount of cloud storage, you could consider using a naming convention for each version of the project, e.g.: 2024-03-26_15:40_XYZ ... where XYZ are the initials of the band member. This has a few advantages: 1. When ordered alphabetically, they're also in date order 2. Doing a "Save As" to this new filename will automatically "clean up" the audio files so your project zips will be smaller. 3. You can open several versions in CbB/Sonar at once, then pick & choose which tracks you want to keep.

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Oh man. Hope they don't F it up. I make my living using the Adobe Suite but I also own all 3 of Affinity's products and they're solid and perfect for a lot more people than the Adobe stuff. The thing that has me concerned the most is the wording "None of that changes today." TODAY. I guess we'll see.

Thanks for this. I'm always looking for that magical plugin that will make my voice sound good . . .

Back in the 70's I answered an ad for a keyboard player that sounded promising, as they advertised themselves as a 6-piece working band with immediate gigs. I showed up on a Thursday for rehearsal, and was informed that we'd be heading out the following Sunday for three weeks in Montana. OK, I thought, I'm a quick learner, I can do this. Then on Friday I learned that the entire band had quit the previous week, leaving only the drummer as the "band". Not a good sign. But I needed the money. On Monday, our first night of six in Bozeman, I found out the drummer was a meth head who kept a loaded gun next to his bass drum out of paranoia. After a six nights it came time to get paid. That's when I was told that the drummer was paying himself double what any of us were getting, because he owned the PA and the two vans, and we shouldn't complain because it was still more money than we'd ever seen. (It wasn't) The next week, in Billings, things got weird(er). The drummer, now in the throes of methamphetamine withdrawal, would periodically stop playing mid-song and stare at his feet. The second night there, the bass player had a nervous breakdown in the middle of a set and crumpled to the stage. Turned out she couldn't stand the drummer and was there only because he was her landlord and had threatened her with eviction. On the third night, the guitarist got so frustrated he threw his vintage Les Paul onto the dance floor and walked off. I contacted the bar owner and told him we wouldn't be able to finish the week. He was cool and said he had a local band he could call in. Next day, the drummer loaded up the trucks and left - without me and without the guitarist. We were left behind in Billings with our gear (including my 400 lb organ and Leslie). We had just enough money from the previous week's gig for the motel and airfare home. I had to pay a moving company to return my organ. Lesson learned, I thought. But the lessons weren't done yet. A month later I got a letter from the musicians' union fining me $100 for "quitting without notice". I sent them my union card with explicit instructions as to where they might place it. Fortunately, the Supreme Court had just ruled that nobody could be coerced into joining a union, so every musician quit the union at once. The musicians' union had been just a mob-affiliated shakedown racket anyway. In short order the only union members left were the Seattle Symphony. Sorry for the long story, but reading Shane's account got me angry all over again. And this was not my worst band experience.

This issue was resolved for me with the 403 build @Noel Borthwick... Also, I'm no longer getting the Audio device has been disconnected dialog box on startup if Sonar resets the sample rate...

I'll take three of those for my living room. I know my wife won't be able to bear it.

I dunno. The thought of hanging out with a bunch of vegetarians...how many times a day can one proudly proclaim their devotion to veganism, especially when everybody else is already one themselves? Anybody up for a band dedicated to bacon burgers? I'm thinking "Slaughterhouse Five" if it's a quintet.

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Thanks Craig - perhaps you'll come down and check it out when the dust settles. 👍

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Get ready for loads of these coupon codes for the free products to be for sale around the internet. Also, apparently Steinberg wasn't prepared for the internet traffic.

Sure, using a violin or cello as the lead instrument might be a better choice for synthesizing, as their sounds can be more easily replicated by virtual instruments. Flute VSTs can indeed produce stunning sounds, but quality often comes with a higher price tag. Nonetheless, investing in quality virtual instruments can greatly enhance the overall production value of your music.

Great Quote: Here's a wild idea: terminate NA all together. Just let people download the install files for their NI account online. You will save a ton of time and resources that can be used elsewhere, and at the same time get rid of the biggest nail on NI's coffin (both for NI and us).

No minimum spend, so you can claim a freebie.

Yeah just get used to clicking the clip. Not always but usually.

I agree, it is very weird! Usually the marketing people work out prices and versions while the development team is working on the software. So that they are ready when the product is "feature-complete".

It's in the oven....

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned my biggest issue with the new UI so far: reduced type font size in the Transport module. I'm hoping this will be addressed before release, but for now, the reduced size of the time, tempo, time sig and sample rate text make me squint, where that isn't an issue with CbB. At these small sizes, just a single point increase in font size can make a big difference in legibility. Aughhhhh! Sonar caught cross-platform cooties from Next! I'm glad that you're working on a cure.