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Elson

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  1. I actually have two DAWs loaded on my studio PC: Cakewalk by Bandlab and Studio One (v5) (Technically I have three - Reason 12 - as well, but I mainly use that as a live performance sequencer/VST host and a mobile songwriting tool, so I don't use that platform in a traditional DAW situation). The reason why I have S1 is because I first bought a MacBook Pro in 2011 and sought out a Mac DAW for mobile recording purposes (and did NOT want to use Pro Tools). Since S1 is multi-platform, I installed a version on my studio PC. 90% of my projects are done on CbB; I don't use S1 all that much. It's a really nice DAW but I work soooo much faster on CbB due to my familiarity with the platform. For me, CbB's greatest strengths are integration with my hardware synths (No one else does Instrument Definitions) and Pro Channel. S1's greatest strengths are moving clips around and the native timestretch feature that automatically stretches audio tracks in time as BPM is changed.
  2. AFAIK there's only two tiers: Cakewalk Sonar Cakewalk Next I don't think it's going to be too complex as far as a product line here. You're either going to get the simplified DAW for beginners, or the more complex one for Cakewalk veterans/experienced users. I've been using the Cakewalk DAW platform since 1995; it's gonna be a no-brainer.
  3. Billy Joel is back and now Sonar is back...what is the world coming to?!?! 😁
  4. My main New Year's Resolution was to leave Facebook. I realized I'd been on it for 15 years now and haven't really done much with my life since. I've also been in a terrible music-making rut/block. Lo and behold, I've been firing up CbB A LOT this month...I recently finished this remix of Laufey's "From The Start" - I was somehow inspired to make a drum n bass remix of her bossa nova/pop song: laufey - from the start [e:trinity drum n bossa remix] NOTE: Headphones or a good monitoring system (preferably with subwoofer) highly recommended.
  5. Wow, check this out. I passed by my DAW PC's tower case which had been sitting on top of my dining room table, and out of frustration, hit the power button. Guess what? IT POWERED ON!!!!! 😮😮😮 I turned it off, turned it on again...still powered on, LED lights and everything! Then I moved it back to my studio, plugged all the cables in and... IT TURNED ON! EVERYTHING BOOTED UP! I had to reset my computer's date/time and go over my CMOS settings (most were on auto anyway)...but...my DAW computer is working again!!!!! All files intact! In fact, I'm typing on it right now! Dunno what happened, but it works now!
  6. A few weeks ago a transformer blew in my area and the power went out in my neighborhood. The power came back up a few minutes later and everything was okay, but when I turned on my DAW PC the next day (it was off during the power outage), it wouldn't turn on. I thought it was peculiar since it's plugged into a Surge Protector - two of them, in fact (both a power strip and a specific Surge Protector that plugs into a wall socket). I recently opened up my PC to take a look. No visible damage or smell. No funny-looking capacitors. I removed and disconnected the PSU, a Kingwin 650W and did the "paper clip test" by shorting out two wires in the Motherboard plug with a bent paper clip and it turned on, the fan was spinning. But I theorized that incidentally or coincidentally, the PSU may have gone bad, yet had enough power to turn on by itself but not the whole computer. I borrowed my dad's PC and temporarily transplanted the PSU (It's a generic brand 450 or 500W), plugged it in the motherboard and CPU sockets, and turned on my computer. MY COMPUTER TURNED ON! I didn't have any drives or the monitor plugged in, I just wanted to see if it was the PSU or Motherboard at fault (I have an ASRock Socket 2011 board, which is still pretty expensive on the used/NOS market). But I heard the CPU fan spin and the power LED on the case lit up - which didn't happen before. So I assumed my Kingwin PSU may have gone bad. I ordered a 700W Seasonic fanless PSU off of Newegg and it arrived today. I installed it, plugged all the modular cables in (Motherboard, CPU, SATA), checked, double-, triple- and quadruple- checked if all the cables were firmly placed in their sockets, and...the computer still didn't turn on. I even tried turning it on with only the Motherboard and CPU sockets plugged in...still nothing (Yes, I had the switch next to the power cable on the PSU turned on). I had researched about computers not powering on due to dead CMOS batteries, and my CMOS battery was the same one that came with my motherboard when I bought it in 2012, so I figured it needed replacement. So I bought a brand new CR-2032. Still nothing. I'm at my wit's end. It may be possible that I had bad luck and bought a bad PSU but what are the chances? I've had over 20 years' experience building my own systems so I'm no noob when it comes to PCs. I have no idea what to do now. I could check the PSU's voltages but I don't have a digital multimeter handy. Halp...
  7. Thanks, I was wondering whether it had something to do with a plugin (Aly James Lab's V-PROM (Linn LM-1 drum machine emulation VST). I tried closing a project that didn't use that plugin and got no error. I recently ordered the latest version of that plugin so we'll see if it's addressed in the update.
  8. I'm extremely militant with keeping drivers updated... What app do I use to open the .dmp file? I used Notepad and it's a bunch of characters.
  9. I have the latest version (2020.11 build 099) and I've been having this Fatal Error whenever I close projects (See attached). I've been noticing this since Build 098 and updated it to 099 but never noticed any difference. It's more of an annoyance since fortunately I'm able to save the project file before closing it so there's nothing lost, but it's better to not have an error that an error, right?
  10. Same issue here. Also rebooted, same thing.
  11. I also stopped by the Bandlab booth and chatted with Mike. I told him I was a loyal Cakewalk user and a Sonar Refugee who was glad the DAW came back to life. I also learned that "BREVERB" is pronounced, "BEE-RE-VERB" and not "BREE-VERB." 😮
  12. Hmmm, I won't have 8.5 since I went from Sonar 7 to X1. I doubt my Sonar 7 DVD will have the 64-bit DX version.
  13. Need some recommendations for go-to reverb VST plugins for CbB. I default to Breverb, but it doesn't have everything I'm looking for. I *REALLY* liked the Lexicon DX plugin that was bundled back in the Sonar days. I was going to buy some of the current Lexicon plugin packages, but unfortunately they all use iLok, which is a major turnoff for me. I also have the Waves Diamond bundle, which has R-Verb, but I only really use that on occasion. What are your go-to reverb plugins?
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