Jake Waidelich

Thanks for the input. I'm using these older songs of mine as a way of honing in my recording/mixing techniques. I probably will leave this song "as is" depending on how it flows with rest of project, but will keep any pointers in mind while working on next project. I had trouble hitting the high notes (as evident from recording) and actually pitched song down and added backing vox and then pitched back up. I don't have Melodyne but use the free VST'S Gsnap and Grallion but haven't figured out how to get the best usage from them.

Still plugging away at recording some of my old songs. Any input on mix/levels etc. and thanks for listening! https://www.bandlab.com/jakewaidelich/wait-till-tomorrow-371c9fa7?revId=e5e5a890-4964-ec11-94f6-a04a5e79a6b8

I got an email today for the keyboard that I ordered Oct 18th. It is dated Oct 26 and has an invoice number, but I can't match it up to the one from the 18th because that one has an order number. My keyboard arrived last Saturday so there's a chance I may end up with two. If so, I can mail one to @InstrEd 😉 Assuming I don't get charged for two keyboards... 😫

Thanks for this! I used it to figure out my 24 freebies to get while waiting for my iRig to arrive. Took me awhile to figure out how to tally amounts since I haven't used spreadsheets in a long time. I was debating on getting Sample Tank SE and when the keyboard arrived yesterday I see it comes with it so that's an added bonus. I'll be able to have most of AT-5 including X-Gear, and a ton of T-racks so I should be set for a long time. Now to block all my music related emails so I can focus on music instead of being tempted by collecting plugins. 😉

I am using an i7-4770 for my dedicated music DAW which I built earlier this summer so I have no plan on upgrading anytime soon. I haven't updated to latest AT-5 yet and was going to wait and check forums before doing so... However, I plan on getting the X-Gear plugs once my iRig Midi arrives (hopefully Saturday 🤞) so I may update then if the X-Gear isn't compatible with my current AT-5.

I don't use the "stand alone" so I'm not sure why it would take so long to load compared to within Cakewalk.

If you click on this you can toggle between what you own, what you don't own, or show all. You currently are showing all so that may have something to do with the demos.

I have no problem waiting since it is hardware, just don't want to miss out altogether on the deadline to pick the additional freebies. I've had bad luck all year when it comes to orders arriving in a timely fashion that I need for work so it makes me nervous. 🤞

Another question... It says qualifying purchases must be purchased and registered before the end date, but what if I don't receive the keyboard before then? Is there a way to register product before it arrives?

Yeah, she moved out a couple years ago and will eventually want it back. I only have 1 freebie left from my original buy-in so if I want the X-Gear I'll need to get the Pro anyways. I was trying to find the actual dimensions of the keyboards, but I'm pretty sure the full size one is still smaller than what I'm currently using. (Casio CTK-3000)

I'm debating on if I should get a midi keyboard and if so, iRig Keys 2 or iRig Keys 2 Pro. I'm not a keyboard player but I do use my daughters full size touch sensitive keyboard for programming drums and adding some other VSTi on occasion. I'd be a fool to not get one now since I could then get the X-Gear peddle plugins and the rest of Amplitube to add to my Amplitube 5 SE... also, I have 24 jam points to use. Thanks for letting me talk myself into it lol... anyways, since I'm not a keyboardist, I probably don't need the full-size keys, but that would make my buy-in $124 compared to $149. How much are the software versions of the X-Gear peddles when added as freebies?

Nah, I'm still here. Just checking back here between backing up projects because "writing compacted stereo" always slows things down. 107

I guess I'll show myself out... I didn't know this was an exclusive club. 😫😉

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598 to go I currently have 3 freebies left to choose. I plan on getting T-tacks 5 which means I'll have doubled Dyna-Mu unfortunately since I got that early on separately, but overall I've done pretty good keeping track of what is included in bundles. I also plan on adding SaturatorX so the other 1 (or 2 if we make it) I'm still going back and forth on. I am in at the $149.99 so I was able to get Modu Drums which comes with 2 kits. I wish we could make additions to it like with Amplitube, but it still looks like it will be a great resource with only the 2 kits.

Being that there are 19 days left, I'm not sure what you are asking. But I am also wondering about how the CPU compares to the other tape machine simulators. If they are the same, I will probably pass on them as I have enough high CPU fx and tape and consoles already.

So... are the iRig hardware part of the free products or am I misunderstanding? I've had a rough couple days so I'm not thinking clearly, but if so, that's a game changer for sure! If so, I'll be adding iRig Keys Pro 2 and the acoustic guitar mic. If not, I'll try the X-pedals and pick from those or SaturatorX.

Thanks for the feedback, I'll double check my actual settings, but I know my buffer is higher for mixing than recording. I only tried it on one project so far, and I put it on 3 busses. I generally use a tape machine and console plugin on every track without any issues and am thinking Saturator X might do that job in one. EDIT: @Peter - IK Multimedia I checked and my playback and recording buffers were both set to 256. Either I haven't had any issues because this is a dedicated machine that I've been using since mid-summer, or my settings reverted back to original default... I've had to reinstall my Focusrite driver more than once. Anyways, thanks for the reminder to DOUBLE CHECK BUFFER SETTINGS.

Maybe I'll get Saturator X for my next freebie. I tried Tape Machine 80 on a few tracks and my computer was less than thrilled...

Thanks David!

Thanks for the input. I've been told more than once that I mix my bass too low. I did add some vocal doubling but it is very subtle, so I'll look into tweaking it more. Maybe I'll add mellotron during the choruses... I've used organ and mellotron on occasion but didn't consider it in this song.

Thoughts on the mix etc. for my current song "Answers" I've been working on in CbB. Hasn't been mastered yet. Any input is appreciated and thanks in advance for listening! https://www.bandlab.com/jakewaidelich/answers-e239572f?revId=48c4a998-8423-ec11-981f-a04a5e798978

I haven't used the BandLab Assitant since they stopped requiring it for updating Cakewalk. If you don't use the BandLab online for anything, there's really no reason to even have it installed anymore.

Try a lower buffer size. Noel recommended under 50ms unless you know your plugs are fully compatible with Cakewalk and higher buffers.

I've had to reinstall my Focusrite 2i2 drivers twice since I've gotten it and haven't been able to determine why. Both times I've had poor sound after being gone for a long weekend and turning computer back on. After reinstalling driver then everything was fine again. I haven't updated to latest CW version yet so I don't ent know if that's my issue, but I guess I'll find out soon enough when I do.