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...  😫

On 10/18/2021 at 6:03 PM, ALC said:

I posted these before in the other thread that was closed ...

I created the following spreadsheets (scraped from the documentation and the Custom Shop) to help myself with this group buy.  Hopefully you find it useful.

IK 25th Anniversary Group Buy (includes X-GEAR and new AmpliTube stomps/amps/cabs/mics):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sfBcas5oIG8CJgDvg2bf0tg8l0pbyg3uZNcgSvgDXbk/edit?usp=sharing

AmpliTube (includes X-GEAR tab with all the descriptions):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18qod2xI_wcOjBiFsN7gpv-60BeTyuhEQ-5epfb7IPcE/edit?usp=sharing

IK Mixing and Mastering:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a4E8LHS743zJYhQWd8eNdP90ntVKYUXj-3UpIQYvx7c/edit?usp=sharing

Yes, I haven't yet created a sheet for SampleTank/Virtual Instruments.

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.  😉

52 minutes ago, Jacques Boileau said:

Some solutions proposed by me and others:

• Stick to AT5 5.0.3. Not the best thing since we all want the new stuff, especially the X-Gear, but can do while the devs look into it.
• Upgrade your machine. This would help in many ways other than with AT5, but is certainly not feasible for many and buying AT5 should probably not come with this requirement. At least, I don't want to upgrade just yet a machine that performs really well in all other aspects. Let's not send our PCs too quickly to the landfill, it is not ecological. Mine is an i7-4790. Old, but audio work is not as intensive as video work for example, and should still do fine for a while.
• Freeze tracks. This is probably the best solution, but it is time consuming.

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. 

9 minutes ago, kennywtelejazz said:

Next , I'm gonna have to time how long it take A T 5 to start on my computer I 'm guessing it is about 5 mins ( which is totally unacceptable )

 

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

40 minutes ago, kennywtelejazz said:

The only I.K. Amplitube 5 products I do not own are these 7 items .

Morley Countor Wah ,Ducan Power Grid , T-Rex Moller, T-Rex Mudhoney , Z.Vex Seek Wah  ,Jet City JCA100H , Jet City JCA20H .

Why then do I have to put up with this since  I'm not demoing any of those products .

This is starting to explain a lot to me like why is this FRACKIN app Amplitube 5 is such a resource HOG compared to Amplitube 4

WHY does Amplitube 5 need to be accessing  MY INTERNET while I am just using the App as standalone , While I have authorized all my products , and while I am NOT DEMOING products I do not own ....all 7 of them .

What is going on here,  does the Custom Shop have to run regardless of what I am doing ?  How do I disable that if it can be disabled ...

 

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. 

28 minutes ago, InstrEd said:

But we want it NOW

Seriously that is the way IK has been doing it for years. When I got my IO49 keyboard a few years ago, I got the serial # and went to IK site and registered it to get my free download.  Sampletank 4 Max  

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?

2 minutes ago, Jacques Boileau said:

X-Gear are $149

I am a guitar player, not a keyboard player, but I am glad that my controller is full sized keys! Mini keys are too cramped for me, so much easier to hit more keys than you would like, especially when you are not too good at it. Maybe when you have your own keyboard, and stop pestering your daughter for her's 😄, you will use it more and more. Then you will appreciate if you got full size keys! Of course it also depends if you have room in your studio for a bigger keyboard...

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?

1 hour ago, InstrEd said:

I think Jake was needed back at State Farm 🤣

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

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20 minutes ago, InstrEd said:

@Jake Waidelich   I see you only have 22 posts.  You have some major catching up to do in your post count.   I think it is only right for you to stare and keep refreshing the counter for the next 8 hours and report back for us.  It is the least you can do and it will help you post count      

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.

2 hours ago, Zo said:

Thks Peter , is the cpu hit same a s other tapes or was it lowered ? Don't have the time to test before 2 dayz

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.

On 10/4/2021 at 5:40 PM, Peter - IK Multimedia said:

Just to make sure I cover the basics since I often skip right over them (my bad), when you use something like our tape machines, are you setting your buffer size to a larger value?  Since our tape machines and some of our other processors are meant for mixing and/or mastering purposes, you'd typically want to go pretty large on the buffer size which can help performance and will not have other impact since you are not tracking directly with them.  Those tape machines are definitely not meant for real-time tracking.

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.

6 hours ago, telecode 101 said:

^^  I use it on single tracks because it's much less resource hungry than  IK tapes plugin. I use steel mode the most.

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...

3 hours ago, David Sprouse said:

Nice one Jake  👌

Thanks David!

15 hours ago, jack c. said:

bring up bass guitar.take off some voice highs.some voice notes a tad off.try adding an octave voice in some parts.jack c.keep up nice stuff.maybe add a organ .

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

On 9/23/2021 at 9:41 AM, Jack Stoner said:

"C'mon, Bandlab! The Assistant app is long overdue for a fix."

I didn't want to say it but I will.  Its a POS with the continual problems I have with updating the app and Cakewalk.

I only use it to get the Cakewalk updates and since I can do it within Cakewalk I really don't need the buggy Bandlab app.

 

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.

6 hours ago, Max Arwood said:

Still getting bad export and freeze with Trillion.

ASIO 2048 Bounce buffer 200

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.