Salvatore Sorice

On 9/9/2023 at 9:01 AM, Noel Borthwick said:

Yes it only hides the VST2 when an equivalent VST3 is available.

Reviving this thread as the "Hide related VST2 plugins" that @Noel Borthwick mentioned (and which I knew about) does not work for me in latest Sonar build (2024.04-BSP Build 431).

Not sure if it's across the board, or only for some plugins.

Here's an example - I still see the Kilohearts VST2s even though I've got the hide option checked. Is there something I'm missing?

I'm going to download all the free Labs instruments as a lot of them are great ... just in case. I can't handle any more subscriptions and use a Virtual Credit Card for any trials or "50% off" 1-year subscriptions (that I'd be more inclined to keep at the discounted price) - that way, when they try to "automatically" renew, the charge fails.

6 minutes ago, Grem said:

I thought you were joking!! Apparently not.

 

After watching it I was so moved that all I could think of: spirituality. 

First thing is I couldn't believe the rich voice  coming out of this skinny guy. Then I thought the orchestra in the back was just waiting for them three to do their little thing and get off the stage. 

But my impression, as this was the first time ever seeing this "audience choir" thing, was that the crowd responded to his gestures with out a word being spoken. Which was amazing to me and testament of the common spiritual nature of all of us.

The I saw Sal's post about the choir and really thought that  he was making a joke (a good one at that!)  about the video. I clicked the link fully expecting to see some BS choir from NI!!

Then when I saw the actual "Audience Choir" lib I was left... less than "spiritual". Yep, that crowd was expecting what happened. It wasn't a spontaneous event, which is what I thought was happening.

Anyway, I watched this drinking my first cup of coffee and enjoyed it regardless. 

 

[edit] Thanks for the link Sal

Hey @Grem, glad you got the NI Jacob Collier Audience Library! Guess I should have been clear that it was a real thing! It's a cool instrument. Love the foot stomps, the "Yes", "No" shoutouts, etc. Highly recommended.

I got the free Jacob Collier Audience Choir from Native Instruments. It's fun!!

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/vocal/jacob-collier-audience-choir/

On 4/11/2024 at 5:27 PM, Bristol_Jonesey said:

Don't see the need for that.

It's obvious where one ends and the other starts, and a thick-ish border eats up screen estate.

@Bristol_Jonesey, I think there should be some delineation between them. As I mentioned - not a graphic artist, so my sample line is much thicker/wider than it would need to be. Just a subtle line would be great, in my opinion.

I still hope that the Bakers can do something to separate the ProChannel strip from the Track, as mentioned previously.

Note: Obviously, I am not a graphic artist. This is just to get the idea across:

:^)

On 4/5/2024 at 11:23 AM, mgustavo said:

Hi, I read Sonar includes Pro Channel Concrete Limiter, but I couldn't find it. My previous paid software was Sonar Professional, maybe it could be related?
Thanks!

In ProChannel, I see it under Insert Module:

From what I've learned, you can download/install Sonar. It is technically in pre-release status but is probably close to fully baked.

You need a Backstage Pass in order to save a project (after the 3-day trial period). I'd suggest paying for a monthly backstage pass until they formally release pricing, as we don' yet know whether it will be subscription based, one time price, both, etc.

6 hours ago, Glenn Stanton said:

i can reproduce the EZD 3 (3.0.6) issue - the audio engine drops if i drag the MIDI from a track, but does NOT drop if i drag from the browser. the EZB (1.1.8) - cannot reproduce issue - works either way.

note: this is a new completely blank project. EZD and ESB inserted in synth rack - one audio, one MIDI track per each. same MIDI content from track and browser.

Thanks Glenn for testing. I'll do more testing tomorrow and post my findings.

10 minutes ago, David Baay said:

There is an option at the bottom of the Options tab of the Track View submenu called 'Stop at Project End' that will cause the behavior described in a new, empty project where the 'End' is effectively at 1:01:000. If you disabled it, the transport will run in an empty project. I always leave it disabled.

Thanks David - that worked to prevent the drop out on an empty project. That quirk was just something I noticed, but I still have no idea why the audio engine craps out so often with the Toontrack products - or whether it's Toontrack or Cakewalk/Sonar that causes the issue. I'm tagging @Noel Borthwick and @msmcleod to see if they can offer any insight, or of there is anything I can test for them to try and figure out why the Toontrack dropouts happen so often/predictably. 

2 hours ago, pwal³ said:

does yr "empty" prj template include any toontrack stuff?

Empty project has no Toontrack stuff. Also, just loading a stock template, pressing spacebar will kill audio engine.

28 minutes ago, David Baay said:

Track View > Options > Stop at Project End

David, not sure what you mean by this...

48 minutes ago, pwal³ said:

only toontrack products? ?

Those are the only ones I've noticed it on where it occurs regularly. Getting the dropout when opening a new, empty project and pressing spacebar is a new phenomenon.

I'm still having audio engine dropouts when using Toontrack products (EZdrummer, Bass, Keys) as described in this thread:

The problem persists in the latest build of Sonar. Not sure if it's a Toontrack issue or a Sonar issue.

I've also noticed that if you load a new project template (mine or a stock one), the audio engine will stop if you just hit the spacebar. This did/does not occur in CbB,

Can anyone reproduce this? I'm wondering if there is an underlying issue with my installation that can be causing the dropouts.

Great song and excellent video!  Very polished and professional. 

Great tune - and cool guitar solo. My only comment would be that the drums are a bit "lost" - they don't seem present enough - but it could be the fault of my speakers.

I don't see it either and on current build (417).

48 minutes ago, Jonathan Sasor said:

It should be in a Cakewalk subfolder within the Downloads folder in Windows. It seems like it might have been a blip when the installer was just trying to launch the app, particularly if it was when you hit "Finish". If the app is displaying that you're on build 417, it's likely you're fine. That error shouldn't be related to anything actually updating for the app components. If there's any problems,  you might want to just make sure there's nothing unusual going on in Windows like a pending update or anything and then restart and try the installer again if necessary. 

Thanks Jonathan. Won't be back at PC until later and will see if all looks well. I may try running the update again just to see if it reoccurs. No updates were running or pending.

@Jonathan Sasor, I think it was at the end of the update. All seems to be OK. Not sure if I should try applying it again, and I don’t think I saw the update file in my downloads folder. 

Yes, @Helios.G, I was online during update. 

Got notifies of update and installed. All seems to be working but got this error at end of install. Anyone else get this? I submitted a Problem Report.

7 hours ago, David Baay said:

I don't find that it overlaps, only that the strip divider goes with the strip that's displaced to the right, and no divider is added between the strip and the Prochannel. As I look more closely at CbB, the divider was sort of split between the two, becoming narrower on both sides, but the execution was slightly imperfect there as well with no divider between the section with the global controls and EQ graph.

Granted this looks a little unfinished in Sonar, but it doesn't hinder functionality at all, and I would expect the Bakers will revisit this as they continue to refine the new UI.

Thanks for the input @David Baay. I agree that we need to give the Bakers some latitude to process all the user input. I'm confident that they'll address everything in due time. I'm a long-time user and look forward to using Sonar for many years to come!

On 3/21/2024 at 7:39 AM, Sal Sorice said:

I noticed that the ProChannel strip overlaps the track strip, and there is also no visual separation between them.

As you can tell by my example I am no graphic artist, but hopefully it gets the idea across... ?

 

I mentioned this earlier in this thread. Is it just me or does anyone else find that the ProChannel strip overlaps the track strip? Seems to me that the ProChannel strip should be more to the right and there should be some kind of separation line between the 2 strips.

I noticed that the ProChannel strip overlaps the track strip, and there is also no visual separation between them.

As you can tell by my example I am no graphic artist, but hopefully it gets the idea across... ?

Thankyou @John Vere. I've learned so much from your excellent tutorials!

That was a fabulous interview - it's amazing how he effortlessly recalled events and people in his amazing life.