mark skinner

 Is there a place in my files I can find the date of my last install . I seem to be overlooking it.  I have to move my pc for internet access and just don't want to be surprised again by demo mode.     Thanks ...     mark

 JB ,    I searched thru 12 pages , in the songs section on this forum "without" finding anything. I then went to band camp and looked there , again with no luck.  The point was , that I was impressed enough that I wanted to hear what other directions you were taking with your music...    Thanks      mark

 When I heard this song I searched thru 12 pages to hear more from you.  Just Saying ....    Now ,   I have a friend who sings his heart out when trying out a new song in a live venue .  Put him in a sterile studio with the same song and he can't sing. He isn't dynamic and his vocal range just leaves. I think he worries to much about popping the mic , etc..   Put some mood lighting on him , give him a full length mirror, and the difference is night and day.  Vocal range is even better and not as pitchy. I do  have to melodyne some but he and anyone else hearing it is impressed.  He felt really shy doing this at first but got over it.     I know this is a "F....d" up suggestion !   nothing to lose by trying it ...                           mark

 Great Job !  I really enjoyed that.  I was captivated by a lot of the changes and different directions you went.  I totally agree with freddy j  about the vocal drops .   I  "fully"  plan on "Stealing" that effect from you...            mark

Clement , You said you assigned the delete key to delete the track. Do you mean you just highlighted the track , Or did you actually changed the function of the delete key? In one of your earlier posts you said the track got deleted instead of the marker .. I would also make sure none of your tracks are highlighted while trying to delete a marker .  Good Luck .   ms

 Markers can easily be deleted in the "Track View".  When you hover over the marker with your mouse  , you will see a hollow arrow pointing down. When you left click , you should see this arrow turn solid white , keep your left click button down and click Delete .   Make sure you don't cover up the marker with the Now time position before doing this .    ms

more piano ??

Thumbs up to @sping for the gvst link.  The "g-clip" wave shaper has become my  go to tool  for taming  those really fast spikes that cause me problems later ...    mark

 After you select your "midi" track , open the prv. Select your "smart" tool. When you get ready to place a note on the grid, you have to click and use a "slight drag" to the right with your mouse to place the note. This is much better than the earlier Sonar prv.  It's very hard to "accidentally" place notes with mouse clicks.      mark

My old desktop pc started doing that a lot.  I eventually heard a tick in my tower. After pulling a plastic cover off I could see a wire from my main power switch was arcing on the frame.  Super fast blip was making it reboot. Id check your power connections just in case ..

  Razor , one last comment from me .  If you are in this for the long haul ,  you'll find that when you are in your mid 60's like I am , vocal range will be the first thing to go.  Melodyne and programs like it , will quickly become your friend.  If you have time , might as well learn it top to bottom before you actually need it .     Later ...    mark

I've found that low and 3rd harmony's can be very transparent if the timing is adjusted a little .  5th up starts sounding artificial , above that is bad unless so far back in the mix you can hardly hear it.  Most singers can hit the 3rd above the lead vocal.  I had one guy sing the 3rd , and actually sang  the same note thru the entire track.  I then built a 5th off of that track . Not having to move it very far in melodyne made it convincing.  Also , if I have a repeating part of a track or chorus , I'll take the harmony tracks and swap them around , they start sounding like different takes instead of just building from a single performance ..    mark

Go to the "instruments &effects" section and check out the  "favorite freeware fx " post ...  

 Sounds like an electrical pop to me , maybe somewhere in you cables.  Thru most of it the left side of your meter is spiking higher ...  Are the noises ever present on any other track soloed ?  One part of it almost sounds like footsteps..  Any paranormal activity ??                            mark

 "Thanks" I'll check him out.  I've gone thru the same thing relating to levels ,  and have redone a lot of songs after changing my mind.  I am now settled on  -14 lufs.  I usually export the main mix at around -6 peak db and do my final gain, comp, eq, limiting, etc. outside of the main project.  Less confusing for me this way.  G-Clip has been very helpful for removing the really quick spikes that I've had problems with using normal comps. and limiters.  I actually prefer -18 to -16 lufs, but doing my final at  -14 and controlling the true peak insures no clipping during conversions for streaming.   Good luck ...   mark

Thanks for the info.  I'll recheck  all my settings related to plugins.       ms     

Who is doing the video you posted ?   He seems pretty straight forward ..      mark

 Thanks to everyone for the quick response..    I think I'm going to try a custom install from disk first.  To Paulo , feel free to hijack any of my posts .  I learn a lot  from reading anything related to my current problem(s)         mark

Hello,  After installing CbB ,  I can't load SI drums in my old Sonar 32bit daws.   I'm still using  these for project and file sharing .  This has happened on 2 different Win7 pc's.   I get a failure to load and a dll file message.  In my x86 file the only thing present in  Studio Instruments/Si drum  file is the "kits" folder.  I guess something is getting overwritten.  I still have a 32bit Sonar on an old laptop with working SI drums , I also still have the Sonar 8.5 32bit instillation disc.   Should I try copying and transferring files , try reinstalling from disc , or something else all together ??.   Thanks for any help ..        mark

Have you tried saving your preferred set up as a "custom screen" in the screens section at the top of the page .  

It may sound a little different in a new mix ,  if it was bounced with "Stereo Effects" ...      ms

 I found the plugin in my x86 files. I also found that it  "is"  in my vst scan path.   I will remove the path to these plugins and find a suitable replacement.   "Thanks" for the help from everyone.   I am really glad I moved to this forum.     I'll try my best not to have  2 "problem" posts  on the same page again...    mark

Scook ,  the Sonar 8.5 is a 32 bit le version  that came free with a cakewalk interface .    If this didn't come with CbB  , must be an  unusable  plugin showing up on my list .....??      mark

Thanks , I didn't recognize it as  "that" plugin because of the different look it has in the pro channel.  The multivoice chorus/flange is one I have really really missed  after moving to CbB. I have actually exported acoustic tracks out to Sonar 8.5 just to use that plug in.  I'll check for the folder location.  Do these plugins need to be loaded into an fx chain module.  I couldn't these pro channel items until I clicked the fx chain first.    Thanks again ...    mark

 No not  a one knob plugin.   I found a "compact reverb module" in the pro channel options.  After doing that I could see the chorus /flange. Looked like one I'd never used , don't think it imported from a different daw.  Deleted the effect , now project opens normally.   Don't know the main problem yet ,  I probably didn't load the effect correctly.   Thanks for responding ,   I'll do some more research on loading fx chain effects..       Thanks .....     mark