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1 hour ago, TheSteven said:

I was really grumpy at first too, but turns out it's not that bad - you submit the email address you used to purchase with and it immediately sends you your info.
Turns out a single serial key unlocks all my purchased amps.
It's nice in that it holds the all the amps and you can switch between them.
Assuming you own more than one it's easier than loading/unloading/loading different VSTs to switch them.

Thanks! At least the key works also offline like the old ones.

Still I don't like Amp Locker, 'cos:

• It is like Amplitude where you always get updates when they add new amps/components that you do not own! Thus for nothing! Like this it also grows in size!
• It is not easily visible what components you do own. You just see "trial" after you have opened them.
• AL looks more like a beta 0.7 to me! There are a lot of issues in the user interface IMO.

But YMMV! I am glad if you are happy with it! 😄 I prefer the individual amp plugins.

This is a good reminder for the ones that always require plugins to have updates! 😉 

It is like with fixing issues and bugs in DAWs: Many are caused by new features and updates! 😆

6 hours ago, TheSteven said:

Amp Locker requires you to reregister any amps that you have purchased with the amps serial key.
From the following link you can get your serial keys: https://register.audioassault.mx/recover.php

It seems this is a real regression to their old authorization system! It's getting worse and worse! I'll pass and just use what I have.

Wow, this is a real good deal! Regrettably, I already have it!

Edit: Sorry, I should have said "luckily, I already have it"!

1 hour ago, OutrageProductions said:

I just checked and this behavior existed as far back as 26.05.0.039 {2020/11} on my systems, so not new in this version. [anyone else confirm?]

Here it works as ever in version 2022.11 (build 21), i.e. if I select a clip and split it, then the left portion is being selected!

My settings: Auto Crossfade = off and Crossfade Types = Linear

13 minutes ago, ralfrobert said:

This is a permanent freebie. 

Your right! I downloaded it last year and IMHO it is a good one!

3 hours ago, Shayne White said:

Kind of similar to NI Access.

It was much better than NA !

2 hours ago, Noel Borthwick said:

This is clearly mentioned in the release notes. BandLab assistant is no longer compatible with CbB since it uses an obsolete activation server. 
Offline activation is not yet available for this version. We'll provide a tool to do that somewhat later.

 

Thanks for the info!

This encourages me, because I had seen fixes that I waited for a long time and I am glad that like that I don't want to miss them! 😄

2 hours ago, Jonathan Sasor said:

If you run the Cakewalk download tool (not BandLab Assistant) it will download the full installer version for a fresh system 

Here it did only work if I installed a version before 2022.11. But then it works to get the full installer.

But it seems 2023.09 cannot be activated offline! I tested this on my laptop to ensure it will work on my other offline systems. Although I could export an activation request, BandLab Assistent told me the request is invalid. Is this true?

16 minutes ago, aidan o driscoll said:

Another reason is cost of living here in Ireland - generally getting very expensive here.

Not only in Ireland, I think it is all over Europe! Definitely in Sweden, the value of the Swedish Crown has decreased a lot!

Do I have too many plugins now? 😄

The last few weeks there has been almost no interesting deal for me! Either I have the plugins already (like this one above) or it is still too expensive, or it is of a developer on my black list (cos I don't like his eco-system)! Regrettably the black list is growing (installation & authorizations get worse)! But as always YMMV.

Although I would miss some changes in these old versions, it would be calming to be sure they still can be activated on a new system, i.e. you could open your old projects in any case (when CbB is no more available)!

13 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

Yeah, I dunno. At some point, but what point? As you say, and as the devs have said, it's still up in the air. I would find it....out of character for BandLab to just pull the plug on CbB.

The threat is out there! Apokalypse now! 😆

13 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

Too many would see it as proof that the reason they put the 6 month validation in CbB was so they could eventually "force" the userbase to start paying for it.

This has been clear from the beginning! I never bought their flimsy excuses! 😉

1 hour ago, mettelus said:

It is not an overly complex plugin either, so not a lot to update there. It just does what it does. The only "nuisance" with it is that it introduces noise even with the transport stopped; one of those things to be aware of before you start troubleshooting your audio interface.

That's the advantage of DAW-LP of Klevgrand! It does its work as soon as the transport is started only.

On 9/17/2023 at 1:26 AM, rasure said:

If you need the installers they are usually saved on your PC (windows) prior to install. Mine are stored in my downloads folder "C:\Users\YourName\Downloads" Then I copy them over to my other drive.

2 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

That's only if their Portal works.  It doesn't for me on one system and there really is no support for it even if you contact them.

Vocal Synth 2.5 is the only one you can download on the site.

Can't wait to see how NI will mess this up.

@rasure Thanks! For me it worked! 👍

I used the Portal on my laptop that is online most of the time. The Portal did not delete the installers in my download folder (not necessary to copy) and it is even possible to stop the installation after the download (if you want the installer only for another system). Like this I was able to transfer the new installer files to my other offline systems! This way you can circumvent the downloads that are not current on their site!

PSI Cymbals of Paper Stone Instruments £12.49 (full Kontakt required):

https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/paper-stone-instruments/psi-cymbals

I like it, they have great cymbal rolls and hits.

Regrettably as some other updates the installers are not available on the download page!

5 hours ago, Glenn Stanton said:

even more weird - without technology, recorded music isn't possible 🙂 even using the old wax cylinders on spring or hand driven gear drives is technology 😉 

It is a difference to think about technology and use it in a rational way, than to follow the companies' promotions like sheeps!

I never said that one should not use technology, but with carefulness! Often it's not the almighty thing that it is praised for!

1 hour ago, JohnnyV said:

But it also doesn't have Air bags or ABS brakes and the zillions of other safety features modern cars have that have saved millions of lives since their inception. And it also is very inefficient and pollutes like crazy. Technology like it or not has a lot more good to it than bad. Even Cell phones have saved thousands of lives.

Believe me a lot of this is just promotion of the technology companies! I am sure that thousands have died because a) they drove some crazy, cos they thought the technology makes them immortal or b) they are using the cell phone during driving. I see this each day I drive here! Also there is a lot of technology that fails (not only software)! I was several times on a driving course and we could see that a) the ABS in several cars did not properly work (one owned by a former car mechanic!), b) some people were doing things that prevented the ABS to work (e.g. hard steering to one side during the brake operation)!

But YMMV and I don't want to stop you from your believe in technology! 😉

16 minutes ago, Noel Borthwick said:

If google or apple were to go under suddenly, its guaranteed that your phone would not work. If tesla were to tank, your car would certainly develop problems.

Luckily I skip these 2 examples for now, cos I don't own a cell phone and an electric vehicle!

19 minutes ago, Noel Borthwick said:

My point is its pointless fixating on these issues. Its a possibility but unlikely for the reason that if there is indeed an escrow situation, in the vast majority of cases someone takes over and services are restored. You are still using SONAR and its services, more than 5 years after the company tanked aren’t you? If that isn’t a good example I don’t know what is.

I agree that Sonar has been a positive example so far, but I had several authorization issues with other music software companies where I was not able to use the plugin/program anymore. Therefore I even prefer iLok over online authorization.

23 minutes ago, Noel Borthwick said:

Bottom line is if this scenario is not acceptable, then you should consider something else that uses the old desktop software model and isn’t connected to web services.

I will see how your authorization model will look like and will come to a decision then. Still I like Sonar/CbB and its workflow a lot, thus it would be a pity and make me sad, if I had to leave that route completely (maybe in that case we are still allowed to use Sonar Platinum).

11 hours ago, Lord Tim said:

I think the correct lens to look at this through now is "does it suit my needs" and "how does it compare to other DAWs at this price point (once we know what that is)."

Yes Lord, I totally agree to this!

One thing that you are missing IMO is the authorization thing. For me (and maybe some others, too) it is also relevant what we get to own! If we get a version of a software with a real offline authorization (like Reaper) that we are able to use and authorize even on a new computer anytime, or if we get at least a version of a software that can be authorized on a new computer as long as the company is alive, or if we get a software that has to be re-authorized after a certain time!

Also if I buy a car I prefer that I am able to run it independently of the company's future or other dependencies. Sure I will depend on repair parts, but usually that can be solved in another way.

2 hours ago, chris.r said:

After the re-introduction of Radius I was really only missing out on Bifilter2.

Strange, I still have it installed! I think it is included in one of the Platinum plugin installers!

Oh, I found it: It is contained in the BoutiqueFXSuite!

1 hour ago, InstrEd said:

Shall we start a contest on the release date of the new Cakewalk and Cakewalk Next  

Winner wins absolutely nothing 😆

Or the winner gets a CbB license! 😄

Even if this looks like a no brainer I'll pass, because I was not able to do offline authorization anymore with some IK products! I had several issues in that area! Sad!

But luckily I have the PSP Infinistrip that is really great! Good bye IK, go to hell!

12 hours ago, Larioso said:

And having a paid versions that still needs timely reactivations is not so good in my world, since I had issues with CbB doing that 3 years ago. So went back to Sonar, I don't want anything just stop working suddenly.

^^^Absolutely agree! That's why I still have Sonar Platinum available on all of my systems! ... just in the worst case!