Colin Nicholls

I tried to get out. But they dragged me back in... In all seriousness, very nice!

and I bought it

You're in luck. https://www.howtogeek.com/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/

If you're talking about the note names on the left as shown on page 90 , then, no, those colors can't be changed.

Nope

How about waiting until Next is actually released and available to purchase? The discord thing I suspect is just for beta testers, and there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification

I have written about the Drum Map in Cakwalk/Sonar before: https://prodigalsounds.com/blog/2021/05/04/drum-maps-in-cakewalk/

Not saying you're wrong, @Jim Roseberry, but I am on Windows 10 22H2, with a 12-gen i9, and using the ParkControl utility, I'm not seeing cores being parked in the Resource Monitor CPU usage tab. However you make a compelling argument to embrace Windows 11 at some point 🙂

"It's always workspaces, isn't it" - Noel Borthwick, paraphrased

Have you met the Internet, recently?

I've uploaded the (possibly) final version of the document, updated for 2023.09 and including recent contributions from folks since the previous update. Thanks folks, it's been fun. I'm looking forward to the theming possibilities in the new Sonar. Hopefully, it won't require anything like as comprehensive as the YLIP.

I was quite surprised at how much Studio One 6 resembles Cakewalk/SONAR. The last time attempted to use S1 seriously was back in version 2. I used it a lot for mastering projects - very nice project view. Without a doubt, if Cakewalk/Sonar is not an option for you, I would recommend a serious look at Studio One 6 (Professional). IMPORTANT CAVEAT: Look, if you're having issues with getting Cakewalk to work smoothly, you are going to have the same problems with Studio One. Almost guaranteed.

Re-scan for VSTS?

I'm running a 12th gen i9 and using ParkControl and I can't say I've noticed a problem with disabling core parking on Windows 10 22H2, but maybe it is continuing to park cores and I'm just not noticing it because it is such a grunty box. I'll keep an eye on this when I work on my larger projects.