Dan Laskowski

I got on the internet in 99. I don't consider myself an IT guy. Virus "protection" software slows things down, just more running in the background. Some of the things are NOT viruses, but other TASKS running , slowing things down. When things slow down too much , I reformat and re-install everything. Data is stored on a different drive. Dan

Thanks Lord Tim for your reply. I have only been making the transition from 2.2 to X3 the past few days, and I think i have it licked. I have gotten most things to work. Now only to see if X3 can read my FF3 data ! http://musicinit.com/fastfingers.php Dan

I'm very positive...In fact I have been writing my own music software since 1980. I like it when I turn the computer on and it is ready without waiting for the Windows circulating dot for updates. I like it when I only have 50 menu choices rather than 150 menu/submenu choices. I have 2 midi interfaces , each with 3-4 midi ports and it took me hours to figure out how to get Channel 1 midi on 2 different ports, just for an example. I like to get the job done. When I'm recording I like think about music. I also am using an MFX3 which requires SMPTE/MTC SYNCING. Why do you say? With my last CD I had everything running on a single computer, plugins, audio and virtual midi instruments. The sound was harsh and there was latency. Yes the new computers are faster, but the software gets more bloated with each generation. I'm not new to this game....In fact, I'll be retiring Cubase SX1 soon, which I mostly used in my last project. It doesn't seem to like Hyperthreading. I also needed to HACK my Roland UM3-EX midi interface because it didn't like windows 10. My fastest computer now has a 6-8 year old Xeon with 12 cores and a 8gb video card, but this one is mostly for Video Editing. I still use many outboard MIDI modules as well as my own Fastfingers C64 SID 6581 Computers. I don't want to sound the same as the rest of you. That is why I do things the way I do them. To answer the other question, I have at least THREE 64 BIT COMPUTERS. Dan

As to why I'm not interested in Band Lab..... FIRST OFF...ALL OF MY STUDIO COMPUTERS ARE OFFLINE BECAUSE VIRUSES HAVE COST ME MUCH TIME SECONDLY,, I WENT TO THE BANDLAB SITE YESTERDAY and even created a new account. In 5 minutes what did I see? 1) A belly dancer 2) A song file with F##K in it. 3) A woman trying to get new "clients" The world has gone to hell and there is no such thing as INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY anymore, unless you are very rich or have connections. So that was my BANDLAB experience today.

I have X3 STUDIO ,which unbelievably, I downloaded AFTER X3e was released, so I assumed that I had the most up to date version when I downloaded it. However, it says that I am running X3a Build 209 ?? (Approx. 611.8 MB, MD5: 8e5cd9e36b26a8f660dfecf0dda4f79e) Apparently, I was supposed to download the X3e patch separately. If your download link leads to Cakewalk.com, I won't be able to get in because EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT THE PROGRAM LEGALLY, technically, I have no account at cakewalk ??? The links only work AFTER LOGGED INTO CAKEWALK. Here is the letter they sent me back. Lois S******** (Cakewalk) Mar 18, 2023, 16:40 GMT+8 Hi Dan, Thanks for writing! I was able to locate your registrations in our database, but it looks as if you did not create a Single Sign On account with Cakewalk prior to the company's closure in 2017. Back in 2014, Cakewalk had advised users to migrate any previous registrations to their new account platform that would combine the web store, the user forum, and features from cakewalk.com all within one account to log into. This system was in place from mid 2014 until Gibson ceased operation of Cakewalk in 2017. Here are the registrations for your convenience: If you have the original discs, you can install as normal. Right click on the desktop icon and choose Run as Administrator, then enter the codes as seen above to activate the program! While we cannot assist with account creation on the legacy Cakewalk site, we're thrilled to have announced that Cakewalk by BandLab is free for 64 bit Windows 7, 8, and 10 users! This is our continuation of the previous flagship SONAR Platinum, and is a current software receiving updates and support. You can find full product details here: https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk You can also read more about the changes to Cakewalk here: https://blog.bandlab.com/cakewalk-announcement-faq/ Please let us know if there's anything we can do to help you get started using Cakewalk by BandLab. Thanks, Lois

I'm a registered user of Sonar X3 but it seems that the Cakewalk people have abandoned me. I'm not interested in the new BandLab stuff. I normally run Sonar 2.2 and have been trying to get all of the bugs out of my X3 before using it on a regular basis. BandLab is not even recognizable to me, and neither is X3 but my newer computers are having trouble with V2.2. I was just a month early of their Dec 2014 cutoff cancelling accounts and I no longer have access, so I'm not being allowed a download. Wed, Nov 26, 2014, 11:26 AM to techristian@musicinit.com Dan