Tobias

16 hours ago, balinas said:

The only thing I saw so far is a setting in the 'Master' tab.  'Low' is low sensitivity that matches the output level of single coil pickups.  And a 'High' sensitivity setting where 'high sensitivity matches the output of humbucker pickups.'

 

 

Oh is that right? I have mine on High ( I believe ) but my guitar is all single coil. Maybe that is why many presets are way too "hot", will have to try that. 

19 hours ago, msmcleod said:

Out of Amplitube 4, GuitarRig 5, Revalver 4 and TH3, overall TH3 stands out for me as the best. All four products are great and have their place though.

I love the guitar modelling of Revalver, and the sheer number and range of presets in GuitarRig is very impressive and the sounds are good, if a tad over-processed for my liking.

But as far as TH3 is concerned, the upgrade to TH3 Full from the Cakewalk Edition was well worth it.

The upgrade from TH3 Full to TH-U is not as big an upgrade, but I welcome the new presets & models.

 

thanks for the input.  I think I will stick with TH3 Full for the time being then. 

22 hours ago, Soundwise said:

Maybe I should demo it first. Not really impressed with the tones so far. Shimmering reverb is just OK, Rig Player... well, maybe it'll grow on me with some great online profiles, but the provided profiles are nothing to write home about. I get better tones with AT4 and RV4, which also allows to use profiled amps/pedals/rigs, and tweak schematics when needed.

What are your thoughts on TH3 full?  Are you happy with that one? I use that and it is very usable for my needs but when I saw there was an update, well, you know how it goes I tend not to buy things I dont need though, and reading your post and others in here, it does not seem to be that much of an incentive to go to TH-U at this point. 

Read this post form the old board Michael. Makes me crazy to realize we could have had the Overture quality for staff in Cakewalk, and Gibson turned it down!  

http://forum.cakewalk.com/Message-from-Don-Williams-Overture-5-Updated-m3699129.aspx

Sorry to hear mate. I cant begin to imagine what you are feeling. I am dreading my parents passing too as they are getting up there in age.  Seems your dad lived a full life and did more than others can only dream of. Hang in there!

I am a dino just like you as I really like to work in staff, or more correctly I would like to do it. I am hopeful something will come of the discussion of incorperating Overture in Cakewalk. 

Haven't tried it but I always think about what any new gadget might bring before buying and in this case I already have eveything this thing provides. (I think?) Would it solve lots of problems for you, or add new features you dont already have ? 

If you need to be mega portable I could see a usecase, but I already have a 88 key masterkeyboard, midi controller, computer keyboard etc I dont see a need for it for me personally. Everyones needs are different though so for someone else it might be a perfect fit. For a laptop user this could be great. 

Let us know what you think if you do buy it. 

On ‎2‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 11:44 AM, paulo said:

Based on the first offering,  saying that I was whelmed would be a generous omission of under.

unfortunately that was kind of my feeling as well. Hits are rather hard to use as anything other than effects, not much else imo. But hey, I am not going to be one of those people complaining about free stuff  But yea ... so far not for me but I am ever the optimist so maybe the next one will be totally awesome!

I agree with the general point made in this post. There was always a surprising ( to me ) lack of videos on Cakewalk considering the age of it and supposed userbase. Since Bandlab took over I can clearly see the increase in videos online. If that is because its "new" or some onther reason I dont know. But I believe there is a difference at least and that is positive. 

Been following Ricks channel for a long time now and it is one of my favorites. He really knows his stuff and has crazy connections and knows everyone it seems. 

128th notes?  What crazy music are you dealing with ? Just kidding. 

As for Staff in general, I think it is in need of a rather major overhaul in order to make a substantial difference. I do not thin they will do much in terms of smaller changes. Maybe I am wrong but it feels like an all or nothing kind of a thing. Either they decide to really make a do over with Staff, or keep it as is. I might be wy off though

I was never overly worried because I was fine with the thought of using Platinum offline until it simply wouldn't work, which I judged to have been many years.  I am glad to not having to do that though. Never bothered with another DAW either as I have all I need in Cakewalk and the bandland version have been great so far. To echo someone earlier in the thread ... if it aint broke ... 

That is great! What you want is instruments with some soul to them.  Your friend took good care of it

My 83 MIJ Squire plays as good as any guitar and I like the fact it has some years on it, and a very personal history for me. Never getting rid of that.

Yup, the signature blocking feature works fine too it seems

Post count and length of usage is irrelevant information to me. If you ask a question and someone answers the question with a solution, how are those things relevant at all? 

People can suck at the product and post like crazy ( maybe that IS why they post so much to begin with? ) or use the system for years without learning more than someone else does in a month. All you need to judge someones input, is the actual input they give. Nothing more is needed. 

However, if people feel that kind of info is important a much better way is to use a ticker like "that answered my question" or something similair to that which build up over time and you can see clearly who answers/solves the most issues, kind of like the choices already in place with the like, thanks etc. 

2 hours ago, daryl1968 said:

Instead of having a ton of splintered forums, tell people exactly what you want from your post. 

If you want criticism to the subatomic level, say that in your post and I'm sure you'd get it. 

Agreed

Will check that one out for sure when released. Keep us updated

1 hour ago, EJ13 said:

Thanks to everyone that responded. I put my computer in high performance mode and it appears to have solved the issue. 

Glad that fixed it, but what a weird fix! But hey, as is the case with computers so often its best to just be thankful for it working I guess.  For what its worth I thought it sounded kind of groovy with that triplet thing going on. 

Quote

Luckily, the core features necessary for basic music making are in tact. For simple recording and mixing, Cakewalk is excellent. I quite enjoyed just recording a few guitar parts, some drums and bass, then doing a mix. It’s possibly the most pleasant of experiences in that regard when it comes to DAWs.

This would be what 99% of the userbase use it for, so good stuff then !   Kudos to him for spending that amount of time on a review though, although I doubt more than a handful will read more than the conclusion.

 I will say what I always say, Cakewalk, and most other DAW out there are MORE than good enough to do the job. The software is NOT the problem these days. If you can't produce good music with Cakewak, Cubase, PT or whatever, it is not because of the software. We are way past that point and have been for a very long time. Stop focusing so much on the software and write better music, a new shiny feature or plugin will not make a difference.  He doesn't like Cakewalk, I do.  Different strokes etc ... 

I use the DAW, but not the sharing capabilities of Bandlab. I might in the future though, as of now I haven't. Always wanted a way to easily collaborate with friends though so there is interest on my end but I haven't gotten to it yet.  My utopian dream is to be able to collaborate and PLAY, in real time, over the internet using "something". I know there have been solutions tried but afaik nothing successfully implemented just yet. Latency issues etc might make this impossible of course, unless corrected for in code in some mysterious way

5 hours ago, Kev said:

Having separate forums only works well if each forum has a definite title and description that describes its intended use clearly. The word "general" in a title doesn't convey very much at all.

The descriptions below the titles seem pretty clear to me, no? I don't get the issue at all tbh, takes all of 5 seconds to figure out. Personally I think it makes things more granular and better, but reading this thread its clear people have different opinions. To me I don't mind either way, I am sure I will be able to manage.

I am playing bass through a 2i2 focusrite too, into the TH3 bass amps. Sounds decent enough to me.  To be honest, I think most people focus WAY to much on the sound and not the notes. Meaning as long as you play good and the notes are the right ones(whatever that means) , it will sound pretty much ok, mixing after that is icing on the cake.  Some of the best songs I ever heard did not sound sonically awesome but the music was amazing. As for that article, spend 90% of the time playing and 10% of the time reading and you will be ok. As a general rule that is. 

Glad to see Zappas name in that magazine. You know, from back in the days when there was hope  

Are you playing real bass or software/plugin stuff?  What kind of music is it? THe role of the bass is vastly different in different types of music. 

53 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

Signatures are pretty useful here. 

Quite often the biggest issue with users asking questions, is that they don't give any details of their setup (e.g. audio device & drivers, W7 / W10, version of software, details of computer etc.)

Having this info in your signature can help whoever is answering any queries.

That is a fair point actually.