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Which is why you are not likely to see it any time soon in a product such as Cakewalk.

> One thing to try here would be to increase the AVX offset in the UEFI/BIOS to slow the CPU clock down for AVX operations. On my ASUS Z390 board the default is -3x for AVX on the clock multiplier. AVX offsets https://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-overclock-intel-cpus/ "Intel's latest CPUs provide a series of updated AVX (opens in new tab) instructions, which are designed to accelerate audio, video, and image processing functions. However, these greatly increase the power usage and heat produced by a CPU. To prevent AVX power spikes from limiting general overclocking potential, Intel introduced the AVX offset in the BIOS. This feature detects AVX workloads and adjusts the multiplier downward by a specified value to maintain system stability, so a system overclocked to 5GHz with an AVX offset of 2 would adjust to 4.8 GHz automatically during AVX enabled workloads and switch back again when completed." > Another thing to look at is downclocking your RAM. Try setting it one SPD level down from the advertised speed, especially if you are running it at the RAM tested speed, or using an XMP profile. RAM Speed https://www.makeuseof.com/difference-ram-spd-speed-and-ram-tested-speed/ "If you are undecided about whether or not you should attempt to overclock your RAM, you should know there are some benefits to leaving your computer as it is: Stability: By leaving your computer's RAM speed at its default, you don't have to worry about the reasons for your computer's random crashes that usually follow speeding up your RAM."

I suspect it's that uncommon VST3 stuff. AFAIK this is the developer's first VST3 plug-in creation, so there you have it. The DAW audio engine overloads even if you silence the internal audio source. So it likely has something to do with the MIDI output being sent to the host from the VST3. I have hooked up a MIDI monitor to the output of the plug-in, and it shows a multi-channel stream of MIDI notes being sent out according to the respective Wotja mix being played back. It requires a DAW transport loop region to be active for playback to happen. But after a first iteration of the loop, things go sideways. Edit: see my latest post for a resolution.

I would have, but the same Wotja plug-in setup fails for me in a few other leading DAWs, so cannot push the fault exclusively towards Cakewalk. It is an interesting plug-in, but was originally, and still is also a standalone application. That part works very well! https://wotja.com/ Wotja standalone can host VST3 plugins internally or use its internal sound engine. Using a virtual MIDI cable such as "loopMIDI", Wotja can send MIDI output to another MIDI program or standalone instrument. Wotja 22 added the additional VST3 plug-in format last year. This allows you to insert Wotja VST3 inside a DAW and send MIDI output to multiple DAW hosted plug-ins, or multi-timbral instruments, such as Kontakt in the same DAW project. The plug-in version of Wotja doesn't support hosting plugins, but that is redundant inside of a DAW. So using Wotja VST3 is the part that seems to overload the DAW engine. The developer looked into this and issued several updates, but AFAIK never got it sorted out. This is a small boutique product with just 2 team members (one developer), so this VST3 thing was a big thing for him to take on. I would suggest anyone having issues with Wotja to contact the developer at: https://wotja.com/help/ Edit: see my latest post for a resolution.

Don't forget to open up the filter cutoff!

That's one of the big advantages to the non-commercial software model. Release it when it's ready!

Cannot believe that KORG actually dropped aftertouch on the Nautilus!!! 🙄 Must be desperate times in flagship workstation land...

I don't see any big sales on Waves at Best Service...

For making electronic music in Cakewalk, it would probably be a good idea to Google for the latest 3rd party sequencer plugins. There are quite a few modern options available. Most are paid products, but some are free. The included Cakewalk Step Sequencer hasn't been maintained in years... probably not a priority for the majority of Cakewalk users. I find that and the Matrix View are awkward to work with.

Can you provide a step by step outline of what you did?

You must use "z3ta+_fx2" for this to work. And follow the directions in the last quote below. And to hear the source from the audio track there needs to be something used as audio input, either monitoring a live audio input or playing back a wave file, similar to a vocoder setup. The sound only passes thru the plugin when you open the gate via your MIDI controller input. https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/using-sonars-z3ta-synth-effects-processor https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/rhythm-effects-using-sonars-z3ta-synth

Since (1) has been answered, I will expand a little bit on these features in the V Collection. The synths that had full MIDI SysEx implemented in the hardware, can import .syx files. So in addition to the CZ V, synths such as DX7 V and SQ80 V can do so as well. Synths that used samples in the hardware can import user samples. So in addition to the Emulator II V, that feature is also available in the Mellotron V, The Synclavier V2, and the CMI V. And apparently the new Prophet-VS V can do both.

I never got Wotja v22 Pro plugin to play nicely with Cakewalk. If I want to use the Wotja VST plugin, I use Reaper. In my case. Wotja loaded OK in Cakewalk and the track is created, but after it started playing the Cakewalk audio engine would always overload and drop out. Never figured out why, so just moved on... evidently the Wotja plugin is sending something that Cakewalk doesn't like. So really have no clue... Tried the new Wotja v23 Lite, and it's about the same. Edit: see my latest post for a resolution.

I don't believe that the MS VC++ redistributables are generally issued during monthly MS Windows update cycles. More likely a 3rd party installer is responsible. From a developer's perspective, the point of a redistributable is to make sure that the client has the MS VC++runtime components installed to support the application that the developer is installing on your machine (to satisfy dependencies). IMO it would be best if MS was the only one installing these things, but it is what it is. https://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/what-is-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-do-you-need-so-many/

Did you ever try dragging and dropping a MIDI pattern from AD2 into a DAW track? Works great!

The free version is essentially the same as the FULL version, except that the delay and some extra features are locked. But the pan and reverb are still fully functional.

You redeem a serial code for Panagement 2 FULL at itch.io and then your downloads are available there. But all that can be avoided just by using the FREE version. https://www.auburnsounds.com/faq/I-bought-an-Auburn-Sounds-plugin-on-the-Internet-and-got-a-serial-code.html https://www.auburnsounds.com/faq/index.html Number of installs is not documented, but I installed it on my desktop and laptop without any issues.

Panagement 2 is quite cool!

I believe that you need to be running the install as administrator in order for the registry updates to be allowed.

Just for starters... https://kilohearts.com/products/kilohearts_essentials https://www.meldaproduction.com/MFreeFXBundle

Those are things that can be fixed in the mix.

Indigunus sells a lot of good sampled string instrument libraries (guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins, etc.) for Kontakt. They are always virtually on sale because they require "Full Kontakt", so they are sold for less without the Kontakt Player licensing. https://www.indiginus.com/ For example, the Renegade Acoustic is $69. https://www.indiginus.com/renegade-acoustic-guitar

Bottom line is that nobody listening to your music will know what drums you used in a mix. It all comes down to whatever is easiest for your workflow. If it sounds good, it is good!

And I also picked up MODO Drum in a past Total Studio deal... but I prefer AD2 or EZD3.

I have a decent XLN collection, but I installed EZdrummer 3 just to be safe!!! 😂