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2 minutes ago, Pragi said:

Sonar !

Sure, use what works for you!

I was a Sonar Platinum Lifer, but realize that the last version of Sonar Platinum is missing about 5 years worth of bug fixes and features that the Bakers have added to Cakewalk since...

On 9/22/2022 at 8:08 PM, Cellomangler said:

I really wish UJAM offered a product that helped you find beats based on a MIDI or audio pattern input. 

Toontrack EZdrummer 3 does that really well.

1 hour ago, Peter Hintze said:

"still" using? 

The Deals forum is a mix of DAW users. Some are using Cakewalk, and some are not.

Ha! You just beat me to it! Got their email this morning in my inbox!

7 hours ago, El Diablo said:

I have heard about "Youlean" but when I go to his original website, he uses Let's Encrypt for his HTTPS and that makes me worry a bit.  A lot of scammers and bad actors use Let's Encrypt because it's free SSL.

No need to go to the Youlean website for this free edition! No Youlean account or authorization is required.

This download is available at Plugin Boutique and hosted in your account there. Anyway, I always scan downloaded installers in VirusTotal before running them, and 69 AV engines say this file is clean.

10 hours ago, Promidi said:

I would expect for an MSRP of $AU599.00 that NI could at least make an effort in this area....

Read the NI forum. They are "working on it".

31 minutes ago, Paul Young said:

Epic sucks trying to log in via web browser.

How so? Not a problem from here recently... maybe it's just getting hammered tonight.

The Epic content servers seem to be OK. Downloading a game right now via Epic Games Launcher at my ISP max throughput rate.

37 minutes ago, Promidi said:

I have just checked out Kontakt Player 6.  Man those a small fonts.  How do you folks cope on anything bigger than a 1080p screen?

I hope 7 improves on that.   I guess we can ask those who pulled the trigger on Komplete 14 on the 27th for a unscaled screenshot.....

I'm still using 1080p, and that's a stretch with my old eyes using K6. Usable but not great.

I'm wondering about the HiDPI update in K7, as the NI info so far implies that is for the "Browser" only. The rest is probably for some future update...

2 hours ago, Doug Rintoul said:

I already had ARK from a previous give away but I was missing the modkit and two expansions. I was able to add those to my cart for free and then check out. Coolio!

I'm just about to embark on the ARK for the first time. Any recommendations for the best place to start? It looks massive!

1 minute ago, telecode 101 said:

i still don't own the latest V collection.

Neither do I. Just waiting for a better price!

8 minutes ago, Gary E Gnaedinger said:

here you all go for a potential solution...   that seems to work...

counter intuitive.... but switching to letting background 

 

Adjust Processor Scheduling

This optimization seems to allow the computer to run Cakewalk more efficiently.  (this was taken from Protools optimization suggestions)

1. Click on the Start Menu, type System, and press Enter.  (or type in advanced system settings) in the search
2. Choose Advanced System Settings.
3. Under the Performance section, click the Settings button.
4. In the Performance Options window, click the Advanced tab.
5. Under the Processor Scheduling section, select the Background Services option.
6. Hit Apply and then OK to close the Performance Options window.
7. Click OK to close the System Properties window.
8. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

then try to run...

Interesting, and I have heard some folks recommend that setting for DAW use, and others say not to do that. In any case it can't hurt to try!

Glad that it worked for you, but that would also tell me that your PC is probably running pretty close to the edge of what it can do in real-time.

11 minutes ago, Esteban Villanova said:

I use Surge XT when I need a 'super synth', which I rarely do. Much lower CPU and arguably more powerful. GUI takes some getting used to. Definitely should upgrade my PC soon though.  Vital does have a very nice workflow.

Surge is actually many years old. The open source dev team has updated it to XT and added some things, but the core should still be well behaved.

That's a price you pay for having a plugin with very fancy eye candy! The dev has been reworking the Vital graphics engine, but there will always be a limit to how much that can be optimized.

I have noticed via Windows task manager that my Nvidia GTX 1650 takes on some extra GPU load when using demanding plugins like this one.

7 minutes ago, Gary E Gnaedinger said:

clickety clack scratch scratch with cakewalk and amplitude 5.   no problems with guitar rig 5 or 5guitar rig 6   

asio, wasapi ... adjust buffer....  

running i-7 8700 , 2 x m.2 2tb,  plenty of disk space, ASUS Prime 370A MB ,  win 10 x64

IK multimedia said to send them a video ... lets see what they say

 

well ... after lots of anguish ... 

the only thing that seems to work is to record with another vst..   maybe can use AMPLITUDE 5 in mixdown...

 

had no problem in Reaper with AMPLITUDE clicking.. so may have to mix there.     

Cakewalk does not show much resource use.  i hit the alt G to watch during the playback... so very little reason for this that i can see.

if anyone can figure it out let me know.

AmpliTube 5 is pretty computationally intensive (CPU usage), with their new modeling technology. If you are using it on more than one track at a time it will add up quickly. Don't know why Reaper and Cakewalk would be that much different, but there could be differences in their audio engines or load balancing. Even if you are maxing out only 1 of your 6 cores, that will result in audio breakup.

Anyway, try recording with AmpliTube 5, and then freezing your track as you go on to record the next track, etc. Freezing bounces that track down to audio in-place with the FX baked in, then sets the plugin to an offline state. Freezing is reversible as you can unfreeze a track with just a click if you want to modify the FX, then re-freeze it. The plugin is still there sleeping with settings intact if you need to access it again.

34 minutes ago, Esteban Villanova said:

I love it but CPU is kind of crazy for my ancient laptop

I hear ya, because my last PC had trouble running newer synth plugins. It definitely requires some resource management. I finally just stayed with older synths that were more CPU friendly until I could upgrade.

One thing I have noticed with newer synths that use animated graphics for anything like waveforms, modulators, envelopes, etc. is that they tend to eat a lot more CPU when playing while the plugin GUI is open. When the GUI is closed, the graphics aren't constantly consuming CPU cycles. So try that out for resource management!

2 minutes ago, Canopus said:

It would normally not go on sale for as low as €99 on BF, but of course, if I buy it now, it will.

Then just do it! LOL!!! 👍

Sep 23, 2022 Vital v1.5.3 available now at https://vital.audio

This Early Access release is available for all users now: Free, Plus, Pro, and subscribers...

4 hours ago, telecode 101 said:

i have so many plugins now. i just look at it and ask myself, "will i use it?" if you think you will use it, then go for it.

The "Electronic" soundbank compendium looks interesting. 10 banks, which appear to mostly be for Pigments. The total full retail for those soundbanks alone would be around $130. Not that anyone actually pays full retail around here!

But that sure is a sweetener for the V Collection 9 upgrade!

20 minutes ago, Kal S said:

Thanks. I didn't notice that on the offer page. Got them now.

Also, I am seeing 7 free.

It look like 1 free base game & 1 free ARK Modkit editor, plus 6 free add-ons. 8 total freebies!

There is a free version of Youlean Loudness Meter 2 available at PluginBoutique.

https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/4960-Youlean-Loudness-Meter

38 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said:

I guess my philosophy is that, regardless of the generation of the software, if it's doing something computation-intensive, well, that's just the way it is. If I want to run it, I have to have a system capable of running it. When I start to scrutinize is with established types of software. There's no reason that I can think of for a basic compressor or EQ to push the limits of my hardware. Maybe that's part of what you mean by "generation?" Not so much "version" as "what it will do?" I learned early on to steer clear of Acustica. I was trying to run things from them that were just compressors and EQ's, and it was bogging my system. Sorry, Acustica, but there are plenty of great-sounding compressors and EQ's out there that barely touch my system resources.

My intent with referring to "generation" as it relates to software was to imply a leap forward in computational intensity, such as with FX that are more AI oriented, or virtual instruments that run models that were not feasible before on slower hardware. Not just new and improved versions of the same old existing technology, I'm referring to "game changing" technical leaps.

Similar case with hardware, as the CPU clock GHz race, multiple cores, faster memory throughput, and SSD drives have all enabled many new capabilities that software engineers are eager to implement with. For example, when I went from a PC with a 3rd gen Intel Core at 3.4GHz to my latest PC with a 9th gen Intel Core running at 3.7-4.6GHz, virtual instruments that I once considered "CPU hogs" run without breaking a sweat! Game changer for me! I used to use u-he Diva and iZotope Iris 2 to stress test my old system, LOL! Definitely needed lots of "resource management".

And I do agree about Acustica. I removed all of their stuff.

iZotope Ozone or Neutron is probably okay for a non-engineer musician to get to a quick starting point for further tweaking. Obviously someone that can do all that by hand doesn't need an AI to lead the way, and less intensive stuff will do a fine job.

But for better or worse, I think the bottom line is that software companies are not catering to customers with older systems when they are trying to market the latest and greatest "new thing". That's why minimum hardware and OS requirements keep trending upwards...

$149 for me now. Hopefully $99 on black Friday!

17 minutes ago, Vernon Barnes said:

I am on the Sphere subscription, so it should be included. Looking forward to seeing what is new.  I hope they will allow draging of MIDI and audio clips into VSTs.

I just ran into that issue the other day when I was trying to drag and drop a wavetable file into SynthMaster's oscillator window. That works in other DAWs, so it would be nice if PreSonus would fix that.

5 hours ago, Promidi said:

I also tried to grab Embertone's Arcane to quality for the €124.00 cross-grade to Kontact 6......  but the “invoices” were not containing the serial numbers to register with NI to confirm the eligibility criteria.

Maybe Embertone ran out of serial numbers.

I have a few licensed Kontakt Player Libraries that qualified me for crossgrade offers over the years before I finally bought in to Kontakt: Sennheiser DrumMic'a (free Player version no longer available), Soniccouture Estey Reed Organ, and Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra. NI just seemed to randomly select one of those libraries and say that it "qualified" me. And I got the first two for free.

I'm sure there are others as well. The main thing is that they were 3rd party Player libraries that had to be activated via serial number in the Native Access program.

This article features free Kontakt libraries for Kontakt Player by Native Instruments:

https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2020/04/27/free-kontakt-libraries/

9 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Sweet. With 6 free add-ons. Thanks Abe!

This Epic deal appears to be Windows only. Sorry Fleer, back to Steam I presume...