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8 hours ago, backwoods said:

I have lost access to all my cakewalk downloads- sonar 7 onwards, proteus packs, pro channel installers etc

I don’t think you’ll find downloads for Sonar older than 8.5 in your account. To install those, you’ll need your installation disks.

6 minutes ago, Ricebug said:

I believe the old Command Center has been dismantled completely. When I try to log on, I get a "No Internet Connection Found," when I have a good connection. Go figure.

As I explained above, you need the updated Cakewalk Command Center. It was updated in 2023 just because the authorization server was changed.

To elaborate on Will’s answer; if you own Dimension Pro and/or Z3ta/Z3ta+, you can use Cakewalk Command Center to download and install. However, you will need the updated CCC version 1.1.8.1 to be able to activate them. If you don’t already own them, you’re out of luck; they are no longer available for purchase.

If you by Softube stuff mean the plugins that also worked as ProChannel modules (Passive-Active Pack, FET Compressor and TSAR-1R), all Softube's ProChannel versions after version 2.5.46 unfortunately makes Cakewalk crash when invoked. Also, as for FET Compressor, it has been updated to version Mk II and I don’t think that version supports ProChannel.

Well, to be fair, if it hadn’t been for this thread, I wouldn’t have known the fax number to Thomann.

19 hours ago, jesse g said:

Thomann GmbH, Hans-Thomann-Straße 1, 96138 Burgebrach, Germany
Phone: (+49) 9546-9223-55, Fax: (+49) 9546-9223-24, email: international@thomann.de

21 minutes ago, Milton Sica said:

Your response is very kind.

Thanks, Milton.

As for your question; once the Sonar admins have added you to the proper forum group, I'm sure they will give you all the information you need to be able to participate.

32 minutes ago, Milton Sica said:

What are the next steps for using the BETA version?

As you've signed the NDA, you should know that you do not discuss Sonar outside the private Sonar Beta discussion group. It's really that simple.

22 minutes ago, gabrielgga said:

Incidentally, is there a way to show both Audio FX plugins and Instrument plugins at the same time?

Not that I know of.

Besides, as your number of plugins increase over time, you will start to appreciate that you only see effects or instruments, and not both. Also, I personally keep my Instrument custom layout structured by developer, while my Effect custom layout is structured by type of effect. That works well for me.

You have the Audio FX tab selected. Nothing under your Favourite Instruments folder is an effect, that's why they won't show. Hence, you would have to have two custom layouts; one for Audio FX and one for Instruments.

I used to set the MIDI Channel to 1 when recording, and then change to another MIDI channel when done. Now I more often have multiple instances of Kontakt. Yes, it's probably more resource consuming, but I've got a pretty powerful computer.

As for Session String Pro (or, indeed, any Kontakt library), click the Info ("i") button, and the MIDI Channel field will be displayed. On the top image you've got the Snapshot (Camera) button selected.

Mm, I don’t know. Maybe if it had some more knobs and buttons.

1 hour ago, User 905133 said:

Does windows consistently pass on those kinds of details to software in an easy to use (and update) form?

Considering the vague error message, this error is probably thrown by Windows, or the Lame encoder, using a numeric code that simply states an unspecified error occurred when trying to save the file. Of course, if the error code doesn’t exactly explain why the file couldn’t be saved, it’s impossible for Cakewalk to forward any such details to the user when the error is catched (well, at least without adding its own time-consuming sleuthing).

But adding a few examples of possible reasons when the "Can't save" message is about to be displayed by Cakewalk, I imagine might not only be possible, but also useful.

Just my two euros (yes, inflation).

20 hours ago, BTP said:

I uninstalled already. It didn't look like you could change the folder location.

This could have been solved creating a directory junction by use of a symbolic link.

On 11/13/2023 at 6:49 PM, msmcleod said:

The most common reason for this is that the encoder can't write to the file, either because it's on a read-only drive, or something else has got it open.

Maybe it would be a good idea to add that in some form to the error message. It's more descriptive than "Can't save" and would probably give most users enough ideas to understand what needs to be done.

2 hours ago, Kirean said:

I think it might be 49 bucks if I didn't own it already. But then it might be more if I didn't own Pigments too. From I've seen, I think people get the best deal when they go from Pigments to V Collection to FX (ie. crossgrade will be cheaper than upgrade.) Don't quote me on any of it though.

I own both V Collection 9 and Pigments. My crossgrade price for FX Collection 4  is €69. That’s 30 effects I might actually never use.

42 minutes ago, flange_59163 said:

I cannot find a link to this "Discord" server nor any text about it. (I did find it eventually on the web - and did not see any reference there to "Cakewalk Next"!)

Can I suggest there is some information about it please?

So you didn't see the Discord link to Cakewalk Next you were given by OutrageProductions in one of the first posts of this thread?

45 minutes ago, 57Gregy said:

OT but this is the Coffee House.
I found that movie to be surprisingly good even though I don't usually like ghost stories.

I love it. As a matter of fact, and not to take anything away from someone who hasn't yet seen it, I like all movies with a surprise ending.

Edit: I just noticed this was my post #666. That's scary!

But do note the requirements: 90GB.

45 minutes ago, Byron Dickens said:

They already have it:

https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/forum/7-instruments-effects/

But, but… that forum is visited by –

Discussions about Next should be done on Discord, not on this forum.

But to answer your question, if you don’t find scoring in Next, it’s either because it hasn’t yet been implemented (remember, it’s a work in progress), or, more likely, that Next’s primary target group probably isn’t old-school musicians, able to read sheet music.

Different sampling rates set on your two interfaces? And the MOTU's differs from the project’s?

Okay, then I'll just sneak out the back door before anyone sees me.

I’m not quite sure, but is there possibly an Easter Egg hidden in Cakewalk by BandLab 2023.09?

If you from the main menu select Help > About and then click on the upper part of the tallest building in the splash screen, a text appears that display the names of the people involved in the Cakewalk development. The notification ends with "Acknowledgements – Thanks to over 30 years of dedicated engineers, who laid the foundation of Cakewalk." which to me indicates that it is indeed an CbB farewell Easter Egg.

But, of course, it could also be that I just haven’t observed it before. If so, I’ll walk out the back door.

26 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

MF = Media Foundation

That’s definitely a more correct interpretation. 

8 hours ago, Ian Gevaux said:

On a side note, I’ve never before seen a Windows error code being that offensive. MF? Watch your tongue, young popup!