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15 minutes ago, PhonoBrainer said:

How is this different from the one they sell that looks identical?

These go to eleven.

Cakewalk by BandLab is a Multiple-Document Interface (MDI) application, just like Microsoft Office once used to be. You can have multiple projects open in CbB, but they won’t show as separate instances of CbB in the taskbar. Instead, the projects are located in separate windows inside the parent application window, one on top of the other.

To display two Cakewalk projects at the same time, you open both projects and then from the main menu select Window > Tile in Columns (or Window > Tile in Rows, if you so prefer).

I bought two expansions and paid for one yesterday without any problems, so if there's a bug it must have started to appear in the last 24 hours.

To restore the big icon, from the menu select Views > Icons > Show Icons

To restore the small icon: Views > Icons > Track View > Show in Header

Also, if you’re using your own track icons and would like the big and the small icon to be in sync (as I do): Views > Icons > Track View > Show Custom in Header

I don’t think so. Anyone who buys Sonar shouldn’t have any reason to reactivate some old version of CbB. If some critical bug indeed would appear in Sonar after the six-month activation period of CbB has run out, I would expect the Bakers to do anything in their power to correct it in Sonar as soon as possible. I would not expect them to change the activation scheme of CbB.

But I will refrain from further speculation and wait for the official release.

8 minutes ago, gmp said:

I wonder how long an activation lasts and why Banklab is doing this.

It's all in the name you just gave them . They need some return on their investment.

2 hours ago, musikman1 said:

I just updated to 2023.09 two days ago.  I opened CWbB today, and it's prompting me to update to 2023.09... again??

Build 062 has been around since middle of September. The current build is 075 and was released two days ago.

1 hour ago, Fleer said:

It will be free. 

Ah, confirmed by Fleer. Sounds pretty, pretty good!

Interesting. Let’s hope owners of Falcon 2.8 will have a free update to Falcon 3. I bought Falcon when it was released back in 2015 and have yet to pay for an update.

In case you’re running Chrome on Android, there’s an option called Desktop site in the top-right menu. Uncheck that option and the size should go back to normal.

Sure, but the answer depends on what you mean.

If you want to play sounds that comes with a plugin or other sound generating software installed on your computer, then you do it the way Will said, using a MIDI (DIN) or USB cable, depending on available outputs or your keyboard.

If you, on the other hand, want to record sounds that are generated inside your keyboard, then you must connect your keyboard to your computer using audio cables.

7 hours ago, PavlovsCat said:

Anyone else have a pedal they'd recommend?

I’ve had a Roland DP-10 sustain pedal for years (in fact, I’ve got two). One great thing about it, besides from being rock solid, is that it has a rubber foldout on which you place your heel. That makes it possible to use the pedal even on slippery floors and carpets without it sliding away. Just fold the plate back when you don’t need it.

28 minutes ago, bubuta said:

There are too many bugs. There are too many punks. Is saving often the only way to deal with it? [Yup, Google Translate]

A bug is when something doesn’t work as documented, not when something doesn’t work the way you personally would expect it to. As you registered on this forum about an hour ago, and hence probably doesn't have much previous experience with Cakewalk, I would assume that what you regard as bugs instead are mostly, or more likely completely, caused by lack of knowledge. Some would just say RTFM, but I'll be polite and only refer you to the tutorials sub-forum as a good starting point.

As to your question, saving your work often is always a good habit, and that's regardless application. But it's not a panacea for lack of knowledge.

Finally, if you indeed would like to have help with some problem, you'll likely find it here. But you must be much, MUCH, more specific.

Well, I can’t recreate that but I’ve only been testing some twenty minutes. Once a pattern has been dragged onto a track of the DAW and expanded into MIDI notes, only the individual drum hits (and not the pattern keys) will light up during playback. However, that’s exactly what I would expect. Also, I have no problems dragging and dropping additional patterns into CbB later on, but given my short, random tests, the results are indecisive. Maybe those problems indeed have been fixed, or maybe they are still there. I don't know.

5 hours ago, paulo said:

FWIW in my experience Ujam Heavy 2 ( and I guess their other drum V2 versions given that they have the same UI ) has a Ujam acknowledged problem for  Cakewalk users ( UI partially stops working). Might have been fixed now, but at the time I tried it (whenever it came out) their workaround was to delete and then undo the delete of the VST track (which worked only until it crashed again) and their idea of fixing the problem permanently was to use a different DAW .

Do you remember exactly how this issue was triggered? I bought Heavy 2 (and Solid 2) earlier today, but I can’t get the GUI to not respond, using the 2023.09 version of CbB. So far every button and knob I’ve tested in Heavy 2 reacts to mouse input as I would expect, and the UI keys reacts to my MIDI keyboard without a hitch.

30 minutes ago, simon said:

NA v1 worked great for so many years as well.....sigh

I'm still running Native Access 1.14.1 on Windows 10. After having had multiple problems with NA2 when it was first released, I decided to roll back. I have never looked back. Besides, version 1.14.1 never forces me to update, probably because it’s the only version that still supports Windows 7 and 8. I have K14U installed and there haven’t been any problems with installation and updates using v 1.14.1.

As far as I know, the main differences are better search and filter functionality in later versions, as well as support for Komplete Now subscriptions. As if I cared.

Not saying that you should, but you can, at your own peril: https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/4748946468497

One workaround would be to stand on your head when this happens.

38 minutes ago, JohnnyV said:

The other long time contributor I haven’t seen for a while is Mr Cook. Shows you how connected we all become here. 

Yes, that's the elephant in the room. He hasn't been logged on for a month. Whatever the reason, I just hope he's well.

Having a packet sniffer running on my computer, created by some random guy on the internet, would really make me feel safe and secure.

Lord Tim, who's been the early morning janitor, hasn’t been logged on for almost two weeks. I hope he’s okay.

I don’t have anything from IKM, but I do have a lot of things from UVI. They have the same bad habit of not signing their Windows installers. I get a feeling Windows is almost an afterthought for many plugin manufacturers.

"Yeah, right. What’s it called? Windows? I guess we have to make an installer for that as well. Oh, putain! I have to catch the bus in ten minutes, but I’ll try to squeeze it in! Isn’t there a Windows computer somewhere down in the basement?"

Unfortunately, same problem. As you can see from the linked article, Windows 8 and 8.1 are also affected.

1 hour ago, paulo said:

TBH I'm thinking that I had probably already installed the one in the link as I have a d/load of that dated 8/6/23 and I cant think of a reason why I would have d/loaded it and then not installed it, but anyway, yes I have tried uninstall/reinstall and it still won't open. Tried run as admin too and that makes no difference.

Are you still running Windows 7? If so,

<UTTER_SPECULATION>CCC 1.1.8.1 might be using Microsoft WebView2 to communicate over the internet with the back-end server. Edge version 109 and WebView2 Runtime version 109 were the last versions to support Windows 7. If the latest version of CCC is created using WebView2 SDK 1.0.1519.0 or higher, it will, according to Microsoft, not work with Windows 7. But, of course, I'm only guessing here.</UTTER_SPECULATION>

3 hours ago, dee said:

nothing special as expected just 50% off

It varies. Some deals are less than 50% and some are more than 50%. For instance, I bought Tines with a 60% discount for $9.99.