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I would've put a crash cymbal on the very end. Nice. It takes me back to a good time and place in the 60s. Not much music made like this anymore. 😀John B

Looping it would make nice music to relax by. 😀John B

I don't recall what the term "torch song" means but I heard it already. Anyway I enjoyed this one as I do so many of yours. 😀John B

Not familiar at all with the tune but you did a nice job on it. The mix couldn't be cleaner. 😀John B

Thanks, Tom. In all due respect, I don't quite understand what you mean here. Could you please clarify it a bit so I can work to improve it?🙂 It is EZD3. I got it on its launch day (May 3). The new Bandmate feature gave me the main beat for Clouds but kept crashing on subsequent ones so I had to "shop around" for them myself. Maybe a bug problem. I guess I should tell Toontrack about it. As far BOTS, that is EZD2. I couldn't use 3 on it because Reason 12 doesn't support VST3 yet (they say maybe this summer). You're probably referring to the "lead guitar" on the bridge, right? It's from a sampler in Reason 12. Not the best, I agree. Some kind soul over at the Reason Talk forum sent me a Combinator patch he created of a Strat. I tried it but couldn't produce the legato I wanted. Thanks for your feedback. 🙂JB

It's getting harder for me to turn in a good vocal performance so I bought into the Emvoice One app. I wrote this song around the female version they call Lucy. I know it's still a bit robotic but I'm new at it and with practice I should get better. Some of the online demos I hear sound really good and I hope one day to get that good at it myself. This is an early attempt for me. I'll also print the lyrics because some of her upper notes are hard to understand. If you let the SC play you will hear the first project I made with the male singer, Jay using Reason 12. https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=14434016 When the words have all been said and you need to touch me Hold me closer. Do not rush We have so much time to linger When your heart has found my soul we will be sing one voice Hold me just as tight as you can Tight as your arms can hold me now. We have known each other for so long Have so much love between us We have come through so many storms Weathering all the times together Charming times you hold my heart I will always trust you You have such a way with your touch Moving me through the clouds of love When you put your arms around me a new world is born streams of love flow whisper so low of devotion you bring to me We have reached what so many longed for through fair and stormy weather I could not ask for a better love Clouds of love will hover over Every time you look my way angels will be smiling I can follow you with my heart Leading to the clouds of love Holding me through the clouds of love c 2022 John Bowen 🙂John B

You know what? I don't get it! I saved the project in question and powered down the PC for a few hours. When I returned about 3 hours later the situation seems to have resolved itself! Mystery! Apparently, there's no cause or reason and the whole situation could've been solved by a reboot. There have been many strange things happening with CbB and my other music plugins since I replaced my PC last summer. I was getting more frequent BSODs on my old Windows 8 machine so last July I replaced it with the new one which runs Windows 10. I don't know if or how much the OS has to do with these new issues but more have cropped up since the replacement. I remember telling someone who complained here about CbB about a month ago and I told him of my experience in that PCs are like human beings who have their own personalities. That's how it seems anyway. You replace a PC that has certain issues with a new one and you have is all new issues to deal with, no matter what the software. 😒John B.

In a particular project I'm working on I've taken notice that when I play/record a note on my MIDI keyboard the note for some reason is doubled in the MIDI editor. It doesn't happen in a fresh project, just the current one I'm working on. What did I accidentally activate? Thanks; John B

I've been using personal computers since 1995. I've used every operating system since Windows 3.1, laptops and desktops and many different "makes & models". I've come to the conclusion that computers are a lot like people. They all have their own personalities and quirks. I was using a dedicated music PC running Windows 8 for 7 years. I replaced it last year because I was starting to have BSOD issues on an increasing rate. I thought it was just like an old car-getting old and worn out so I bought a new PC for music production. This one is a bit more powerful and runs Windows 10. I thought this would solve all my problems but the new one came with its own set of problems & quirks. No BSODs but other problems just the same. That's the way computers are and unless you really know how to get "under the hood" and tweak them (which I can't) sometimes issues are unavoidable. Cakewalk updates on a somewhat frequent level, as do all DAWs, free or not. My advise to the OP is the same as many others here have offered. (Whichever DAW you use) Hit the "Save" command (or Control+S) frequently (and don't depend on "Auto Save"}. You won't waste 4 hours of vocal takes and you'll be a happier person. 🙂John B

An update to this thread: I had the vascular CAT scan and it revealed no blockage of my carotid artery, which is a relief healthwise but the pulsatile tinnitus continues. I didn't actually get together for the follow up with my ENT yet, but I saw the results via patient portal. My follow up is scheduled for Feb 22 and I'm hoping they can do something for me because it is still annoying, though music wise I've been able to adapt and "tune out" the odd sounds to a degree that I still can enjoy and create music. From my own research on the net there seems to be a few techniques to correct non vascular pulsatile tinnitus, but each doctor approaches issues differently. Can't wait to find out what mine suggests. 🙂 John B

This is intriguing. After reading this I did some research on how this might be corrected. If it is an aneurysm, that might mean that the carotid artery would be blocked, or close to it, which could lead to my suffering a stroke. The remedy would be a surgical procedure called a carotid endarterectomy which would involve them surgically opening my carotid to unblock it. I've read that the complications (of the surgery) could include nerve problems that could effect the eyes, ear, nose or tongue and could lead to a heart attack or stroke anyway. So, it might come down to losing my hearing even more as well as other implications. Either that or face the possibility of losing my life (or quality of) to a stroke. Seriously, if I lost my ability to enjoy music I'd almost rather be dead. Am I making more out of this than it really would be? Thanks for your input. 🙂

Saw the ENT on 1/17/22. Hearing test was normal. ENT Dr. asked me if the unusual noise I'm hearing could correspond with my heart beat and I said yes, it is rhythmical like that, so he wants me to have a special "Vascular" CT scan which is scheduled for next week. He also asked me if I used any kind of nasal spray. I told him I have to on occasion use a Phenylephrine Hydrochloride nasal spray when my sinuses clog up. He told me to stop using that and gave a prescription for another kind to use twice daily with saline spray. I don't know what the nasal spray has to do with my hearing but I guess it's all connected in that region. I hope it can be fixed. The clock chime in my living room sounds especially bizarre. 🙂 John B

I know. I did and it's working fine. Thanks. 🙂 John B

Thanks. I'll check it out when I get a chance. 🙂 John B

Can somebody tell me if the Blue Slate theme will be made compliant to 2021.12 anytime soon. Thanks 🙂 John B

Again, I thank you all for your feedback on my issue and your experiences. Yesterday I got a mailing with forms to fill out for when I go to the ENT next month. I will be seeing 2 doctors. The first is an audiologist and the second I'm not sure about. He will probably go a bit deeper into the situation. I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for the possibility that this will be permanent. I think I can handle "tuning out" the modulation by ignoring it so long as it doesn't get worse. 🙂 John B

My doc did a thorough cleaning of both my ears about a month ago, so I doubt it's wax buildup already but thanks for the suggestion. 😀JB

Covid vaccine back last summer-Moderna. I'm scheduled for my booster in January.

Guys-I thank you all for your feedback. I should clarify that the appointment I have for next month is indeed with an ENT clinic. My GP used the term "audiologist" but where she referred me to has several specialists there in different areas of concern for the ears, nose and throat including a few audiologists. I'm sure somebody there will be able address my needs. Shane, I found your post especially interesting. Did you have surgery? I'm afraid at the thought of surgery on my inner ear. My sense of hearing is so important to me. I'd rather be blind than deaf because I love music so much and nothing has brought me more joy in my life. I'd rather face open heart surgery than risk losing my hearing. Back at Thanksgiving I came down with a condition called Bell' s Palsy where one morning I woke up to find I suddenly lost control of the left half of my face. I was dribbling when I brushed my teeth and couldn't fully close my left eye. My doc sent me to emergency to rule out a stroke, but it just affected my face. It has since gotten much better and while that was going on I didn't take any notice to the hearing issue, but I can't help but wonder the "left side" factor in both. Also, last week I changed diabetic medication. My doc knows that and she never mentioned it, so that probably doesn't factor in. 😀 JB

I don't know whether I'm actually starting to suffer hearing loss or my brain is just not processing certain frequencies correctly. I'll explain my situation and see if anybody here can relate. I'm 66 years old. Last Sunday I was driving over to my local gym for a workout. About half way there I started to hear a rubbing sound predominantly on the left side (which is the driver's side for USA drivers). My first thought was maybe my brakes were starting to go, so as I have an appointment with my mechanic for a state inspection next week, I thought I would just ask him about it. But then, when I got to the gym, as I was setting up a piece of equipment to work out on, I started hearing the same modulating, rubbing noise my car was making from an air handling unit about 15 feet above my head. I had my Bluetooth headphones on at the time but wasn't listening to anything yet. After working out I went home and took notice that my refrigerator was making the same type of noise, as was running water in the bathroom & kitchen. The other night, my wife was watching a football game on the living room TV. The normal crowd noise produced (to my ears) the same modulating rubbing type sound. To my ears, everything around me is making the same high frequency modulating type of rubbing sound. Best way to describe it is like two pieces of metal rubbing together. When I listen to music, sustained tones like sustained piano chords modulate in the same rhythmical pattern to the point where they sound distorted (like if you'd play a piano through a wah-wah pedal). But the funny thing is, it doesn't sound like I'm going deaf of there's any blockage in that ear. It is normal sound at normal volumes, but with the added modulating rubbing sound over top I only started taking notice to this last weekend. I called my doctor and she referred my to an audiologist, which I made an appointment with on January 17. I originally suspected tinnitus but that gets worse when everything is quiet. My situation I only hear when something is producing sound and I know that that many things cannot be "broken" at the same time. I'm hearing it now coming from my little desk fan. It's predominantly on my left side. I'm wondering if anybody else here has experienced this or anything similar. It's particularly disturbing to me because it's hampering my enjoyment of music because it all sounds distorted & weird now. Also, every mechanical thing to me sounds broken, but it's not. Is it in my ear or in my head? 🙂John B UPDATE 1/26/22. Saw the ENT on 1/17/22. Hearing test was normal. ENT Dr. asked me if the unusual noise I'm hearing could correspond with my heart beat and I said yes, it is rhythmical like that, so he wants me to have a special "Vascular" CT scan which is scheduled for next week. He also asked me if I used any kind of nasal spray. I told him I have to on occasion use a Phenylephrine Hydrochloride nasal spray when my sinuses clog up. He told me to stop using that and gave a prescription for another kind to use twice daily with saline spray. I don't know what the nasal spray has to do with my hearing but I guess it's all connected in that region. I hope it can be fixed. The clock chime in my living room sounds especially bizarre. 🙂 John B

Since I downloaded and installed the latest update (2021-9) I'm starting to see an error message I haven't seen since I've been using Cakewalk by Bandlab (3.5 years). If I convert a MIDI file to an audio (WAV) file and open it up in a new project I sometimes (not always) get "A corrupt audio region was detected and padded with silence" when I launch the project with the converted MIDI to audio file. But the funny thing is, the audio file doesn't seem corrupted! It plays fine, but I get the error message every time I open the project. This used to happen quite frequently in Sonar X3 but this is the first I've seen it since CbB and it also didn't happen before the last update when the Export feature was changed. Perhaps I'm not using something in the new Export feature correctly? I'm using all default settings except I'm transferring to a folder other than the default. Maybe a bug that needs fixin'? Thanks 😀John B

It's been a long time since I heard this classic. Brings back some great memories. Dr Hook & The Medicine Show was pure genius. You did it justice. 🙂John B

I enjoy this very much. Sweet sounding acoustic work well recorded. The squeaks are always welcome with me. That's the way an acoustic guitar is supposed to sound. You recorded this during a hurricane?! Talk about dedication! 😉 😀John B.

Has a nice 60s vibe to it. I especially like your vocal & bass work. 🙂John B

This is very nice. Sweet arrangement. So true. Doesn't remind me of doomsday at all. It reminds me of all the sweetness and love that there should be in the world. 😀John B