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    Ready do give up after years of trying to use Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

    Sorry, but this position seems silly to me. You might not buy Cakewalk because of comments made by a user in a forum???

    Sometimes people announce in the forum that they are done with Cakewalk for any of a number of reasons. Personally I think that people are entitled to use or to not use any software based on their own personal preferences, workflows, needs, etc. 

    However, some users vent in the forum to publicly proclaim their dissatisfaction or frustration often pretending to ask questions instead of simply acting on their personal decisions to switch to other software.

    If you want to switch from Cakewalk to other software, that is a personal decision and in my opinion ought best be done on the basis of your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the software.

    My dissatisfaction with with the people I have to interact with to get questions answered is also a factor.  To me it is part of the "personal preference".  But that's OK.  Dickens himself gave me the best answer.  I've put him and some of his friends in my ignored list, so I needn't be bothered by people like him.  Brilliant idea!!  Thank you, Byron!!!

    😀JB

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    Ready do give up after years of trying to use Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Byron Dickens said:

    If my manner gives you the vapors so bad, you can  always put me on your ignore list and go back to pretending the whole world is sunshine and rainbows and unicorns....

    In the meantime, since you're so gung-ho and all about massaging people's poor little feelings you could at least have enough respect to spell their names correctly.

     

    Sorry, DICKENS.  Please do me a favor.  Don't ever respond to any questions I post.  Your kind of vile help I don't want or need.  In fact, I'm considering not purchasing Cakewalk if I have to put up with people the likes of you.

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    Ready do give up after years of trying to use Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, Bristol_Jonesey said:

    99% of all the help & advice given out is in good faith from people offering up their own time to be helpful.

    I most definitely agree with you on this.  99% of the help and advise here is given in good faith by some very helpful and PLEASANT people.  I've learned most of what I know about Cakewalk by some very wonderful folks here.  Everytime I see name Byron Dickins on a forum I see a post from a person with an attitude.  You don't have to help people if it frustrates you so much.

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    Ready do give up after years of trying to use Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, Bristol_Jonesey said:

    Or alternatively, people could learn to be a little less sensitive and thin skinned. 99% of all the help & advice given out is in good faith from people offering up their own time to be helpful.

    No.  I don't buy that.  People don't come to this forum to be intimidated in the form of "help".  If Mr. Dickson (or anybody else here) can't give help without an attitude and degrading people they should refrain from offering their "help".  It's not seen as being helpful.  It's seen as INTIMIDATING!

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    Ready do give up after years of trying to use Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    On 7/24/2023 at 3:59 PM, Byron Dickens said:

    I'm more than happy to point people to  resources where they can find the answers they need. That is what real help is rather than spoon feeding them. Teaching how to catch fish rather than just handing them out.

    You can't help people who won't be helped. This is at least the third thread from the OP on the exact same self-imposed "issue." Much extremely helpful advice has been given and apparently ignored.

    He's been pointed to John Vere and Creative Sauce's extremely clear and concise tutorials by more than one person. Including me. Both explain things so well and so clearly that even my technophobe wife who hates computers and has nowhere near the software experience this guy claims caught on immediately. If you can't get it between the two of those guys then there really doesn't seem to be much hope...

    It's not so much what you say but how you say it.  You can be helpful without the attitude.  Try it.  People will feel better about you.

    🙂John B

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    Melodyne, Cakewalk and new 32 bit gear...

    in Gear

    Posted

    Hey, @Byron Dickens.  Don't you ever have anything nice to say to people?  Practically everything you say to people you're putting them down somehow.  You're very disrespectful.  If you can't say anything pleasant please don't say anything at all! 

    And I'm sure I'm not the only one here who feels that way!

     

     

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    How do I provide feedback about this community itself?

    in Frequently Asked Questions

    Posted · Edited by Johnbee58

    Back in 2013 I made the huge mistake of joining the Propellerhead Reason forum.  I'm still paying for it to this day.  They required my email address and then got hacked.  They since closed the forum down but my email address wound up on the dark web (according to my ID Sheild) and I  continue to get about 30 to 50 pieces of spam every single day.  I 'd love to change my email address but I pay most if my bills automatically on line through this email account.  Yes, there is no reason why a music forum would need your email address

    😀John B

    Anyone know where to find singers that will sing your song as a collabboration?

    in The Coffee House

    Posted

    On 7/14/2023 at 7:02 AM, El Diablo said:

    Emvoice is crazy.

    The only thing I don't like is "Internet connection required for use".  Requiring a internet connection is going to be a huge deciding factor for me.  It would mean I would have to build a machine that would be able to stay on the internet for that process?  I could build a Linux box and use Reaper to link to Reaper, then that way I could use process like that way.  I don't wish them to have 24/7 access to my music station.

    Even thought I have Sonar Producer and really enjoy Cakewalk, Reaper has been my go to for projects requiring remote systems.  I don't think Cakewalk can link to other Cakewalk systems and share processing power.

    Edit:

    There other problem with this plugin requiring online access is if the company goes belly up.  Now your stuck with a useless plugin!

    Edit 2:

    If this is the best thing for now, it maybe worth the risk verse the company just going belly up.

    Edit 3:

    So, basically in thier terms of service, you really can't write any songs... LoL!  Just for the one word "tortious" mentioned in the terms of service!

    From their terms of service:

    "Neither Emvoice nor Users shall share any Emvoice generated Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, tortious, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, prejudicial, profane, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful. Pattern violations will result in termination of service."

    So, I guess your creation use limited to children friendly content using this product, else they'll terminate your software (which they can) because of the terms of service and they'll keep track of what you use it to sing.

    No "making explicit and offensive reference to ***** or bodily functions; coarse and rude." = Vulgar

    Don't make songs that "wrongly accuses someone of something" = libelous

    You can't write religious songs "relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious." = Profane 

    Any songs that you can be sued for in civil court (which in America can be anything) "tortious behavior is any behavior (other than breach of contract) that may be sued upon as a civil wrong." = tortious

    Don't make any songs that can harm someone?  Anyone can get harmed by any song even if you don't speak any names. "harmful to someone or something; detrimental." = prejudicial

    Edit 4:

    Here's a breakdown of the meaning of each word or phrase:

    1. Unlawful: Refers to content that violates the law or legal regulations.

    2. Harmful: Content that causes harm, damage, or injury to others.

    3. Threatening: Content that conveys a serious intention to harm, intimidate, or cause fear.

    4. Abusive: Content that involves the use of offensive language, insults, or mistreatment towards others.

    5. Tortious: Refers to conduct that gives rise to a civil wrong or a violation of someone's legal rights.

    6. Defamatory: Content that contains false statements about someone that harm their reputation.

    7. Libelous: Similar to defamation, it refers specifically to written or published false statements that harm someone's reputation.

    8. Vulgar: Content that is crude, indecent, or offensive in language or behavior.

    9. Prejudicial: Content that unfairly or negatively affects someone's rights, reputation, or opportunities.

    10. Profane: Content that is disrespectful or blasphemous, often involving offensive language or actions.

    11. Invasive of another's privacy: Content that intrudes upon or violates someone's right to privacy.

    12. Hateful: Content that expresses intense hostility, animosity, or discrimination towards a person or group based on characteristics such as race, religion, gender, etc.

    These terms outline the types of content that are prohibited by Emvoice, and violation of these terms can result in the termination of service.

    So, in the end, they have total control over what you can write a song about using thier service.

    Don't bother with Emvoice.  I have it and used it for 2 projects.  Nobody listened to them.  Still too robotic.

    😀John B

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    That was fast….

    in Computer Systems

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Lord Tim said:

    It's very strategic when they're attacking the board by the looks of things. Middle of the night for most of the US, early morning for a lot of EU/UK.

    But they didn't count on.... Australians. 😎

    Keep those Aussies comin'!

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    May Not Be Able to Run New Cakewalk?

    in Computer Systems

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, AndyB01 said:

    I wouldn't sweat it John, my beaten up old i7 laptop only has four cores, although it still just about limps along thanks to 32Gb of RAM and a couple of SSDs.

    I'll be be darned if I'm going to replace it until Win 10 goes out of support (the CPU isn't on infamous Microshaft yes list).

    It runs S1 Pro 5 well enough, so I can always switch to that, but I expect it to be able to run new Sonar.

    We'll see, not one worth getting bent out of shape for in my view but I can understand your concern.

    Andy

    Noel should know.  If he says it will work I'm optimistic.

    😀John B

    May Not Be Able to Run New Cakewalk?

    in Computer Systems

    Posted

    1 hour ago, InstrEd said:

    My bet is quite a few years. 

     

    My bet is as long as your current computer works.  Why would they continue to offer a program that offers everything for free?  There would be no incentive to lay your money down, unless there was something better behind the $$$$$$.

    Anyway, I don't want this to become another thread about the future of Cakewalk.  I'm only hoping things will be finalized soon so we'll all know the story.

    🙂John B

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