Johnbee58

As I said, I really don't enjoy being hostle to anybody, but apparently not all of us feel that way.  I was merely trying to protect myself from a response like "This was addressed in the thread.  Can't you read?" by a certain troublemaker. If we wouldn't have such rude people on this forum we could all get along better. But, sadly the moderators seem to allow it. With the exception of the aforementioned Mr. D, I apologize to anyone I've offended here.

?John B

Edit: Still considering Cakewalk.  I just wish I could feel free to ask a question without feeling like I have to proactively protect myself from the rude responses from certain kinds of "helpful" people.

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It doesn't matter to me anymore.  I've just decided that I've had enough of Cakewalk.  The product is fine but there are just too many people on this forum that I've gotten tired of over the years.  Byron Dickens gets away with making trouble on almost every forum he posts on and seems to get away with it.  I'm just reacting to mainly his type of hostility.  In 2019 I posted a question that a (now) moderator misunderstood and raked me over the coals over it.  The product' great and so are the creators but I  can't stand this forum anymore.  I'll be buying FL Studio.

39 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

Sorry if you misinterpreted my post(s) as caustic and you think of me as ignorant.  (Not really an apology; saying "sorry" in an insincere statement is something I have seen other people do. Never liked that, but now I see that sometimes such a response is appropriate).

I take offence at your use of name-calling / insults.

Your phraseology belies any claims about your asking a "simple question" and not wanting to stir up "a major war."  

Who said anything about you?  I wasn't talking about you.  I had nothing against you until now. You're not the one I was complaining about. How did you come to that conclusion?

Simple question.  No need to start a major war by any ignorant people.  Forgive me that I just gleaned through the now closed 35 + page thread about the upcoming new products so I may have missed it, but how will we be informed when Cakewalk Next and Cakewalk Sonar will become available?  Will it be through the Bandlab Assistant, or an email or some other way?

Again, simple question.  Would greatly appreciate a simple answer. I don't mean to sound so blunt, but lately on this forum some questions are met with such caustic ignorance by a small handful of people here (claiming to be "helpful").  Frankly, it's gotten to the point where I'm almost afraid to ask anything.

Thanks

?John B

3 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

John, your usual excellent lyrics and I'm impressed. I like how the instruments interact with the vocal and with each other.
This might be the best vocal I've heard from you because your voice seems more controlled or something.
I just noticed the voc part that begins "How recklessly you use me..."   seems to have been recorded in a different environment?  Not a biggie though.
-Bjorn

 

Thanks @bjornpdxBjorn.  The last verse switch to lo fi "radio"  sound on the vocal is intentional.  Remember Lennon's voice on the last verse of "Tomorrow Never Knows"? I wanted that effect here.

?John B

Beautiful, Bjorn.  I could see this used as background for a vid about skydiving.

?John B

Pleasantly unusual.  Could be classified as Avant Gard.

?John B

1 hour ago, User 905133 said:

I have been using so-called "smart" phones for less than a decade and I almost never use it for browsing the internet.  But I just tried the trick of turning the phone sideways, found the ... [more] dots, selected "Desktop Site" and found where I could log in if I was so inclined. I was using Chrome.

If it works for me, it should work for people who do browse the internet with their phones.

 

Tried that.  Didn't work for me.  But thanks for the suggestion.  Probably depends on the particular phone.

?John B

If that's Boom Boom on the pic he (she)'s adorable.  What a cute kitty!

I'm loving the many directions you take this tune.  Clever use of some time changes there and the harmonica is great.

? John B

Lovely little tune.  Small nit.  One of the lead guitars sounds a bit out of tune.  Could be  my ears though.

?John B

22 minutes ago, Lord Tim said:

Yeah, this is still broken and it's been reported.

What you should be able to do is switch to Desktop Mode (look for the 3 dots at the top of the screen) and then pinch to zoom in to see the stuff you want to click. Not ideal, but it'll get you over the line.

Hopefully the devs get onto this soon. Things like messages and notifications are also missing in the mobile view too.

Thanks so much, Tim!

?John B

I wonder if someone has an answer for me. Since the changes were made to this forum I can no longer find my log in/out or my profile on my Android phone.  PCs are the same.  This just affects my phone.

Thanks

John B

23 hours ago, jack c. said:

nice all around job.i would like to hear less bass notes.jack c

@jack c.Thanks for listening Jack C.

1 hour ago, Rikkie said:

Hi john, nice one, good composition, flutes are a nice touch, good vocals.

 

Rik

@RikkieThanks so much, Ric.

?John B

3 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

HI john

this is a very good track indeed - this sounds well recorded and mixed to me - the Sax Solo sounds very good - never heard of the program, must check it out

Cool stuff

Nigel

 

 

@Bajan BlueThanks Nigel. ?

https://www.straightaheadsamples.com/tenorcolossus

?John B

28 minutes ago, Rikkie said:

Hi John, thanks for listening, this is my own composition ?

Rik

My bad!!  Very sorry I misunderstood.

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I've heard a few of Eric Satie's pieces but never this one.  I have to look it up but you did a great job on this for sure.

?John B

Nigel.  Great song and video.  Love every minute.

?John B

D

Randy was good.  He'll be missed.  ☹️

That makes 2 for today.  Sinead O'Connor too.  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/morrisey-sinead-oconnor-tribute-criticism_n_64c2a179e4b021e2f2920f4c

John B

For some reason I'm thinking September or October because things have a tendency to change in the fall, but they said "later in the year" so that might mean just before Christmas.  Try to enjoy life before then. ?

?JB 

On 7/19/2023 at 11:00 AM, User 905133 said:

A watched kettle will boil eventually, but instead of watching it boil you could be making music.  ? 

Who says we're not?!  I've done 2 projects since June 6.

??John B

On 7/19/2023 at 7:24 AM, Keni said:

Yup!

 

 I’m in the club too. I check many times each day!

Maybe once a day or a few times a week for me.  You know the expression  "A watched pot never boils".

?John B

Stands to reason.  New product soon=new changes to forum as well.  May be an improvement.

?John B

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

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.

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.