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  1. Stink Foot by Frank Zappa

    See lyrics & dialog re: Fido/poodle. For example:

    "Well then Fido got up off the floor
    An' he rolled over
    An' he looked me straight in the eye
    An' you know what he said?
    Once upon a time
    Somebody say to me
    (This is a dog talkin' now)
    What is your Conceptual Continuity?
    Well, I told him right then (Fido said)
    It should be easy to see
    The crux of the biscuit Is the Apostrophe(')"

    "The poodle bites. The poodle chews it."

    [about some slippers]

  2. 2 hours ago, bitflipper said:

    Sometimes, even Windows updates will reset things without asking.

    Thanks for the link to the optimization guide and your additional suggestions and tips. Also, IMO the above  line cannot be emphasized enough.

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  4. On 8/20/2019 at 10:24 AM, scook said:

    BandLab Assistant allows audio and MIDI loops to be dragged into Cakewalk.

    Super nice they can be dragged directly into Cakewalk from the BandLab Assistant Browser.  I knew we could audition them and download them, but dragging and placing immediately seems like a handy feature.

    As for Loops, I had some previously in the Media Library and it was a snap to just point the media browser to my previously downloaded BandLab Sounds.

    [ancient images of media in browser deleted]

     

     

  5. 6 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said:

    To say that props are due @scook and @Matthew White (and @Mariano Germán Floresand @Canopus and @Michel Roth | MSol, and @Colin Nicholls and anyone else I missed) for creating their themes and getting with these changes so quickly is an understatement.

    Having rolled up my sleeves and gotten my hands dirty with Theme Editor, I have a taste of how much work is involved in just coming up with color alterations that look good. When I tried to get into creating my own buttons, oy, what a lot of work.

    I wholeheartedly agree to props being due as you stated!  So far I have edited 5 collapsed control bar module images (to make it easier on my eyes) and played around with about 20-25 color elements and I know I do not have the skills (or the patience) to do a complete theme. My hat goes off to master theme makers, too! 

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  6. Thanks!  I frequently try things that are new to me based on issues others have.  This discussion now makes more sense to me. Than ks for raising the question, for the replies, and for the dialog.

    In case its not clear from the size of the 4 screen shots, the arrow in the customized smart tool button is shaded, while the one before (not-customized) is solid.

    [images from 3 years ago deleted to reclaim space]

     

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  7. I have never created drum maps in Cakewalk, but now that I am getting into re-learning the software, your implied question ("How can I create drum maps for my gear/softsynths?") caught my interest.  I had been under the impression that those sorts of things had been contributed by users, but I am not sure where I got that impression and could be wrong. 

    Anyhow, I am not sure if this is the best video for it's purpose, but I stumbled onto it and thought of sharing it here.  Of course, if someone has already done one for Toontracks, that would better meet your needs than doing one yourself.  If others know of online repositories, other recommended videos, and/or tips, I'd also be interested.

    Thanks for raising the issue.

    Steve

     

  8. Apologies for the horrible test colors I used, but I believe it shows that switching the screenset (at least in the case of the Notes Browser colors I tested) has the same effect as rebooting Cakewalk.

    I tested changes to the text color in the Track Lane Notes and it looks like that element doesn't get updated by switching the screenset.

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  9. On 8/14/2019 at 2:46 PM, chulaivet1966 said:

    Very cool to have put this great guide together for us Cakewalk loyalists.

    I notice there's only 1724 pages on the .pdf I downloaded....did I miss something?

    Thanks for any clarification.....have a great day.

    The version I downloaded 7-12-2019 (25.05.00) was 2188 pages.  The one there now 25.07.00 version is  was 1724 pages.

    It looks like the manual was revised. Also, it looks like 25.07.00 has larger pages and more content per page.

    Update: 2019-10-03. Version 25.09.00 has been posted and is 1712 pages. 

    Update: 2020-11-24: I no longer compare the size/content of the reference guides; someone else can do it if they want.

  10. 3 hours ago, mdiemer said:

    I could not open any cakewalk projects, or even Cakewalk alone.

    Not sure this solution will work for you, but I have used it several times when I can't launch Cakewalk from any location:  See if there are any "leftover" BandLab Assistant or Cakewalk Application processes in Task Manager. If you have any, your might want to wait to see if they end on their own and try relaunching when they are done. I have only recently started with the new Cakewalk and cannot even guess as to why there would be leftover processes or if something would be lost if processes were killed prematurely.

    At one point, it seemed that after a software/audio crash, might have caused the leftover processes while Windows Error Reporting did its thing.

    Again, I am not an expert; just sharing an observation.  I'd be happy to hear from others with more detailed knowledge on this.

    Steve

  11. 13 hours ago, msmcleod said:

    I'd been wondering why projects that used to play comfortably were now starting to use up more CPU, and in some cases cause clicks & pops / dropouts.

    Turns out that one of the recent Windows updates had turned Game Mode on....

    So far as I can see, they have been getting better about not changing user settings--they no longer change desktop icons back to the default locations, updates don't always make me re-install my extended partition locator, etc. 

    Thanks for mentioning the CPU issue and Games Mode; very good to know about. 

    At my next update, I will have to check that and see if the update re-installs all the X-Box software I recently removed (since I don't have/use X-Box).

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  12. On 8/14/2019 at 2:20 PM, sjoens said:

    Track View Control Text and Values affects Take Lane notes text. In my current theme it's YELLOW regardless of what theme I pick.

    I got this, too.  until I changed theme, exited Cakewalk, started it up again, and reopened the file.  This is all new to me, I like exploring, not sure this is useful info, thought I'd share because I want to get into customization that works best for my vision and appreciate the discussion.  Seems to me there some things are inherited, overwritten, etc. It is unclear how each parameter is handled, but I am just wondering if what seems to be random (colors sticking?) are actually a consistent function of when (and where) specific colors/elements are saved/overwritten/loaded. 

    Just wondering out loud because this topic fascinates the explorer in me.

     

     

     

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  13. 11 minutes ago, Ricebug said:

    See edit above. I'm just going to write this off as a glitch. No sense in worrying myself silly. 

    True enough!  If it is bogus CC data from hardware or software "jitter," you should be able to just delete all of them using the Event List--just so long as you don't delete intentional CC data.

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  14. Did you look at the event listing for all (or any of the tracks)?  If not, maybe that will show some useful diagnostic info.  I don't think I have any of your VSTs, so what I see might not be accurate, but I see a lot of notes at the same velocity (100) and a lot of CC data (mostly 126/127).

    Steve

    PS: Not sure if this is the case with your gear, but I have had CC data "jitter" from knobs and sliders. To my eye, it looks similar to what you have--CCs bouncing back and forth between 126 and 127.

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  15. I don't have much to add to the excellent advice others have given. I tend to keep the installation files in case I want/need to reinstall from scratch. As suggested, you could move those to long-term storage (e.g.,  usb/flash/thumb drive, or a secondary internal drive) - just in case.  As for the true duplicates, I usually delete those, too. If I am not sure an "ancient" file has become corrupted--esp. if I am not sure I could replace it, I will use MS-DOS's vestigial FC program [File Compare] with the /b option [binary comparison].

    Steve

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  16. On 8/11/2019 at 1:43 PM, TedPiano said:

    Hi scook - thanks again - really appreciate the insights - I don't know about you but I'm pretty tired - even the "counted twice" is confusing me - but as I said above I'm not rushing this problem - so have a very good evening and thanks again

    Very best

    Ed

    In the 32.1 GB total are you including both the downloaded installation files (01_ * through 05_*) and all the files in the Sonar X1 folder on the desktop? Also, I don't see the various update/patches. I am not sure if they came after your 2012 download and unpacking.  

    Steve

    Addendum: It looks like I originally updated to SONAR X1 in 2011, and then in March 2014 I downloaded them all (included the patches) probably after getting a Win 10 PC (with an update to SONAR X3 later that year).  I seem to recall I might have had 8.5, X1, and X3 on the computer at one time.

     

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