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If this just a poorly worded, "Downloads in progress. Are you sure you want to exit the IK Product Manager?" warning? Or, is it as ominous as it seems at first glance?

I took another look at the PCR M50 manual. Sorry to say I don't think it allows for swapping min and max values for CCs. I also tried some MFX plug-ins and I don't have one that will let you do that. Maybe someone else knows of an MFX plug-in that can do it. Maybe this might work? Let's ask @Variorum. BUT WAIT!!! Maybe CSMultiCompanderV2 will work:

If the range for CC64 is set from 0 to 127, can you change it to go from 127 to 0 (i.e., swap max and min values)?

During the mid 70s I lent a Minimoog and Sample/Hold to a "friend" who claimed that the warehouse the band had everything stored in was broken into and all the gear was "stolen." The "good news" was that the organizer of the band had insurance on the contents, But I had to sign a bill of sale to the band leader to the get the money. After I had move some 2,500 miles away (to Seattle), I learned more details and pieced them together: The alleged break-in was actually a theft by the band leader who had sold the Moog gear to a Big, Famous Guitar Store in Rochester, NY. But rather than hold onto it until I could get someone over to the store to identify it and make arrangements (negotiate) to get it back [I don't remember how much the band leader got for it], the Big Famous Guitar Store allegedly gave it back to the Band Leader and got their money back. At today's prices my "investment" would have increased at least ten-fold. I learned some very valuable lessons: Don't trust "friends; don't trust guitarists; don't trust guitar stores; don't trust musicians; in fact: don't trust anyone. And never lend anything of any value to anyone. Also, never empty your savings account for gear that you just "have to" have. No regerts; just some latent bitterness that is evidently still tucked away in my memory. It will probably still be there after I no longer remember who my kids are when I see them, and when I no longer remember even my own name.

The new one is 1.08. The webpage graphics still show images of the product manager based on 10 authorizations. They don't screw up intentionally. They don't screw up intentionally. They don't screw up intentionally. They don't screw up intentionally. They don't screw up intentionally.

There's also this ^^^^ issue.

Oh. I just went to look to see if we can unauthorize computers we no longer have access to. BUT, the version I installed yesterday is already out of date. Maybe they put in a notice about the number of authorizations being cut in half? Maybe they put in an authorization/unauthorization manager? Maybe they changed something else and didn't tell anyone? Caveat Emptor.

Yesterday I looked to see what computers IK Product Manager listed for my products. I specifically looked for the authorization manager thinking I would see a reason for the drop. I could not find where the software said what computers I had authorized for which products. Maybe I missed it? Also, I looked to see if I had multiple authorizations for each purchased product. So far as I can see, they aggregate the authorizations. When I have a chance, I would double check, but it seems to me if I buy Product X and then buy a second product that includes Product X, I should still have authorizations for Product the original purchase. There may be other issues with the after-the-fact explanation.

People should tell IK Customer Support as well as flagging Peter. The more people they hear from, the more they know how serious an issue it is.

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I forgot to remind myself, "They don't do this stuff intentionally. They don't do this stuff intentionally. . . . "

Thanks for the confirmation that its not something I did. A couple of minutes ago I realized that I only have 4 authorizations for TONEX CS, which I only put on one PC and haven't downloaded any models since the first few weeks I got it.

I think I know what happened. I had the problem where I had updates but now downloads left. So IK was "kind enough" to give me 180 days. So I bought a 2TB external SSD to download the files there. But they didn't go there. So I had top download them to my PC's HDD BU first (external storage) and then copied them. But I ran out of storage on the BU device. So I had to delete them as I moved then to the SSD. Then I discovered that a lot of the downloads times out and were on BU storage as "Unconfirmed Downloads" (or whatever they call it when the downloads don't finish properly. So, I chose "retry" and a number of the uncompleted downloads finished up. But I still have over 70 that I didn't complete before the 180 days was up. For example: Unconfirmed 277758.crdownload . If my suspicion is correct (not sure, though; you never can tell), even though I have multiple licenses for almost all my IK products, I seem to have been "charged" [authorizations] for all those downloads. Either that, or the IK Product Manager that just came out has some errors (aka SNAFUs).

Maybe each time you get a new product that includes a new license for a product you already paid for they reduce the number of Authorizations? Maybe each time you run Product Manager it takes away some Authorizations? For most current IK products I authorized one computer. For some, I first had them on an older PC. That's two computers. I also had some on my laptop to see how they worked there. So if I started out with 10 authorizations, why does product manager say I have 3 left for some products or 4 for some or 5 for some? Even the IKPM page product manager page shows images with 9.

WOW. When did they reduce the number of authorizations? I thought it used to be 10 per product?

Windows says "Don't Run." Who should I trust? Tough decision here. 😜

Found manuals for the BK-7m. It certainly looks like it has its roots in the Intelligent Arranger series.

Thanks.

A week or two ago on Win 10 Pro I got a notice that something is using AI Assistance. Not sure if it was a MS component or from somewhere else. In either case, AI has already taken over the world of technology--even if it's just the humans slaves serving the AI masters.

I am not familiar with Yamahas. By any chance is your reference to the Roland their "Intelligent Arranger" line of products (keyboards and modules)? I ask because I have used some of those and was reminded of some old song-creation methods. I created instrument definitions for my Intelligent Arrangers and would also use a dedicated MIDI track (done in Staff View) to control the chords (aka chord control track). It was lots of fun and I can envision in my mind's eye an integrated tool that has these and additional song creation features.

Thanks for the explanation. Your workflow makes sense. I am resisting the great temptation to suggest taking the time to learn staff notation. If your workflow works for you, maybe you'd prefer to make music than to learn notation. I have seen many synth plugins that have a piano-style keyboard in the UI. I haven't looked to see if they also display the notes when a track is played back. If they did and you had them set to a non-sounding patch/preset, that might work. On my older Audio PC I have a virtual controller that uses a piano-style keyboard. I am not sure, but that might also work. MeldaProduction's MTuner (part of their MFreeFXBundle) might interest you for a couple of features it has. I haven't tried this yet but possibly the audio from your library might be routed to MTuner so you can see the names of the notes from the audio played (ear training). Just a thought.

I agree 100%.** My kids used Discord, so I gave it a try. I made the mistake of installing the app on my Audio PC. BIG MISTAKE!!!!!! I started having major start-up issues. Removing/Uninstalling the program did not some the problem. I had to use several tools to figure out what was going on. Several things were inserted onto my computer; some were more hidden than others. I forget what all of them were, but a real stickler was the PC Boot Dial Home to see if there have been any changes at all and to update the Discord program before the computer would boot WITH ABSOLUTELY NO USER NOTIFICATION and no opportunity to say no or bypass. My audio PC would not boot unless Discord was completely free to change my computer. For me this was unacceptable. For users that don't mind that Discord cripples your computer unless you give it complete control like this, Discord can be a blessing. Your choice. But the fact that there were no warnings, that Discord took control, and that I had to dig deep with some semi-advanced tools in order to find out on my own that the Discord program dialed home, checked for updates, and tried to make changes to my computer before it would allow my computer to boot properly was enough to uninstall it. Anyone who doesn't mind installing and using the Discord program, that's 100% OK with me. All I am doing is explaining my experiences in case others can use it to make their own decisions. IMPORTANT: The above is an accurate description of my experiences; it is an accurate reporting of what's behind my personal decision at the time and what continues to inform my decision. **UPDATE: Make that 98%. Using Discord in a web browser helps me feel young less old. So, that's a benefit, even if it is "designed for a younger crowd . . . ." 😉 Also, it's great when I ask my kids (now adults) to explain how to do things. In fact just the other day, I heard all sorts of sounds and then one son was talking to me from his office! So we figured out I had somehow invoke a "phone call" in Discord. It's great to learn new things, esp. from my kids. 🙂

Are you talking about a hardware keyboard connected either via a 5-pin connection or a usb connection? I use a usb keyboard and when I minimize CbB [Cakewalk by Bandlab] the software synth I have set up to play continues to be connected. Under [ P ] references look at Audio > Playback and Recording > [ ] Suspend Audio Engine When Cakewalk Is Not In Focus. ** If it is checked, try unchecking it (followed by either Apply or OK]. -------------------------------------- ** [ P } is the default keyboard short-cut to call up Cakewalk's Preferences settings. You could also use Menu Bar > Edit > Preferences.

I agree--a concert grand piano from a ship that sunk in icy waters and was sun dried in a desert.