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If this happens, I hope that long-term Cakewalk/SONAR users also get a crossgrade deal, not just those who paid money to Gibson. Some of us were long-term customers of the Twelve Tone Systems and Roland versions of Cakewalk products. I hope this is not going to a case of the squeaky wheel gets the grease. So far it seems like there are a lot of squeaky wheels. 😜 BTW, based on some historical website research I did a week or two ago, the specific product was called "SONAR Platinum (with Lifetime Updates)." If a perpetual Cakewalk Sonar license with lifetime updates is given to people who purchased that product and based on their collective outage, I will be very unhappy if I don't get that, too, just because I was skeptical of the deal when it was offered.

I have had this happen with my pre-M-Audio evolution keyboards but not just with Cakewalk. It happens with all MIDI software. It used to happen years before due to some instability with the usb connector, but I taped it down. Then it started happening again after a Windows update which undid all (or many) of my energy/sleep settings. When it happens, I close out of the software and run midi-ox. If that doesn't show the keyboard's midi, I know its not the software's issue. So I power cycle the keyboard and restart midi-ox so it can get the updated list of valid devices detected and reported by Windows. Over the past several years, its seems to have been that Windows caused the keyboard to become unseen. There could be other causes / solutions in your case. Just sharing some of my experience in case it helps. PS: Once in a while I go into all the power/energy/sleep settings and double check them in case Windows has undone them. I often check Windows Update History to see which updates I've had to try to figure out which updates might cause the reset, but since it is inconsistent, I have not been able to narrow it down.

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I assume you mean that Cakewalk can record both MIDI data and an audio signal at the same time if an attached synth has a built-in audio/MIDI interface. To me this is different than recording audio from a MIDI input. But maybe you mean something entirely different.

Not sure of the context for the recommendation but just so you realize, MIDI is not audio.

Just a footnote re: Driver Mode: MME (ASIO and WASAPI are unavailable here) under MIDI Playback and Recording Settings. When you don't have a project loaded, you have a choice of MME and UWP. (See below.) You cannot change that when you have a project loaded. However, those are MIDI driver mode settings, not to be confused with Audio driver mode settings.

I can't watch videos on my flip-phone. 🤪

Check your e-mail for a summarizing mailing from the MIDI Association.

I see that sample packs are $50. So I wondered if Collective users can import their own samples to create presets. I took a quick look at the manual. So far as I can tell, it looks like Collective uses a proprietary sample format and there is no "Import Sample" button to convert other samples. I did see a way to move user samples to the right place, but to me it is not clear is users can user other sample formats. If this has a lower CPU usage than other sample-handling software synth, I might be interested. So, if anyone knows or finds out additional information, please share. Thanks. ADDENDUM: While searching the manual for "import" I saw that the arp section allows allows for importing midi patterns. That might be of interest to some who don't have that in any other arp or soft synth software.

I agree that the original post doesn't have enough information for others to be helpful. I will assume you have the keyboard's MIDI and audio connected to your PC correctly and that your preferences, settings, and routing are all correct. I also assume that by " . . . added an audio track to a midi file" you: inserted a midi track into a project, recorded midi data from your keyboard onto the midi track, then created an audio track to record, render, or bounce the audio playback of the midi track from the keyboard, and then selected the audio track and played the audio you recorded. Is the midi track still routed to the keyboard? Is the midi track midi echo button on?

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Interesting. To my ear (admittedly it could be my tinnitus), the mp3 is sort of close, but the patch doesn't sound quite right, or maybe the Minimoog is running through external FX. Unfortunately, there's a shout of the Minimoog panel, but the clip is too blurry to read the settings. It might even be helpful if there were a clearer version that shows how many oscillators are making the sound even if the settings can't be seen. I have no experience with nsmp files. Not sure what "there are very discrete harmonics (15 tones total) in his oscillator setup" means. Are you saying the recreation uses 15 tones (overtones) at various amplitudes to approximate the Minimoog wave used? See also this forum / thread . Some trivia about Manfred Mann's equipment can be found here (not necessarily about Blinded by the Light).

FWIW (another angle of the performance of the portamento) :

To me, Workspaces is an amazingly powerful and very useful feature. I have given some thought to ways could be less "Clunky" (i.e., less awkward / more accessible). First and foremost would education (mini-tutorial/step-by-step guide), hierarchical selection (workspaces within folders), and Workspace-sharing (from users, or perhaps submitted by users and fine-tuned by staff, if resources permit) .

Off-hand I don't know, I'd look up what instruments he was playing at the time. Also, in case it was Manfred Mann's standard organ, Old Joad posted a list of organ drawbar presets. Perhaps Blinded By the Light is on that list. If it is from a B3, there are a number of emulations available from various developers. CORRECTION: Looks like its played on the Minimoog based on the live version. Unfortunately, with the increased level of my tinnitus and upper frequency hearing loss over the past 5 years or so, I don't think I could figure it out the settings from listening. UPDATE ( from Wikipedia ) : Blinded By the Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band cover Manfred Mann – organ, piano, Minimoog, backing vocals, lead vocals If the studio version also uses a Minimoog (as listed in Wikipedia), you might want to try Arturia's emulation. From the video it looks like he hits a high note to trigger the portamento and then drops back down to use the mod wheel to add the LFO. NOTE: I am more familiar with Cherry Audio's Minimoog emulation; I see that Arturia's is very different; not sure how to design patches on Arturia's Mini.

Personally, I like the reverse compatibility, flexibility, and differences the various options have. Sometimes I like the Menu Bar approach, sometimes the right-click context menu is more intuitive, sometimes I like using the browser (but not too much since it takes up real estate), etc. I understand that some people don't like having more than one method. To me, that's OK because they are free to use only one method if they choose. Some people might like to only use the Synth Rack method, but if that were the only method available to users, everyone would have to use the Synth Rack. On the other hand, if that method is removed from the Synth Rack, people who always have the Synth Rack open (or really get a thrill out of opening and closing it constantly) would be at a disadvantage.

Thanks for clarifying this. I was wondering why Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. chose all caps (not curious enough to ask, though).

Two months ago I picked up a 2 TB crucial external SSD at a local store for $10 more than it is at NewEgg today ($100). I have just started to use it and have no feel for how good/reliable it is over the long haul. Any impressions / experiences with their external SSDs? Thanks.

SONAR X1 still works on my XP SP3 PC; SONAR X3 (and some pre-X versions of SONAR) work on my Windows 10 Pro PCs. Unless Noel or someone official has announced what will happen with activation (will it still be required?) that is an open issue. My guess (100% speculation) is that re-activation for existing licenses will be required. It seems like a logical way to make sure that only existing users of CbB can continue to use it. But maybe the development team has something else in mind. In any case, (1) I accept what they have said (it will continue to be available to existing users) and (2) I will wait until they announce what will happen with re-activation. To me, not being supported means no updates, no bug fixes. My "elders" had a saying that was passed down to later generations, "Don't borrow trouble." For me its a variation of "I'll cross that bridge when we get there." 🙂 But you are right--at some point, someone might complain about having to re-activate CbB and the owner (current or future) might stop the activation server. Based on what has happened over the past 5 years, I am choosing to wait and see. I understand that some people might want to jump ship. That's fair in my opinion. We each have to make our own decisions. As for me, I have considerably less income than I did when I was into purchasing new versions of Cakewalk/SONAR. Depending on the pricing structure, I might not be able to afford either of the new products. So, I do understand where people are coming from.

Good question. I was able to activate the limiter just from putting in my username/password during the activate process. After that, I realized I have never activated Drumazon on my current PC. So I ran the installer, followed the instructions to download a *.KEY file, and pointed the plug-in's activation dialog to the KEY. It was a zillion times easier than trying to get the free Indie Melodica instrument working in NI's Kontakt 6 Player. It would be good if someone who doesn't already have an account can create one and let others know if the limiter can be activated.

I had an account from another freebie I got (Drumazon, through Plug-in Boutique a few years ago), but from what I can see you can sign up for a free account. I like D16's approach because we can download it first (unlike many other freebies).

Since this is really a request by one person for a Black & White theme, off-topic content related to other high-contrast possibilities has been removed.

If you are serious, I hope you saw that we will be able to continue to use CbB. It just won't have any updates.