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On 1/8/2024 at 5:05 PM, bjornpdx said:

takes some time to physically destroy them.

Need a bigger hammer ⚒️

5 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

Chances are that if your floppies can be read by the laptop's floppy drive, they can be read by an external floppy drive.

Unfortunately this is not always true. Floppy drives use mechanical alignment to both format, write and read data. Over time, especially in laptops where there is a lot of bumping and jarring, the zero point can be slightly moved, preventing the read write heads to be over the starting point. This makes the drive unable to properly index the sectors containing the directory structure, which will bring up the "this disk is not formatted" message as the OS now believes the disk is not. It was not uncommon for someone to replace the drive upon failure and finding the new one unable to read the disks. Older utilities included alignment software which was to be run periodically to alleviate this issue. 

Definitely use the floppy drive (if working) to move files to hard drive, remove drive, plug in to device I listed and you are good to go.  Every tech has one. They do 3.5/2.5" IDE, and SATA. 

Simplest solution is to simply remove the old laptop hard drive (will probably be ide, with pins) and connect it to an adapter that allows it to plug into new device via USB. It will show up as a drive similar to a flash drive. Navigate in file explorer and copy required files. 

As far as floppy disk drives, as mentioned above they quite often don't work as the heads are not aligned with the disks.

https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/usb3ssataide

I am just a simple hobbyist with a couple of old waves plugins purchased from them years ago. The email I received from them  indicated that if I purchased any plugins from a third party that I had to register that with them to ensure they are perpetual, and if purchased directly through them, that no action was necessary. 

No mention of a subscription. Think mine are v9 and v10. 

Grant 

On 9/10/2021 at 11:39 PM, Starship Krupa said:

Cakewalk: hot-rodded vintage Dodge. Lots of quirks, manual shift, but on certain types of tracks (heh heh) it can blow the doors off of more recent rides when under the control of a skilled driver. Much-imitated to this day. Requires addition of third-party add-ons to be competitive. Parent company changed hands multiple times, got to the point of bankruptcy before being rescued by foreign interests. Fun for everyone, but it's especially loved by men over 35 who think that anything newer (which is just about everything) is for kids or dilettantes.

Omg. That explains in a nutshell why I use this software! 

Over 35? Check. 

Yard full of 60/70s Mopars? Check. 

Older is better? Not always, but for the most part? Check. 

Quirky? Yeah, I suppose haha 

Sorry bout the arpeggio, my index finger was getting sore

Funny how I always that Acme supplied everything needed. 

Nice. 2018 for me. Feels good with one year to retirement. Like I'm going back to my younger days. Hey, wait 🙄

Can't believe five pages were wasted discussing the periodic connection to the internet as being dangerous , when simply posting his position probably satisfied a refresh of his software activation. Maybe will be back online in six months. 

PC shop owner for 25 years. Used to do at least two virus/malware removals a day up to and including Win 7, regardless of the 3rd party anti-virus being used. With Win 10, using built-in along with Malware bytes, the only ones we see are customers responding to stupid emails that didn't get blocked. Bad for us, good for us lol. 

Cursive died here officially - 7 May 2021

Apologies. Was responding to post prior to the one it seems I replied to. Still have my copy of Fahrenheit 451.

Triggered much? 

I Am a MS fanboy lol. And an unabashed one at that 🤣. 

2 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

The biggest reason that I miss the Windows 7 UI, the window corners were slightly rounded. Given the ability, I would give all the corners in my themes a slight arc.

You will be happy to know that the new ui overhaul in progress for Win10 will be reintroducing this philosophy. Me too

It is a sign of these times. Many new users come from an app-centric world, where simplification of a complex task can be handled by the software without the need to understand the underlying mechanism. 

I am 58, and got back into playing a few years ago. When I wanted to learn finally how to use a DAW, my only knowledge of what a DAW could accomplish was based on my owning a Fostex 8 track reel to reel, a Tascam 642 cassette recorder, and playing a bit with a friends console thirty years ago.  Having learned and used complex software applications my entire life, I immediately dismissed what I perceived to be "simple" software, and wanted a fully featured (over my head) application that could do more than I would ever need. Of course, all software in this category cost in the $500 and up range. 

I settled on the newly offered Sonar Home Studio for $60 as it offered a not too stripped down feature set, one I could upgrade as needs exceeded it without losing what I learned, offered touch capability to run on my i5 tablet, and most importantly, looked like the recorder/mixers I remembered. 

I read most of the guide, tons of posts on the old forum, and came to realize that I needed an outboard audio device, dual monitors, a keyboard with controller function and a set of monitors to really take advantage of the software. I took the plunge, and have been very happy. 

Was it/is it easy? Not at all. I learn new things here every day. Do I use it to its full potential? No, but I have learned so much to allow me to do so if and when I desire to.  

As a technology store owner for 26 years, I have experienced the change in how many people view and use software. If a quick Google search or two does not provide the immediate, exact answer to their question, they will move on to something else in the hope it is easier, or pay someone like myself to make it work. Gone are the days of investing years of learning to master the equipment and the craft, rather the impetus is on the result created. 

As for the OP's four hour failed investment in learning something new and failing, followed by a quick public whine of their precious time wasted doing so to make it our fault , then moving on by ghosting us, this does not surprise me a bit.

These same individuals complain that the YouTube video teaching how to tigweld could be done in 5 minutes instead of 15. 😂

I agree that these list types are very fast for work flows. They may appear overwhelming, however in this case, the individual will have purchased each of the items, and therefore will know what each is, making visually scrolling them very quick. Is also excellent for scanning through the list from top to bottom multiple times if you are on the fence in making your choice. 

Of course in my case, I have practically no plugins, so it would appear more like it's current configuration regardless. 🙃

Quite possumly if that is their favorite song

I use a novation impulse 61, and with azslow utility and heinz's setup file, all controls work including transport 

I'm just one of many 🙄

2 hours ago, John Vere said:

I don't think Cakewalk has ever used that logo. So I would have not proceeded further.  Just see what the actual URL is first, I would imagine it's not a .com 

It was discuss. cakewalk. com

But all is well now 

I came across the same this morning just clicking my normal link to the site. Actually said domain renewal was required. As a regular lurker, I missed my morning entertainment 🍻

Correct. Should be (Windows key + Shift) + s

(Windows key + Shift) - s will open up the  snip tool which is a painless way of grabbing any part of the screen, regardless of what it is. 

Not necessarily the problem, but have run into issues when using a different USB port. Ended up using some utility found on the web to help Windows forget the devices plugged in to each of the ports. 

As an Impulse 61 owner, I also had to reset the keyboard once to alleviate this problem. There is a button combo you can hold while starting the keyboard to reset it to defaults. Don't remember exactly what it is, but in the manual