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  1. 7 minutes ago, Promidi said:

    You can also select the part, export as type 0

    Hah! I never knew exporting MIDI would export only the selection. I never actually tried it... learn something new every day 🙂

  2. That should work. You probably don't need to change the extension, just leave it as .mid when you copy it to the SD card.
    Remember to select  MIDI Format 0 under Save as type when you save the file. Also remember that you'll be saving all the tracks in your project to the midi file, so if you just want one track, save a temporary version of the project that contains only that track.

  3. The Studioware panels appear behind the main window when they're loaded. Click the little squares on the inner window (see below) to see the panel after it's loaded, then open the window menu of the Studioware panel (top left button) and click Enable Floating so it will stay on top of the main window when you re-maximize it.

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  4. 2 hours ago, Shane_B. said:

    but the reality is it's extremely rare to get a virus on your PC now days

    Agreed. With the software (and hardware) protections on modern PC's, the majority of infections are likely caused ultimately by human error; either carelessly downloading software from unverified sources, clicking links or opening attachments in emails, or following the instructions of "Roger" (with a heavy Indian accent)  who calls and says he's from "Microsoft Tech Support" and needs to access your machine via a link on "AnyDesk.com".
    I have an older mother and I've seen all of these first-hand 😬

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  5. Or do what I did...
    Piece together an old Pentium 4 based machine, plug in your old Yamaha SW1000XG card, skirt the edge of legality and download an "official" version of Windows XP, spend hours scrubbing it for viruses and rootkits, install MidiOX and set it up to auto-start with a configuration that forwards midi traffic from the ports to the sound engine, only run it in the winter because it doubles as a space heater, and POOF! A really nice XG/GM sound source.

    Totally worth it!

  6. I saw this here... it may be what's causing the problem. It also suggests a solution. A more permanent fix would require knowing exactly what midi data was being sent by the keyboard.

    "The VPC1 utilizes a 3-sensor keyboard action that has been developed to recreate the expressive touch of a concert grand piano. However, some virtual instrument hosts and sequencing software may not interpret these triple-sensor key events correctly, potentially resulting in prematurely cut or unintentionally repeated notes, especially when playing non-piano sounds. The VPC1 incorporates a 2-sensor compatibility mode, providing a work-around for such symptoms, albeit at the expense of reduced expression and keyboard responsiveness.

    To enable the VPC1's 2-sensor compatibility mode (while the VPC1 is turned on):
    1. Press and hold the power button.
    2. Press the bottommost (bass end) black key (A#0).


    The 2-sensor mode setting will be applied to all memories globally, and will remain active even after the VPC1 is turned off. To restore 3-sensor mode, repeat the steps above."

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  7. RIFF (Wav) files have a chunk limit of 4GB, but other formats such as FLAC don't. FLAC is lossless, and Cakewalk will happily import it.
    There are command line based methods to automatically convert and concatenate Wav files such as this from here:

    ffmpeg -f concat -i mylist.txt -c:a flac output-ffmpeg.flac

    Where mylist.txt is:
       file '/path/to/file1.wav'
       file '/path/to/file2.wav'
       file '/path/to/file3.wav'

    If this is something you have to do a lot, I might be able to write a little GUI based utility to make it easier...

  8. 4 minutes ago, Taylor Carnell said:

    i am using the WASAPI (shared)

    Cakewalk should work fine with WASAPI, but the 2i2 has ASIO drivers available. You may want to switch to ASIO if you've already installed them. All DAW's work best with ASIO drivers 😀

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  9. Just because I love beating a dead horse 😉
    If you change a couple words in this sentence, I think it would apply perfectly to the VST interface:

    "MIDI is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing, and recording music."
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI

    I'd like VST to go this route.

    (No horses were harmed in the writing of this post 😋)

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  10. I've always had a hard time believing a company can own an interface. If there were actual code libraries involved that were created by a company, that represents a real product, but VST is just an interface, a collection of function definitions that need to be included in/supported by a DAW and a plugin. It's essentially a standard, not a 'product'. 
    It's a standard that's supported (by real code) in a majority of DAWs, plugins, and other audio software. Unfortunately, it's that ubiquity that makes it almost impossible for a new standard to catch on. If that standard was close enough to allow an easy transition for existing software, Steinberg would almost certainly sue.

    I don't expect anything to change in the near future, I just wish... 🙂

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  11. The actual discontinuation of support for VST2 plugins only applies to Steinberg products (i.e. Cubase). I would think that virtually all other DAW manufacturers will continue to recognize VST2 plugins until there just aren't that many left in circulation.

    <rant on>
    It bothers me a lot that a private company controls a standard as ubiquitous as the (VST) audio plugin interface. Why isn't this an open standard supported by an independent group? I don't think that I'm the only one annoyed by some of the decisions made by Steinberg in the past, like initially crippling Midi support in the VST3 interface (they eventually backed off on that).
    VST is just an interface! There is no required code behind it. Steinberg should relinquish control of it, or a new 'open' standard should be developed... Fat chance that will catch on, though 😒
    Ok, all done.
    <rant off>

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  12. I think he just means that if you click on note C5 in the PRV and then move your mouse up to C6, you get to hear every note along the way. I'm pretty sure there's no way to turn off note preview when you click in the PRV. @scook's solution of muting the track is probably the only way to silence it.

    I've never had a problem with it, but it would probably be an easy task to add an option to one of the PRV menus to enable/disable the preview (?)

    (I think OP meant to say glissando rather than crescendo 😁)

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  13. Hmmm... I have to admit that I haven't used FX Chains much (or at all really), but after spending a while playing around with them in the Pro Channel, I'm having a hard time finding a reason to justify opening up the PC API for dedicated modules. We already have the ability to add any VST (or several in one chain) as a PC module and control multiple parameters with the 6 knobs and buttons available, including adjusting multiple parameters with a single knob or button with variable ranges. If you need to access the VST directly, it just takes a couple clicks at most. You can even customize the bitmaps!

    If anything, I think I'd rather just have a little more flexibility to add more controls to the FX Chain GUI, but for the actual purpose of a PC control, just having the half dozen customizable controls available is probably enough for fine tuning a mix...

    Just my opinion 😇

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  14. That stability may be why the API isn't public. If you get a bunch of knuckleheads (ahem 🙄) writing faulty PC plugins, then Cakewalk starts locking up/crashing and the users complain about the lack of stability and blame it on the fact that free software is buggy and Brand X DAW is so much better...

    They'd probably want to implement a QC procedure on any plugins and that takes time and costs $$$

    Still be nice to have it available, though... all of my code is perfect and never crashes 😎

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