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    Cakewalk needs new young users::.

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

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    19 minutes ago, chris.r said:

    Actually that would be my point of view almost exactly as you said, every now and then a Windows update 'destroys' people's working DAW either by breaking compatibility for some plugins, changing rules for permissions or sneaking in some default drivers or settings back where you'd have thought you had things set correctly. You then have to spend some quality time updating broken software or if you'd prefer to keep things the old way you'd be quickly left behind with an outdated version or the DAW. That's exactly my experience since I have upgraded to Windows 10 after decades of using Win7 and earlier XP, where I had things simply set and forget. :) 

    But, its up to the plug in developers to update their offerings. Driver developers also. And often they do, albeit with some delay.

    But for those that don’t, how long does it take you to reinstall things on a modern PC ?

    Imagine if we were on Mac’s and were told not to update to an OS by vst creators (which is the case with certain ones at the moment).

    As a matter of fact and to avoid any possible issues i always re-install my Focusrite drivers every autumn and spring, when the two major W10 updates fall. Its very simple, not an issue as far as i’m concerned. Same for my live rig (laptop) with the Soundcraft drivers.

    Whilst its very easy to blame Wondows,  and yes there are certain issues, there are workarounds as above that are simple and easy to apply.

    My 2 euro cents

    YMMV

    J

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    2021.01 Feedback

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

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    33 minutes ago, Will_Kaydo said:

    Dont shoot yourself in the foot by assuming things matey. Read to understand.

    Answers given outside of comprehension are the reason why argument start here. 

    Then lets agree to disagree.

    J

    Jealous of American musicians

    in The Coffee House

    Posted · Edited by Jeremy Oakes

    22 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

    Now it's all direct download, so there are no import duty fees to 

    Hmm, no. I buy from a  US site they identify which country i live in from my IP address and lo and behold. VAT a la française.. 
    I guess i could use a VPN ...........

    J

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    2021.01 Feedback

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Will_Kaydo said:

    And this is the problem. The best response here would've been. We'll consider it - right there. No one was speculating anything. There's truth in what I've said - Cakewalk is the only DAW the crashes left and right for no reason. And for you that is in management to assume that speculating say's a lot to why we can't grow here. 

    I was merely just suggesting things. "Trying to help," to look this from a different point of view, but it seems that it strucked a nerve which wasn't intended nor directed towards that.

    What you need to know is - we/us, thats here on the ground using this DAW collaborating with other 10+ producers using Cakewalk, we see these issues everyday, where you guys dont - and through responses like that, which you given, that right there is why we don't bother to report. 

    It's sad really. I hear you though. 

    No. Whats sad is you speculate and complain .... but don’t report.

    You’ve sort of shot yourself in the foot there matey !

    J

    Jealous of American musicians

    in The Coffee House

    Posted

    Yes its a pain here in France. I’ve bought a few things from the US (X-Plane software, sheet music books, a coffee mug for the missus) and each time, if the shipping company was Fed-Ex a month or so after receiving the item a tax bill turns up for the TVA (value added tax). To the extent of being ridiculous on the coffee cup. 

    Personally, I now limit my buying to items from a company in one of the European countries, you pay tax at point of purchase at the importing country’s rate. That is if i buy from Thomann (based in Germany) something for xyz Euros, then they’ll add on French TVA and invoice me. They then pass on the tax to France. I hope.......

    But you still get better deals from the US of A. I’ve never tried e-Bay.

    J

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    No more updates?

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

    As you can tell by reading the statement it is phoning home constantly and requires an internet connection.  

     

    It isn't about the manual process.  It is about the fact I have to refresh activation via the internet periodically or the software stops working.

    For something as complete as Cakewalk AND free - thats asking too much ? It doesn’t bother me in the slightest. YMMV

    Allen & Heath Mixers as Audio Interfaces

    in Gear

    Posted

    4 hours ago, John Vere said:

    Latency is not an issue with any interfaces unless you use guitar sims. You use direct monitoring and then there’s no latency. As long as they supply up to date ASIO drivers you’ll be fine. 
    I bought a Soundcraft signature 10 and the USB connection is broken after only 2 years. I’ll never buy that brand again. 
    aband I was in bought a Yamaha 16 channel mixer and it was much better quality to me 

    The MTK series have different drivers which haven’t let me down over the past 3 years.  I do however re-install after each major W10 update.

    personally i recommend the MKT 22. But as ever, YMMV

    Jerry

    DAW Performance Optimizations

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    17 hours ago, Pete Brown said:

    Not quite sure what you're saying there. I don't generally disagree with the pros. But the DAW builders I know and work with have very specific configurations of hardware and software that they support.  In at least one case, the PCs are locked down like appliances, and the customers are not allowed to install anything else on them other than plugins. The tweaks they do for that aren't necessarily ones that should be up on a general list.

    Pete

    We’re mixing things up here, i was referring to you as pro (and of course Noel). The info you provide is invaluable. There is a lot of confusing other info around

    J
     

     

    DAW Performance Optimizations

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    8 hours ago, lapasoa said:

    We must also keep in mind that in every country there are companies that build computers expressely  to make music.

    They are computers for  home recording and for professional studios too.

    Then why do we get so many posts that have so little to say other than disagree with the pros ( see the Noel  and Pete Brown posts) ? It becomes very tiring.

    J

    How do I trim the leading silence from a track before exporting

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, John Vere said:

    +1 to toping and tailing in a wave editor. This takes me all of a minute to prepare a wave file. I even leave fade outs to do there as I can get it perfect. 

    Gold Wave is free to try.  Wave Lab is only $99. I gave up on trying to get Cakewalk to export a "perfect" wave file. Take to long and especially for a whole album. 

    + 1 for Goldwave. I always top and tail in that programme.

    J

    Solving known issues. (Please try this.)

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted · Edited by Jeremy Oakes

    I have both a laptop (i5) used for recording live work and a desktop (Ryzen) for studio work. 

    On the laptop i keep the wifi on (zero problems) on the desktop its off. Both have a continuous power plan for their USB hubs. Other than that, W10 is out of the box.

    After major updates i always uninstall then re-install audio drivers, so far no issues. I’m on 20H latest version of W10 for both machines.

    Maybe i’m just lucky, but (fingers well and truly crossed) i’m doing great, zero issues.

    Jerry

     

     

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