Jeremy Oakes

I’m very jealous because he’s got so much talent as a musicien and producer that I do not. 😜😜😜 But then his pedigree says it all 👍👍👍 J

So what is its point ?

Sorry but i dealt with all this 11 years ago. 20 a day mini and then many more when travelling……. Question. Why do you need to put all this on a forum ? My solution, grow up (ouch) and deal with it. I did the so called cold turkey route. If you really want to give up you will. Sorry, but strength of mind is the way. But then i’m a hard nut 😜 Sure, it takes time but wow, a couple of months after you’ll think it was worth it.when your friends are lighting up and you’re refusing. THAT is a great sign you’re nearly there.Then when you make your house a non smoking zone, thats the key. My wife, who btw i love dearly, is into hypnosis. She still smokes, but really reduced. She’s getting there. But then’ her will power is not what mine was. But hey, she and her friends smoke outside. No, thats not a criticism. YMMV however.. whatever, good luck 👍👍😜 J

And ho w do you know that ? J

Its really great for rock .YMMV but mine, never. J

https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/the-sons-of-katie-elder So this was you ? J

Watched your video, the delay is like half a second. I’m no expert nor as knowledgeable as some, but that doesn’t seem all that excessive to me. YMMV J

R.I.P Babette 👍

Yes you’ve made that very clear in other posts you’ve made. Some of us don’t have several PC’s, so we have to keep our DAW on line. If you are careful, you’ll not have issues. As least I don’t. And, after all, you can exclude your VST and Cakewalk files from being scanned by Defender………. J

Then you haven’t also disabled Update Medic Service ….. J

You do realise you can turn off the windows update service ? J

Whereas 5/10 years ago there was reason NOT to keep a pc on line all the time, there really is no reason not to nowadays. You’re just making activation complicated. Of course purists and, dare i say it, luddites, will scream and shout that you must never keep a DAW on line. But, Hell if the PC guru from Sound on Sound says its ok to be connected, well, its possibly true, no ? YMMV of course, and i respect your Point of View. Its just not mine. yJ

I’ve found if you use the toast alerts to update, the re-activation is without problem. J

i had this at one time, but since updating drivers for my 18i20, all is rock solid. Focusrite have recently (a month or two ago) updated their drivers to be compatible with W11. Download the latest one for your device from their website and install - it removes the old drivers as part of the install process. J

Why ? Isn’t that a little OTT ? J

I updated. And, as i said above, had to re-authorise certain plugs. Personally i would be more worried about whether my PC could pass the MS test. Mine did, many do not. J

You’ll need to check that your PC meets the W11 requirements. MS have a tool for this. Its a piece of Cake to re-authorise vst’s nowadays. And just a couple of clicks using proprietary product portals. Those vst’s that depend on a pc id (Toontrack, XLN …….) just fire up the product portal it really is easy. W10 audio drivers will work in W11 (Soundcraft for example), however most manufacturers release W11 compatible drivers (Focusrite for example). That being said, before any upgrade you need to do a little bit of homework…… J

I have the Oxygen 61 version. Just plug it into a USB2 socket, turn it on and then start CbB, in that order. As it is class compliant you do not need any drivers for it. Windows will take care of that. It should now show up in Preferences/Midi Devices. Check the boxes to select it as input and output, Apply and you’re good to go. J

I clone my hdd’s using AEOMI Backupper. J

I wasn’t aware there were issues. All purring along here. J

You could always change your i/buffers upwards when mixing and mastering, especially for such vst’s as Melodyne and Ozone. i do that frequently, no issues. YMMV, J

…….. and you have of course done something as simple as reading the other thread called : Cakewalk Activation Error (20) you being in IT and having an MBA ? That might help you plus you should dial down the anger a little. All the best, J

I was only with my company for 32 years, but as i was productive when i worked, i was productive in music also. Since being retired (its when others pay your contributions Mr Dickins) i’ve certainly been less productive in music. I honestly don’t know if there is a correlation there but ……… For the last few weeks i’ve forced myself and i’m getting back (i hope) to where i was 3 years ago. YMMV of course….. J

I did it upside down. I let my beard grow, which served me well for the grand kids at Xmas 2019. Then i shaved. But i haven’t shaved for a few months now, and have got past the itchy stage. To shave or not is now the question…… But it never made me a better player (or worse for that matter). YMMV J

And how does CbB (or any other DAW) know which instrument VSTi (eg EZBass) to assign to your midi tracks ? i export as midi files from Guitar Pro 8. Then i import said midi into CbB it gives me the name of each track. Then its just a question of transferring the bass into EZ Bass’s midi track and the drums into EZDrummers’s midi track. Unless i’m missing something …’ J