twelvetone

+1 Reverted to Splat, but naturally latest version would be nice. However, I do understand the business model has changed.

That's quite amazing! Except many will have used the Cakewalk-supplied plugins. Now I know why I still use my outboard gear.

Well, the writing was on the wall the moment we were confronted with the red popup that fronted the periodic call-home re-registration system in CbB. Consider that developers were paid to build what needed to be a bullet-proof system, so it was for a clear purpose, not just to see who is still using it. But Meng's vision is Bandlab, not us. As a side effect, he gave us a free ride for some time. I appreciate that. As to the 18 months, my guess is the bakers miscalculated time and cost, similar to what happened under Gibson when moving from the Sonar 8 to the X-style interface. As a developer myself, this happens all too often. I see Meng's patience being severely tested, let alone ours.

Here's the thing that worries me: Normally, we pay for new features (or fixes) we see as desirable. That's why developers enhance the product. In the subscription model, we keep paying just so we are not shut out. So where's the motive to innovate?

On the off-chance that the bakers do see this, I would like to go on record and say this current subscription model is not appropriate for the way I use a DAW. Also, the need to phone home to register got me into a tricky situation in front of a client once, so I reverted to SPLAT for safety reasons a while back. Ever since the pandemic (and, truth be told, the decline of the CD), calls from bands to record demos have dried up. I am now very much an occasional user, firing up Sonar on an inspiration and if I have time for some personal music making. I cannot see myself keeping up a subscription just for sporadic use like this. That said, if the Bakers bake up a great new feature, sure, I will gladly pay for that, load it up and spend some happy hours getting to know it.

Now might be the moment for a version that doesn't block up if you don't re-activate.

Clean Folder comes from an age where hard drives were small and projects re-used material from other projects if possible. It searches every drive it can find, and searches through every folder (including the recycling bin) and looks for stuff that might be linked to your project. Takes aaaages. And in the end it does not do what you expect it to do. So: The trick is to create a new project folder and save your project there. There is a check box to include ... files (I don't remember the exact wording) - if you check that, it will save only the files you are actually using. Now you can delete the old folder (or back it up, safer) and rename your new folder to the old name. It's a workaround we use even now.

My Melodyne 4 64bit Studio does not start at all on my new PC. Celemony pointed me to their FAQ where there is an article that says Melodyne 64bit does not work with some of the new generation 11 Intel CPUs. They do not explain what the cause is. They say support was dropped 2 years ago and you should upgrade to version 5. Strangely enough the 32bit version works.

I am rebuilding my DAW on a brand new PC from scratch. I have my own, purchased version of Melodyne Studio 4.2.4. Sonar Platinum also comes with a minimal version of Melodyne. To avoid conflicts and ease the installation process, which should I install first? Melodyne or Sonar? Obviously I want my Studio version to come up when I use it.

We were very fortunate and we were all grateful. But when Voyetra closed, my Sequencer Plus Gold continued working until I finally found an alternative... Cakewalk! When Gibson pushed off Sonar I installed it on every PC I owned, just in case. Imagine having to go around every 6 months re-activating every installation? I am unaware of any DAW with this requirement. Anyway, I just wanted the opportunity to highlight the problem. Thanks!

I was preparing to record a band whose rehearsal room is in an old industrial site. No internet. I have a small laptop in my bag for this purpose. Cakewalk showed the red box that told me it would not save. Fortunately I still have Sonar installed so the session could go ahead. But it made me think: Sonar has had no support from Gibson in years, yet my installed version still works. I have to trust that Cakewalk will always be there, else all my work will need to be transferred one day. So yes, I still use Cakewalk because I know it, but after this happened I decided it's safer to learn Studio One (which I got in that sidegrade offer back when the bad news came from Gibson).

Just to check, (please don't take offence if I ask basic questions). - Is the switch double-throw? (so you had both meter probes on the switch) or is it single-throw? (so you had the plus meter probe on the switch and the negative on common) But if the voltage is dropping, either 1. the regulator has failed short-circuit, possibly because an electrolytic capacitor is bad (esp. on old equipment) or 2. a rectifier diode has failed (unlikely) or 3. the AC adaptor is bad. ...or there is a failure on the main circuit, causing it to draw excessive current. If so, that's going to require hands-on from an expert. So I suggest you leave it on for about a minute, pull out the AC adapter and then, with slightly moistened fingers (NOT wet), check for semiconductor components that are hot. I assume you can locate the rectifier/regulator section? There is probably a regulator in there, typically LM317, but possibly LM7809 or 7805. Check first there for overheating regulator integrated circuits (they look like power transistors). It is also possible that the regulator is made up of individual transistors, not single regulator ICs. This look-for-the-hot-electrical-part trick is a good way to quickly find a faulty component.

I'm one of those. In my case I decided dependence on a DAW that needs constant re-registration is too risky. But Cakewalk/Sonar/Cakewalk NEVER got much love from the wider community and I cannot understand why. I get the German "Keys", "Beat" and "Recording" magazines. This month there is a Studio One tips article, but I cannot remember when last I saw a Cakewalk/Sonar article.

Cannot find any circuit diagrams on the interwebs, but if it has an external AC 9V supply, then rectification and regulation happens inside the device. If there is 9V AC at the switch, does it drop right down when it is switched on? Are there any large electrolytic capacitors that look like anything is leaking out? Is there a fuse perhaps? There must be 4 (or 2?) black diodes for rectifying, or a rectifier block with AC sine wave symbols on two terminals and plus and minus on two others. There may be printed markings on the board, too. Can you measure between 9-11V on the + and - symbols?

I've never had the pleasure but every now and so often someone here waxes lyrical about Project 5. Clearly had cool creative ideas in it. Bakers? I often do triplet pop/irish and use 36-based time sigs. Goes into 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12 and 18