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Convology XT Complete is included in the MAGIX Samplitude Suite, so that is something to be aware of. The Samplitude Suite also includes the current version of SpectrLayers Pro, so can be more bang for the buck if you do not own those products when it hits a sales cycle.

This is a bit of a misnomer IMO, since necks are not as fragile as some people claim, or the guitar they are working with is not built properly to begin with. A 12-string acoustic sees over 200# in standard tuning (even with 10s), so tuning strings down isn't going to twist a neck. But what may be needed is action adjustment (truss/bridge) to accommodate the lowered tension. My main has one of the thinnest necks made and is a 25.5" scale length, and I often over-tune it 2 steps up when putting on new strings just to get the strings to wrap the tuners in "one take," as it were, then lower it back to standard tuning. I have seen some people tune the strings to the EMaj chord to that all of the harmonics are now chords, and they are adjusting tension up. Even benign things like a a heavy set of strings (says 9s to 10s) adds roughly 3-7% tension to the entire neck, which you will notice when bending strings. D'Addario has a detailed string tension pdf, but you have to mine through it... this site seems to have them all scripted which is rather nice. You can easily check tension for your tuning, and if you think that is "too much"... swap everything out to the next higher string gauge (or even set the scale length to 25.5) and see how big a difference that is.

The "Save As.." dialog can also be your friend when you have done multiple iterations of a project and have a lot of bounce files no longer being used. When saving to a new folder, only the files required by the cwp being saved (be careful if you have multiple cwp files, you need to do each one individually if you want to keep them all) will be copied over to the new directory. This is useful if you have a truckload of bounces you are wanting to get rid of in the original project folder.

Mouse click behavior is controlled by Windows, so there are no settings to adjust that within Cakewalk. This site has a pretty comprehensive rundown on troubleshooting a mouse, but I would start with checking your double click settings in Windows Mouse Options before diving too deep. Some mice also have proprietary software to customize buttons, so you can override defaults to other things (like to do a double click), that is another thing to check if you have one of those (e.g., Logitech).

The original parts themselves should also be under warranty, so definitely look into that as well. A manufacturing flaw in electronics may pass final test, but if there was one, it often manifests itself in the first 30 days once it gets put into use.

Everything that generates friction has some amount of static (vacuum or blower), which is why you always want to have a grounding circuit when working on electronics. Although some components are designed for a "typical arc," many are not, so even the static you generate walking on carpet in winter can arc when installing simple things like RAM modules. For computer work, working with one hand and using the other to grab the computer chassis is typically sufficient. Going to the extreme end with friction/static... helicopters can generate 50KV or so of static, which is why if you are rescuing someone at sea you always ground the helicopter to the ocean before grabbing the person.. although that is DC current (packs a real punch, but shouldn't outright kill you), it is not something to hit a potentially drowning person with.

Clip gain adjustment only works on the clip that is actively being hovered over (one at a time) and was reported as a bug recently. This actually adjusts the gain of the clip so is not overly practical (it is not a "zoom," per se). For the OP, I admit the "all tracks" is a little confusing, so John probably is on point that the waveforms are not easily viewable "as is"? There is also a waveform zoom (dB meter just left of the waveform in the track view), the cursor is a little waveform tail and up/down arrows, but again needs to be done one at a time. This method is a true zoom (no gain insertion), but not an "all at once" thing either. "All tracks" confused me, since there is only so much real estate to play with, so zooming 8 tracks can fill up a screen (even via zoom/reset view). There are also shortcuts to zoom selected tracks to fit screen (all at the same height), etc., but if the underlying issue is the height of the waveform itself in the track, I do not know of an "all at once" cure for that.

Quick note, get in the habit of saving both project templates and (more importantly IMO) track templates when you put that much work into routing things that you may ever use in another project. Track templates are more ideal, because you can save multiple tracks that are project independent... so you can simply add a track "from template" and Cakewalk will insert all of the tracks, routings and busses that you saved. It will save you a lot of time going forward. Always, always save intricate routings as a track template.

Are you getting any motherboard errors from powering the machine on? That is about the only internal diagnostic that will let you know if components have failed (as the MB "sees" things). The reason I ask this is because when something loses power it is typically not destructive (sudden voltage drop is not, and the source is designed to take the arc), but if there is a spike involved prior to that power loss, it can be destructive. "Selective tripping" is the term often used to define this, basically the arc from power surges needs to be controlled at the device closest to the power source that can take it. In a situation where the power source is what caused it, that protection may have been bypassed with the failure, so everything that was plugged into it at the time is now suspect. Unfortunately the troubleshooting on this either requires diagnostics of everything in question (not simple) or swapping out the suspect parts to see what is good and bad. NVIDIAs driver cycle includes a brief on/off reset to the card to allow the new drivers to install, but if the power supply reacted to that, the card may have failed and transmitted that surge to it as well. Both of those components reacted to the "same thing," which is a big concern. That said, there are companies that have very liberal return policies, so you can troubleshoot via that method and return the things that you prove are good if you take that route. For what you described, both the power supply and graphics card are suspect already. You can also contact those vendors directly about what happened and you might get lucky and get into contact with an engineer who knows the design and protective features cold (and can give you a proper answer, and where to focus attention).

[Stupid side comment, since this has already been answered with the sampler option] People don't get how easy they have it these days. In 1984 the Emulator II was ~$8K, with not one but TWO 5.25" floppy drives! The sampler made famous by Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

IIRC, those only needed the serial/registration codes to activate (not internet), and that pop up window occurred during the actual installation. There were a couple that had to be run as administrator during install to register properly in Windows, but I forget the details of them all now (pretty sure that was only Dimension Pro and/or Rapture). If that doesn't have a "register" option when you use it inside SONAR, try re-installing it with the file you downloaded from your account. There "should" be a window during that installation asking you for the serial/registration codes, that will then add CA-2A to your Windows registry to unlock it.

No worries, it was really more to point out the importance of the music theory behind what the harmonies are "doing" and often the "why" is more important. I had someone asking me about harmonies who was fascinated by them but knew no music theory, so rather than try to explain with words (I actually took a shot at this, but was excruciating), I sent her a video dissecting "Seven Bridges Road," which is a good example and did that with Melodyne to visually show what I was talking about. The chord progression is DMaj, CMaj, GMaj, but if you sung it solo, the most prominent notes are D, C, B.... but all of the notes sung by all of the singers fit perfectly on the DMaj, CMaj, and GMaj chords. My point was really to be deliberate about harmonies, so that they match the song. A side note I thought of after the first post was that old guitar pedals had "harmonizers" that just blindly followed the note played (no song key capability), so they sounded cool solo, but didn't work in a song unless you only played notes that had harmonies that also hit the song key (or if you got lucky).

Be careful with using automatic harmonies because your real intent is to make a melody better fit the active chord in the chord progression. With common things like a B note sung over a GMaj chord (G,B,D), you do not want to blindly use 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. (on that B note), because the note (even if the harmonizer locks to a GMaj song key) can easily fall outside of the underlying chord intent. In the case of a sung B over a GMaj chord, the D (or 3rd if locked to song key) is often the better choice, but only for that particular combination, not blindly all the way through. You've already found out that the interval being static doesn't quite work through an entire piece. Sometimes it is simpler to use an instrument track (pad or strings) to noodle out harmonies like a parallel melody, and be deliberate about it. Then you are doing something very intentional to make the result fit than try to figure out "automation" of something you are not sure what it is really doing. It also forces you into the "parallel melody" mindset... what should that second person actually be singing?

I am pretty sure this is a yes. The ALT key is what is invoking the cursor change (based on mouse position), the app has no idea if you are intending to left or right click at that point.

Whew... good thing they didn't choose "Water" after all!! They would have had a stranglehold on one of the most important markets on the planet (according to Gene anyway). Since their logo has different fonts used in it, I am not quite so sure of that comment though. https://www.kissusa.com/pages/about That company was founded in 1989. I cannot find any references of Gene to that company in a quick search. Again, the "K" in that logo is a custom font, so even their trucks have the registered trademark next to KISS (scroll down to the video insert at the bottom).

I tend to only associate them anymore for the references/usage in the movie "Role Models." They got used as an underlying theme many times in that movie, and since it was a comedy, they fit in rather well.

Many VSTis also have MIDI-through (or even MIDI-outs that pass things like arpeggios) capability so a virtual instrument can also pass MIDI as an output. This can lead to very complex routing schemes (and also potential confusion of what is going where with older projects). As you work with more complex routings, it will also be helpful to take notes on specifics because of this so that you can minimize the time it takes to get re-acquainted with older projects later on. There are also plugins that can assist with layering instruments to make things visually simpler, but a lot of the routing starts with the use of MIDI channels to keep MIDI information "in its own lane," so to speak. When you have an input set to "Omni" (the default) is what will often trip up new folks because that instrument will then play all MIDI it is receiving, and it is not always clear as to where the data is coming from.

When it goes on sale, yes. I last upgraded Samplitude Pro Suite on v5 because it was the same price as the SL Pro upgrade at that time and had all of the extra goodies. Unfortunately, in my case, the only thing that has changed between v5 and v8 is the version of Samplitude (although the GUI got a massive overhaul), newer version of SF Pro (and never the current one) and SL Pro... IIRC all of the other content is identical, and I do not use Samplitude. Again, this is different for each person on a case-by-case basis, but the Samplitude Pro Suite (when on sale) is often the cheapest alternative to onboarding into SpectraLayers Pro (current version).

Yes, Resolve is on v18 now. The free version does not allow for the use of hardware acceleration (only Studio will), but both support H.265. It is also worth noting to new users that the Studio version is a one-time $300 upgrade, rather than an upgrade each version. However, it is highly recommended that you know the free version well and will actually use the Studio features before ever considering that upgrade. The Studio version has all of the bells and whistles which go far beyond what a normal user would ever use, but is also a significant bang-for-the-buck deal over the Adobe Premiere Pro/Mocha combo ($300 once for DaVinci Resolve Studio versus roughly $600/year for Adobe Premiere Pro/Mocha).

+1, there are a lot of basic editors that have the DAW-like workflow to them. Even the Corel HumbleBundle is still alive (all current versions), which includes PaintShop Pro and AfterShot Pro that you may find useful for the picture work you want to do. All of the brushes in that bundle are for Particle Shop (plugin for PSP) or Painter (which is included for the top tier). Basically any editor with multiple tracks available will do what you are asking (which most have these days). If you do buy that one, spend the extra $0.51 to get Painter, since that is the most expensive software in that bundle. While DaVinci Resolve (free) will do just about anything, I am always hesitant to recommend that to anyone new. You will spend a lot of time just learning the GUI, but if you invest that time, it is an incredibly capable program. It even asks you on install what workspace layout you prefer, and "like Adobe Premiere Pro" is one of the options. For someone new that can be overwhelming.

I didn't even realize these existed, but saw a news article today that made me look this first one up. One reporter said they often get 30 or 60 second commercial snippets during the holidays, but tend to get more views from people digging for the full shorts. Apparently Chevy teamed up with the Alzheimer's Association this year, and it is rather impressive... even more so since they don't make anything deliberate regarding the vehicle, more the nostalgic triggers from it. Very, very well done. After I found that one, there were references to another from 2021 that I had never seen either (sheesh). I am not sure where they were running the snippets, but I actually had to go digging to find this one. I recognized the car right away because my dad used to drive us kids around in one 40 years ago (had to find the video by looking for the car!). Never underestimate the power of nostalgia and its effect on people. There have been other videos posted over the years on the triggers that help with memory (music being a huge one), but I found that first video to be on the mark as a "commercial" for the holidays.

Correct. The "One" version is the free version and has limited capabilities and no layer separation at all. The MAGIX Suite offers can certainly be the cheaper upgrade to SpectraLayers Pro (especially if you do not own any of the other goodies in that Suite). YMMV, but if you are not upgrading from the very last version (SL Pro 9), the other offers from MAGIX are worth looking at, especially if you are an outright "first-time buyer"... it will probably be the cheapest path.

Pretty much. Once a key is selected you can select/deselect notes from the entire scale (with a mouse), but once the transport is in motion that is not an option, and changing the key itself is a no go at that point. While you could sort of get around this with chopping a song into sections and/or creating a custom controller linkage to it, it would still be incredibly clunky. There is a lot of functionality embedded in many DAWs that would allow more refinement that Scaler EQ cannot take advantage of (yet), so the advantage of it is not significant over other methods already available.

That is just amazingly small... nothing but respect for you! I have far less patience when working on tiny things, so have to take a break a come back often. I was doing auto work this summer and got into a couple situations where the access to things was an inch or less and just kept thinking "Seriously? You designed a clearance that only a toddler can access??"

There is a utility in this thread from the old forums called "Projectscope" that would be worth testing on your cwp files. I would verify your theory that all audio you are using is nested (in the Project/Audio subfolder). It is very possible that some of the referenced audio is not nested, so when you renamed that folder the pointers broke. If those pointers are truly absolute and not relative, then renaming the folder could break them (I have not seen this before), but @azslow3 would be a better person to answer this as he knows the cwp file structure better.