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But... you had the foresight to save the coffee pot!

I suspect that is the same instrument from listening to it. One can achieve massive variations to sound from FX alone, and that section is well within the range of the Cuatro as well. I didn't realize there were so many variations of small guitars. This site has a nice description of many, and seems the scale range is very similar between most of them.

I made the same jump. The main difference between KU and KCE are the orchestral instruments and expansions. Not sure if I will ever use those expansions, but the orchestral libraries are nice (and HUGE). Even with this sale that price difference covered only a couple as singles so I grabbed CE instead. Lores has been getting the most play time so far for me. There is validity in the posts about possibly never really using them, but they are fun to play.

Roger that. It will just take longer to get things off, but you should get notifications of errors if they occur. Heat is also related to read/write speed, so with that tapering off, heat will as well. I have seen some drives do that as a safety measure. Most drives also keep track of bad sectors/cells, so is highly likely you will get everything with a little patience. Samsungs are very highly rated.

I would recommend using a cloner set for "sector by sector" verification when the new drives come in (Samsung Magician, Macrium Reflect, etc.). Even if that does not let you properly size the data partition, you can do so afterwards with the "Disk Management" app in Windows (and probably need to start there to make a Simple Basic volume before starting the cloning process). That app comes up in the search bar as "Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions." Also afterwards you may need to rename the drive as it might match the cloned one at that point. Heat degradation (primarily from writes rather than reads) will cause an SSD to lose speed/capacity over time. The damage done is not reversible, so getting speed back won't happen, but you may be able to recover 100% of its contents (just walk away while the cloner is working).

From what I noticed (with NS 3.4 at least), each application is downloaded into an .iso file (at the location specified, I think it defaulted to /Public/Downloads), mounted (can see that pop up in Windows explorer as a virtual drive), installed, and then deleted. I didn't install Ozone since I already have it, so not sure if it is the same pattern for that one.

I checked quick on that NTKDaemonService and saw comments about that chewing up CPU even with NA not running so I disabled it again after everything was updated. So many programs embed services into startup when you run them unfortunately, but that seems to be one to watch out for whenever you run NA. It seems its only purpose is for NA, so no reason to run it on boot anyway.

My biggest concern with these tools (across the board) has been the propensity of people to be lazy and never even try to learn the skill these tools are helping them with. That lack of skill set is a significant liability that most do not realize until it rears its ugly head on them. "AI" has become more of a buzzword and I have gotten into system discussions arguing that scripting has been around a long time, and having one update parameters based on usage does not make it "intelligent," it is still at the mercy of the person(s) who scripted it in the first place. This news article made me remember this thread and is the embodiment of lazy. Someone paid top dollar to do work, but presenting something (fictional) compiled by ChatGPT, then getting caught. [@Grem TOP!!! LOL]

The latest is NA 3.4 and it updated itself in the middle of downloads last night. It has oddball queuing issues and seems to require the NTKDaemonService running before it is launched. I did notice that putting another thing in queue when it hiccups seems to make it happier, but best to just walk away from it while it is running and check at expected intervals (it does seem to recover on its own now.. the queue repopulates itself one-by-one rather than throwing multiple toasts at you). Other than those, it runs great! 😆

Used K7 last night for the first time ever. Initializes small and takes a bit to look like K5/6. The library browser is nicer and seems the newer libraries preview before loading. Not sure if that is specific to K7, but saves a lot of time finding suitable patches for me.

+1, I found this out the hard way as well trying to repair a library a while ago (no option to even repair). Quick search on the web revealed a completely different GUI, but Native Access never updated itself to it. It does on the new version, but was odd to see that situation.

+1, I was going to mention the other reason would be if you are intending to get a Bundle "some day," but Zolton's post adds clarity as to the why of it.

The body on that guitar is very distinctive... image searching found perfect match, that is actually a Puerto Rican Cuatro Guitar. Also note, that is 5 pairs of strings rather than the ukulele pictured above (only the bottom two are an octave apart, the high three are simply doubled).

Also be aware that Melodyne has a LOT of shortcut keys embedded into it that are not obvious. You can adjust bar markers if the algorithm fails (easier to use than AudioSnap was IMO). The manual/tutorials for Melodyne will help you a lot when you begin diving into specific tasks with it. That said... Set Measure/Beat at Now (Shift-M) is very fast once you get the hang of it. @David Baay mentioned that to me years ago and is very fast. Not sure if he has a quick reference posted on it, but he has had the best usage guides for it in the forums.

Google "10-string Ukulele," that seems to be what it is, but no idea of the brand (I do not recognize that logo in the video). Strings on that are an odd duck, double/triple/triple/double for the "4 standard strings." Never seen one IRL.

Very cool, best of luck! Wrong coast for me though [I was going to make a satirical comment about "if they ever get to Hammerjacks" (original was torn down in 1997 to be part of the Raven's parking lot), but just found out they reopened a new one during the pandemic! ... still no indoor venue though, so rather lame.]

Wow, is it just me or was that the fastest update install ever? That installed so fast it made me take note of it.

I demod EK when the update was announced, but the instuments I tried (the two grands) were not impressive and the default MIDI wasn't either. Same session with Scaler 2 made me just buy it. I already have all of the VSTis I need and just wanted to get the music theory components, which are all right there without any additional purchases. Looking at the Scaler change log I am sorta glad I didn't onboard earlier in the cycle.

IIRC, there was a "Find Missing Audio" dialog that popped up automatically when opening similar projects. It would either search the entire file system (takes forever) or you could point it to a folder to drill down. Not sure if that could be manually launched though... it has been a while.

Out of curiosity, are the samples with BFD3 wav files or in a proprietary format?

+1 on recording synths to audio. Another simple hack is to mix down the entire project to a single track (pre-master). You can then simply drag/drop that into a mastering session or folder of your choice.

+1 on Andy's comments. Either a large diaphragm condenser mic or good dynamic mic through an audio interface is ideal. The Blue Yeti is locked to 16-bit, 48KHz, so another thing to try is make sure the DAW project reflects that before recording, and probably WASAPI shared for drivers settings. You may be seeing mismatch in bit depth/sample rate, but even if this improves you are not going to do your audio recordings proper justice. Andy's recommendations are spot on.

There is some validity to this comment, and let me explain context. Until about 5 years ago, and old friend was still using a 4-track to record, and what was on those was pure tracking performance (vast majority was one take for guitar/vocals, drums and bass were programmed into a machine). During the discussion, his advice to me was "Don't track anything until you have the composition fleshed out." My advice back to him regarding a DAW was "Don't get caught up in an editing loop for something you can re-track 100 times faster." He already thought that way, but I cautioned him not to lose that skill. Using a DAW for composition is almost required for instruments that go through a DAW anyway (i.e. the instrument is a VSTi), but I have noticed a good break point for myself is to stop when to a demo mode, take a break, then start a new project for the final version. A lot can happen during that break, and starting a new project puts the focus on performance rather than editing (but I do bring in tracks from the old project that I am not going to perform... drums and bass almost 100%, same as him). Ironically, when I got Melodyne he sent me a 7+ minute master and wanted me to change one note. I laughed and told him 1) Melodyne is not a miracle worker and 2) sometimes performance and composition differ (which is good)... the only person who doesn't see that as a perfectly acceptable accidental is you 😀

I admit I am confused about the width comment for the Ebow, as I have used one for 30 years and always on humbuckers. I do not see split coil referenced in that guitar's specs. An alternative, is to add a split coil feature to the installed humbucker(s) (but not sure if all 4 coil wires are exposed). I have 7 switches on my main guitar, and 4 of them are "hidden" in Seymour Duncan Triple Shot Mounting Rings (configured to if switches apart it is parallel HB, together is series HB (standard), and if in the same direction for the single coil they are pointed to). This setup also allows "humbucker options" by selecting a single coil in each pickup (if both are done), removing the hum but changing the tonal quality depending on spacing from the bridge. Visually, they are simply mounting rings, and all wiring is in the ring itself, so no guitar mods (even to wiring) is necessary. The rings output go to where the humbuckers were.

Loopback is the feature you are looking for, and I do not see it referenced in the AudioBox USB 96 manual. Some interfaces have the feature internal to the device, but not all have safety nets in place to prevent a positive feedback loop occurring, which can damage the unit, speakers, headphones, or worse your ears. Warnings with this setup, especially if you are unfamiliar with the unit: Always put a LIMITER on the master buss output to the audio interface just in case. Because not all limiters are "brickwall" limiters, set it to -6dB to ensure it is caught before the interface can see it. Protect your equipment and hearing. You can always adjust this once you get it working properly. If the input being looped back is a track inside the DAW, muting that track will still make it heard in the mix, but prevent it from being compounded into a feedback loop. Work with low volumes (especially the headphone/monitor outputs) on the audio interface until you know the signal path is correct. If the master buss suddenly pegs with input, do not hesitate to kill the audio engine in the DAW. The above is especially true if you ever use a "physical loopback," where you run patch cables from an interface's outputs back into a set of inputs on the same unit.