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I clicked on the link in the OP and the "at a glance" section right under the picture has the Brand listed as "HDY" Be very careful about listings even on major retailers... a lot of the retailers know nothing about the product, so false advertising can slip under the radar fairly easily. Often they use exact duplicates of the manufacturer's promo material (just copied from the real product), but it is not until you start digging that you find they are a knockoff.

Rewind on this a second please. What is the audio interface? As long as it has a USB output connection to it, you should only need a UBS-C to [whatever the audio interface has] cable.

I am sort of curious now if this was implemented due to the NYT article that was recently posted. It may have been implemented to show due diligence for potential litigation headed their way.

Unfortunately, a lot of the bad actors collecting the money are not even within the realm of US prosecution (you can search for state-sponsored hackers making significantly more stealing crypto-currency). Just for fun I asked someone at the USPTO many years ago now, "How many copyright infringements do you have on file against China?" and got "Way more than I could count... it is a LOT." So of course I followed up with, "And now the punchline... what legal recourse do you have to prosecute them?" and I got the deer in the headlights look back. End of conversation. The streaming services are the enablers for the thefts (they can be gone after to a very limited extent), but they have already doled out funds they cannot recover and will fight tooth and nail not to pay twice or admit fault. Given the background of both of these guys they should have known that from the start, but they definitely know the uphill battle ahead. As much as people complain about Google data collection, realize there are similar services doing the same thing, with people on the back-end searching for ways to monetize what they are collecting. I have stated this before, but it is always worth repeating and something to keep in mind (and be sure your children understand this). Everything published to the internet is accessible to anyone in the world, is permanent public record, and may fall into the hands of people with skewed "moral compasses."

PreSonus has shifted a lot of their hardware to use their Universal Control software (installing Universal Control has options to install the drivers for about half a dozen audio interface types included). The virtual loopback is embedded into that application via the virtual mixer (similar to OBS, MixControl, and the like).

More an FYI since it is not stated outright on the PB sale, but Vielklang is "Discontinued but supported through 2024." I was sort of surprised that this is being sold.

When you mentioned Guitar Tracks Pro, are you working with old .wrk files? One idea that comes to mind is open those old files first, then "Save As..." with CbB with a new name to a .cwp file. Test that out with one of them first and retry what you have been doing to see if that helps. I am not sure of your system specs, but it could very well be a system configuration issue. I would try the above first to see if that does anything for you before digging deeper into things.

Type "Services" into the Windows search bar and open that app. You can maximize that window that pops up if too small. Sort the services by name (click on the top of the first column to sort), and scroll down to "PreSonus Hardware Access Service." If you right click that you can stop it there. Also, that should be set to "Manual" for Startup Type so that it only opens when you start the Universal Control. If that is set to "Automatic," right click that, select "Properties" and set Startup Type to "Manual" in the center of that window. A lot of Windows services default to "automatic" which is unnecessary if not in use.

Either closing the app in the task bar (right click -> Quit) or hitting CTRL-Q with the Universal Control window open and active will exit the app. It does not stay resident in memory. Once closed you should be able uninstall/re-install per the above.

Are you doing that with new tracks you created or the imported tracks? The only thing that comes to mind is if this is done to an imported track is there may be FX/routings present that are giving CbB grief. There are cases (where you cannot simply use older FX) that need just the track content (audio/MIDI) shift-dragged into the new track and "mixed from scratch."

I think the biggest hurdle for me personally when getting acclimated to Take Lanes was paying attention to the cursor as I was moving around clips. The smart cursor has several actions embedded into it, so zooming in a smidge while learning controls made it much simpler. Pay attention to where you are hovering and what the cursor looks like before taking "action" on clips. Once you force yourself to work through it a few times, it does become a very fast method to work with takes.

Not sure if you got this resolved, but also be sure to set either set something else as your Windows default playback device, or remove the driver manually (and restart). For Windows, the manual method should be similar to what Focusrite advises to remove their Mix Control app (the "For Windows" section near the bottom). IIRC, there was an update to the Universal Control in November about a week after I began testing it that resolved the only issue I had with the app. You definitely do not want conflicting installs running even if you need to remove both of them and install the new one from scratch. Quick Edit: One big advantage of the Universal Control is it includes the FAT Channel from Studio One, so you can process signals before they are written to disk. I think I saw a reference that they are not ASIO drivers, but they most definitely are (and rather capable ones at that). I was running them through multiple apps simultaneously and the only app that took exception to these shenanigans was Melodyne. Melodyne stand-alone literally had a heart attack doing this, but no issues otherwise.

Can you specify your workflow with this? Definitely start simple... if you highlight a single track on the left side of the Track View, right click it, then "Save as Track Template..." it should save as a .cwx file to the Track Templates folder. Then if you right click an empty area of the left pane of the Track View and select "Insert from Track Template->" that name should appear in the second list that pops up for you. Are you getting pop up information for the crash occurring? This is specific to Track Templates, not Project Templates.

^^^^ It is exactly like the link in the OP reads... if someone steals your user name/password they would also need to steal your phone to get access to your account (if you set up SMS as your authentication method). Banks are pretty much forced to do this now because stealing passwords is so rampant. It is more often used when a monetary transaction can be made (i.e., you have a credit card/account on file), but is definitely there to help verify that the person logging in is really them.

Yikes, "about $2 billion, is swiped annually"... pretty lucrative scam.

In addition to the above, also bear in mind that you can create track templates that include multiple tracks - they are not limited to only one track (almost like a mini-"project template"). As you flesh them out, you will get a feel for what you want for tracks, FX, buses, you want to be inserting as you work. In essence, it is really building projects from the ground up based on existing needs (via inserts), rather than top down via a massive project template which may consume resources that may or may not be used for the given situation (requiring removals). Realize that this is an iterative process, so as you go you may find that you get to the point that you have created a project while working that may be suitable as good project template as well. No harm, no foul. It is really more working with actual material (why I shy away from a project template out of the chute) and being consistent with track/bus routings as you go.

Quick synopsis here first, if you take a single track, you will add 3dB each time you double it. So if they were all identical and participating equally you will get roughly +18dB when summing 64 tracks (+15dB for 32 tracks). Basically every track would need to be roughly -18dB (when initially mixing) to not sum over 0dB at the end. When talking signals, signal-to-noise ratio is king, so as long as you do have enough difference between them to process the signal properly you won't destroy anything by lowering/raising gain alone, but it will affect thresholds of (existing) FX if done willy nilly and can also bring up the noise floor. If you have the mix doing what you want, there is no reason you cannot lower the gain at the final output. It is much akin to the end user adjusting their volume knob, which you cannot control anyway. You could also lower the bus gains similarly (-9dB for 8 "identical" busses), but as you delve deeper to track level it will affect the mixing decisions/FX already made. The advantage of being inside the DAW and working with floats is they will not digitally clip, so definitely try the master output first and then work backwards if needed.

This is probably the preferred method to use anytime an FX isn't included in the instrument itself. Melda Production has a number of FX in their free MFreeFXBundle (with both a vibrato and tremolo). Depending on your application, another thing to consider with track FX are ones that are able to sync to the DAW tempo so they will musically fit the piece.

Check out this thread in the Computer forum, it has a pretty comprehensive list of system checks to consider. The other thing to check specifically for your situation is that the sample rate/bit depth in the universal control match the project settings. If using that interface with multiple applications (i.e., it is a default output in Windows Sound Settings - see below, as this is something you really do not want if feasible), the first app that uses it will lock the sample rate/bit depth. I got my first experience with Universal Control last fall, and unlike most every other ASIO driver, it will connect to multiple apps at different sample rate/bit depths. On my system that inserted a noticeable latency hit, but otherwise functioned fine. However, it didn't tell me (actively) that it was doing it, and it might do more than just insert latency on other machines. A one-time thing I do with interfaces is go into Windows Sound Settings and explicitly tell Windows to use the RealTek chip as the default audio device (with the interface connected/visible). You also want both "exclusive control" boxes in Windows Sound Settings unchecked for devices so that Windows isn't running the show with how things are being used.

Be sure to also consider using track templates (for your situation that would be highly preferable to me over a project template). As you get into a groove of structure and workflow, track templates can be saved (and re-saved as you update them) to include all of the "standard" nuances of FX, busses, sends, etc. With a new project, you can drag the old cwp/wrk files from the media browser to "populate" the new project, then add track templates as needed to accommodate what the old project entails and shift-drag audio from the old tracks to the new ones. As you polish up tracks that will be used again, be sure to save/update track templates as you go.

You just need to have a plugin that accepts side chains (like the Sonitus ones) on one track and insert a send from the track you want as the side chain to that plugin. Although the graphics are slightly different, the mechanics are pretty identical to newer versions of SONAR/CbB. Even side chain videos from newer SONAR/CbB versions (is hard to find videos from old SONAR versions) will cover what is involved.

In addition to the above, overdub recording generally references recording a new track while listening to (monitoring) previously recorded ones. Be sure to record the new material on new tracks, so your track count will go up for each instrument you record. What you have described is overwriting, not overdubbing.

If you scroll down on that description it says it will use a USB-C cable connection for MIDI as well, which is probably preferred over BT. Amazon has a very liberal return policy (and a coupon on that product to boot), so you can always test it out and return it if it doesn't fit your needs. I have zero experience with any of these. The first pic in the product description made me laugh though... the product is HUGE, and they shrank the poor kid to the left of it.

I am really not sure why pricing this year was changed. Updates for Pro had always been $50 from the previous version, but for v7 it is $75. The pre-release is also something that they never did before and seemed to be open to everyone for $30. I would have missed that myself if it hadn't been posted in here, and I am not sure if it being open to everyone was a fluke or intentional.

Google has had this for years. If they cannot track you, they pop that up incredibly often (and seems even more often when using special search command operators, even when not on a VPN).