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10 feet? A wireless (computer) keyboard has that range easily. If you do not need any mouse control (that sucks at range due to monitor precision), a wireless keyboard is the most effective "controller" anyone can use. Arm everything, trip over the hi hat with the keyboard, and R/spacebar.

Check the user manual for the smart tool hotspots, and the keyboard shortcuts for switching tools, zooms, navigation. The hotspots can be trickier if zoomed out too far, and some things are different (anything new or updated often contains workflow changes you have to deal with unfortunately). Based on the OP, it seems the zoom and hotspot areas may be an underlying frustration, so the other shortcuts to get where you can readily hit those and know what they do (and swap tools when necessary) is important. Rote memorisation unfortunately, but I would recommend starting there.

If you are going to invest any time/effort in the future, you will want to invest in a decent iron. I got this one about a decade ago (check prices though, I just grabbed that to show the model; is roughly $20) and it solders well in the 3 o'clock position for smaller gauge wires. General comments - It is good practice to check continuity on components before soldering (a meter is good to have, and map out/label complex wirings), pre-tin connections so they solder easily, and refine technique to get good joints without excess solder (sometimes pre-tinning is all the solder you need). Be conscious of stress reliefs where applicable, especially on anything that can get tugged or see heat (wires rarely fail from normal use, but joints will). If in doubt on something pre-made, a meter will also pay for itself over time so you can streamline working and verify component integrity. I visually check things as well, but when starting out it never hurts to be paranoid and use a meter to verify your work.

IIRC, the MPS 2.1 included the Neutron 3 update, but do not recall any side items. The update stream is getting a bit convoluted IMO. There is also a great deal of overlap in modules between apps now, so the comment about pulling RX modules into Ozone appears accurate based on what I have seen thus far. Two assumptions to these new features with that approach: 1) mix adjustment is not possible (since the only the master is available), and 2) people do not own RX7 (included with MPS 2 and higher). In most cases, both would not apply, especially for anyone remotely connected to the upgrade train (MPS 2 was a year ago already).

LOL, yeah the curb appeal is not the greatest; but although "Don't judge a book by its cover" is known to everyone, humans are primarily visually programmed, so DAWs have shifted people to mixing with their eyes and not their ears.

I believe that is true, but not 100% certain. I refused to let FW go when I moved to this Win10 machine, so bought an adapter card. The TI 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller driver I am using is is version 10.0.18362.1, dated 6/21/2006.

+1, the "lean and mean" comes in for me with imaging the OS drive. A larger drive would work here, but I would partition it just for the imaging concern. The OS is more likely to get a bad driver load than the drive itself to fail, but both can happen. The other caveat is that the X4 NMVe slot is typically available to only one NVMe drive (at the cost of 2 SATA drive slots). That NVMe slot makes the ideal sample drive, and where the biggest/fastest NVMe would shine. Nice article Bob, thanks for sharing.

That gave me a chuckle, but it is accurate. The sticker price is a bit intimidating, but you can one-off your way into it and once done, there is no upgrade train. Personally, I am curious what O9 will bring to the table, but no real wish list much anymore. It is cheaper/easier to live vicariously.

For the past couple versions, the .0 and .5 versions have been released in May (one version every 2 years). Fall is often their deal cycle, but nothing is set in stone. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_One_(software)#Release_History

Just to state the basics, tracks that are armed will get recorded to when you hit the record button. Be sure that the armed button in a track is only enabled if you intend to record to it.

More of a side comment, but FX chains before and after an amp sim can also make a world of difference. Amp sims are merely a self-contained FX chain, so there are cases where minimizing what the amp sim is doing and moving pre/post FX into other solutions will allow better results. If you prefer S Gear, you can stick with that and test pre/post chains fairly readily.

I forget offhand, but you used to be able to Ctrl-click overlapping takes to promote both into the master track, but I never tried to adjust timing on them once they were there (that operation might very well select one or the other on you). I can see that as a very frustrating event for you, so would recommend adding a track below where you are working and drag/dropping the overlaps into that new track (you can also Ctrl-drag FX bin down, but if you have complex routing that could get frustrating as well). If such a situation applies, you can use the second (or more) tracks to adjust your audio, print them (bounce those tracks, sans FX into a new one), then shift-drag that back into the original track. Your preferred workflow and depth into the project will all come into play for such a situation, but I would keep overlaps on separate tracks (if anticipate future edits), or outright bounce them once edited.

I wouldn't worry to troubleshoot this, especially since CbB is free. The only thing I carried forward from X2 was R-Mix, which you can do by a custom installation of X2 (just install components you want). X2 was not updated as aggressively as X1 or X3, so do not worry to lose anything by shifting to CbB.

I was on my cell earlier, so couldn't provide detail. Sforzando is a free plugin that plays sfz files, and I just checked this. *IF* DP is installed, Sforzando will automatically route to the DP registry entry location and map all of your multisamples (if you click on "Instrument" there will be a "Dimension Pro" entry in that listing with the same layout as DP's browser). However, if you still have the Dimension Pro/Multisamples folder from your XP machine, you can drag/drop the sfz files into Sforzando (or import them from the "Instrument->Import" command in Sforzando), and it will play them. Of course this is more convoluted (and manual), but Sforzando will play the sfz files that were included with DP, which it seems you still have.

In a similar discussion during the Gibson era, this was the sentiment that was given back to the users on a few occasions; but there is definite benefit for users to have an integrated solution if sampling is a key part of their workflow. When dealing with 3rd party solutions, it can lose a lot of integration functionality, forcing the user to either do all work in the VST or drag/drop between workflow steps. Example is the Matrix View... it is an already existing module that could be beefed up to compete with Impact XT/Sample One XT (manipulating data in Matrix View has always been frustrating).

Although imaging is good for restoring an OS drive (I image every 1-2 months), it is not necessarily the best means of backing up data files (which might be a few hundred files a week). I have used xcopy for some time, and created a batch file to archive data files from known directories. between images this can be run as desired and only takes a few seconds to complete (simply copies newer files from point A to point B). Especially for those with large OS drives, imaging a few hundred GB makes no sense when you have significantly less user (not system) data files to worry about. Images will also back up a lot of Windows "garbage" (i.e. temp files it likes to strew about that accumulate without the user deleting them), so I purge all of that before imaging (I keep my OS drive small, roughly 125GB, by junctioning larger directories to other drives). Here is a really old post I made walking through most of that if interested. The only thing I didn't mention in there is at the end of the xcopy I have an "/exclude:C:\list.txt" comment, with the C:\list.txt file containing a list of all directories in the backup source which are junctioned (i.e. already pointing to another location).

CbB doesn't have a 32-bit version, so the advice on shifting to 64-bit going forward is something to highly consider. Also, an image of your C drive in a functional state is advised, since a simple Win10 update could knock things offline on you. With an image you can recover that situation quicker.

Did you provide your purchase information and registry key to customer support? The SSO process would have missed a lot of folks who didn't monitor/get an email or read the forums. You could easily have also missed the Command Center days, and DP had a few updates to confirm to that. Going forward, it is recommended to get a large HDD to store downloads on. Not only does it save having to download large files again, but ensures you have a backup copy (which is also good to rollback updates that go foul). The DP download is rather large due to the samples included. As a workaround, sforzando (free) will play sfz files/samples from DP. If you still have the XP machine, you can transfer those files over, but may need a registry entry for sforzando to locate them automatically (I forget offhand if sforzando can be directed to specific directories). I prefer sforzando since it also shows you which keys are not mapped by default (some DP patches only have a handful of sounds mapped, which makes them hard to find).

Just realized you did what I posted.... DELL and HP have a lot of proprietary drivers on them, so certain things become a PITA to achieve.

You could also have a corrupt project, so also check if the same VSTs are having issues in a new project after trying the above recommendations.

Most people who stop learning guitar do so because of string tension, so I often advise people to get a used electric (take someone with you), get it set properly (easy with a good guitar choice), and see if you take to it. If you do, then move up. A good electric is audible even without an amp. If you have the discipline to build callouses, starting on an acoustic won't be as much of a hurdle. That also has an advantage of building finger strength, so if you move to an electric the tension will feel like nothing by comparison. You can also get lighter gauge strings to accommodate on an acoustic. In addition, the tension also limits how quickly you can learn certain techniques, since finger strength and callouses need to be stronger on an acoustic. Just something to keep in mind as you move forward. For folk chords, you will notice a lot less, but as you get to barre chords and move up the neck you will feel it.

I agree with the above that dual boot is not necessary. One caveat is that setting most processes to "manual" helps in many respects, since the machine will only load things as you call them after a boot. There are a few programs that reset this after started (Adobe being a prime offender), but otherwise the computer can be tailored to boot clean, then used for whatever tasks you choose. That said, I have not had issues multi-tasking without Win10 running in a specific "mode." As mentioned above, things have come a long way.

Look at page 17 of the TH3 User Manual, at the top there is a status bar with the tuner in the middle, then going left "TUNER," "LIVE," and "MASTER." The "MASTER" button opens the "Master Controls" panel (page 7 in the manual), which allows you to set global parameters (that affect all patches). Mine is set to "LEFT" for the in source (I use a mono input that is left channel only). This sounds more like a VST that is in DEMO mode. I am not sure if this could be the issue for you, but sound (typically noise) that comes and goes at regular intervals is most often a plugin that has gone into demo mode or passed its trial end date.

I am glad to see Noel's post. Your comment is not far-fetched at all. In a live scenario, having a save reminder is often not desired. Overloud's TH series has had a "Live" button forever (off by default). Other VSTs have similar, so when you shift gears, it just shifts gears with you and blows off any changes you made.

This email flew by yesterday and I found the video (3:24) interesting enough that it is worth posting here. I have never used Melodyne during comping and the video says that this works in ALL versions. The part at 1:45 is worth noting (editing takes in Melodyne to align timing issues), since I had no clue that editting masked takes was even possible.