Simeon Amburgey

On 5/16/2023 at 3:16 PM, msmcleod said:

That sounds like you've put Cakewalk into CPU throttle mode, which restricts screen UI updates to once per second to give more CPU to the audio engine.

The Pause button (usually next to Print Screen and Scroll Lock buttons) toggles this mode.

I am looking at trying to capture the Piano Roll Scrolling to try and do a video capture of it.
I can get the Scroll lock function to work but the piano roll instead of scrolling per se,  jumps to the next page instead of something like a flowing piano roll.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Simeon

This was actually a soft release by Modartt as no official word on the website until next week. I have been playing with it and featured it on today’s livestream. It is pretty amazing.

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I have been playing with this today as Music Sampling sent over a copy to try.

The legato speed and type are dependent on velocity.
1 - 40 trigger the slide with CC1 determining the speed of the transition. The ending note has a characteristic pluck to it on the end of the transition.
The highest velocities trigger the hammer-on after the transition. 
 

I am going to feature it during my livestream Wednesday May 3rd at 3:00 PM EST.

Joyfully!

I had fun with these, running each one using a different effect. The only thing I wish was that they had at least some sort of Kontakt interface, but the sample quality is excellent.

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8 hours ago, Yan Filiatrault said:

Waiting for @Simeon Amburgey playthrough!

How about this Thursday at 3:00 pm EST? 🤓

I also have a couple of copies to give away during the livestream.

1 hour ago, Vernon Barnes said:

Cakewalk and Studio One not supported, anyone had issues?

I noticed this blurb at the bottom under Tested and Supported DAWs

It seems that there is limited space on forum posts for image attachments in messages.
I was looking for  a solution and ran across this website:

https://postimages.org/

I had been using IMGUR but it was a little confusing to me on how to place the images into the forum posts.
Check it out. I have been using it here recently and it seems to be fine.

Joyfully,
Simeon

4 hours ago, Zo said:

Thks Simeon , so basically we access those via tabs ?  cool 

Yep, each layer will live on its own tab so you can access the full array of editing. The tabs do not have to be FM LAB. For instance they can be any zone or instrument you have in your HALion library. You could have a couple of FM LAB layer presets along with a layer of TALES and possibly another zone entirely, like a Wavetable synth, it really opens up some possibilities. 

20 hours ago, Zo said:

Thks Simeon , on the video i understood this but when you opened some programs , i didn t saw where the layers were and how to access each to modify those , hence my question.

Zo,
Here is some additional info.

Layered patches will have multiple TABS that indicate the instrument layers.
Most of the instruments I looked at seemed to use only one layer but you can filter the search results to show the Programs that are using multiple layers. Take a look at these screengrabs.

You can see here that LAYERED is added as a filter in the Mediabay browser.

And here is a program that contains multiple layers, I think you can have up to 4.

I hope that helps,
Simeon

9 minutes ago, JoeGBradford said:

Just tried downloading and installing the free version but it only offers standalone and AAX installations and not VST! Any ideas why this may be?

Joe,
There is not an option to install the VST3 as that is the default.
The installer gives you an option whether or not you want to install these additional formats.

I do agree that this could be confusing, for instance, you want the AAX version but NOT the VST3, having a VST3 option would be helpful even if it could be considered redundant.

55 minutes ago, Zo said:

Thks Simeon , on the video i understood this but when you opened some programs , i didn t saw where the layers were and how to access each to modify those , hence my question.

Gotcha, sorry for misunderstanding. I need to look deeper into this myself as a lot of this is new territory for me.

Thanks as always,
Simeon

3 hours ago, Zo said:

@Simeon Amburgey when loading a program (FM lab) , how do we know and control the Rom used ? or program simply means new presets ? (same architecture as rom) 

There are TWO types of presets LAYER and PROGRAMS. The LAYER Presets are listed according to the synth type and ROM.
LAYERS are the individual sounds and PROGRAMS can contain up to I think 4 Layer presets.

Steinberg has just released HALion 7 with some powerful updates along with two new instruments.

https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/halion/

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MegaMagic Harp is something that on the surface looks very simple BUT packs so much into it. John is releasing a ton of bonus patches for it on Feb. 14th.

4 hours ago, Nick Blanc said:

I'm very happy to see you back. I like your videos and enthusiasm. I even watch when I have absolutely no interest in the product.

Now I'm no IT expert, but it seems to me that just taking over cookies for acces to your account is not exactly watertight. In my opinion, a better solution would be that the "is this you?" email would require you to take action and not just "ignore if this is you". Then again, if they have your email, that would render it mute. Hmm 🤔 

Nick, the “is This You” was actually a YouTube app prompt. 
it send a prompt notification to verify a login attempt, you select Yes or No  to confirm. I was selecting NO but the deed was already done and they wasted no time. I was able to see a complete timeline of each step looking at my Google account activity log.

3 minutes ago, lawajava said:

Simeon, tell us more about using those patterns with non harps. Harps aren’t interesting to me but the patterns with other instruments might be.

I need to do more testing but it seems to be straightforward. I will follow up soon.

I pulled this down earlier this evening and iIt is really something special. John continues to surprise me with how creative he can be with taking Unify into some wonderful places. The MIDIBOX implementation on this is great because you can use the patterns and motifs with any instrument plugin.

Lots to explore and it also has utility in being able to layer the patches with other sound sources.

Joyfully harpin’ away 🤓

44 minutes ago, abacab said:

As he explained, when he ran the program that they sent to him it used a Chrome extension to capture his browser session cookies. Since the hackers now had authenticated copies of the session cookies, they could impersonate him and take over the YouTube account.

Scary!!! 😧

Yeah,
I had been using the Authenticator App when logging in but since they had the SESSION COOKIES (very important), that was how they got around it as it looked like they were using an authenticated device.
 

There is no more helpless feeling than getting a pop up on your phone while you ARE DRIVING asking "Is This You" and the location is the Netherlands, you click NO - NO - NO and try to pull over to change your password but it is already too late. They must use some sort of automation as it happened fairly quickly and mind you my computer was turned off. The Trojan was able to scrape the information it needed to take my Gmail account over and that was extra scary as they had access to my emails on that account. Needless to say, I am working on migrating to a new email address and phasing the compromised one out. 

it was and still is a very sobering experience and has ramped up my thought process on how to move forward more securely.

Thanks again to everyone for their support.

Joyfully,
Simeon

Hello friends,
Friday I had the opportunity to get back on the horse and ride back into town with both guns blazing! It is so encouraging to have so many friends and viewers supporting and coming along with me in this life adventure, I am so grateful for that.

if you missed the live, here is the full replay. I unpack some of the aspects of the phishing attack, sharing my experience. I also take a look at a few instruments along the way.

Staying Joyful!

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1 hour ago, abacab said:

Simeon, so sorry that you had to go though this, but happy that you got it back.

But one thing I'm scratching my head about here is what did the hackers hope to gain by doing this? Seems like they wasted a whole lot of time for nothing, especially with going to all the trouble of marking your videos private!

That is the 64 million dollar question. The only thing I can think of is disruption and possible attempt at identity theft. The motivation is selfish and evil in my opinion.
I am thankful that they did not delete the videos, that would have been devastating and of course take a this in a totally different direction.

Having this happen has added a layer of uncertainty to everything I have done using the Gmail account that the channel was associated with as they could have potentially used it to search for sensitive information that lies dormant in most of our Gmail accounts. They did not get into or access my AdSense account to try and redirect any payments, I think YouTube locked that out when the channel was suspended. I am working on moving the channel to another Gmail address as a precaution.

Joyfully,
Simeon

2 hours ago, Zo said:

On time with the new Quadra .... and rive us to sounds sources isolated and more simple sources to see if it can answer also the need of various quality instruments with the option to beef em up  

Yes,
Before the hack, UVI sent Quadra Travellers to me.
I hope to get it going soon.

Joyfully,
Simeon

Short Update

So while all of the videos are there (thank The Lord), the hackers set them all to PRIVATE.
I now have to go through ALL of the videos on the channel and edit the visibility so that they can be PUBLIC once more. This might result in seeing new notifications of previously published videos and other unexpected things but the upside is that things are being restored.

As @PavlovsCat mentioned, this community is the best!
I have been a cakewalk user since the late 90's and this forum has always been home for me. Surrounded by so many amazing and talented musicians, I am so fortunate and honored to be here as a part of the Cakewalk community.

I will continue to keep you posted!
Joyfully,
Simeon

1 hour ago, Zo said:

Simeon , all there ? nothing missing ? 

At least seems like Youtube is effectiv to get security issues resolved  .....

Zo,
For the most part as far as I can tell, all of my previous videos are still there. I did lose my channel playlists, community posts, and some channel customizations but that is easy to work through restoring.
I was very encouraged by YouTube's response. I realize that this happened over a weekend period but they were quick to get things sorted today, which is appreciated.
I made sure to share as much as I could regarding information, I thought woul dbe helpful for them and I am making sure that I have locked everything down appropriately and HAVE A SYSTEM BACKUP in place!

We are on our way once. again!
I am hoping to be LIVE on Friday to unpack some of this, I look forward to seeing all of you soon.

Joyfully,
Simeon

42 minutes ago, cclarry said:

Simeon is BACK online at YouTube!

YESSS!!!!

I have some work to do before everything is back up to full speed but this is a huge step in that direction.

Thanks everyone for the amazing support. I look forward to being back to share more about this particular incident but more importantly to get back making joyful sounds to take us on new Joyful Journeys!

Joyfully yours,

Simeon

2 hours ago, Zo said:

Went to their website , hard to believe /... what those guyz in south carolina making guitar have in interest to hack the channel ?

They were being impersonated by the hacker in a fake collaboration scheme,
I spoke to Jay Lichty by phone and he verified that his company was targeted before.
The weight of responsibility falls entirely on myself for overriding my gut. I have a lot to share on this once things are up again. In short, the hackers have to hack you first before they can hack your system.

Jay and his wife at Lichty guitars are doing some amazing things for musicians and their community. It is very sad to see them exploited and misrepresented like this,

The story continues and I am praying for a happy ending soon. Seeing this is over a weekend I do not expect much movement until Monday.

Until then, stay joyful 😀 
Simeon