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On 2/24/2021 at 8:41 PM, DeeringAmps said:

Hope this not too autobiographical.

Some good advice above, overall very interesting...

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Not autobiographical at all! I still have both legs. And thanks for the listens all!

Thanks for listening folks! 

Timbo

On 2/13/2021 at 6:26 PM, Craig Reeves said:

Cakewalk clearly doesn't work for a lot of people which why hardly anyone uses it anymore. I want to see that change. Cakewalk has a ton of potential and I don't like seeing it go to waste. And I've used Cakewalk for 21 years so I'm in the same boat. Literally the only real tragic flaw of Cakewalk for decades has been its instability and numerous bugs.

I can say all kinds of negative things about America, but that doesn't mean I don't love America and want to move to another country. I hate when people say stuff like this. Nobody ever addresses these kinds of problems and anybody who expresses legitimate concerns with this product is bullied into leaving. This kind of behavior isn't helpful to Cakewalk.

I'm sorry for setting this thread off in the wrong direction with my reply, Craig. I didn't realize what level of user you are, nor did I mean anything when I suggested you go back to Abelton. I thought I saw that you were an Abelton user in the initial post.

I agree that Cakewalk has bugs. I can still crash it, but it's hard to point the finger at Windows, Cakewalk, or the writer of the old 32 bit VST or VSTi I have loaded. As a user, I just learn from experience and try not to do the things that "set it off" and make it crash. In Home Studio 2004, I used to have to save every time I hit record!

Whether there are more or less crashes in CW than in other DAW software is undetermined. I'd like someone who has used all the buggy DAW softare out there to list the problems and maybe we could determine where Cakewalk stands in the group.

In the meantime, I appreciate how you've defended your argument and how Noel and the guys/gals have tried to respond. Continue the dialogue.

Tim

15 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Well handled story telling arrangement. Really liking the arp-y accompaniments and sound fx. The voc track could use some leveling for consistency. Nicely done!
-Bjorn

Thanks Bjorn! It was a fun song to do, 14th on the album so it was where the meat of the action was taking place. Poor lead character cut off his legs for robotic ones, all trying to escape his birth and upbringing.

Timbo

On 2/14/2021 at 1:43 PM, jack c. said:

ahhhhhhhhhhh the backwards sounds.huge recording as well as wonderful sound.great song.sounds like it came from u.k.jack c.

Who is this u.k.jack c of which you speak? 😶

Such a fun song! I like what you've done to your voice in this. Also impressed by the instrumentation/effects that you've added.

Timbo

But here's a song that I've worked on awhile - it's all part of a rock opera that I've recorded. It's a story of a person born with parts of both genders. 

Please tell me what you think, good or bad!

Timbo

PS Got permission from the scientist who took this cool photo of a spider embryo!

Off topic but make sure that with your new antivirus that you exclude the locations of your virtual instruments and plugins (i.e. C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins and so on).

Speeds up my project loading time anyway.

Timbo

I know I'm late here, but I can make it happen if I open a project with lots of samples that are loading and close the project before they are all loaded. Bang, it will hang. 

Or if the project has a poorly written VST/i that doesn't give up easily!

Dude, if Cakewalk doesn't agree with you, then you absolutely should use something else. Go to Abelton, if that's what you need.

Cakewalk works for me, and has for more than 15 years, especially on the last album I recorded with it.

Timbo

PS Access was probably denied because you still had the application open (and therefore the dll) in some form. That's usually how the error happens.

Good lord, this takes me back to Bowie in The Man Who Sold the World. Love it!

Timbo

What exactly does it show?

On 1/31/2021 at 1:56 PM, Lynn Wilson said:

Daryl, I'm really impressed and excited by how this turned out!  You took the music that I gave you and dressed it up, wrote words that have meaning in these times, and made sense of this.  Your voice has a touch of David Gilmour which adds something special to this project.  Thank you for thinking of me!

Does it ever have a touch of old Dave! Thanks for this guys.

Sorry to interrupt but once you render can you continue edit the track again using Melo? Or do you have to start all over again ...

Just finished a 16 song project and it was a pain to deal with the auto scroll issue.

Thanks,

Timbo

That would be so cool! 

3 hours ago, batsbrew said:

very kind words timbo, thanks so much.

one day, i may re-mix this to feature the drums more,

cuz yea, he's kickin' butt on this one.

as far as mix choices, sometimes i just want something to dominate for a reason...

maybe it's the meaness of the vibe, or sweetness, but i'm not afraid to move something front and center,

that does not jive with 'typical' mix approaches,

i figure, be brave. why not.

You're absolutely right - the artist rules. It's hard to critique stuff when you weren't there through the whole process.

I was too busy tapping my feet the first time through to think critically. Good lord this is a fabulous tune. It's hard to get around the great playing and instrumentation to actually nit pick something! It was sheer genius in the first minute, by the way.

I know it's too late now but the main thing that hits me is that the snare is a little bit thin. It cuts through real well but I'd like a little thonk on my forehead, if you get my drift. The kit sounds fabulous, love the player.

The other thing, and its a personal preference I'm sure because you are such a terrific guitarist, is that the lead is a touch too forward (for example around 3:00). But this is being picky.

Thanks for sharing another whirlwind of a song! Just wow.

Timbo

Was this ever resolved? 

Sorry, I didn't see the answer to this ...

Thanks!

That's so weird.

ummm, IMO I figure if Phil Manzanera upped the tempo of almost every track on Dave Gilmour's "On an Island", post-mix, then we all can too! I think it sold over 500,000 copies.

Tim

Oh Steve, that sounds frustrating. I'm assuming this is the Melodyne that comes with CbB ... I've upgraded from the free version. 

Just in case, when you click on "Window" on the menu, is it listed there? I doubt it, but it can't hurt to try. I've had weird things happen with Melodyne's windows in the past, with docking and undocking. I have cakewalk laid out as in the screenshot below, is it possible for you to lay yours out like this?

I'm hoping the guys can help you - because what I would do was reinstall Melodyne as a start. Failing the ability to do that, can you reinstall CbB?

Tim

Hi musikman,

I don't know about within cakewalk itself, but most would change the tempo of the mixed-down audio once you're happy with the mix.

Wavelab among many others can do this.

Timbo

Been looking for this for awhile, checkebaby! Thanks for the solution.

Timbo

So is that you playing the solos? They sound slightly different from the ones I'm used to hearing. Props to you or Gilmour or somebody ...