Michael Vogel

Be patient. There’s far more questions than people who have your specific answer ready at their finger tips. It might take a while. Do you remember the name of the Preset/s? Maybe try doing a search for the file that naming the preset would have created. Or perhaps a Registry search for the Preset name. I’m on a phone at the moment but when I get back to my PC I can have a look for some clues.

Thanks for the extra info regarding René.

The Reference Guide also has detailed instructions and tutorials on the basics of recording audio and MIDI. Follow the link to the download page. https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/2860-reference-guide-pdf-now-available-updated-28-apr-2020/

Thanks for this feature @Noel Borthwick I remember way back around Sonar 4 having feature request discussions with Ron Kuiper about using markers to define regions which could then be auditioned through a playlist of regions type of feature. Again, thanks.

In this thread alone there have been opposing views of a couple of VSTis. That indicates the subjective nature of what constitutes a great synth or fx plugin. That being the case, having access to a list of freely available plugins is about as good as it gets. Google (or other search engine of your choice) is your friend. In just a few posts here, several suggestions have been made but I’d suggest there are thousands to pick from. A forum like this is one of many places where suggestions can be found that will help to provide a short list to direct your search. I’m glad Cakewalk isn’t connected to a bunch of plugins and the necessary development that would distract the small dev team from devoting exclusive attention on Cakewalk. I think there’s some issues about further developments with plugs like Rapture Pro etc, that go back to the original creator. Not sure but was it Rene Caballos, who was with Cakewalk at some time. I don’t remember the details. Just a vague recollection about picking up from the previous devs work??

I have SO4 Pro and Cubase10 10.5. I don’t think they’re particularly similar. I got Cubase when Sonar sank as the cross-grade price was too good to pass up. However, 2 years down the track I don’t use either and would be happy to get rid of them for a reasonable offer. CUBASE- No longer for sale

I remember way back around Sonar 4 release, having discussions with Ron Kuiper about a feature request for a composition organiser based around using markers to define regions which could in turn be used like a play list for auditioning parts in selected orders. it just seemed so obvious at the time but it never happened... until now sort of.

Isn’t Nuendo a MAC only DAW?

A Raven MTi (27” multi-touch LCD) on the desktop and 42” TV on the wall in front of me.

Going for a walk outside the space ship now!

Very insightful there, but it’s actually behind me. I had a 30 year career in nursing. Of that time, most by far was spent in psychiatric nursing in just about every form imaginable. The shift work made it possible to lead another life focussed on music.

This discussion has really helped me understand my motivation for sharing these thoughts in the first place. Thanks.

Thanks guys. I really appreciate the comments thus far. In particular the advice to sit on my decision for a while. Thanks @Jim Roseberry. @Starise, your comment regarding instruments, hardware and software has helped me see that I’m really talking about hardware and software. Not the instruments but the “gear”. This discussion has awakened memories of how my interest in gear even started. Long before there ever was gear in my life, I was studying music and learning how to play a number of musical instruments. Lap steel at 8, and brass/woodwind instruments from age 12 (in high school) onwards. In those earliest of days, “gear” comprised very little of what it took to make music. Music was acoustic, live and played solo, or in orchestral and brass band settings. Gear was music stands and maybe a metronome or conductor’s baton or drum major’s staff and of course uniforms. There were no gadgets. Maybe a stop watch? The lure of “gear” and a bite from the tech bug got me at age 14 when the brass band in which I played at school, was invited to record an EP over 2 days at the ABC’s Sydney studios. Not much later, I was invited to play in a combined youth orchestra, performing at the Sydney Town Hall and recorded live, again, over 2 days. I have such vivid memories of those few days. It was 1968, music was everywhere, and suddenly all these other prospects for making it my life were dropped in my lap. While my fellow musicians were excited by the occasion and playing music, I was also intent on exploring all I could, behind the scenes. How were music recordings made? Like having the secrets behind a magic trick revealed, I started to see how the trick was performed and I wanted to know more. I hadn’t really looked behind that curtain before but its interesting to have made the connection between those events and how my music life played out. A lifelong connection between music and gear was forged in those 2 events. So that’s the history. Now the present. When I think about it, it’s really the trappings, the gear that is the focus of my want to be rid of it all. I don’t think I could get rid of my acoustic guitar. I’ve had it since the late 1970s In fact it’s been with me everywhere I’ve been since, and seen everything I’ve seen. I’m not much for attachment to material things, however, there’s a special connection to that instrument. I think because of the music its helped me express and play. Other instruments are simply music playing tools and they don’t elicit such an emotional response from me. I probably wouldn’t sell them though, as I can still see me making music for myself with them. Namely my electric guitar, full size keyboard and of course amps, fx boards and speakers to run them all through. BUT, I also have a very extensive collection of studio gear and a ton of software that I don’t use. After all these words I guess that was it all along. Gear goes, instruments stay. The complexity in the whole recording process no longer appeals, however the simplicity of picking up my acoustic guitar or sitting at the Piano/keyboard and playing a tune does. Thanks for helping me get some clarity. I wonder of I’ll actually make a decision and follow through?

Notes. Wow you have a Korg DS-8. I have one I’ve not used for nearly a decade. Still wrapped up and stored on a shelf in my shed. I struggled for a long time moving from hardware to the virtual world. I need plugs and cables. My DS8 was supported by a SQD1 and a DDD1. A bit of a KORG fanboy from back in the day.

For the first time in my life, I’m giving serious thought to selling all my music related hardware and software. Like many of us, I’ve bought and sold gear before and had breaks from music for one reason or another. BUT, I’ve never really felt like this. For a long time I’ve been looking at the gear and just seeing the waste in it not being used and I no lone’er have the slightest interest in making music. The interminable updating of software in response to software and web related reminders, has become a pointless chore. I just don’t use any of it. Over the years, I’ve invested 10s of thousands of dollars (ie Australian banana republic micro dollars) in my gear. I know I can’t recoup anywhere near that amount but who of us can’t use a little extra cash. I’m 66 now so don’t really expect a sudden need for music gear and I’ve never really been one to get buyer’s or seller’s remorse regarding a purchase or sale. Anyone else think like that or been in this sort of situation?

I’d like to try bacon instead of toilet paper.

All I want is toilet paper.

Not much surprises or shocks me these days BUT I’m absolutely astounded that you don’t have a Lava Lamp. Incredible and shocking to say the least.

Tommy Emmanuel, rated among the best guitarists by none other than Chet Atkins. If you haven’t heard any of his work you’re missing out on some awesome music.

Make a copy of the file before you start doing any editing.

I didn’t go past SampleTank 3 either. Only IKM product I updated was T-Racks 5 and that’s only been through their buy 1 get a bunch free promos.

No, that’s the guitar. This is the case.

Welcome back Jerry.

Congrats baps. Just after I turned 65 last year, I didn’t think I’d make it to 66 but in a few short weeks.....I’ll be 66. .

Errr! Eeeww! What on earth have I been eating? It’s rhetorical.