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The plug-in works but there are still issues with algorithm detection, tempo detection and audio to midi not being smooth as previous releases.

The Melodyne Studio trial (CbB does  not include Melodyne Essentials) is not part of a CbB install or upgrade. It is a separate install on the  add-on menu.

Upgrade order does not matter.

Celemony has not updated Melodyne since the initial release of 4.2.

While waiting for this feature to be added, Use Insert > Multiple Tracks from the main menu or right-click in an empty area in the track view track pane to get a context menu with an  "Insert Multiple Tracks" option

or insert on track and click the duplicate track button (next to the Add Track button) as needed.

Yeah, that is why I revived this one. Prior to CbB, any mod to Mercury whether large like Tungsten or a single change resulted in giving up strip colors. For many running Mercury this was to big a loss. Fortunately CbB supports strip colors across the board making themes like this one more attractive. To me, it still looks a little odd with a dark Control Bar and have started a new version with light grey Control Bar.

It was available earlier in the day. Must have sold out.

Use an aux track as a bus. Aux tracks have the same mute options as a regular audio track.

Not sure what to tell you WRT themes not showing up.

CbB uses "Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Themes"

SONAR uses "Cakewalk Content\SONAR Themes"

While the theme format is the same for both programs, there may be some colors and images missing when using the new themes in SONAR or old themes in CbB.

Just updated my original SONAR Platinum theme called "Mercury Light Green" (mostly Mercury with green highlights replacing the blue ones) to CbB.

It was a pretty quick pass through the theme and there may be some things I missed or did not get the shade just right. If so, let me know. The theme may be found on my google page along with the rest of my CbB stuff.

I will try to keep it current but since it is not my everyday theme there are no guarantees.

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11 minutes ago, mdiemer said:

will I need online activation?

I don't think so. Registration code generation is a one time event. I have not installed 8.5 in a very long time but have re-installed other Cakewalk products that use a similar activation process. They activated with their original serial numbers and registration codes.

Please refrain from name calling.

There is  history behind the "excluded" plug-ins. This was discussed some time ago when the subject originally came up. The "4 hidden treasures" are dlls that provide the functionality for the Style Dials. There is no guarantee the full versions of the old Boutique Suite plug-ins will be used in the future. Given there status, if one uses them outside of their intended design, it might be a good idea to bounce the tracks that use them so there is no project dependency that may fail some time in the future.

Yes the list is accurate. The excluded plug-ins are excluded for a reason . The dlls currently provide functionality for several Style Dials. There is no guarantee these dlls will be usable outside of the Style Dials in the future. 

The SONAR 8.5 upgrade download is unique. It was the first upgrade available as a download. To reduce its size, for slow connections and bandwidth limits of the day, the SONAR 8.5 upgrade download depends on an existing SONAR 8 install. Every upgrade download after SONAR 8.5 were full retail version.

I updated my original SONAR Platinum theme called Tuncury (a blue highlight Tungsten w/ Mercury style buttons) to CbB.

It was a pretty quick pass through the theme and there may be some things I missed or did not get the shade just right. If so, let me know. The theme may be found on my google page along with Tuncury Light Green (the theme I use).  Also planning to update Mercury Light Green soon.

I will try to keep it current but since it is not my everyday theme there are no guarantees.

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edit: updated for 2021.01

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OK, I did a quick pass on Tuncury, Not sure if all the shades are as close as could be but I think it is all updated for CbB.

Tuncury needs a fair amount of work to update it for CbB. With the Theme Editor (available off the CbB Add-ons menu in BandLab Assistant) it is possible to compare the modified colors and images between Tuncury and Tuncury Light Green to see what needs updating. The same is true for any of the other dark themes on my page.

I believe Softube still includes the format for the plug-ins they created. I picked up TSAR-1R last year when they ported TSAR-1 to their modular. The Saturation  Knob also includes the PC version. Even though they stopped selling the Mix bundle the individual plug-ins are still sold.

TH3 recognizes MIDI program change. Check out page 16 of the TH3 manual.

Here are a couple of pitch/tempo calculators

The VKFX PC modules were only included when the suite was purchased from the Cakewalk store. They are not included when purchased from any other location including directly from Overloud.

Got it

Want to stretch and drop pitch. That is a Loop Construction View thing.

1. Open the clip in the LCV
2. From the LCV Clip menu enable Stretch On/Off
3. Set the Threshold to 0
4. To change the clip length modify the BPM
5. Then adjust the Pitch/Fine Pitch as desired.

For example, to create an effect like running tape at half speed: double the BPM and set Pitch to -12.

Once it sounds right, bounce the clip for best fidelity,

Slip Stretching is CTRL+SHIFT

Yes, user themes go in Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Themes

By default Cakewalk Content is in the root of C:\ but may be installed elsewhere.

On a fresh install the folder is empty. CbB includes 2 themes but these are not in the Cakewalk Themes folder. Mercury is stored in a CbB resource file. Tungsten is in the program folder as a separate file but with a different extension from the user themes. All themes are a collection of images and color settings differences from Mercury (the theme in the resource file).

Although not CbB specific Autohotkey is handy too.

It might be useful but very difficult to implement and the search might take some time. Presets could be in the registry or on disk, stored as individual files or in banks. The location may only be obvious to the plug-in using the presets.  Presets can have a variety of file extensions that do not follow any standard. The search tool would need to be updated when a plug-in gets installed with a new proprietary preset storage system. Some manufacturers may be reluctant to provide information about their implementation.  Some plug-ins have thousands of presets. For example, my install of Rapture Pro has over 19000 presets all stored in separate files.

1 minute ago, Raj G said:

I am currently trying out AutoHotKey (thanks for the suggestion!). I think it will work out. In preferences, I  added custom keyboard shortcuts for bringing the meter/key and tempo dialog boxes. Now, I can send those keyboard shortcut from AutoHotKey script to Cakewalk and send the key input. I am still in the process of working it out - but I think this will work.

I usually navigate the menu with autohotkey instead of adding shortcuts to CbB. It seems to be more reliable. Here is an old example of a GUI to switch a time signatures I wrote a few years ago updated for CbB. It may give you some ideas. The script is missing a hot key to bring up the UI and lacks a tempo settings.

Gui, tSig:New
Gui, tSig:Add, Radio, vMyRadio, 4/4
Gui, tSig:Add, Radio, , 6/8
Gui, tSig:Add, Radio, , 7/8
Gui, tSig:Add, Button, w60 default xm,OK
Gui, tSig:Show
Return

tSigButtonOK:
  If Not WinExist("ahk_exe i)Cakewalk.exe")
  {
    MsgBox, 16, Error, Cakewalk not running
    Return
  }
  Gui, tSig:Submit
  Gui, tSig:Cancel
  If myRadio = 1
    Send, !jm{Tab}4{Tab}4{Enter}
  Else if myRadio = 2
    Send, !jm{Tab}6{Tab}8{Enter}
  Else If myRadio = 3
    Send, !jm{Tab}7{Tab}8{Enter}
 
tSigGuiClose:
tSigGuiEscape:
  Gui, tSig:Destroy
  ExitApp