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How about trying with "rick_hardy" without the "@" mark?

I don't know why, but sometimes the reactivation toast appears a few weeks after the latest version. In previous versions, it never showed up for 6 months.

I got it a few minutes ago. Did it start earlier than scheduled? (I just mistaken for an hour?)

Just to be sure, is the Alesis Multimix 4 USB FX's "EXT/USB TO MAIN" button pressed? According to the manual, it appears that you need to press that button to route the sound from the PC to the mixer.

I could only find images: https://usagif.com/gif/fan-gif-36-little-3d-fan/ Waves plugin - Fan Only for similar effect:

My memory is based on Mark's comments below.

My understanding is that when the trial period expires, the editing functionality is locked and it switches to Melodyne player which can playback only, and there is no charge. Therefore, there is no need or way to cancel your trial. (If you want your editing functionality back, just purchase license and activate it) FYI: If I remember correctly, in the previous version Melodyne 4, some functions such as "audio to MIDI conversion" were still available after the trial period ended, but they should not work after version 5.

"ACEDAO.DLL" appears to be a file related to Microsoft Office. In the Cakewalk preferences, has a folder other than the plugin folder been added as the scan path for the VST plugin? If a non-plugin folder is listed in the "VST Scan Paths", remove it. (e.g. "C:\Program Files", "C:\Program Files (x86)", etc...) If you are not sure how to set it up, please provide a screenshot of the Preferences - File - VST Settings. Or, if by some mistake you have copied the file "ACEDAO.DLL" into the plugin folder, simply remove it. (Might need to put it back where it belongs.)

This thread may help.

This problem can also occur if the font size is set to a larger size in the Windows display settings.

The activation toast appeared and automatically opened the browser login page. All I had to do was log in. FYI: Nothing happened when I clicked on the notification toast. This time it seems to have expired after about 3 months instead of 6 months. Maybe something changed on the back end.

If the CPU has a video chip, try booting with that chip. If it starts, remove the video driver that failed to update and then try booting with the video card. If the CPU does not have a video chip... Do you have other video cards that can be used temporarily?

When you say cwp icon, are you referring to the icon image of the project file or the project file (*.cwp) itself? If you cannot find the project file itself, try to search the entire drive by typing *.cwp in the Explorer search box. If there is no icon image in the project file, check the cwp file association.

I have several Essential serial numbers, can I use only one at a time as a coupon? If I can use more than one at a time...

This is good to know. I had a similar experience when I purchased Mixcraft after SONAR stopped development. Because I paid via Paypal, the Mixcraft credentials were tied to my Paypal email address, which I later had to have changed. (I have since changed my Paypal email address to my DAW-related email address.)

Yeah, I have just run the latest installer to overwrite install and seems good. No duplicate found in the Control panel Programs and Features I was concerned about either.

There is no prompt to update if I start IK Product Manager version 1.0.9. Should I just run the latest installer and do overwrite installation, or should I uninstall the old one before installing?

Cakewalk Next beta installer can only be downloaded from the Discord server. It is a great mystery to me why you did not know about the Discord server. Where did you download the installer from?

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@Kevin Roberts Due to a change in Cakewalk specifications, the current version no longer uses Webview2 for activation. I apologize if my comment caused any confusion.

?? How about "Cakewalk Next"? "Cakewalk Next" is currently in public beta testing and the latest version is currently 1.0.1.035-beta. Bug reports, suggestions and discussions about Cakewalk Next should take place on dedicated Discord server.

@msmcleod Has Cakewalk changed its use of Webview2 runtime? In the following thread, @Jesse Jost explains "For clarification, the WebView2 component is necessary for sign-in because it supports the modern web. (~omission~) Due to account authorization and product activation, not having this runtime is not an option."

Seems you missed my comment, so I write it again. The Webview2 component is required for Cakewalk activation. Sorry, this was outdated information.

The Edge WebView2 component is required for Cakewalk activation. (Sorry, this was outdated information.) If I remember correctly, it's a required component starting with Cakewalk version 2021.01

Oops, seems we were writing at about the same time and looks like my comment wasn't necessary. Sorry, @David Baay