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    [CLOSED] Cakewalk 2023.09 Early Access [Updated to Build 62]

    in Early Access Program

    Posted

    50 minutes ago, Keni said:

    They have to have a set cutoff point to all aspects of development and support to a product that will soon be only a courtesy of the people responsible for sustaining this fab product. It is time for us all to move on. With the work they allotted, this is the end of fixing for Cakewalk by Bandlab. Wonderful memories, much gratitude, tons of music, and looking forward to this products future which is now Sonar By Cakewalk!

    I basically feel the same way as you do Keni.  I have loved my years with Sonar, starting with Sonar 6 and all the iterations after that including my Lifetime Updates that I purchased.  CbB was great for me and I am excited for the future and to see what the new Next and Sonar are.

    When you do the math it could very well be "less than the total cost one double latte a week from your favorite coffee vendor per year," to continue using my favorite DAW.

    We all have an individual tolerance for ambiguity, some more, some less. 

    I look forward to the future.

    Peace!

     

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    [CLOSED] Cakewalk 2023.09 Early Access [Updated to Build 62]

    in Early Access Program

    Posted

    On 8/31/2023 at 5:09 PM, Morten Saether said:

    There will be no rollback installer for this release.

    Well dang nabit, I know all about buyer beware, but jeepers.  Is this really true?  I can read, and it says no rollback installer.  But is this for the latest early access which is causing issues?

    If so it is now time to find a different solution. 

    I still have my lifetime Platinum somewhere.

    Surely this will be addressed and fixed.

     

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    It's official: CbB will not continue for long.

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted · Edited by Jesse Screed

    6 hours ago, chris.r said:

    Ach, sorry I had been so focused on trying to be as much clear in explaining the issue I'm getting here, that I completely forgot to start with a small detail that I'm talking about CbB, not Next. Jon's post was just what triggered me to go back to the issue and look at it from a different point of view.

    I might have actually found a bug then, will try to see if I can get the exact steps to reproduce. Don't thing there were any plugins in there, just edits on a wave file. If I bounce to disk it will sound as expected but when I tried to save project then something got broken as if one of the edits didn't save at all and that led to a mangled state on reopen. Had to start from scratch and redo everything then bounce right away, that's the only way.

    This is the first time I have tried the early access.

    I am having some strange behavior with the new early release also.  I can't quite nail it down, but after saving I am experiencing lost clips and other weirdness.  I have not spent the time to dissect it, but there is something strange happening on projects that were stable before.

    I think I might roll back to save myself some frustration.

    Recommended music hosting sites in2023?

    in Songs

    Posted

    9 hours ago, JohnnyV said:

    This is possibly the most expensive Distribution fee I've seen yet. Many are free. Some take a cut of your royalties etc. My membership with Distro was only $22 for a year. You get 100% of most of your royalties. This is normal. 

    Hello Johnny V, I have been following your journey and I know that you leave no stone unturned when seeking the truth.  I have read the links hsmusic provided and there was some great info.

    My only point was that Bandlab does offer a paid service, but they also offer the service for free.  If you choose not to pay the monthly fee they take a 20% cut of your royalties.  When I look at the payout from all the streaming services a 20% cut is nil.  It will take over 6000 streams on Spotify to make $25.00.  If you take the free service from Bandlab you will get a check for $20, with Distrokid you end up with $5 over the year.

    The biggest issue I had with the Bandlab service is that it was so vague and didn't really provide much info.  That may be because it is so new?

    10 hours ago, JohnnyV said:

    There's might be a glimmer of hope that somehow these global listeners stumble across your collection and like it. It's worth a shot but I'm only going to do this if I can connect with the right partners. I don't like sharks. And I can smell them a block away.

    Yes, there is always a glimmer of hope.  It is a great skill to have sharkdar.  I wish you all the best in your quest, and thanks for all the great videos you provide to help us all learn to use our tools.😊

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    Recommended music hosting sites in2023?

    in Songs

    Posted · Edited by Jesse Screed

    On 9/4/2023 at 2:22 PM, JohnnyV said:

    I paid for the basic membership for DistroKid but I might look into the others a little more

    Hello JohnnyV, Bandlab has a distribution service also.  I don't know anything about it, but here are some links.

    https://help.bandlab.com/hc/en-us/articles/16970445724825-What-is-Distribution-

    https://www.bandlab.com/distribution

    I did find a little more.  There is a free trial.  After a free trial you can still use the service but it is an 80/20 split, but if you only make $0.22 from streaming who really cares.

    https://blog.bandlab.com/how-to-use-bandlab-distribution/

    https://blog.bandlab.com/intro-to-bandlab-distribution/

    75% off IK Multimedia SampleTank 4, now $49.99 instead of $199:

    in Deals

    Posted · Edited by Jesse Screed

    For the person without much cash this would be a good price to get a lot of stuff.  It comes with a bevy of t racks effects, but you can't use them outside of the platform, and there are usable sounds.  I am not sure it compares at all to Kontakt, though others may have different opinions.

     

    At $49 I would recommend this for sure to someone who just wanted to stick their toe in the water when it comes to sample players.

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    Time Slips Away.

    in Songs

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, JohnnyV said:

    tick -tock sounds

    John, I sometimes forget to turn of the monitors when I live track, and the metronome ends up on the recording, but it never turns out like this, where it fits in the song.

    I like the lyrics a lot.  Time truly does slip away.

    I thought it was a solid recording, but I don't know much about recording or how to make stuff sound good, I can only comment that the song made me think and feel.

    Also, I admire the fact that you actually play out live, that is so awesome.  I like the video too, something I'll probably never be able to do.  Keep on keeping on!

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    it's not all about emotion

    in Songs

    Posted

    4 hours ago, jack c. said:

    you have gone beyond frank and beefheart.love it jack c

     

    1 hour ago, Bajan Blue said:

    I think Jack nailed it - definitely well beyond!

    Cool stuff as usual

    Nigel

     

    To me, the vocals are muddy.  I didn't take any care to record them properly, even less care than usual.  So thanks,

    I will be pleased to know that I am no longer in beef or franks realm, 😁

    Native Instruments seems to be absorbing: The Plugin Alliance, Brainworx, and possibly Izotope.

    in Instruments & Effects

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Michael A.D. said:

    I just like playing around with sound.

    yes

    9 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

    the hobby isn't necessarily a machine for getting songs out there

    It's a machine for spending money!!!  Although I know from your history and posts that you find ways to make your music with frugality.  For you it seems to be bigger than sneezing out songs, but the nuts and bolts too, and whats going on under the hood.  And, you share your learnin.

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