Steve Patrick

Yup...and, as per usual, it looks like I posted in the wrong forum.  I meant to put this in deals.  🙂

I've got Syntronik and Syntronk 2CS...anybody know if all the IK group buy synths will work with one or both of these???

Thanks much John, ol pal!  Turns out it was a sample rate mismatch in the advanced properties dialog.  Back to running hot, straight and normal.

Nope...and for what it's worth...I can't even find that dialogue.  Plus all "speakers" are disabled as my monitors are controlled by my interface.  I don't use the computers speakers at all.

No sound at all if Cake is minimized on any other program.  Have "open all devices" and "suspend audio engine when cake not in focus" checked.  No love.

Also, still can't load a template that contains Superior Drummer 3 or EZ Bass...haven't checked EZ Drummer as yet.

Now...even though I've built a new "Default" template and loaded it in the proper folder and applied all changes, and checked on startup load the Default template...several times...Cake loads a "blank project" on startup instead of my template.

When it does crash on opening...always when loading "synth data for Superior Drummer 3"  the screen strobes many times between Cake's track view and the desktop before finally just hanging with the spinning blue circle until I have to shut it down.

Guess I'll just get used to loading up my "Default" cwp everytime.

Will try and get you a dump file if and when it happens again.  This is a template I've had for years and this has never happened before.  What should I change in the ExceptionHandlingSeverity and what does that do?

I have a default template setup with my usual starting point of instruments and tracks for projects.  Recently Cake has been crashing when trying to load Superior Drummer three during loading the Default template.  If I start up in safe mode and don't load SD3 I can then load any project that does have SD3 and it loads up fine.  But not from the template.  I've recreated the template and saved it as cwp file and can load that so I'm still able to have a workaround but even when I re-save the cwp as a template in the proper folder Cake still crashes on startup when it hits SD3.  

Anyone else seeing this or can offer me a clue??

I was going to get a second MixBox license for the voiceover suite but I'm not able to select it as another freebie.  My mouse won't go to it...even the up down keys don't work...it looks like I can't pick anything I already own...is this correct???

Welp...just to join in...It takes my super duper hot computer (built by Jim Roseberry) about 2 or 3 minutes to open Amp5 either standalone or in Cake.  But it also takes a good bit to open Guitar Rig 6...tho not as long as Amp5.  

Hey...anyone know if we can gift someone our free picks??  I'd like to shoot my best bud (and phenomenal guitarist) Amp5.

Well hecky dern.

I hate bein right all the dang time.

I'm pretty sure they are not...BUT...are the new x-gear plugin pedals available as choice for your freebies???

Still not a peep from nathan@soundspot.audio

Was able to actually leave a support request finally at the site and did actually get an email acknowledgement of same.  But nothing from that as well.

Hello darkness my old friend....

Still no word from "nathan@soundspot.audio" yet...and no products...and when I try to enter my account on their site it says I'm not activated yet and to "click here" to have an activation link emailed to me...which I've done several times now but never received any emails.  Plus, when you click on the customer support tab on the site you get a message saying that it's "down for maintenance until June 2nd" ?????

So, I got my receipt from PayPal saying I've paid...but have no products or download instructions or links...can't get in to my account...and there's no customer support.

The only thing I do have is nathan@soundspot.audio which was on my PayPal receipt.  I've sent two emails to him and have only received the sound of crickets in return.

Sheesh.

Sound Spot is having a massive Summer Sale.  I've got a couple of their plugs and find them useful.  I tried to purchase two more yesterday...and think I succeeded as PayPal said the transaction went through but it was a weird buying experience.  They might have been being slammed but the site was running EXTREMELY slow and just getting from page to page was taking an eternity.  After paying, PayPal attempted to return me to the Sound Spot web page but I just got their blank page with a spinning "S".  This went on for about 5-10 minutes (I minimized it and kept checking back).  Finally I just shut it down and figured I'd get an email soon regarding purchase and download/installation instructions.

It's now Monday afternoon and still no love.

I've emailed Nathan but haven't heard a peep.  Hope this turns out OK...but it was only $9 bucks.  I'm just worried about my PayPal account.

Anybody else bought anything from them during the sale??

There's just a handful of their software titles I don't already have but I think I could think of 5 or 6 to get.

I see that you can use jam points for your initial purchase...does this lower the value of what your freebies can be.

I mean if I buy something that's $199 but use jam points...can I still get other freebies that are $199??

Curious minds want to know!!!

Just did an audible export of a HUGE project with no glitches at all.  Makes me think it's a certain plugin I'm using in that glitchy project.  Will investigate further.

Sorry for the late reply...and thanks for all the suggestions...I've got some time this weekend to investigate...will keep you posted.

(and try your suggestions) 🙂

PS:  I gotta start remembering to get notified when somebody replies...I'm such a dunce.

On the voiceover suite DAW I'm getting these bright red pop-ups when opening Cake that I have "12 days to sign in and activate"  And even when I try to sign in I get the "invalid name or password" thingy.  I've never had this...and don't have it now...on my music production DAW.  

What gives??

(I even tried updating Cake using the BL Assistant...no love)

I finished a mix of a clients project and tried to export it to the desktop using, as I always do, audible bounce but could never get it to play more than a 1/4 way through before the program locked up and started generating loud digital hash...forcing me to ctrl/alt/delete and end Cakewalk in the the task manager.  I tried replacing some more power hungry plugs...that I use all the time...to no avail.  My buffers were set to 4096 which should be way more than enough headroom to handle the project.

While mixing I played back the project multiple times with no issues at all...only failed when trying to export.  

Any clues???

Thanks for all the ideas...I'll give em a try!

Yup...I tried that when it first started happening...no love.

Hey Noel, ol pal...I use an Audient ID14, asio, everything set to 44.1...I'm usually buffering at 64 or 128 when tracking and 2048 or higher when mixing/mastering. And, yes, I have Cake set to share the audio device with other apps.  It's a puzzler as I've never had any trouble minimizing Cake to check the news or watch a quick video before.  Just started happening the other day.

The plot thickens...

Turns out if no project is loaded in Sonar I CAN minimize it and hear YouTube...BUT...if I load a project all non-cake audio goes away...and yes, everything (win & cake) is set to 44.1

Hmmm...