aidan o driscoll

Polaris has both sample and synth engines and offers a groovebox-style workflow across six tracks. The 4x4 grid on each track enables you to input steps into the sequencer, and step modulation gives you an easy way of adding variation to your patterns. You can also adjust the step duration on a per-track basis (from 1/32 to one bar) and set the triggering conditions so that each step doesn’t sound every time.

https://www.musicradar.com/news/polaris-android-music-making-app

Hi Guys,

I have a track in latest CW with 4 midi tracks using likes of Arturia VSTs etc. I converted these to 4 wav/audio tracks, saved as a separate file and deleted the midi files.

I then went to FILE MENU, Publish to Bandlab. Changed Upload settings to AUDIO TRACKS ( ticked ) only. Then clicked UPLOAD. Here are the tracks in CW:

It uploaded BUT when I opened it online at BANDLAB / Edit - I have track 1 twice and then track 2 and 3, track 4 is missing.

Whats up there? Is there a limit to the number of tracks you can upload perhaps?

I also notice over at Bandlab / Library, when I delete a project it goes into Deleted Project BUT in there I cannot find a place to permanently delete from there. Only option is Restore

1 hour ago, Noel Borthwick said:

Which tab of the start screen is it defaulting to for you? Also where are you located? 

If it's taking long to show the data on the online projects or demo projects page it's likely because of Internet delays in accessing the data. 

Also can you switch to a different tab while it's waiting?

Hi Noel,

Here is a screenshot when it opens on the RECENT PROJECTS tab:

The projects listed to the right - some of them would have been opened yesterday over the peer to peer network via my router from another system. So that might be it? Is there a way to clear that list? Also is there a way to clear the list in the FILE menu?

Cheers

Aidan

Hi Guys,

When I open CW ( Latest version ). By default the START SCREEN is set to open. CW gives me a "Not Responding" and takes a while to present the start screen, does eventually.

So I went into PREFERENCES, Display, Other and unticked SHOW START SCREEN. Apply

i then closed CW and re opened it. All good, CW loaded as expected, nice and fast. Open a project nice and fast. Closed the project went to File menu, selected Start Screen .. same issue. Up top hard left by the Cakewalk Logo - NOT RESPONDING.

So issue is with the start screen window it seems. Any way to sort this I wonder?

My system spec - Core i5, 8GB Ram, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 with latest updates 

@Asato Maa  Add me to the list for this request. Over atthe NEXT Beat Discord channel I mentioned similar in the Next Suggestions section:

"In NEXT we have the PAD CONTROLLER which is similar-ish to the Matrix View in Sonar?

Here I would love to see a CAKEWALK take on Abletons Session View. To maybe expand the PAD CONTROLLER so you can add samples, instruments, midi etc to the cells/columns.  Then be able to play rows as well as columns .. great for creativity"

Below is the ableton session view with sample track - 2nd row being played by pressing the play button over right under MAin / 2

@Tim Smith Hi Tim. RUSH fan here

I say that as the Rush guitarist Alex lifeson ( Classically trained ) uses a sort of major chord "Cheat" inversion up and down the neck for barred chords like F etc. I learned this from an Iron maiden & Camel session guitarist back in the day.  It looks like this:

So You can bar just the A D G B string with 2nd finger ( thumb is first  in my language ), then use 4th 5th finger to hold down G string at the 5th fret and B string at 6th fret. This cheat also helps your finger stretch with a bit of practice. Dont need to play the two outer E strings.  

Slid this up and down the fret board to get F F# G etc etc.

You would have to ask WHY Facebook isnt policing this particularly as there advert got elevated to Sponsored which they would have had to pay for.

Just be aware of this guys. Popped up on my facebook feed as a sponsored link. Most of the comments on the post recognised it as scam at least

I have been beta testing it and so far I really like it.

Its simplicity I really like, it has more than enough for what I need. And where our band is concerned the cross platform aspect is a great advantage because two members are on MAC.

I could really see myself moving to NEXT tbh. Sonar is as always excellent, but the simplicity of NEXT appeals to me tbh .. we will see

So yes it appears CANVA did spend over $1 billion for Serif ( including Affinity ). Serif is 37 years old

https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-s-billion-dollar-bet-on-a-37-year-old-nottingham-company-20240321-p5fea0?fbclid=IwAR3ZdWZ4vx2omKyawGQAU-N7bH4tZNLiBdiIEhgqnuG48OxAkRsyUteuQKM

Canva has 4000 staff globaly. Serif has 90 staff in Nottingham, the UK.

The acquisition is the second time Serif has been sold. In 1996, a now-defunct US software company called Vizacom bought Serif. But it sold the company back in 2001 during the dotcom crash for $US1.1 million to Serif management.

Serif founders Jim Bryce and Gary Bates are no longer actively involved in the business, but remain directors and will receive a major payout from the Canva takeover.

Here maybe a reason why CANVA bought Serif:

Canva has made several acquisitions in the past but is building up to an eventual public listing in late 2025 or 2026, where it will be measured against companies like Microsoft and Adobe, which can bundle numerous products together for enterprise customers.

2 minutes ago, Kirean said:

I wouldn't have minded a price increase with Affinity if the software saw substantial improvements, but difference between v1 and v2 didn't seem to bring anything monumental. Or if it did, they've done a really **** job advertising it. That's why I've yet to upgrade despite buying v1 software instantly (both PC/ipad) they got released.

Maybe of assistance @Kirean

€94 to upgrade at the moment with the offer & includes a large creative collection:

https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/store/upgrade-offer/

Like I said is it worth that to have the V2 installers rather than v1

26 minutes ago, smallstonefan said:

I moved to Affinity and I like their products and the price. That said, I've felt in this day and age their model is a poor one. They should be a subscription model - that's what their competitors do. They would make so much more money than with one and done perpetual licenses. I will continue to use the perpetual licenses I paid for, but I'm not surprised by this at all. As a software company you get about 1x value on perpetual purchases, but you can get a 3x-10x value on recurring revenue, plus you don't have to start at zero every month.

I think it's a no brainer for a bigger company to take them to subscription - so hold on to your installers!

I agree re subs. From a biz perspective it makes complete sense but from a hobbyist perspective I can see why it doesnt. The price Affinity is at was always going to be an issue. My thought on that is Serif knew they had a good thing, sold cheap to build a large user base relatively, make it saleable and then flog it on. I heard in a youtube vid ( maybe the one I posted above ) that Canva paid $1bn for Serif/Affinity. If that is the case, from Serifs perspective its a great day at the office.

I think it's a no brainer for a bigger company to take them to subscription - so hold on to your installers!

Agree 100% - Perpetual licenses will not make you money these days, only way to go if you want to make decent money is to go monthly / yearly subscriptions. The success of subs is in the area of streamers - Netflix, Prime, Spotify, Sky and so on .. small monthly amounts that people dont notice much. In biz terms it makes sense because you can spread costs over a financial year rather than playing 100s 1000s on perpetual licenses

Q is if you dont yet have v2 is now the time to upgrade with the sale so at least you have the v2 installers instead of the older v1

24 minutes ago, Kirean said:

I understood that if you buy v3 (or v2), you can use that forever. But if you don't pay for the update plan, you won't get any of the extra 3.x patches. If you pay for the update plan, you'll get version updates (so 3.3 etc). If you stop the update plan, then you'll revert back to base v3. I personally wouldn't mind paying for the update plan if it meant that you'd get to keep the updates but it's absurd you don't.

It's a shame though. I've used Clip professionally for a long time and the brush engine is still my favorite with a pen display. While I'm on v2, even v1 works really well for what I do so it's not the end of the world as those work. With v1 you were able to use the program on two computers easily, but with v2 it became a pain in the ***** even though the licence allows it. That's why I'm not that eager to go v3 since its licence agreement hasn't been put out yet (from what I gather) and I'm afraid they'll dick customers around even more.

@Kirean I understood that if you buy v3 (or v2), you can use that forever.

Yes .. at the mo its cheaper to just buy a new v3 lic if you have v1 ( like me ) otherwise you need to pay to upgrade v1 to v2 then pay again to upgrade v2 to v3. 

Once you have the version 3, my understanding is you get regular updates BUT you dont get anymore feature updates unless you buy an annual UPDATE PASS

You can see this here:

https://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase/

Click on PERPETUAL LICENSE and it says - 

• Pay once and use Ver. 3.0 forever
• Available only on Windows/macOS
• Update Pass available separately to get feature updates

 As I said its very confusing in my view. Trying to please all and not making a good job of it

7 minutes ago, Kirean said:

Come to think of it. Clip Studio Paint got better with updates etc. once they dropped Smithmicro and the Manga Studio branding.

That bliss ended a bit more than a year ago as they're now pushing subs. Granted, they also sell a perpetual licence but one which doesn't see any upgrades if you don't pay a monthly 'update plan' fee.

 

@Kirean Celsys payment model is most confusing now with both sub and perpetual. But even with perpetual you still have to pay and annual sub for the upgrades from the time you buy the license. You can now also pay annual sub to upgradeyour v1 to new v3 but if you dont pay the sub next year you are reverted back to v1. Its crazy confusing

Oh and you can only use a license on ONE SYSTEM at a time

Quiet a few people with thoughts on this cropping up on Youtube also

Alot of activity over at AFFINITYs own forum on this subject

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/201413-affinity-is-joining-the-canva-family/

16,400 views already and 304 replies

4 minutes ago, Kirean said:

I tried, but I can't quickly think of a single instance where things got a lot better for the consumer after a new party had to recoup its new investment costs.

Yip - my exact thought. In the world of 3D something similar happened with MODO 3D. Excellent standalone 3D software, breakaway from Lightwave. Had a great community and the CEO constantly in touch on forums etc and with videos and so on .. it was a very personalised type community setup. Then they sold to the Foundry, things after wards were not the same vibe at all

Was reading REDDIT Posts facebook posts and other forum threads on this. Majority not happy at all. expecting it to go the ADOBE sub route and prices sky rocketing .. even though in the announcement they say there is no move to sub AT THE MOMENT

What drew many away from ADOBE to AFFINITY was the buy and own + reasonable price. Maybe too reasonable and done by Serif with a view to building a base and wanting to sell it from the get go.

I have v1 for ages, considering v2. I might do so at the mo, a sale on now. At least you end up owning it at V2 perpetual IF its goes sub.

I originally moved from photoshop to Affinity as i could not justify the monthly sub for Photoshop vs my usage.

23 hours ago, Bapu said:

Reaper is a great DAW
CbB is a great DAW
Cubase is a great DAW
Studio One is a great DAW
Harrison Mixbus 32C is a great DAW
MIxcraft is a great DAW
Digital Perfomer is a great DAW
BItwig Studio is a great DAW
Reason 12 is a great DAW
Pro Tools is a DAW  😉 

I know, I have them all


Great is in the hand of the beholder

And thus, SONAR will be a great DAW.

WHHAAATT .. no mention of the mighty Ableton Live

Is the pro channel still in there I wonder?

And did the matrix view get any more lovin  ( closest to Ableton Session view which I find great as an ideas / creative tool )

20 minutes ago, ralfrobert said:

Anyone else got login problems at Arturia?

I logged in to have a look as I have V8 .. to go from V8 to V10 for me is €249

No from me

Meanwhile LEGEND & HOT are down to $29 at UJAM

https://www.ujam.com/drummer/legend/?&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ujam+-+Remarketing+Conversion+-+CPA&utm_content=Image+-+Product+Feed+-+CPA+Shop+Now&fbclid=IwAR3YJD3AeWwteJH-SyiLpalGEP5hJg3cE6GpVqwrkqzWljYLFEqozSqQcG8&country=US

https://www.ujam.com/drummer/hot/?&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ujam+-+Remarketing+Conversion+-+CPA&utm_content=Image+-+Product+Feed+-+CPA+Shop+Now&fbclid=IwAR3YJD3AeWwteJH-SyiLpalGEP5hJg3cE6GpVqwrkqzWljYLFEqozSqQcG8

7 minutes ago, Kirean said:

Now only if APD had really good deals...

Well, just got the 

BEAT Magazine Platinum 12 Month Subscription

https://audioplugin.deals/product/beat-magazine-platinum-12-month-subscription/

With the FREE Ghost Samples 5-in-1 EDM Bundle & Riva by Rigid Audio

For $26.99 with the coupon

That sounds OK?

APD will not be the only place with Patricks day reductions I imagine

So .. as predicted

https://audioplugin.deals

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Just a thought. St patricks day is coming up this Sunday 17th March.

Many plugin stores eg APD etc either do a coupon or come up with some special Patricks day deal. So I reckon if you are on the verge of a purchase and what you are buying is still available as a deal after patricks day then maybe chill for a few days and see if you can get further discounts.

Happy St patricks day BTW ☘️ ( From Cork, ireland )