JoeGBradford

Try the WASAPI modes - they work for me on a PC with an internal soundcard - you may need to redirect your Master output in each project as I did after using ASIO4All for many years. Took me a while to figure out that that was why I wasn't getting any sound

Hi all - in Win 11 has anyone experienced the 'Kernel Mode Hardware enforced Stack Protection is off' in Windows Security - Device Security - Core Isolation' warning. I've read around about this an it seems like it may be related to a new Windows security update that was intended to fix another security error (which seems to have gone away now) It gives an option to turn on and restart but I have read that some people have had problems with this as it affects drivers I'm tempted to take the risk and leave it alone hoping that another security update will sort it but does anyone have any experience of enabling it?

Welcome back Larry!

If you are using an onboard soundchip then use WASAPI Exclusive or Shared. If you are using an audio interface find a proper ASIO driver for your device. ASIO4ALL has been problematic for some. Although I had no problems with it I swapped to WASAPI and that is fine - you may need to reroute your Master output though as I found when at first it didn't seem to work

I thought Sine had been a bit quiet! Thanks!

Malwarebytes Browserguard flags up a warning for that site unfortunately - don't know if it is a false positive but I'll not take the risk - who needs another free synth anyway 😉 

Open the pod bay doors GPT........

Just now, Paul P said:

I'd argue that for those, sound design may be what's fun.

Creating music isn't easy.  A lot easier to buy a plugin, play with it a bit, and go to bed.

ha ha - that's me to a T - though I usually go for free ones - having said that I'm still working through Sample Tank Max & Syntronik 2 (both of which I got at a bargain price!) 

2 hours ago, abacab said:

KVR has done that with their OSC (One Synth Challenge).

https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/home

 

So did Spitfire with their LABS choir - really focussed the mind which is what I need!

2 hours ago, OutrageProductions said:

In 2021 I created (and sold!) two film teasers using nothing but ProjectSAM TFO. Man was I surprized that I got away with that.

I'm not surprised at all - I'm considering putting an improvisational piece I did with TFO out to members of the Cakewalk Forum run by Mike at Creative Sauce for comment and then friends - if I do it will be the only piece I've 'released' since a competition entry using LABS Choir (which I didn't win unsurprisingly)   TFO is amazing!

Nice one! Could that be Spitfire they're taking the P out of by any chance?! 

Thank you!

My favourite is an antique shop called Shabbytat! Not sure if that only works in the UK?

You will! Mine all went very smoothly except for the Steinberg Licence manager which was a pain until I found a Licence manager helper piece of software which solved the problem. Worth bearing in mind if you have any Steinberg VSTs etc and get a problem 

Take a break Larry you're making me tired 😉 

Before you decommissioned the old PC did you deauthorise any ilok and Steinberg PC based licences you may have and other software authorisation that are tied to PC hardware eg Waves? 

Ah apparently you have to click on the green squares to get the other sounds - nothing like making things unintuitive! 

Thanks - I did spot that but when I tried to change a patch I just got silence and when I went back to the original patch that was also silent - very strange - just going to give it another go!

Just tried again and got same issue - a red warning comes up at the top of the GUI saying 'Script Editor Indicator / Reset' This happens in the new Halion 7 and the old SE3. Resetting doesn't solve the problem. Wondering whether to reinstall Colours?

Thanks - yes I nearly gave up trying to install the previous free Halion and it's instruments when the Steinberg Licensing tool (which seemed as though it would be easy to deauthorise and reauthorise the free software via it's tender mercies) proved to be a pig (had to download a Steinberg Licencing Tool Assistant!) and so much more problematical than ilok!

I've now got Colours installed but seem to only be able to access one sound (no problem with the ~(previously paid for) Baltic Shimmers.

Again probably best left until tomorrow!  Thanks for the empathy Peter! 

Mmm - tried installing via the Steinberg Download Assistant - 'Unknown Error' message 'Open the installation file from the download folder'   Nothing in the download folder

Frustrating. Will try again tomorrow! 

edit - ignore I was trying to install the wrong thing! 

Many thanks Simeon - I did wonder if that was the case! Glad you have confirmed. It wasn't obvious! Thanks again! Looking forward to watching your walkthrough of the full version which is out of my league pricewise but I can always drool! 

ooh that looks very different - looking forward to tinkering with my Baltic Shimmers library! 

Just tried downloading and installing the free version but it only offers standalone and AAX installations and not VST! Any ideas why this may be?

I keep both VST2 and 3 on my PC as I have read reports of VST3 occasionally not working well - it has never been an issue for me but for the limited space they take it seems a worthwhile precaution

Google flagged up the article I have linked below which advises that there is a serious issue with some of the above SSDs which shortens their life! Specifically 'the failures traced back to the 3B2QGXA7 firmware and primarily affect 2TB versions of the 980 Pro (although lower capacities are not entirely immune)'  

I checked the SSDs on my new PC and fortunately they have the latest 5B2QGXA7 firmware but I advised a friend who recently built a new PC and he had the older firmware which he has now updated without any problems.

Hope this is helpful

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-980-pro-ssd-failures-firmware-update

Welcome back!