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Thanks for following up, Glenn. I think I had an installation problem. I normally run my DAW in a non-admin user account. Most of the time, that works fine. On a hunch I decided to uninstall Scaler and reinstall from the admin account. I also disabled Windows real-time virus protection during the install. After running the Plug-in Manager, the Scaler virtual instruments showed up and could be inserted in a project as expected. Now I just have to find time to play with it a bit and decide whether to buy it while it's still on sale.

44 minutes ago, Glenn Stanton said:

mmm and you looked under the uncategorized folder in the browser? and you're using the defaults not a custom library?

Yup.

Thanks for the replies. As I mentioned, I can see the Scaler vsti and vst3i (instruments) plugins in the Plug-in Manager, but they don't show up anywhere in the virtual instruments browser even after rescanning.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Scaler 2, but the result is the same. When I get time, I'll ask in the Scaler forum and see if anybody there knows what's going on.

Yesterday I installed the trial version of Scaler 2. After looking at the manual and watching some videos, I'm still confused about how to get Scaler 2 into a Cakewalk project. Can Scaler 2 be loaded as a virtual instrument in Cakewalk? The vsti shows up in the Plug-in Manager, but Scaler 2 doesn't appear in the list of Soft Synths. Scaleraudio 2 shows up in the audio FX list for audio tracks, but I've had limited success trying to get that to work as demonstrated in the videos.

Either something didn't install correctly or I'm just confused about how Scaler 2 is supposed to be configured in a Cakewalk project in order to be able to detect audio and MIDI input. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.

I don't know why this happens, but I've seen this Melodyne behavior in the last two versions. My workaround is to close then reopen the Melodyne editor window. The notes appear when the window reopens.

Thanks for the info everybody. I'm even farther behind the curve than I thought. 😄

Is there an "easy" way to replace your boot disk with an SSD without having to reinstall all your apps and settings?

I just read an article at Ars Technica about Microsoft negotiating with manufacturers to require all new Windows machines to use SSDs as their boot drives. Lots of people on this forum are already using them. But, I'm still running everything on my older HP desktop with a single HD. It actually works fine for the kinds of projects I do, and I don't have much in the way of sample libraries. For people who boot from an SSD, do you still use an old-fashioned HD for big sample libraries and that sort of thing? How about your project audio? Do you track to the SSD or the HD?

If anyone else experiencing this problem is using a Focusrite audio interface, try installing the new drivers available on the Focusrite web site. I installed this morning, and the problem went away.

It's been a long time since I  updated my Focusrite driver. Can someone remind me -- do you uninstall the old driver before running the new installer? I can't find where they answer this question on their support site.

1 hour ago, Mr. Torture said:

I cannot compete with bands signed to labels like Frontiers and that's the level of quality I expect from myself. I end up with hard drives full of mediocre material.

It's the curse of high expectations. I can sympathize. It helps to keep reminding myself it's OK if my music doesn't sound as good as the music of professional musicians who are professionally recorded and produced. I can still enjoy doing it, just like I used to enjoy playing football or basketball even though lots of people were better than I was.

1 hour ago, Andrew Markham said:

I may just roll back update for now so I can use it was not an issues before update there's a rollback link if your still having issues

I rolled back to the previous update just now and that didn't fix the problem.

36 minutes ago, scook said:

Capturing a hang dump might help 

May also want to try opening a project instead of just launching the DAW.

If the DAW opens, check the folder the media browser is opening for zip files. 

Thanks for the suggestions. Double-clicking a project name opens the project OK. There are no zip files in the media browser folder or subfolders. Finally, Cakewalk rarely hangs completely for me, though it often displays "unresponsive" briefly while opening a project. Next time I get a hang, I'll use procdump to generate a minidump file.

2 minutes ago, scook said:

The start screen is multi-threaded. When three processes are showing, there is only one instance of the start screen running.

OK, I'll ignore the start screen processes. The spinning start circle is still a problem, though. It makes the mouse pointer sluggish, probably from the heavy CPU draw while Cakewalk is waiting for me to select a project.

18 hours ago, Glenn Stanton said:

anti-virus is disabled for cakewalk?

I looked to confirm the .exe was on the AV exception list. Then I decided to look at the processes that start up with Cakewalk. There were three instances of cakewalkstartscreen.exe running, so I added that file to the AV exception list. That did nothing to cure the perpetually spinning start circle problem. Now I'm wondering why Cakewalk needs to start three instances of cakewalkstartscreen.exe.

When I start Cakewalk, but before I've opened a project, the blue Windows start circle starts spinning and won't stop no mater how long the screen is open. While it's spinning, the Windows Task Manager shows a lot of CPU activity and a small amount of disk activity for the Cakewalk process. Both will continue until I open a project, then everything settles down as soon as the project finishes loading. I thought at first Cakewalk might be running a VST scan, but automatic scans are disabled. Another odd symptom: if I leave Cakewalk open on the start screen while I switch to a web browser or a media player, I can't run any kind of video while the start circle is spinning in Cakewalk. Other applications run fine.

I think this behavior started with the last Cakewalk update, at least I don't remember seeing it before. Has anyone else noticed this? I'm wondering what Cakewalk is doing while it's waiting for me to select a project and why it's preventing videos from running.

Best wishes to you both!

21 hours ago, craigb said:

Does anybody else remember the desktop sheep from Windows 95?

 

Yes. My wife loved them.

About 9" both hands here. I can get an octave plus a minor third without too much trouble.

55 minutes ago, bitflipper said:

That reminds me, I'd better dust that piano before the tuner gets here. Once every 7 years should be frequent enough for dusting, no?

To paraphrase Phyllis Diller, if your great-grandkids insist on writing their names in the dust tell them not the write the year.

I've seen this error when the USB connection got jostled. A problem with the connection could be in the cable or even in the USB port itself. Have you tried a different port?

Do your vocal tracks have any extra take lanes left over from comping? I remember something like this happening when a clip got muted somehow. I had to open up the take lanes and manually unmute.

Edit: Please ignore. My case was different from what you're seeing.

Do you use these plugins with Cakewalk? As usual, it's not listed as a supported host.

2 hours ago, Paul G said:

Thanks for your reply.  Does Costco have a hearing department or are these 'off the shelf' hearing aids?

It seems to me that 'over the ear' type of aids would certainly be more uncomfortable when used with glasses and headphones.

Paul

Many, but not all , Costco stores have a hearing aid department. They sell reasonable quality equipment for less than you would pay in most other places and will assist you in fitting and programming the equipment you buy. They can also help you decide what style of hearing aids are likely to give you the best results.

The kind I have are small and fairly comfortable. I like them because they don't completely block the ear canal and you still get a fair amount of natural sound in the frequencies where your hearing is less impaired. I do have to fiddle with the glasses a little bit to get them to sit right.

Welcome to the club. I use ReSound over-the-ear hearing aids bought at Costco several years ago. Since it's a bother to put them in and take them out all the time, I tend to leave them in when using open-backed headphones that rest lightly on the ears. However, for me it's more comfortable to take them out when using closed back headphones that fit more tightly, especially when I have my glasses on.

I've never done a careful experiment to determine whether the hearing aids actually contribute anything to the sound coming from the headphones so I'm curious too what other people think.