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For years I've avoided buying any software that requires iLok. It just seemed too intrusive and clunky to me. Now I'm reconsidering. Is it true you can manage licenses on your PC without a dongle or other external hardware? How much crap does it have to install on your computer? Is the process pretty seamless once it's set up?

I'd appreciate it if people who've used iLock would share their experiences. Thanks.

Good to see you again, Dave.

3 hours ago, timboalogo said:

The other thing that melodyne does poorly is that the autoscroll doesn't work properly in my DAW. At least, it doesn't work the way I would expect it as in the way that the Cakewalk interface scrolls along with the song. Most of the time, melodyne's screen is static while the vertical line scrolls to the right and goes off the screen.  Yet while I'm looking at it just now, it is scrolling properly.

If you have any blobs selected, the Melodyne screen won't scroll. I try to remember to click in some empty spot in the Melodyne screen before starting the transport.

When this happened to me, I was eventually able to hear the pitch by clicking in a different spot on the blob. Unfortunately, now I can't remember where exactly I needed to click to make it work. Maybe you can experiment a little and see if it works for you.

1 hour ago, bitflipper said:

Click on the "share" icon at the bottom, in the player window.

Thanks.

OK, now it's my turn for a question. How did you get the shortcut URL for the song?

I just did this yesterday, and it took me a while to find it. Go into the Edit screen, then click on the Music tab. Then click on the song you want to change. Then click on the Charts/Files tab. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see the Replace File option. By the way, you can now upload WAV files -- not sure how long that option has been available.

Thanks for sharing that story with us, Kenny. Take care.

Just saw this. . . That's really rough, Kenny.  My sympathies as a fellow dog owner.

I created a Black Rooster account and then got an error on the confirmation step. Can't login and can't start over because the email address I used to create the account is, of course, already "taken." Can anyone who has actually used this plugin tell me whether it's worth the bother of trying to get this straightened out? I'm about ready to give up.

I get the difference between panning and balance in stereo tracks, but what exactly are the width controls doing in Channel Tools?

Neel Modi: thanks, that's a good video. In the comments, Mark McLeod had a helpful suggestion for how to deal with audio that falls outside the section boundaries. He said once you commit the arrangement the clips are copied in full so you can just drag the clip boundary back to the left to get the missing parts. I'll experiment with that when I get the chance.

Using an old project of mine as a demo to learn about the new Arranger feature, I immediately ran into a problem with how to handle vocal pickup notes in the measures leading into the verses. My first thought was to move the section boundaries up by a beat or two, but that might cause other problems in rearranging sections. If you've dealt with this problem, how did you handle it?

I'm amazed at how they kept the camera on the action. Especially that first one.

I recorded one new song. These people recreated the entire Dark Side of the Moon album:

3 hours ago, msmcleod said:

Having said that, the Tascam is probably the most tactile out there (unless you look at discontinued gear like the Yamaha MD-8)

If you know an electronics wizard, maybe they could build a small sensor he could wear on his finger that would make a sound when it detected a light?

Thanks for the feedback and the suggestion. If only I were clever enough to make something like that. . . .

On 1/3/2020 at 6:09 PM, Craig Anderton said:

Hopefully this review I wrote will answer most of your questions

Apologies in advance for hijacking this thread. I've been researching the Tascam and similar products to try to help a friend who has lost his sight. He has used multitrack cassette recorders in the past and wants to find a manageable digital recording solution. Can anyone tell me if the buttons for Mute and Rec give tactile feedback? In other words, can you tell by touch whether they're on? This would be very helpful, thanks.

Will there be video?

2 hours ago, jackson white said:

Still trying to remember how to kill the Groundhog re-installation of the High Definition Audio Controller on every reboot. 

That happened to me too. I finally settled on leaving it installed but disabling it in the Device Manager. Most of the time this setting survives a Windows update.

On 4/15/2020 at 1:45 PM, Notes_Norton said:

Bei Mir Bist Du Schön - The Andrews Sisters.

When I was a tot and my mom played this record, I thought they were singing "My Dear Mister Shane."

Their songs are definitely dated, but the Andrews Sisters were phenomenally good at what they did. Their consonants are pronounced so exactly together that it sounds like one singer with multiple voices. Even their vibratos are often in sync. Harmonies are good and intonation is excellent. Plus there is a lot of playful expression. I think these gals are the all-time best of that genre of music.

 

Good stuff. Anyone who enjoys this kind of close harmony singing should do themselves a favor and check out the Boswell Sisters, if you haven't already heard them. They got that swing!

Single 27" monitor. Wish I had room for a second one.

When you first install CbB, you may need to edit the paths where CbB scans for plugins in order to get all the ones you use in SPLAT.

18 hours ago, John K said:

Just wondering where they hide the clock and why nothing is capable of doing a complete uninstall.

John

 

I used to think an obscure flag was hidden in the registry somewhere and didn't get cleared on uninstall. Another option would be for the software to phone home over your network connection and check their records to see if your computer has installed before. Probably lots of other options I haven't thought of.

I've had this problem too, starting several updates ago. It might have even started with the last Melodyne update some months ago, though I don't remember. If I click "Remove Region FX" and start over, it usually works OK. Once the blobs appear, Melodyne will continue to work normally on additional clips for the rest of the session.

Thanks, craigb, that's the one!