live bit 2 Posted November 21, 2021 as title I'm running sonar 7 on windows 7 but I can never get sonar to connect to coolsoft vms. It's strange because I can get windows media player to use it fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 scook 4,708 Posted November 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, live bit said: I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files This is unusual. CbB opens project files created by Cakewalk DAWs much older than SONAR 7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 bitman 107 Posted November 21, 2021 The greater question is: Why are you using Sonar 7? Cakewalk by Bandlab is free and great. Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Promidi 955 Posted November 21, 2021 3 hours ago, bitman said: Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose. And so much more to gain...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 User 905133 1,501 Posted November 21, 2021 I have no experience with coolsoft vms. But I was curious enough to look it up. In the intro, it says: Quote Here we are, VirtualMIDISynth is the answer: an user mode multimedia x86/x64 driver that works on Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (both x86 and x64), implemented as a MIDI Out virtual device. from: https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth [emphasis added] I did not download it to try as I sometimes do, so I cannot test it, but since it is implemented as a MIDI Out virtual device I am wondering if that's how you have it set up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Byron Dickens 1,567 Posted November 21, 2021 And, this coolsoft thing appears to be some sort of replacement for the MS wavetable. There's only about 935,632 better software synthesizers available.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 John Vere 1,674 Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) Hey, leave the guy alone, it's best we keep all this great stuff we have a secret😬! But ya gotta sort of laugh when you see these threads. Sorry Mr Bit for poking fun at you but truthfully, you need to upgrade. Edited November 22, 2021 by John Vere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 live bit 2 Posted November 22, 2021 well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7. that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 User 905133 1,501 Posted November 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, live bit said: well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7. that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms Are you including my post in "all the wise cracks?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 InstrEd 4,308 Posted November 22, 2021 45 minutes ago, live bit said: well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7. that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms Good luck sorting it out but Version 7 is like 12+ years old now and no longer being supported. If you didn't like CbB maybe give Mixcraft 9 a spin. Free demo and now on sale for the Holidays. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Steve_B 24 Posted November 23, 2021 There is an active user forum at CoolSoft devoted to VirtualMidiSynth. Why dont you see if you can get some help there. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 live bit 2 Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/23/2021 at 12:30 PM, Steve_B said: There is an active user forum at CoolSoft devoted to VirtualMidiSynth. Why dont you see if you can get some help there. Steve thanks I'll try that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 live bit 2 Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/22/2021 at 9:54 PM, User 905133 said: Are you including my post in "all the wise cracks?" no 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 live bit 2 Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/21/2021 at 5:23 PM, bitman said: The greater question is: Why are you using Sonar 7? Cakewalk by Bandlab is free and great. Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose. I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Byron Dickens 1,567 Posted November 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, live bit said: I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files File> Open> [Folder]> [File name]. Just like every other Windows app in existence. http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Introduction.23.html# Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 John Vere 1,674 Posted November 24, 2021 I can this might happen to someone coming from Sonar 7. The start screen shows by default might throw you off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Byron Dickens 1,567 Posted November 24, 2021 I can't remember back that far. 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 SteveC 183 Posted November 28, 2021 Huh... last month I opened a few old *.wrk files in CbB. Talk about forward compatibility! 🙂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Promidi 955 Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 3:48 AM, live bit said: I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files My Cakewalk by Bandlab opens my 1998 Cakewalk Pro Audio files all the time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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I'm running sonar 7 on windows 7 but I can never get sonar to connect to coolsoft vms. It's strange because I can get windows media player to use it fine.
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