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I don't care what some of you think of his moderation approach, but there IS a real person under all that fur so please keep any negatives out of this thread! I was just informed that the Wookiee is currently hospitalized and having a triple heart bypass! Most have no idea of what he deals with in his "normal" life (and it's not for me to go into that), but I wanted all of you to be aware of his current situation so we can all send positive thoughts his way! Get better soon Wooks!

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The sonitus plugins will definitely be supported going forward. We're in fact currently working on some updates to the suite so stay tuned.

Thanks. We're getting a lot of new users signing on and spotting random things that have not been seen previously because everyone has different workflow. Thats a good thing since it makes it better for everyone as long as the problems are reported clearly to us rather than vague reports. We're able to fix things very quickly 99% of the time when its described properly. In this month itself we have fixed about 50 bugs! A few users have the misconception that all bugs should be found in beta. In practice nothing could be further from the truth. Our internal QA and Beta team typically finds the most serious bugs but not those that are project specific or workflow dependent. Sonar is an incredibly complex program with millions of ways it could be used. We could be in beta for 10 years and you'd still find oddball cases when its exposed to hundreds of thousands of users because of variations in systems and workflow. It's just the way things are for all software like this. So, if you have an issue, it's in your best interest (and others as well) to report it concisely and calmly to us and work with us if necessary, until its resolved. Also, keep in mind that not everything you happen to notice is going to be a bug. Before reporting something please make sure you understand the feature and check the documentation before calling it out as a bug. This will be appreciated since it saves us time wading through reports of irrelevant issues.

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Hi everyone, We’ve been listening closely to feedback from across the Cakewalk community, and we want to address some of the main concerns around the transition from Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) to Sonar. Extended access to CbB We’ve extended CbB access through September 30 to give you more time to plan, prepare, and transition at your own pace. We heard that the original timeline felt too short, and we agree that more breathing room will help make the process smoother. Sonar is still Cakewalk at its core Sonar builds on the same workflow and feature depth that long-time users rely on, with significant performance and stability upgrades under the hood, including a modernized engine, improved handling of heavy project loads, and better support for high-resolution displays. If you’re coming from CbB, it will feel familiar, but faster, sharper, and ready for what’s next. Improving usability We’re introducing expanded color customization and theming controls to give you more flexibility in how the DAW looks and feels. We will also continue to evaluate ways to make Sonar easier and more comfortable for everyone to use. Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback and helped others through the transition. Getting it right for the long-term means listening, especially to people like you who know the product inside out. We’ll continue to share updates here and across our channels, and we remain committed to supporting this community through the next chapter. — The Cakewalk Team

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Addictive Drums 2.5 has been released. It's a free update for existing owners of AD2. Who would have thought? A fresh new look with a modern interface focused on ease of use. Brand new features, performance improvements and bugfixes. New improved interface New Trig Gate effect New compressor mode: "Boost!" Improved EQ with spectrum analyzer Beat Transformer more accessible Help tips in the bottom bar Bugfixes & performance improvements https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_drums_2

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I don't care if they offer it for $19.99 a year. I'll never sign up for a software subscription. It is beyond absurd there is no perpetual license yet.

Yes you can - thank Meng, it's not too good to be true indeed. Today, the core application itself is free to use with no track or effects limits whatsoever. Some new features, plugins and BandLab membership exclusives are behind the membership paywall. We do appreciate it however if you support future development by paying for a licence There are some great deals coming so keep your eyes out.

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In this free update, a powerful new Modal engine meets enhanced filters, modulators, and creative tools for unprecedented sound design freedom. Run ASC to update it. If you don't yet own it, check your personal offer here (and get more details): https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/pigments/update Pigments V 6.0.1 Release Notes New Features New Modal Engine: Featuring two resonators algorithms and two multimode exciters Sample Engine New features: New Granular Scan New Grain Size Continuous Ratio New Round Robin & Random sample assignation per Key or per gain BitCrush Decimate mode now allows to choose between 2 downsampling colors Sync All has been added to Density rate type New Cluster Filter: From classic formant filtering to modern bass sound design New LoFi Filter: Per voice downsampler coupled with pre and post filter New revision of the Multifilter: Renamed Classic Filter Added Input Drive Added three All-pass filter modes New Analog resonance mode, which distorts the signal when resonance is high while preserving the low end New Vocoder Effect: For color-bass sound design and hollow vocal sounds Effects improvements: Multimode filter: Added All-pass filter type and analog resonance mode Distortion: Added All-pass filter type and analog resonance mode More parameters are now modulable StereoPan has been renamed "Panner" and a "Pan" parameter has been added New Random modulator: Simple yet powerful and versatile random source New Voice Modulator: A controlled source of randomness providing different modulation values per voice in the spirit of vintage synths New Envelope follower: Tracks the amplitude of any point inside the signal path and turns it into a modulation New Function V2: New preset browser New S-curve New Smooth parameter New grid mode Rework of the operation and retrig modes UX New Browser for Samples, Wavetables and Noises: Factory samples and wavetables are now sorted into new categories User samples and wavetables are now separated from the factory content, under the Folders tab Quick Edit V2: The quick edit workflow now supports the assignation and edition of sidechains using drag & drop and the Quick Edit pop-up New Global Transpose section in Keyboard panel (octave and fine tune) New Preset recommendation system allowing to suggest similar sounds from the library to the selected preset Revamped filter selection pop-up New Content: 100 Presets 53 Wavetables 97 Samples 60 Noises and Transients New tutorials Improvements Sound Engine: Filters clicks have been reduced, particularly on digital filters Comb Filters algorithm is now smoother when tweaked and holds a better tuning in the high frequencies GUI: The interface style and layout have been refreshed and improved The interface and interactions of the keyboard panel has been improved The interface and interaction of the filters has been updated The UI and UX of the engine Tune and Output sections have been improved The sample engine playback visual feedback is now polyphonic The Distortion effect layout has been improved The LFO layout has been improved Improved parameters tooltips and descriptions UX: The modulation assign mode now features a toggle on the sidechains Some default values have been changed Bugfixes Comb filter: no more clicks when changing modes Filters: no more clicks when swapping filters Amplitude Envelope's parameters no longer produce noise when modulated FX Distortion no longer acts as a notch filter when doing parallel distortion Formant filter's Q Factor has now cleaner modulations Glide no longer jumps when Microtuning is enabled Sequencer / Arpeggiator : First step now plays correctly each time Fixed a bug where the interface was lagging with AMD GPUs Tooltips and desriptions: Typos and various fixes Various other GUI fixes P.S. You can access the 100 new factory presets from Pigment --> Sound Banks --> Pigments 6.0

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After further investigation, we are in the process of updating our installers to auto repair a broken redist installation. This should help alleviate ongoing issues with corrupt redists. If you have the problem, please download and run our redist installer which now attempts to restore a broken C++ redist installation. Our main Sonar and Next installers should be also updated shortly with similar capabilities.

I was just in my Native Access for something else, and noticed an update for Kontakt Factory Selection 2 , ver 1.2.0, 9/23/24 8.60 GB and from past experience have learned to read the release notes and it says this... Minimum version required is Kontakt 8 I dont have Kontakt 8 and may or may not be getting it, so I guess this means if I install this update I have no Kontakt 8 to use it in. So I wont be downloading this update. Like when a recent update for Analog Dreams had the minimum required version is Kontakt 7.6, so it no longer works in my full Kontakt 6 where it originated from in my purchases. I read I can get and download a version that will work in 6 again, but I have 7 player and it works in there so its ok in this case. I think I am understanding this correctly, if not let me know ! Treesha

Due to your unnecessary personal attacks on the staff there is only one option, but to lock your post. Now if you would like to post again, with a better attitude, giving actual details of your systems issues, along with details of your computer, CPU, make model, RAM, sound card, etc we might be able to help. On a side note CbB, Cakewalk Sonar & Cakewalk Next all run fine on two different PC 's for me one running Windows 10 the other Windows 11. In the 33 years of using Cakewalk products I can honestly say I have never had a serious issue.

I think the update was made to support the new Modern Heavy ADPack. Link: https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_drums_2/adpak/modern_heavy

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I subscribed to the EDMprod newsletter a while ago, just to get some freebies, and yesterday I got a newsletter that I wanted to share because it's a good reminder that we shouldn't fall victim to Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I believe that people like us on deals forums are especially prone to GAS, that's why I post it here. The mail subject was "Stop hoarding, start creating" and I think he put it quite well: I was aware of these things, but it drives the message home differently when I see it written from someone else, somehow.

Release notes: Support for “Modern Heavy” ADpak Support for “Modern Heavy Beats & Songs” MIDIpak Ability to link Kick to Flexi slot to simulate double kick drums Option to turn on/off Snare buzz from Kick, Tom and Flexi (when a kick or tom is loaded) Tone Designer on Flexi slots Bugfixes, UI tweaks and performance improvements

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Ok, you paid GIBSON for Platinum. And remember what happened then? Bandlab saved us from the wreckage and actually made CbB available for FREE for 7 years Now the business model has changed, CbB will be discontinued. In its place you can either: Carry on using Platinum Use Sonar free tier Pay a sub for Sonar Premium Find another DAW It's that simple

There is nothing “fishy” about having a promo screen in free software. Its extremely common for all companies which offer a free version to have some sort of adware in it. In this case the popup is for our own products. I think if anything Cakewalk is extremely lenient about what is being offered in the free version compared to the competition.

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Delivering many new and requested features... Check out the details here--> https://www.xlnaudio.com/blog/addictive-drums-2-whats-new-in-version-2-6 Download update using XLN Online Installer

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No secret that I really like MeldaProduction's products and business policies. Here's my review of MTurboEQ: I've had MTurboEQ for years and I still haven't used it on any project. Using Plugin Doctor, I was able to use MEQualizer (from the FreeFX bundle) to dial in the same curve, took me about 5 minutes from starting Plugin Doctor. The Saturation knobs do the same thing, the "Analog" control on MTurboEQ brings up the noise floor a tiny bit, and that's about it. The big difference between them in practical use is that MEQualizer is much more versatile.🤨 (Unless you have FabFilter Pro-Q, I suggest spending some time exploring the features of MEQualizer. When it comes to performing tonal surgery, it does things I've never seen in another manufacturer's EQ, most notably the harmonics feature) What it looks like is that they used MEQualizer as a starting point, then made "devices" (Melda's term for simplified GUI's) that mimic the control layouts of various classic hardware units. This is more apparent if you go into MTurboEQ's settings and disable "custom GUI for devices," which does away with the skeuomorphic UI's and exposes the controls. If it were possible to create devices and custom GUI's in MEQualizer, MTurboEQ would be entirely superfluous. It's really just MEQualizer with "devices," and as is the case with any "device" in MeldaProduction's plug-ins, they are subsets of the plug-in's features, designed to simplify the use of the program by hiding certain controls and overlaying a more familiar interface. They don't sonically emulate the hardware they imitate, they only vaguely copy the front panel controls. They admit as much in the ad copy on the website. So unless you're trying to leverage your way into the MMixingFX, MMasteringFX, MTotalFX, or MComplete bundles, skip it. That would be the only reason to drop the $9, unless you'd pay $9 to add custom GUI devices to MEQualizer.

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