Doug Steinschneider

I recommended a $600 Mac Mini with 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD plus $200 for Logic to our studio as a replacement for CbB. $800 was too much because Sonar was working fine so far.

Currently I have to insert enough frames at the beginning of the video so the it starts later than my multi-tracks. Then I have to select all tracks - unselect the video audio and then nudge the multi-tracks forward until they line up with the video's audio. Feature request is allow the video clip to be moved back and forth in the timeline

I'm so downtrodden by OS "downgrades" that the Start Menu annoyances hardly phase me 😀. +1 for Stardock products, I like Fences also.

Observation 1: I'm in IT going way back. When software works well for a client we keep it running on older OS/hardware. I've noticed that occasionally those Win7 and earlier Server OS (2008 for example) get OS updates. I wonder if Microsoft quietly patches serious flaws. These machines run nothing but the legacy software and are only accessible on local networks. Observation 2: The fact that Microsoft quietly allows the creation of Windows 11 installers that don't check CPU and TPM requirements lead me to believe that the risk of installing Win11 on older hardware is minimal. I've upgraded most of my older Lenovo, Dell, HP and Intel machines over the past six months. They're all running fine and updating with no issues. I do image backups occasionally in case a future Windows update does break functionality.

Wow, good catch, I didn't think of that. This particular user has done things like that right in front of me. That is probably what happened. EDIT - I went back over the whole thread and have to credit @Amberwolf for making that call immediately after I posted!

Well it should warn on the box - not for singer/mixers 🤣

Good idea on turning Autosave on

Yes - they were imported from a recording made on a digital mixer. We did screen shots of the plugin settings and the volume automation lanes but still a lot of work to get that mix back. The project had been saved after importing the raw tracks.

Heads up, I know most of you would never let the following happen, but I think it's worth mentioning. My singer was mixing some live tracks off the board from a recent performance using Sonar Free. He worked for hours on a song without saving and left it open for me to check out which was the next day. I thought he did good work so I clicked Save Project and was told you can't save until you activate Sonar. I logged onto to Bandlab but that wasn't enough, Sonar insisted the program had to be updated before activation could happen. So that mix went out the window 😒. I hope they offer a perpetual license soon.

Been migrating over to Sonar. Heads up tip - there is a "Sonar" folder inside the "Cakewalk Content" folder that has all the same folders as subfolder "Cakewalk Core". I copied the project templates I use to the "Project Templates" folder under folder "Sonar".

I used Reaper free for a couple of years - I think the delay got up to about 30 seconds. I just wasn't recording that much so I didn't buy it until I got busier recording. The delay never bothered me; I always tuned my guitar while it it counted down.

Yes, until now I've been sticking with Cakewalk by Bandlab. I'm now using the free tier Cakewalk Sonar.

I've been using CbB up until today. Just installed Cakewalk Sonar for the first time. This is a big upgrade for my setup. I have a 4k monitor - it looks much better which I think is important. I've mixed for an hour and added a few tracks. Nothing I use is missing.

I don't have any Orange Tree products - was very interested a few years back in their 12 string rickenbacker. What is the best way for a new customer to take advantage of group buy?

Lounge Lizard 4 and VB3 1.4 were my original two VST plugins that got me started. Someone moving out of a loft near our business left behind an XP-80 that suffered the epoxy meltdown (weights under keys fall off and pink goop gets onto circuit boards below). After I got it cleaned up and the weights re-epoxied I started looking for the vintage keyboard card. Someone on a keyboard forum advised me to check out VB3 and LL4 and I've never looked back. I've gravitated to Cherry Audio 140B Wurlybird for EP. Still use LL4 for Rhodes though.