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Select the clip(s), then click on the menu "Process > Transpose...". In the dialog you can choose the pitch in halftone steps and the algorithm used. Try different algorithms for your material to find out what is best!

You describe exactly what I am waiting for! A very simple but effective Vsti that just supports convincing ooooh, aaah, ... choirs, but not only woman voices! Regrettably most of the vocal libraries on the market today are either classical, cinematic, vocal phrases or only woman voices! There are nearly no real rock/pop choir vocals available. The only ones I have found have either a poor vocal range or have a bad quality. Paradoxically, the best one that I have found is the free "Dave Choir" from decent samples!

It's being said in the video above, or I have misunderstood! ?

It is like with most changes, like in evolution, most mutations extinct, because only a very small number is really successful! And engineering is no exception to the rule! I just understand that 2.0 ... is very sophisticated, i.e. more possible issues with gear and software from different vendors. has more granular settings and data, i.e. it needs more power even for nothing. In the end there is a human, a musician that has to control the data and if it grows that makes it more difficult! Just look at Vsti samples, most instruments do even not support 128 different layers, what is the profit to have more dynamic layers? is usb only, i.e. less safe connections compared to the past. will engage all the software and hardware companies a 1000s of hours, i.e. we have to pay for it even if we don't profit, we get a lot of changes (new bugs...) and other important changes are being delayed. I am sure there will be much more! This is only a small list of consequences! The reason why the old MIDI has survived for such a long time is the simplicity of its specification, because it is not that sophisticated like 2.0. But we'll see, we will not be spared! I expect something like VST3 that in the end caused more harm than facilitation for the musicians. Such things are often more for the freaks and the developers themselves, not for the customers!

I give up, it seems my English cannot be understood! Or maybe it is the way that I express myself! ?

First, I made the same mistake spelling the product name! But it is called Devastor 2 only! ?

Regrettably I bought this one also. But later I found out that it only runs if you are online! This was not written anywhere, I think that's a kind of scam! My DAW is offline, so I can only use it on my laptop, i.e. wasted money! Words of solace: I have anyway to many synths, if I am looking for a good sound it takes many hours! ?

It reminds me of very good films (first episode). Episode #2 is almost acceptable, but just a shade of the first one. Beginning from #3 it is barely a rip-off! Also if I look at the evolution of programming tools, e.g. Java, it is quite the same! First, very good idea, then there come the technocrats and clerks, blow it up and destroy the outstanding simplicity of the beginning. The way is free for the next good idea, because this one has died! ?

Eventide?

It is not the problem to see this before I import the file, but it is not visible anymore when I have imported the file! Thus I want it either in the name or as another information to the imported clip!

I do not understand why CbB does not show the name from the personal plugin layout in the FX slots! ☹️ This is especially annoying when you have the same plugin in multiple versions or as you said different plugins with the same prefix. Choosing the plugin is fine, but afterwards you cannot see it quickly! Concerning long plugin names Kuassa is not the only example! Therefore it would be cool if it was changable in the DAW(s)!

For me the only thing that is missing as a sort of "clip" comment is the file name and date, especially when you create clips in a program outside and want to know the version of the imported clip. Though I do this most of the time manually, sometimes I have to re-import clips just to be sure that I have their newest version!

Probably it's because some of the clips are locked, maybe only position-locked. I did report this more than once. They said it has to work like that, but in my opinion this is not what a user will expect! If you lock a clip, e.g. to a position, then the idea behind that is to lock it to a logical song position and this position may move when deleting a part of the song or inserting a new part somewhere. So IMHO the current behavior doesn't make sense ☹️. But I learned the work-around (like so many in CbB), i.e. first unlock all clips, then do ripple-edit and finally lock the clips again (how elaborate if not all of them should be locked!). Fortunately, most of the time I don't forget to do it this way! ?

It just depends what you call "write a song" ! ?

I am full, too! Sometimes I should better keep my trap shut! Hell, I am married!

At that time a lot of the arrangements with classic instruments was done by the 5th Beatle! ? I don't know why so many people say this! Most of the harder songs are McCartney songs: I'm Down, She's a Woman, St. Pepper, Oh Darling, Helter Skelter, Why Don't We Do It on the Road, ... Often I heard someone believe that some of those songs were sung by John! Very strange! But I guess this is because Paul made also those "softy songs" (I don't like most of them, especially in the Wings time). Also most of my favorite songs are from John, but in the last years I understood more and more that most part of the good arrangements came from Paul, even for John's songs and it is not only the bass! Think of "Come Together", the composition of Lennon is not so special, but the instrumentation is brilliant and that's more Paul's work! John was always more interested in his political/social message and in special effects, not in a good instrumentation and in a good mix. You can see this very well on his own albums! But quite a lot of his songs are ingenious. I do not comment the 2nd part of your statement!

This would be cool! Additionally, I would like if there was the possibility to reduce the notes visible, because most often you do not need all drum notes and the ones used are too far from each other (always scrolling up and down needed)! This would also improve the working with other instruments, 'cos sometimes you have big gaps that you do not use.

It seems that this is wanted behavior. When a plugin is selected in the FX bin (you can see small angles around the plugin square box), then it has the focus/priority for key actions. If you want the selected clip gain focus again, then you have to click on the clip again (the plugin loses the focus then). After that the key input goes to the clip. A lot of such misunderstandings with CbB/Sonar's focus handling happen when you begin working with it. I just remember how I struggled years ago when I started to work with Sonar. It took me years to come used to the focus handling, but today I see some of the advantages with this implementation! ? In CbB/Sonar selected is not always equal to focused!

I am waiting for PSP85 or PSP42 going on sale ... I fear "never"! ?

It is very good that there are now several products in this area! Surely there will be some competition! But I bought DrumsSSX from Fuse Audio Labs this year. It separates drum instruments in a stereo drum mix. It is the best that I have found in this area (there are not many). I plan to use it in 2021 to separate the individual drum instruments of some poorly old stereo drums recordings (tape, sloppy), then convert them to MIDI and finally recreate the drums with a Vsti. I had invested in some other tools, some more expensive even, but I was disappointed that they do not serve for this purpose. E.g. XLN Addictive Trigger, it is extraordinary in detection, but regrettably there is no possibility to manually fix incorrect detection and 2nd you can only extract kick, snare and toms, it is nearly impossible to extract hi-hat and cymbals (especially overlapping hits). That's why I have great expectations in DrumsSSX, 'cos my tests showed very good results with some tweaking.

Regrettably this is not only true for plugin providers and software companies, but for the whole industry, all politics and even society! ? And it does not help that they all are not being left behind, rather it makes that we all are left behind! ? 21st century!

If they would make their products similar to the installer, then I am glad they do not update the products! ? The new updater looks really ugly (Facebook style). How often do you open the installer? Me, I can live with that, 'cos I rarely use it. I use their products more often than the installer! ?

XLNAudio Addictive Trigger is really good, 'cos it uses "Audio Fingerprints" that can include/exclude the hits your after. Like this you can even do replacement in a drum stereo mix. This works quite convincing! The only thing that's missing (like in many other so-called "intelligent" programs) is the possibility to correct invalid detection manually! ? In this area is the old Cakewalk stuff like Drum Replacer and AudioSnap exceptional and much better IMO. It is a pity that they do not get enough attention currently! ?

As far as I know this is only true for "online" computers, i.e. if you have to reactivate an offline install, then you still need BA! ?

I had the same problem. Tried on 2 computers, no result (and I used Kontakt, not the player). Now I have found out the clue: Hammersmith requires Kontakt/player 6.2! (I have only Kontakt 5.81). The message of Kontakt that it belongs to a library that is not installed (when I want to open the instrument) is very confusing! ? Why the hell can they not tell the true reason?