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Is NI going to end-of-life the 1.x installer and push out the v2 to all?

Is it recommended for all v1x user to upgrade now?

The EZD3 Core Library updates are dated 2022-6-17.

The EZdrummer 3 update v3.0.3 is dated 2022-6-28.

6 minutes ago, cclarry said:

Yes...500 Gb is big enough for a system drive for sure...but you'll be surprised how quickly that 500 goes!
I had my system drive on a 128 Gb at one point.

Right! I started with a 250 GB SSD that was almost full. But I have installed all the programs that I ever plan to on this system, so the 500 GB just bought me some breathing room. At 280 GB used now, I have set a hard limit for myself of 300 GB used on "C:", or else something gotta go!!! ?

3 hours ago, John Vere said:

I know exactly the videos that recommend Asio4all and they have millions of views. They are the most highly recommended too.  So it's not the OP's fault for taking advice from a source like that. 

ASIO4all works fine with an on-board audio chip, such as Realtek. You know, the type that ships in most consumer laptops. I used ASIO4all in my Acer laptop, but not for serious use. For me, it worked just OK for DAW playback using virtual instruments.

Just don't try to use ASIO4all with a professional audio interface!

FYI, Cakewalk did a market study way back during the Sonar Platinum years, and discovered that the majority of users launching Sonar were using on-board audio. What a surprise!

3 hours ago, cclarry said:

Not near big enough...go BIG or go home...LOL

500 GB is plenty big enough for my system drive M.2 SSD. My current "C:" drive SSD is only 500 GB. I run a lean system drive that is 40% free space now. That means I can easily take scheduled nightly full system drive images and fit several of them (retain 3 days) on a 1TB external WD Elements HDD.

My system drive only contains Windows 10, my programs, and my plugin DLL's/VST3's, etc. All of the other content and sample libraries that I use go onto my "D:" drive SSD (which is 2 TB currently).

My download archives go onto another internal WD HDD.

3 hours ago, User 905133 said:

Thanks for mention this issue.  After a few more attempts I will be reverting to SYN2 2.0.3.  Otherwise it would require individually reloading the SYN2 patch in each instance.  When I load a CbB Project, I like all my settings to be as I saved them. 

In my first comment on this issue I mentioned that only the patch details are missing from the browser (thus meant to imply that the original patch sound remains loaded). No need to reload the patch!

The details are refreshed if you just browse to another patch name in the Syn 2 browser, but do not load it, & then browse back to the patch name you had originally loaded (the loaded patch name remains displayed at the top of the Syn 2 UI).

Just now, User 905133 said:

Is this issue with Cakewalk or other hosts, too?

Other hosts too. Checked it with Reaper and Studio One.

3 minutes ago, BTP said:

I have the same bug.

Thanks for confirming it!

It's not a showstopper by any means, but annoying that IK missed that one. IK "Coming Around Again".

9 minutes ago, abacab said:

I shouldn't have looked at Amazon. They have a shiny new Samsung M.2 SSD for $74.99. I'm tempted...

My MB is all ready to go for M.2 NVME. Checked the manual and only one of my two M.2 slots is shared with a SATA port, that gets disabled if the M.2 slot gets used. Even that's not an issue since I'm only using 4 of the available SATA ports as is.

Got the M.2 drive in my shopping cart...

I noticed what might be a minor bug in the latest Syntronik 2.0.4, in both VST2 and VST3 plug-ins. No particular instrument either, just affects the one you have loaded.

After you load an instrument preset, you normally see the details in the graphic in the right-hand pane. That's good, but if you close and reopen the plug-in window the graphic and the details are gone. Clicking on another instrument, then returning to the one that is loaded restores it, but yeah... looks like an issue.

Has anyone else noticed this behavior?

Examples below:

2 hours ago, cclarry said:

Well...I guess I'm a moron because the M2 Mount WAS in the package...I just didn't see it LOL!
That's the price of getting old!  BACK IN BUSINESS!

Your earlier post had inspired me to re-read my ASUS manual sections regarding the M.2 installation. In the manual under "Package contents", they had listed "Accessories: 1 x M.2 screw package". Checked in the box that I had saved, and sure enough, there they were!

P.S. I shouldn't have looked at Amazon. They have a shiny new Samsung M.2 SSD for $74.99. I'm tempted...

SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M7Q21N7/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1

31 minutes ago, cclarry said:

Mine has 2 also....which is good...because I'll probably get another 4 TB M.2 when I catch one on sale...they're crazy fast.
I even have a USB-C M.2 Enclosure, which I'll probably get a drive for later also.

My M.2 slots are PCIE based, so I understand that may cut down on available lanes for PCIE x4 expansion slot usage.  But fortunately I am only using the PCIE x16 for my graphics adapter, Nvidia GTX 1650.

Everything else is either SATA or USB 3.

1 minute ago, cclarry said:

My motherboard M.2 Slots require "Offset" mounts, and it didn't come with them...which is REALLY the biggest slow down in this process.

My board has  2 x M.2 slot, but I didn't bother with M.2 initially. Decided to stick with SATA 2.5". So that leaves me a bit of upgrade path someday, along with 2 unused RAM slots.

14 minutes ago, Grem said:

Good idea. Never thought I would fill my 1tb Sample drive.... but here I am... looking for a bigger drive!

I bumped up my SSD sample drive from 1 TB to 2 TB this year. Still got 600 GB free space on the new drive... ahhh, breathing room for a while!

But I also had to get a new 2 TB WD Elements external USB HDD to image that sample drive (weekly).

41 minutes ago, Cristian said:

I think V Collection 8 was available for something like $299 at the beginning of the year .

I paid $249 for VC8 last year, which was a pretty good deal for a first time VC purchase/crossgrade. Then Arturia recently offered me a "special" upgrade to VC9 for $199. I waited a bit, and then Arturia bumped my upgrade up to a "regular" price of $299. ?

I will be quite happy with VC8 until I get an upgrade offer for $99...

Still waiting for the IKM email... ?

I don't know anything about SD3, but I seem to recall that a while back somebody mentioned there was a way in Cakewalk to add tracks to an existing VST instance, such as another drum VST like Addictive Drums 2.

You can try using the "Append instrument track" item in the track context menu. Then make the necessary adjustments in your chosen VST.

Append per-output Instrument tracks

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=NewFeatures.31.html
 

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If you do not initially create the maximum number of available output tracks, you can later add additional tracks on demand from the Synth Rack view. To do so, do one of the following:

• Right-click the instrument in the Synth Rack (Views > Synth Rack View) and select Append Instrument Track.
• Right-click the instrument track strip in the Track view and select Append Instrument Track.

51 minutes ago, chris.r said:

No! ? Cause I like the sound  

That's the correct answer! ?

21 minutes ago, chris.r said:

Thanks. Yes this is what I did, actually I could do it a hundred times and get no response at all. No idea if anything got 'restored' or not. No feedback in any form, left with just faith  

Well then, either sell it, give it away, or dump it in the trash! ?

FYI: I have always gotten a response from KV331 Audio support. But I have heard a few others say they have sometimes been slow. A very small team, however. Not one of the big Corporations by any means...

As far as I know, there only appear to be 3 full time KV331 employees: Bulent, the synth mastermind; Gercek, tech support; and a web developer that runs the web store.

I use a Focusrite interface, and the factory ASIO drivers are excellent! Highly recommend!

Don't install ANY generic 3rd party ASIO emulations if you have the real ones! Even Steinberg has been known to slip some generic ASIO into your system when you install their software. That once caused me a big headache until I figured it out!

38 minutes ago, fastdraw said:

thank you for all this information.
personally I use 2 expanders (motif rack  xs and sonic cell ... soon integra 7) for acoustic sounds (violins, brass, wood ...), which are very easy to set up.
as for electric guitars, it requires me a deeper adjustment of electronics, I only use rig and amplitube, because it are very ergonomic and easy to understand.

To use virtual guitar effects in the PC for external audio devices, you would need to route their audio into the PC, and then assign the Guitar Rig or AmpliTube FX to their respective audio tracks in Cakewalk.

Same goes for virtual instruments already running in Cakewalk. You just add the audio FX to the audio output of the virtual instrument track or bus.

24 minutes ago, chris.r said:

Just wanted to mention that this process has given me errors on a few occasions, like a missing sample or a few, without any feedback whether it was resolved later or not. So yeah I'm having similar awkward feelings to Vernon.

Don't know what to say, other than suggest contacting support. That's how it works now, per the developer. No problems here as an Everything Bundle user.

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8439116#p8439116

Support request: https://www.kv331audio.com/contactus.aspx

16 hours ago, bdickens said:

You should also give your thread a title that gives people some clue as to what it might be about. More likely to get results that way.

Just go to your first post and click "Edit". That way you can add a proper topic name to this thread. "Chris" is not very informative for anyone else that may be seeking similar answers.

The MIDI device is likely not installed on Windows either. Otherwise it would show up as an available selection in MIDI devices.

Just now, Grem said:

I would not be able to stop myself from doing it just to see the results of the two different coolers!!

Like abacab said, a little rubbing alcohol and some cleaning pads, (paper towels), would clean that paste off in no time!!

FYI: take as much paste off first before trying to remove it  with cleaning pad & alcohol. I use a straight edge razor to scrape off the majority of the paste first before I come in with the alcohol pads. You can get it looking like brand new!

If you do, you got to post the results!

Yep, just boot to UEFI/BIOS with each, and take a phone pic that shows the idle temp screen.