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MuseScore is up to v3.6, and is open source. Source code is a GNU GPL licensed open-source program. https://musescore.org/en And it has available iOS, Kindle Fire, and Android apps. I wonder what legal issues the bakers would have bolting open source notation software onto Cakewalk with a GPL license, assuming the tecnical issues were not insurmountable?

Did the Syntronik Deluxe upgrade for $29.99, minus $9 in JamPoints, for a $20.99 deal. Decided that I should spring for the Deluxe because of the VCS3 and the PolySix. Already had the Memorymoog (freebie IK gift), so that is a dupe for me. But that's like 2 new synths I wanted for $10 each! The other two items that were included, the Roland SH and the anthology Modulum analog drum thingy. Undecided whether to keep them installed.

I believe that if Cakewalk fully supported MusicXML, that would provide an advantage to more serious notation users. Being able to get the notation data in and out of Cakewalk with a better method other than using MIDI should be handy for them. Cakewalk does support MusicXML export, so that's at least a start! Not sure how that would work with MusicXML import, because then they would probably have to update the existing staff view to better interpret and present the imported data. It's a music markup language standard that's been around for 20 years for sharing notation data: https://www.musicxml.com/ Other DAWs that feature at least some MusicXML (read/write interchange ability includes Band in a Box; Cubase; Logic Pro; Reaper): https://www.musicxml.com/software/ Since many score and notation editors already support MusicXML, it would be great to be able to round trip your song data to and from Cakewalk and these 3rd party editors.

I would download the 7-day free demos of both to see which works best for you. I added the NX Abbey Road plugin after I completed my Abbey Road Collection (NX not included). But after I tried an A/B test with Ocean Way, I like it much better. Maybe it's just my ears, but everyone's hearing differs, so suggest your own demo test.

I've already got Notion and Studio One with full notation integration, so I don't really need it improved in Cakewalk. But as a Cakewalk user and supporter for over 20 years, I'm just suggesting a way to make Cakewalk a better tool for all, not just guitar playing Dads. I'm still a fan of seeing Cakewalk become one of the best DAWs, not just the best free one.

Keep the thread alive!

Maybe we can set a new record here!

The Syntronik plugin should be the same for all editions, with the difference being the licensed sound sets. The installer should just need to add the additional sound sets that you are entitled to. The other IK products work in a similar way, such as SampleTank, T-RackS, Amplitube, etc.

If it ain't reproducible, it ain't fixable. Unless you get really, really lucky and you fix it by chance when randomly tweaking stuff. When I worked in IT support, the first thing we learned in order to triage a problem report was to first determine if it was an isolated incident, or it was happening to others, as in a widespread issue. If it was happening to others, then there was usually something in common, and it was only a matter of time until somebody reproduced it. But the hardest problems are the unique ones that only occur to a single user. In that case, I would recommend to try it on another PC. Eliminate as much as possible, because it is likely that the problem lies somewhere on the individual PC in question. Support is not likely to find an answer if this is the case, unless it can be reproduced.

I have a couple of other Waves synths, including Element 2, and I like them. So I looked into Codex, as it's very similar to Element, but one thing put me off. The 2 main oscillators are wavetable only. So you can't mix in a VA oscillator on 1 of them for a hybrid sound. Here's what one reviewer said:

That's the way AIR and SONiVOX used to roll ... don't know exactly when they started including the B.S. in their installers. I have the old installers from 4-5 years ago and they were not included.

Like I mentioned earlier, there is something going on with recent versions of their installers. This confirms it. Nothing wrong with the instruments themselves though... they still work fine.

Voice Ohs is in TTS-1 Preset > Ensemble > 064 000 Voice Oohs.

Support for the Yamaha XF data format. Yamaha owns Steinberg. https://steinberg.help/cubase_elements_le_ai/v9/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/file_handling/file_handling_for_yamaha_xf_data_format_supported_c.html

Congrats on the new machine. Glad it's working well for you!

AAS Objeq Delay is cool! Have had it for a couple of years. Yes, the dupes are a bit annoying, but fairly simple to eliminate. AAS is a great company and their products and support are top notch!

My AIR installers that were downloaded 5 years ago via my Plugin Boutique do not include Pace iLok installers. I have them all archived, and no problem here when re-installing them. In fact, the install instructions back then listed a required step for going directly to iLok and registering for an account and getting the iLok set up and product serials activated BEFORE installing the instruments. I don't know what has happened to AIR since then, but according to the reports I have read online, AIR must have changed something in the installers since. But evidently not for the better regarding PACE. Ironically, I do not believe AIR has made any actual updates to the instruments themselves in 5 years or so...

Well that was as low as I could go with buffers with live soft synths in the mix. Now I'm noticing that the audio path cuts out briefly as you switch monitors on Ocean Way, which doesn't happen with Abbey Road. This is also apparent on the master bus meters. At lower buffer settings this causes a glitch (static) in the audio as well, but at 512 or 1024 it's just a momentary audio dropout.

Here's an example: Let's say I play a C major chord at middle C at C4 on a keyboard with first inversion, and record it as a MIDI clip. The MIDI data recorded would store three separate note on, and note off events at the same time stamp for that C, E, and G, with velocity data, and any other controllers in use at the time. Basically like an old time player piano with holes punched in paper for each note, but a little more sophisticated. Then it would be up to the program or device playing back the resulting MIDI file to recognize and interpret/display the presence of the C major chord, if it has the capability of chord recognition. The MIDI file is not saying, "hey, here's a chord". You might have better luck importing your MIDI into a notation program that can export MusicXML, and marking it up there, then sharing in MusicXML format.

Not seeing the glitch here with Ocean Way. Running a project at 48/24 ASIO buffers at 256. With five VSTi instances on 5 instrument tracks. 3 FX plugins, 2 on tracks and one on master bus.

I thought ACID was cool when it first came out. Long time ago. But I eventually got bored with searching for audio loops. I much prefer MIDI clips. You can easily make them sound any way you want, instead of going into a workflow loop searching for the perfect sounding audio loop... ? But the funny thing now is you can use Acidized loops right inside Cakewalk. No need to leave home!

Better yet, maybe an up to date replacement! For example Steinberg HALion Sonic SE and Studio One Presence can play GM sounds and respond to program changes. I understand the limitations of an end-of-life Roland product without fixes and maintenance. I have even seen other products that include an internal sound font engine for General MIDI playback. There are a few GM sound fonts available that could be used.

First guess: I don't believe that "chord" is part of the MIDI specification. Only valid MIDI data is exported to a '.mid' MIDI file. Anything else that was added by Cakewalk gets stripped out with that export. Cakewalk is capable of containing a lot of additional info in a project beyond just MIDI data. To retain any project info beyond MIDI, you need to save it as a Cakewalk '.cwp' project file.

I grabbed the full version at the beginning of the month when PluginBoutique was having a sale.

Just out of curiosity, I moved this MIDI song that John provided over to Reaper to see what TTS-1 could do over there. As far as I know, Reaper is among the few other DAWs that can use DXi plugins, which is what TTS-1 is rather than VSTi. I got the MIDI tracks opened in a new project there, and inserted TTS-1 as an instrument on a new track. Then routed the MIDI tracks to TTS-1. During playback the first time, all TTS-1 audio output went silent about halfway through the song. Stopping and restarting the transport did not restore audio, and neither did saving, closing, and restarting the project. Restarted Reaper. Still no good. I had to delete the track and TTS-1, and re-insert a fresh instance of TTS-1 to get the audio to resume. I'm beginning to wonder if DXi may be meeting it's end of days on Windows 10? Disclaimer: I'm usually not using Reaper much for anything. I know the basics, but not an expert! Use it mostly as a test DAW, as it is usually bulletproof and the routing is very accessible and transparent. So when I encounter weird plugin behavior in Cakewalk or other DAWs I usually see if I can reproduce it in Reaper.