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An interesting way to experiment with and generate MIDI rhythm patterns...

Glad you have it working! Cheers!

Some USB keyboards require the use of a 2nd MIDI port for its on-board control surface to work. I don't have an LX25, but the comment from Dennis reminded me of a similar issue with the setup for the Roland A-300PRO that I have. It uses 1 port for the keys (music), and a 2nd port for the controls and transport, etc. The keyboard setup probably offers the user some options for this mode. In any case, the keyboard setup needs to match the MIDI settings in CW.

I wouldn't bother with that. The VST3 stuff kinda wants to be there, and that's the default path for it.

Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing everything by Cakewalk and BandLab?

Well, that's not how it's SUPPOSED to work. Tried a reset and re-scan yet?

I don't understand why some plug-in installers insist on creating a Steinberg folder, even though I don't have ANY Steinberg products installed. I have to check for that occasionally and ensure that any plug-ins located there are also in my 2 main VST Plugins folders. If not, I move them from Steinberg and then delete the Steinberg path. I only use 2 plug-in scan paths in Cakewalk: "C:\Program Files\VstPlugIns" and "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\VstPlugins". Every plug-in that I own is in one or the other of those folders. If it gets installed elsewhere on my system, I move it into one of those 2 folders. I reserve the Cakewalk\VstPlugins folder for those plug-ins published or supplied by a Cakewalk installer.

Yes, I would pursue something up to date with Win 10 drivers. I am sad that my M-Audio is sitting around as a paper weight, when the hardware is perfectly fine. But time and software has marched on ...

Just in case you didn't know, when you necro a dead thread it bumps it to the top of the list, often to the dismay of forum regulars, when it's really nothing new. Proper net etiquette is to start your own new thread instead. ? Cheers, and Happy Holidays!

I suppose that might get you a freebie in an alternate account, but you may have issues with downloading and activating products from multiple IK accounts on the same PC. The IK downloads are only accessible from within your account, and installs are activated to your PC based on that account.

I agree that spending a lot of time to learn an end of life synth could be a risk. If it's an oldie synth that you already know how to program well and love, have used in many projects, or just don't have the budget for anything new, stick with it. Otherwise, instead of YouTube presentations, I would suggest picking out one synth you are interested in and install the demo or trial to see how you get along. Maybe try several. Then buy just one and dedicate your time to explore learn it fully before you buy any more. Once you know one synth end to end, learning another should fall into place more easily. I will add that saying one synth is more clear, vivid, dynamic, etc., than another is rather a subjective exercise. Are we comparing apples/apples the same type of sound, on-board effects on/off, stand alone or sitting in a mix? Most factory presets come drenched in effects by the sound designer, and can add a tremendous boost to the stand alone sound. But they will likely sound like crap in a mix. Proof: take any preset you like and disable all effects. Now listen to it dry. Did that magic and sparkle just go away? There are a lot of ways to make the same synth sound good, or bad. But some of the new generation of synths do have better oscillator and filter models than past generations. So they should still sound better without any effects turned on.

Most of the old synths still run really good. In fact, most run better on current hardware than they did when new! ? I think a lot of the difference in modern synths is UI design, preset browsers, and programming workflow. And factory presets. The synth developers try to keep making them easier to use. But soundwise, it is mostly up to the sound designers who designed the preset collections for the perceived quality of a given instrument's sound. Any of those synths in the hands of a skilled sound designer can make nearly any sound. When you use a label such as "modern" sounding you may be referring to newer synths that toss in wavetable and granular synthesis in addition to virtual analog, which may contribute to a perceived modern sound such as those synths that emphasize EDM in their preset libraries. For example, using virtual analog, a saw wave is a saw wave (or same for sine, square, triangle). It's how you filter it, shape envelopes (ADSR), assign LFOs, and effects, etc., that define a sound. Any particular synth architecture may set limits on how many choices of oscillator sources you have, how many voices, how many layers, filter and envelope designs, how you route modulations, etc. My take is that if you are looking for "modern" sounds, choose a synth that includes wavetable synthesis. And if you are not interested in programming, choose one with a lot of factory presets. Or a money pit with lots of sound expansions for sale. My biggest annoyance with the old stuff is generally the UI size, and that many have not been updated to be scalable for high res screens. But bottom line answer is Z3TA 2, Rapture Classic and Dimension Pro are still functional and good sounding. The UIs are a bit dated though. I still think Rapture classic has some fantastic sounds that I have not heard anywhere else!

Close, but actually all of the Cakewalk intellectual property was included in the Gibson/BandLab deal. The BandLab CEO announced in the Cakewalk forum that they would be releasing the DAW for free, but reserved making any decisions about releasing plug-ins for the future. And probably not for free...

A quick email to Sales last night, and they responded with a link in less than 3 hours. On a Friday night, no less! Awesome folks at AAS!

But on the flip side, some of those Syntronik samples sound mighty fine! Sampled with care by a team including the owner of many of those vintage synths, Erik Norlander, who was the product manager for the original Alesis Andromeda analog synth! https://cdm.link/2017/07/syntronik-is-the-new-monster-softsynth-from-ik-hear-from-its-creator/ Up to you ! ?

I agree! I have both of those as well as the full Syntronik and some UVI synth sample libraries. IK could go where Arturia has with the V Collection! I love the Analog Lab where you can quickly filter and audition from a library of 6500+ presets from those vintage instruments, all without waiting for samples to load! From a user perspective, I find the advantage of loading emulation/modeled presets when auditioning synth sounds is much quicker and more practical than loading sounds from sample libraries. I also have the AAS Chromaphone 3 and AAS Ultra Analog VA 3 which are totally modeled. I think that I prefer the speed and smaller system footprint of emulation and modeling!

There, fixed it for ya! ?

It's $10 to reactivate your downloads for another 180 days. That is for everything in your account, not just for a single product. And you can use Jam Points for up to 30% of a purchase, so that can work out to $7 spent for another 180 days of downloads... Yes, that's still a pain, but it is what it is...

I had to check to see if I already had that one... I do! ?

Or the ARP2600 V from Arturia. I tried the demo, and it's quite cool! https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/arp2600-v/ But that's full price $149 right now. Maybe wait for a 50% off sale... I agree with ZT that the tiny UI on the TimewARP 2600 is quite annoying. ?

I would say it's cool, except their support says it's only supported on Win 7, and not for Win 10. It works on Win 10, but they won't support the product for unsupported OS. But for $10, it's a cool stocking stuffer. It's based on the original 2600. Fyi: the activation will not run in Cakewalk. So you will need another DAW to do the deed. The Reaper demo works just fine... Edit: Their site now shows Win 10 compatibility. https://sonivoxmi.com/products/details/timewarp-2600#compatibility

Which is better? u-he Repro, or Arturia Prophet V. Asking for a friend... ?

Yep, but I still gotta buy Christmas presents for my niece and nephew. Can't disappoint them!

Probably will. Next payday? ? Deal is good until Jan 7th...