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Chord track -global like this, changes applied to chord track applies to the entire song: Studio One 4: How to Use the Chord Track

Thanks for the memories! I had forgotten all about Dick Cavett! But not about Abba!

The bakers are probably working on this right now in their "Area-51". As a follow-up to the arranger track... Just speculating, of course... ?

I agree that would have been most helpful info in the original post for those trying to assist, as well as those who may be searching for similar answers in the future. You may want to edit the thread title in that regard. Glad that you finally got it sorted out!

Yes they have to manually recover your password at support. The automatic password recovery reset at the original Cakewalk site no longer functions, since it can't send out a response email.

Now the only question is do I really need anything else from IKM? Already have SampleTank 4 MAX, Syntronik, Miro 2 CE. Already have plenty of basses and drums, so not really sure that I would use the MODO's all that much...

The Sonar 7 installer should supply both versions. I believe that the only reason to install 32-bit Sonar would be if that is all your hardware will support, or else maybe if there is some 32-bit VST plugin that doesn't run correctly with the built-in BitBridge in Sonar x64. CbB (x64 only) also has BitBridge, if needed. I used to install both 32 and 64 bit versions of Sonar 8.5 and X1 on my 64-bit system. But in recent years have not bothered with Sonar x32.

BandLab online and Cakewalk By BandLab are still two different products. It remains to be seen what integration, especially regarding instruments, will follow...

If you have $200 burning a hole in your GAS pocket, maybe there are other deals elsewhere that are more worthy of your hard earned cash. ? I know, freebies are irresistible, but even so there is still an up-front cost...

If you start up SampleTank 4 it will show you what you have installed (or not) in the left hand library panel. Of course this is only useful for libraries that ST4 can load up, not for other items such as T-Racks or Amplitube, etc. If you see a download arrow on top of a library icon, that means you own it, but have not installed it yet. If you see a shopping cart, that means you have not bought it yet. [Edit] However I just discovered that the new ST4 expansions such as Clavitubes do not show up this way...

https://www.cakewalk.com/Press/Release/1165/Cakewalk-Announces-New-SONAR-Session-Drummer-3 Kits-from-Andy-Johns-and-Neil-Peart

It was actually replaced by Session Drummer 3 in Sonar 8.5. Still some time, though!

That's probably true, but since we're talking 13 years difference in file formats, I would say at least make backup copies of your old projects before working in the current version. Just in case, you know?

Here is a list of the included plug-ins with Cakewalk by BandLab: http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Plug-ins.1.html I don't see any Session Drummer included, only Studio Instruments Drum Kit. The other plug-ins you see are probably left over from a previous install of Sonar.

I don't think that Cakewalk project files that have been saved in newer versions of the software are backwards compatible with older versions. I think it's always been that way, and not just with Cakewalk. Most vendors recommend that you save a backup of your old projects before you open and edit them in new versions of their software, in case you decide to revert to the old version of the software.

Sonar 5 (all versions) and later were available as Sonar x64. Session Drummer 2 was included in Sonar 5 thru 8. Was that plug-in only available as 32-bit? Just curious, as my installs don't go back that far.

Just 30%, or $3.00 off. So that's $6.99 to re-up. Fortunately that unlocks the sounds downloads for ALL of your IK products!

I see that the latest H-Comp v11 is covered, but my previous Waves H-Series plugins are all v10. And it seems that Waves shows no love for them except for the convenient "renew coverage" option... for $54 for my H-Series bundle, or $130 for all of my Waves v10 plugins. ?

You might want to consider imaging for your sample drive, unless it is way too huge. I have all of my samples and content on a 1TB SSD drive, about 60% used space. As long as I keep a current image of that I should never need to reinstall anything on that drive. Just restore the image and go!

I believe that is close, if not completely correct. I recall reading somewhere that the cymbals are sampled. Which is why I said mostly modeled, and since I do not own either couldn't state with certainty.

I've about come to the decision to no longer archive the IK sounds installers. I image my OS and sample drives regularly, so in the rare event that I would ever need to clean install, paying $10 to re-download the installers is certainly more cost effective than buying another drive to store them on.

I disagree that we disagree... ?

I agree. SampleTank 4 MAX has apparently "jumped the shark" as far as instrument sample storage is concerned. No complaints regarding the quality of these sounds, which are excellent, but it seems like it's time to explore more use of physical modeling technologies instead of uber sampling. I think we may have reached the limits of what is practical for sampled instruments and storage space in this latest version...

I glanced at their requirements and they appear to require minimal space (compared to many of their other instruments). Most likely because the MODOs are mostly modeling based rather than sample based.

I was just stating facts that could hopefully help someone that just stumbled onto this thread. Not trying to start a debate. And I have never seen an instructional video for Cakewalk beginners that didn't pile on too much up front, or leave something out. So would agree most of them fall short in some way. IMHO a DAW like Cakewalk isn't really ideal for absolute beginners, because it is so deep. But we all have to start somewhere, and the price of entry is quite attractive to those just starting out. ?