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8 hours ago, Kenny Wilson said:
I'm happily updated and I'm very impressed with how well you guys are working together .
all the best ,
Kenny
Welcome to Cake World 2.0 Kenny!
And now that you have your first "Like", you have some real street cred around here!
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The latest version of BandLab Assistant is the only option.
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52 minutes ago, Chuck E Baby said:
Trying to install 2019.01 will require Bandlab 5.0.3
Exactly! Even with the file you will still need the BandLab Assistant online to install it.
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It looks like a new version keeps coming out every year. I have W8 & W9 and I realize that they need to make money to keep the store open, but then they seem to stop updating last year's version as soon as the new one is released. It is almost like a subscription, in that you don't get any more bug fixes unless you keep buying the latest version. I would rather they slow down the pace a bit and maybe release some .5 releases in between major versions.
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Staff view really needs some more love from the developers. It probably was never intended for printing out pretty scores. It is what it is, and can be useful for viewing and/or editing your tracks in a notation view.
You would probably get better printing results by exporting your song as a MIDI file and formatting and printing it from a free notation program such as MuseScore. https://musescore.org/en
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7 hours ago, pwalpwal said:
to the users who don't have the issue - are you also running DirectX12?
Follow-up: I have been able to induce a couple of random crashes when inserting TTS-1 into a CbB project. But not every time, and mostly none of the time. But it has happened since my last post.
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6 hours ago, pwalpwal said:
to the users who don't have the issue - are you also running DirectX12?
Yup! DirectX 12 on Windows 10 Pro, according to dxdiag.
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Non, no, and nope.
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57 minutes ago, msmcleod said:
The AIR Complete bundle, although dated is still an excellent set of instruments.
Plugin boutique is offering an upgrade from any of the AIR products for only £60 / $78.
You can currently get Xpand!2 for £13.99 / $18.42 and then use this to upgrade to complete:
https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/64-Virtual-Instrument/1560-Xpand-2
And then get Akai VIP 3.1 Standard when it goes on sale (for $99). If you already have the AIR instruments, then you don't need the Plus bundle. The AIR instruments integrate very well with VIP (all from the same parent company, inMusic), and already have the AIR factory patch maps set up. You will have the advantage of being able to browse, search, and play any of the AIR presets from one common browser, and only need to open the plugin UI if you want to edit a sound. That solves much of the dated look and feel.
In addition, VIP works as either a standalone plugin host, or it can be a plugin in your DAW. VIP lets you create 8 part performance multis for splits and layers using any sounds in your VIP library. Lots of creative power here. Each multi has 8 instrument slots, with four FX insert slots each, plus 4 busses, and a master out. You can create multiple setlists with up to 128 presets or multis each. So that offers options for live use.
VIP also supports importing just about any plugin you have, and is not limited to supported plugins like the NI NKS format.
Many of those AIR instruments are included with the VIP 3.1 Plus bundle. VIP 3.1 Plus is bundled with select keyboard from M-Audio, Akai, and Alesis. You do not need a special keyboard to use VIP as a host, but you will need to do your own MIDI mapping with a generic MIDI keyboard.
https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/72-Utility/3788-AKAI-VIP-3-0-Standard
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1 hour ago, scook said:
Bounce everything possible through a bus or two to create a submix and archive the bounced tracks/buses after bounce.
Aside from quick groups and control groups, folders are a quick way to archive a group of tracks.
Once the source tracks have all been bounced and added to folder(s), it is a quick one-click operation to archive/un-archive those source tracks at the folder(s) level.
Good tip!
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9 hours ago, Magic Russ said:
That looks like it will be a great package for starters. I have already collected most of that separately through the free players and various freebie giveaways.
But that will be a big step forward having that all available in one bundle, along with the Komplete Kontrol software!
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Maybe watch for it here! https://www.bandlab.com/cakewalk_team
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I was amused that the demo video was using fruity loop studio...
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You simply cannot install and use it without an internet connection. It's not an offline install.
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I would think that freezing all tracks that you are not working on at the moment would be the simplest thing to do, and give you the most CPU back to use for your current track. You can freeze tracks with the audio effects in place so you will still hear them in the frozen tracks, but without the extra CPU load from the FX plugin. It is similar to bouncing the track down with FX applied.
Also by creating an FX bus and sending similar tracks to the same FX plugins would reduce the number of duplicate FX plugin instances used in the project, and that should lighten the CPU load.
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TTS-1 and Roland GrooveSynth load fine here without crashing on the latest version of CbB.
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Here's a version for Sonar 3 thru Platinum: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qNsnKBASsnsALygDDQSQ4jFW6yhZIJZcIpfwH-6qgy0/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
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8 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:
Which is totally stupid unless the aim is to get people to buy Pro.
Not exactly stupid, because that is exactly the plan.
Withe the "Semi-Annual Channel", MS gives away an OS version upgrade to a multitude of free beta testers (mostly unsuspecting Home users), then they log any errors with the new versions via telemetry and fix most of them before the corporate (Enterprise) customers upgrade. The main idea behind using Pro is to be able defer the upgrades long enough to get in sync with the bug-fixed re-releases intended for the corporate crowd. Although you have the capability to permanently disable all updates, it would still be recommended to update eventually, because if you wait too long your version will become unsupported and you will no longer receive any patches.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-overview#semi-annual-channel
When Microsoft officially releases a feature update for Windows 10, it is made available to any PC not configured to defer feature updates so that those devices can immediately install it. Organizations that use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, or Windows Update for Business, however, can defer feature updates to selective devices by withholding their approval and deployment. In this scenario, the content available for the Semi-Annual Channel will be available but not necessarily immediately mandatory, depending on the policy of the management system. For more details about Windows 10 servicing tools, see Servicing tools.
So it might be worth it for some home and small office folks to pay for the Pro version to avoid the headaches and interruptions that can come with initial new Win10 version releases to Home.
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2 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said:
Steev,
Beating a dead horse here, but with the Pro version of Win10, you can shut down (disable) all automatic updates.
Once configured, Win10 won't download any updates.
If you've got the Home version of Win10, automatic updates can't be fully disabled.
Jim is absolutely correct here. The confusion maybe lies in the fact that there are multiple options and you have to dig into Group Policy Editor and configure specific policies to shut down the updates.
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Yup, thanks! That's one of those stoopid good deals!
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The BandLab Assistant update failed for me, had to download the installer manually. All good now.
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Jesse just confirmed here in this post:
TheSteven was correct in his assumption!
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I saw the same thing. Full installer this time. Still on version 2019-01, but with new build number 27.
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For guitar sims, I would agree with the bundled TH3 Cakewalk, and the free Amplitube from IK Multimedia, and Guitar Rig from Native Instruments. Amplitube and Guitar Rig both have free versions. I don't play guitar, but I enjoy running my synths and guitar samples through them!
For a virtual bass guitar amp, I like the Gallien-Krueger by Audiffex, available in the light version for free: https://shop.audified.com/products/live-guitar-and-bass-bundle-le
Tracktion 10 Announced at NAMM
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I have no issues with the Tracktion interface. I find it rather intuitive. But I struggle with the UI in Reaper, FL Studio, and Reason. So I understand UI preference and workflow is a personal thing.
If you really want different, try Ableton Live! I like that one too, but have to read the manual to do anything.
And bottom line is that most DAWs offer a demo version, so there's really no reason to get stuck and unhappy that you bought something you struggle with.