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1 hour ago, Steven Warwick said:

Wondering if Bandlab would consider open sourcing "Cakewalk by Bandlab"  once Cakewalk Sonar is released.    I believe that there would be a lot of interest in having it maintained and continued effort on bug fixes and improvements

Seriously? It’s basically the same code.

But only one iLok activation. That’s puny.

So, here’s my plan. I will lean back in my chair until Sonar is released and the question whether it will be possible to buy a permanent license, or if Sonar only will be available through a BSP membership, has finally been decided. I have always stayed away from software subscriptions (ask Adobe) and intend to do so in the future as well. As for the BSP package, I’m only interested in Sonar.

While waiting, I’ll keep using CbB as long as it runs. If CbB stops working before any such decision has been made, I have both Cubase and Studio One installed on my computer. Also, I have SONAR Platinum installed, so I will be able to open my unfinished Cakewalk projects reasonably well.

In a worst-case scenario, I certainly won’t change DAW lightheartedly. I’ve always loved Cakewalk, but I will move on if the only option is a BandLab membership.

26 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

Is that the image from Sonar (Backstage Pass version) or from CbB?

Sorry, it's from the beta. I later reported this in the proper place.

Nevermind, nothing to see here. 

I wouldn’t click on that link; using http in 2024? Really? Obviously, someone is trying to masquerade as everyplugin.com.

36 minutes ago, John Vere said:

And keeping the name adds more confusion for some people. In my opinion they are repeating this mistake by recycling the Sonar name. This will be massively confusing on the internet search engine.

One way to keep old SONAR and new Sonar apart is to use proper capitalization. Old SONAR was always spelt in all upper case, but the new Sonar is not. If everyone adheres to these simple rules, keeping them apart will be simpler.

3 hours ago, bitman said:

The synththesizer V ARA instrument I use for vocals anymore will do a region effect on Cakewalk by Bandlab and even the new Sonar but not Sonar Plantinum for some odd reason though.

I don’t know about Synthesizer V, but if it requires ARA 2, SONAR Platinum won’t work. SONAR Platinum only supports ARA, not ARA 2. I think ARA 2 support was introduced in CbB 2019.5.

288GB.

O.M.G.

5 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

I thought you were one of the open-minded people. 

I am. However, I don't think this thread should be littered with personal reflections. The S/N ratio can deteriorate rapidly. That's why I didn't post anything in reply to your strange thumbs down, and only gave you a thumbs down in reply. But as you keep going on; the point of my message was to say that designing a user interface is always  a balance between different important goals. Of course a bigger icon is easier to read that a small icon. Nobody can deny that. But the effect such changes have on other factors - in this case the number of characters that actually fit inside the text box - must be taken into account. Hence, I felt a need to agree, and disagree.

How you could give me a thumbs down for that, I still can't understand. But hey.

59 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

To me the Output Icon  in Sonar [ O ] is much easier to read than the [ o ] in CbB. 

Sure, but the problem here is that the larger icons in Sonar occupies more space. Simply changing the colour of the background square from gray to white would have increased legitibility, while the space available for text wouldn't have decreased. Also, the padding has increased for some unknown reason, making the space available for text even smaller. And to top it all off, the font size has increased, which is the third reason so little space is left for the actual text.

1 hour ago, Wookiee said:

The flatness is because it uses resizable vector graphics

That's a common misconception. Vector graphics can be as ”un-flat” as a bitmapped image. You can have gradients, shades and what-not in a SVG file, just as you can in a bitmapped PNG, JPG, TIF or BMP file. If the forum software had allowed for SVG images to be pasted into a post, or at least be visible when linked from another site, I could have showed an example of that. But it doesn’t.

Unless you’ve already noticed, there are 7 Color Schemes available in Edit > Preferences > Customization | UI. Maybe some of them suits you better than the default Dark scheme?

Bapu, that's your cue.

1 hour ago, sjoens said:

HELP: CbB Killed 64 bit Sonar

So the age of clickbait titles has finally reached this forum as well? I though for a second I'd come to YouTube.

Just ran a manual plugin scan in SONAR Platinum x64 and it worked perfectly fine. It picked up all my last purchases. Boring, I know.

9 minutes ago, John Vere said:

So how did it do? I found the SC 55 was not that great. The bass especially was very farty. I still like my Korg better.

I think it did pretty well for something that's almost 30 years old, but YMMV. Anyway, here's the result as a raw mp3.

Interesting comparison. I even downloaded the same MIDI file from freemidi.org and recorded it through my Roland SC-88 Pro so I could compare my old faithful to the others.

Skaka has been on my watchlist for a while, but now it’s in da proverbial house.

1 hour ago, SmokeyLoops said:

GET READY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG! WE’RE THRILLED TO UNVEIL OUR SPECIAL PROMOTION JUST IN TIME FOR 2023.

Just in time for 2023? Really?

Addictive Drums 22.3.6 (Feb 26, 2024)

• Fixed bug in nested drop-down menus.
• Re-added drum maps for Millenium e-drum kits.

Addictive Drums 22.3.5 (Feb 6, 2024)

• Updated AD2 to the newest version of our platform
• Fixed an issue related to modifier keys on macOS
• Fixed an bug related filesystem access
• Many performance improvements and small bug fixes

12 hours ago, John Vere said:

I understood that you could only obtain Roland VST instruments by subscription to the Roland Cloud. 

No, a lifetime key*) to Roland Sound Canvas VA can be bought for $69, e.g. from JRR Shop. I don't have that plugin myself, as I have a Roland SoundCanvas SC-88 Pro standing on my desk, but would that one go up in smoke, I'd probably buy it. How else would I be able to listen to all the unfinished material I have from the last century? And although I do have TTS-1 since SONAR X1, is not for me.

*) Make of that what you will.

Sweet. And now it dawns on me why it’s called Aurora. See the similarity to the word Austrian?

13 minutes ago, Fleer said:

I see Aurora as an add-on to the Austrian Grand, like a soundware pack, adding more samples and presets. Pretty pretty good. 

Indeed it is. So, does this mean that you've bought it?

8 hours ago, User 905133 said:

Aurora is available immediately with a special introductory price of $79 / 79€, with crossgrade pricing of $39 / 39€ for users of Austrian Grand [...]

I think I see a pattern here.

As for Aurora, UVI says: “Aurora’s piano sound is based on a world-class concert grand recorded at the renowned Guillaume Tell sound stage in Paris.”

As for Austrian Grand, UVI says: “Billed as the ultimate concert grand, the Austrian Grand is renowned for its rich sound and exemplary dynamics. Deeply multi-sampled at the Guillaume Tell sound stage in Paris […]”

So, I would guess that the reason for letting owners of Austrian Grand get a deep discount is that Aurora most likely is based on the same samples. I really like Austrian Grand (a Bösendorfer), not least because of its clear, dark bass tones.

51 minutes ago, Vernon Barnes said:

Installed (I have the subscription), a very quick listen to some of the presets and a bit of tweaking and I think its going to be a winner.

I agree. These days I don’t buy any plugin unless it’s something totally different from what I already have. I’ve been playing through the presets now for a while and I find Aurora to be really inspiring, although I tend to turn off Textures for most of them.

As for the crossgrade price, I bought Aurora for €39. I do have the UVI Keysuite Bundle, so that might be it.