Mr No Name

page 727 dear god. 😂

"It seems even more unlikely that those 58.7 percent will be paying $61 per year for Microsoft’s Extended Security Update program, which will bring continued patches to Windows 10 PCs after October 2025." there you go. they can extend it but you must pay. fwiw, windows defender (security updates) can be replaced with any 3rd party security program, also people forget microsoft themselves are the number one hackers of your computer. the code changes that software and websites continually change will render the OS obsolete long before security updates. i.e "this software is not compatible with windows 10", developers are not going to do that for many years. they would be foolish to.

the future is indeed frighening, AI , brainchips, virtual reality goggles. I predict a revolution of traditional values, maybe even as far as dawless studio setups. cakewalk version one 1988 to supersede Sonar by bandlab.

couple of interesting early MIDI clips I happened across from 1986, halcyon days indeed

32-Bit Conversion Explained - SSL Audio Interfaces 23 January 2025 15:15 This FAQ aims to demystify what 32-bit conversion technology implies, resolve the most common misconceptions and provide some insight as to why we use 32-bit converters in SSL products such as PURE DRIVE QUAD, PURE DRIVE OCTO, SSL 12, SSL 18, SSL 2 MKII and SSL 2+ MKII “Do I still need to worry about setting the input gain when using my SSL device that has 32-bit converters? I’ve heard 32-bit devices can’t be clipped...” In short - yes, you do still need to set an appropriate gain to make sure your SSL device does not run the risk of clipping. Why? We use 32-bit fixed point (also referred to as ‘integer’) converters. The confusion comes from a small subset of audio devices on the market that happen to use a 32-bit floating-point recording system. These devices usually involve complex multi-converter systems per recording channel (most often two converters, covering different ranges) as a way to achieve an extended dynamic range at the A-D stage. Also, the digital stream from the A-D stage is presented in a 32-bit float format, which numerically allows for a dynamic range beyond that of the actual converter stage. Such products are designed to suit specific industry needs like field-recording, where astonishingly high dynamic range material needs to be recorded or where it is not possible to know beforehand exactly how loud your source is going to be. Imagine been tasked with recording a space shuttle lift-off and having to ask for another take because your recorder clipped... Our friends at Sound Devices do offer products aimed at field-recording applications that deploy 32-bit floating point recording formats, if you’re curious to find out more about the technology. https://support.solidstatelogic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/24642897272221-32-Bit-Conversion-Explained-SSL-Audio-Interfaces looks like a decent interface tbf.

the "security" of the cakewalk daw has nothing to do with google or facebook, who is going to hack into someone elses daw? Ridiculous nonsense. They'll be sending people around to peep through your letterbox by next week.

Now I can forget about them other 2 ropey old DAWS

Managed to figure it out, enable MMCSS for Asio driver in settings,

Can you scan for drivers the same way you scan for plugins?

How do you force Cakewalk to show Asio drivers in preferences? I have installed Audient ID22 drivers for an interface and the specific driver shows in 2 other DAWS and are useable, Cakewalk doesn't show the driver in choices in preferences, but does show and load the inPuts and outputs for the interface? It's only doing half the job it seems. How do you force the Asio driver into Preferences? can you drag and drop it in the registry or some folder? needless to say the interface is as yet unuseable in Cakewalk. thanks in advance.

are people going to bother counterfeiting their software if they only charge $7.99 for it ?

if you have more than one drive you could possibly drag the folder to a drive that is not being formatted, reformat your drive, and drag the folder back. A pendrive may work also. get a second opinion.

One last question. Can you daisy chain them together to use one firewire output? the saffire pro 40's?

If I was to use a saffire pro 40 and send an output to a scarlett 2i4 connected to a laptop via usb, would this negate the need for firewire and saffire drivers? can the saffire pro 40 be used passively?

Can I ask which cables you are using to attach to a thunderbolt 3 port on your laptop ? or are you using a pc with a firewire card ?