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Thanks for all of this info, HIBI! ?JB

Sorry if I'm late on this. I have my Melodyne Essentials configured to not alert me of new updates and I checked it manually this morning and found that there was an update back in June. Has anybody experienced any issues with it? I'm wondering if it's safe to go ahead and run the update or wait for some bug fixes. Thanks ?John B

Since the last update (2019.7) sometimes when I go to use the Aim Assist, it changes to an "S" with two vertical lines and will not let me use the Aim Assist there till I can somehow click my way past it. It's like some kind of marker I'm not asking for. I just want the Aim Assist to mark my measure/beat. How do I disable this "S" so I just get the Aim Assist? Thanks ?John B

Thanks. Would getting another RAM chip for it help? I'm not going to put another HDD in it because at present I have all of my projects on it which takes up a considerable amount of that space, but as I have all of them backed up on a removable HDD, I'm going to, at some point move them off of the main HDD. I still have 1/3 or a terabyte at this point left. ?JB

Never did photo upload here. Don't know how to make them full size, but you can see the meters pretty good regardless. Top is empty project w/ Start Screen. Both horizontal meters at about 60%. Bottom is loaded project with 5 instrument plugins running. Top horizontal meter remains @ 60%. Bottom horizontal meter is reading 77%.

I have Windows Update on that computer disabled. Hasn't run an update in 4 years. I don't allow it. It's dedicated to music and I will not allow an update to break something. ?JB

In answering your question, it was monitoring Audio Performance when I opened it this morning. But I switched it back and forth between the 3 selections (Audio, System, Overall App) and they all said the same reading (59-60%). Again, this was from the Start Screen with no project running. I updated video drivers a few weeks back because I was getting a blue screen error. Could that be the cause? ?JB

I'll have to check on that and get back to you. ?JB

Thanks to all. The problem is I don't really know if this is a problem or just typical of my system performance. But I do remember at some point in the past seeing the Performance Meter (in CbB) at no more than maybe 1/3 of the way up on both the disc (top) and memory (bottom) numbers at start up, ie, nothing running and at the Start Screen. The Audio processing ladders to the left don't seem to move much, no matter what's going on. I see a smidgon of movement there, but not much, even with EZ Keys, EZ Drummer2, Trilian Bass and Kontact Player loaded. My projects are all MIDI except vocal tracks, but since my system is a Core i5 I could never run a project with all of these instruments running plus the plugin effects, so how I work is each part of the project is done in smaller projects, then processed to audio and mixed. I'll do the keyboard and drums first in one project, then I'll render them as an audio "guide"track for the other parts (including bass, vocals and whatever embellishments I use) then I process them all to audio tracks and create a "master mix" that way. It's a "work around" that works for me in that I'm not limited by lack of memory for what I want to do. Maybe others do similarly and maybe not, but that's my favorite workflow. I did a defrag yesterday (took 2 hours). As Bitflipper indicated, it did nothing as far as the CPU usage, but some of the apps load a bit faster. My main reason for being concerned isn't so much what I'm running in the music making process, but I'm worried about something (virus maybe) stealing memory (I think they used to call them memory "holes'). I don't do much online stuff on that PC as it is dedicated to music making, so the only time I go online is to download updates for my music apps. ?JB

I've taken notice that lately the CPU Performance meter on CbB is at 60% on both Disc and CPU levels when I start CbB, before anything is even loaded (Start Screen). I don't keep an eye on it regularly but I don't remember in the past it being that high when nothing is going on. Yesterday I was running a project that has 5 synths loaded into it. The CPU performance went up to 79% but it didn't burp. I'm just wondering if this is something I should be worried about. I have added more plugins recently to my cache. Could that have something to do with it? My system is a Core i5 processor with Windows 8.1. I can't think off hand what the RAM is, but I think it's in my sig below. Just wondering if this is a problem with my PCs memory. I ran all the utilities that came with the system and a virus check and everything there is fine. Should I defrag the HDD? I haven't done that since I got it 4 years ago. Thanks; ?John B

Thank you, Old Joad.?

Never mind. I figured it out. It comes down to labeling. In Cakewalk, C-2 is the equivalent to C0, which I can get to easy. Thanks very much anyway, Colin and marled. ?JB

Is it possible to view the piano view editor below C0? I need to get down to C-2 for keyswitches in Session Strings Pro 2. Thanks ?John B

Does anybody here subscribe to the Groove 3 video tutorial site? Is it worth it? I'm considering buying a tutorial set on Session Strings Pro 2 but I'd like some opinions here first. Thanks ?John B.

Mark is a good guy. Very helpful and always there to answer the toughest issues. Congrats! ❤️?John B.

I really like the singer's voice. Good tune. Catchy. ?John B

Yeah, this is NEAT!! Are these all samples (like the harmonica and the horns)? If these are samples you have your MIDI programming DOWN and I'd love to take lessons from you. That guitar work is TOPS! ❤️?

Mark and Francois-Very valuable info. Thanks!! ?❤️JB

HS-No worries. I appreciate your feedback.? amiller-Thank you so much!? JB?

I wasn't going to post this because it's about my faith, but I've taken notice that there are a few here who do post songs of the religious nature, so I figured why not. I'm not trying to proselytize. Believe in what you want to believe in (or not). It's just that this is the faith that allows me to sleep at night when I see all the turmoil in the world at present. YMMV. My main concern in the mix is the dynamics in the choruses (....Streets of blood......). Do you find the drums & cymbals (or anything else) too loud at spots? I've been chopping volume levels in these areas all over the place and they still cut too much depending on what listening environment I'm using (ie sounds fine on Walkman but too piercing on ear buds etc). For this reason, I really felt extra compelled to use the Waves SSL Master Buss Compressor. https://johnbowen.bandcamp.com/track/somewhere-theres-an-answer Thanks! Hope you enjoy it, but don't be afraid to flame if you don't. ❤️?John B

All great suggestions. Thanks! I was playing around with Iris 2 the other day and I found a couple of presets that might be usable. The problem is I'm really not a synth person but I'd like to learn more about programming. My singing voice is failing me more with every project but I still need to create music. Last year I paid $200.00 usd to buy Arturia's DX7 V and wanted to learn FM programming. There was a really good site on that, but the guy stopped posting new vids. ?JB

Not bad at all for an old recording. The song is stellar material. As far as the production and performances, I go with the others who say to re record it because now you could probably bring out much more of the luster that the song deserves. ?JB

I got it solved, guys. I downloaded Stamp ID3. Works great. Thanks! ?JB

I'd like to display a photo of my choosing while the music is playing. IOW-have a photo associated with a particular song. I'm wondering if that's possible. Can't find it in the manual. ?JB

Never got one! Thanks! ?JB