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It's just a standard run-of-the-mill VST synth so it should work. When you installed it, did you take note of where it is putting the DLL or VST3 file? I usually do a custom install of plugins. Is the location where it was installed listed in Preferences | File | VST Settings > VST scan paths You might want to do a reset and scan (in that order) Also, head over to Utilities > Cakewalk Plug-in Manger to make sure any custom layouts include Arturia Pigments.

Yeah, I keep forgetting about that.....

This happens for me from time to time with an external SW1000XG card. I put it down to the SW1000XG missing the note off command (or more precisely, the note on vel 0 command) from time to time As John mentions, I just hit the MIDI reset in the control bar transport. One other thing I have done is added PanicStrength=1 in the [WinCake] section in the Cakewalk.ini file in the "%appdata%\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core" folder See: https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=4&help=INI_Files.4.html

To date, I have yet to pay RRP for any plugin..... (well maybe the $US29.00 spitfire originals - but they are more bang for buck anyway)

Yes, that's what I have always done to select notes or notes that don't fit around the selection rectangle...

Is it possible to add a feature that can allow note (or nodes of an automation lane) selection using an irregular shape. A way it could be implemented is, with the smart tool enabled, holding a modifier key (say SHIFT) while right mouse button drawing anywhere around the notes (or nodes of an automation lane) you wish to select. Much like a vector graphic drawing program allows.

What synth are you playing with the MIDI track? Just to make sure nothing was introduced with the Cakewalk early release (I am on early release 2021.9 Build 99) I did another test. This time with TruePianos with some notes intentionally off by a bit. I opened the quantise and set the Quantise duration to 16th and set it to affect the start times. When I hit “Audition”, the selected notes temporarily shifted to their quantised start times and played the result (as expected) So, as we speak, and with a fresh test, I am not having the issues you are describing. Does this hang happen on any synth (or even a straight MIDI track that is routed to external gear)?

Is this the 64 BIT version?......

No a little more info....?

Needs some cow bell...

I created a simple tempo map to test and I did not find the issues that you described. Is it possible to, rather than deleting the node, hold down SHIFT while dragging the node from 17 to 18? Holding SHIFT restricts the movement to the initial mouse movement. Also, I was able to edit the M:B:T values of any of the nodes that were not on the measure. Basically, the workflow for editing a tempo map is identical to editing automation.

I concur about reinstalling CbB.

If you really want to do it in the same track, you could find a synth that responds to polyphonic aftertouch - and then map polyphonic aftertouch to pitch. Such synths are rare. Cakewalk’s Z3ta+ 2 is an example of such a synth. However, multiple instances to multiple tracks might still be easier - especially as, at this time, Cakewalk does not allow easy editing of polyphonic aftertouch events in the PRV.

You’re right that pitch bends will bend all notes on a given instrument track. If you want to bend just one note in a chord, you might want to run multiple instances of the instrument. That way you can bend notes independently of each other. I use this technique when programming pedal steels using MIDI and pitch bends.

Which exact version of Cakewalk?

Being a production machine I run regular backups. The default location on your hard drive for your VST3 plugins is “C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3” Most backup programs allow you to select which folders you would like to include. To prevent data loss of your VST3 plugin files, it would be good to include this folder. Actually, I do a weekly backup that is pretty much the entire C:\ drive. If you have one, your IT specialist should really be on top of all of this.

Different.

I think he is after a mid point marker for the PAN CC10 controller. The centre value for pan is a value of 63, not zero. If you open up the PRV and select CC10 in the controller lane, there is no horizontal line denoting the value of 63 - which is the centre value for CC10. To see what I mean, open up the PRV and select “Wheel” in the controller lane. That MIDI event lane does indeed have a horizontal line showing where the pitch bend value of zero is. This makes it a bit easier to insert Wheel = 0 events (You see a small dot where the event is if the value is zero). It would be handy if CC10s showed a horizontal line denoting a value of 63 - which is the centre value for CC10. What I have done is created a Studioware panel (using a very early version of Cakewalk) with CAL scripts attached that inserts default values for the most used controllers - of course, for CC10, it inserts a value of 63.

Sometime when I would like Cakewalk to implement something, I like to try and find work-a-rounds while I wait (which, sometimes, could be a while). I have written a few CAL scripts that help with my work flow. I have written one that shifts the selected controller event’s values so that the average of them is CC = 63. Of course, if applied to CC10 events, this CAL script makes the lowest value the same to the left as the right is to the right. If the script is run on a single selected CC10 value, it changes that value to 63 (which, of course is centred. Then I have another script then draws a line of CC values between the first and the last selected CC events, replacing what is in between with that line. I know CAL scripts have been officially depreciated in CbB, but they still come in handy to speed things up a little.

I do have the PRV track manager open all the time, and I do edit multiple tracks in the PRV at times. While I very much welcomed the improvements in the PRV workflow with CbB, sometimes it would be nice just to have a quick way (by means of a keypress) to access a track selector (like you can in the Staff and event list view) No biggie, but no harm in asking....

The version distributed with Sonar Platinum and Professional was Melodyne Essentials 2. This was eventually freely upgradeable to Melodyne Essentials 5.1.1.003 However, the version that is provided with Cakewalk by Bandlab is the 30 day trial of Melodyne Editor. I am not sure what functionality you are left with within Melodyne once this trial is over. I have Melodyne Assistant 5.1.1.003 so I can’t really check. What ever version comes with Cakewalk by Bandlab, can be upgraded to the latest version (Albeit, still the trial)

Can we please have a “Pick Track” in PRV in the same way that it's available in the Staff and event list view. Yes, I know we can use the track manager to the right in the PRV window, but sometimes it would be handle to just quickly use the “Pick Track” from the menu (or even a keybinding)

As a test, I dragged an audio clip to an existing MIDI track. The Melodyne menu appeared. I chose the “Melodic” algorithm. The converted MIDI events appeared in the MIDI track (and played the same notes that the audio contained) I also tried the “Percussive” algorithm. That also created the MIDI events (albeit on the same note). So , on my system (configured as per my signature) that worked as expected. I have Melodyne assistant 5.1.1.003 and the source audio clip I used was a monophonic.

I have ended up simply writing my own CAL scripts.... like a pitch bend triangle wave generator.....(actual pitch bend events that can be transformed later)....for example.

Keyboard shortcut works here (I use ALT + i) when a plugin has focus (I just tried it)...... and even if, with a particular plugin, it doesn't, there is always the custom console.