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With 2021.06 the VST scanner never completes it's run. At the end of scanning it just hangs - on last run left it sitting for at least 4 hours before killing process. When I finally kill it the log files (included) have a ton of nulls at the end... I've run it multiple times - totally reset it a couple of those times and it hangs each time. Is not a problem in 2021.04 Various plugins now failing to scan, or at least generating errors as well. With both 2021.06 and 2021.04 I'm getting several of these TTSLogger errors. Log files not open in any application. No other DAWs or VST hosts running. The following errors with Additive Drums are new - the computer ID is correct and they do show up as plugins in Cakewalk and appear to work just fine. And work fine in other DAWs. My Settings: this was my initial setting when I clicked on Reset on 2021.06 and later when I reverted to 2021.04 and clicked on reset: With 2021.06 I ended up having to rescan multiple times before it picked up all my VSTs. For some reason many of my VST3 plugins (for example all of my Eventide VST3 plugins) failed to properly scan on first scan run. In subsequent scans I enabled 'Rescan Failed Plugin' and 'Rescan All Plug-Ins' which should show in the logs. I reinstalled the plugins that failed to scan properly (even though they scanned correctly in 2010.04), updated the iLok software (was using previous release), installed latest versions of SynthMaster2 (which was initially generating a plugin load error like the Player still does) and the Player (which already has the latest version installed) and finally got everything I really care about to scan correctly. Attached are my scan logs. With both logs I purged previous log files before scanning. With 2021.06 I did a reset, but had to run multiple scans before everything picked up. The 2021.06 log is of the last scan with with all scan options enabled. 2021.04 log - reset before scan, one scan seems to have picked up everything. Hopefully this info is helpful. ...Steven Logs Cakewalk 2021.06.rar Logs 2021.04.rar

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Note: the Cherry Audio 8-Voice (their take on same instrument) is still only $29 and is PC compatible. https://cherryaudio.com/instruments/eight-voice#pricing

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in case you missed it. New version of Cakewalk released yesterday! We're pleased to announce the 2021.06 release! This release introduces improved input/output port naming, improved dropout management, several Arranger enhancements, Tempo track grid lines, shape smoothing options when using the Freehand tool on envelope shapes, improved VST3 support, lots of other enhancements and optimizations, and over 25 bug fixe, all in keeping with our goal of making Cakewalk as reliable and enjoyable as possible. Please note that in order to automatically keep your activation status up to date, Cakewalk will renew your activation status whenever a new version of the application is installed and run for the first time, and when you sign in to BandLab from within Cakewalk. If you have never signed in to BandLab from within Cakewalk, you will be prompted once to sign in. Thanks, The Bakers For new feature details, see New Features.

Fleer's accumulating too much $$

Not sure how you read that in my reply but definitely not what I meant to imply. Broadening one's horizons is usually a positive thing.

Sinister - probably not. Obtuse or culturally insensitive - more likely and sadly quite common.

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Dear Customer, We are happy to announce the release of Blue Cat's Destructor 1.6, with a new "pedal" user interface mode, Apple Silicon support, drive range control, re-designed tone maps and much more (full change list below). This is a free update that you can download from the same location as the original full version (you may have to refresh the web page): Download Blue Cat's Destructor 1.6 New Features & Improvements: New "Guitar Pedal" mode: build your own effect pedals with Destructor. New drive range parameter to adjust the range of distortion available in a preset. Revisited all 707 factory presets and related tone maps, with adjusted drive range and improved tone. Added 19 new distortion and compression pedals presets. Improved tone maps navigation, with updated user interface. The opacity of the tone map window can now be adjusted. Arrow keys can now be used to navigate presets, in the main view or in the presets browser. Smoother presets switching. Improved smooth plug-in bypass (faster and smoother transition). Added MIDI control support (MIDI CC) for Next and Previous Preset commands, with MIDI learn. Improved MIDI & automation control settings with lock, reset and "save as global setting" capabilities. Preset files can now be dropped onto the preset LCD area to be loaded. reduced time to load the plug-in. Level meters, spectrum analyzers and tuner stop processing when the user interface is closed, reducing CPU usage. Reduced the number of threads used by the plug-in. Improved global and preset settings window loading time on Windows. Full unicode support. Compatibility: Native Apple Silicon (M1 processor) support. Dropped 32-bit support on Mac. Now requires MacOS 10.9 and newer. Fixes: Fixed VST3 (and sometimes VST) version freezing Ableton Live upon save on Windows. Mac: fixed GUI performance issues on native P3 displays and improved performance on other displays. Mac: fixed mouse wheel that required large movements to change parameter values. Mac: fixed mouse cursor flickering issues. Mac: fixed Esc key not closing fine edit parameter dialog. Enjoy

Dear Customer, We are happy to announce the release of Blue Cat's Axiom 1.6, with a new multicore processing engine, Apple M1 support, a new looper plug-in, new delays, compression and distortion pedals, new MIDI control features and much more (full change list below). This is a free update that you can download from the same location as the original full version (you may have to refresh the web page): Download Blue Cat's Axiom 1.6 New Features & Improvements: Up to 5 times more processing power with the new multicore engine that processes each channel and each tool on a separate core. Multicore engine also available for the built-in Late Replies plug-in (Pattern module). Improved Tone Maps navigation, with updated user interface (for amp simulation and 9 built-in effects). Includes Destructor 1.6 and Late Replies 1.5. Updated all 452 factory presets with appropriate drive range for all simulated amps. New built-in looper plug-in (in the "Utils" category). New built-in distortion and dynamics pedals based on Destructor with new pedal GUI. New built-in delay models based on Late Replies 1.5 with new "EZ mode" GUI. New DSP workload meter that displays the DSP activity and CPU load. Added MIDI control support (MIDI CC messages) for Next and Previous Preset commands, with MIDI learn. Improved MIDI & automation control settings with lock, reset and "save as global setting" capabilities. Tap Tempo with MIDI CC to set BPM in the application with a footswitch. Lock effects bypass switches to match the state of MIDI foot controllers when changing presets. Preset files can now be dropped onto the preset LCD area to be loaded. Improved buffer management in standalone application on Mac, reducing both latency and CPU usage. Level meters, spectrum analyzers and tuner stop processing when the user interface is closed, reducing CPU usage. reverted default preset to empty preset to improv performance upon load (the preset is still available as "Default Clean") Reduced time to load Axiom or any built-in plug-in. Multiple DSP performance improvements. Reduced the number of threads used by the plug-in. Improved global and preset settings window loading time on Windows. Added ability to select the plug-in to load when a shell plug-in file is dragged and dropped onto a slot. Full unicode support. Compatibility: Native Apple Silicon (M1 processor) support. Dropped 32-bit support on Mac. Now requires MacOS 10.9 and newer. Fixes: Fixed standalone app not always asking for Microphone access on most recent MacOS systems. Fixed host loop end value not properly passed to hosted plug-ins, for the VST2 version. Fixed several crashes upon load for multiple third party plug-ins (mostly VST3). Fixed display issues with Waves plug-ins V12 in Mac standalone application. Fixed MIDI control for hosted plug-ins not always working when fed with silence. Fixed VST3 (and sometimes VST) version freezing Ableton Live upon save on Windows. Fixed harmonizer and Pitch Shifter built-in plug-ins that did not always flush their buffer upon bypass (short sounds could be heard when getting out of bypass) Enjoy!

I always used Cakewalk's Process/Transpose functions (and sometimes CAL) to actually reassign the MIDI notes to new values or just manually dragging selections around in the Piano Roll view, never messed with Kontakt's transpose functions (actually never even thought about actually transposing the pitches in Kontakt). After awhile I started putting MIDI data like key switching, program changes, Automation (volume, panning, etc.) on a separate track so I could mute it if needed or to aid in trouble shooting WSH (weird shit happening) or unplanned instrument changes (artist: I don't really like that flute can you make that a trumpet/sax/synth?) wrecking carefully crafted automation.

Can you spend them bonus bucks on a marriage counselor? or a place to hide until the missus cools to a less than volcanic temperature? If not... maybe on a good lawyer to draft you will.

Sounds like you might have transposed the key switching notes and not just the playable sample range or lower notes into the key switch range (Eb looks like it would become a key switch if transposed a 1/2 step down) - that would cause all kinds of wonky behavior. I ran into similar madness in the (now distant) past when having to transpose MIDI parts because the arranger wrote the song in the wrong key for the singer.

Maybe... I would imagine the higher the $$$ the more room for a discount. I spent over $200 on pedal.

Ditto. Worked for me. Thanks for the great suggestion!

It's a sample library - wouldn't you just transpose the MIDI notes?

Is that equivalent to Pro version or is it a lite version?

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I read over iZotope's subscription terms at: https://www.izotope.com/en/subscription-terms.html This is exactly like the Adobe model - i.e. you don't own the subscription software and never will. Your rights to use the software evaporate once your subscription lapses. To heck with that. I've thrown a lot of money at iZoptope over the years but I'll be spending my funds elsewhere in the future. Regarding the NI side of the company (since they are now joined at the hip)... I've been a big Native Instruments fanboy ever since early FM7 days but if they join the dork side (not a typo) and convert the licensing on new products to subscription models then I'll be sad to no longer be a customer - but I'll get over it.

That took a moment to sink in. Still subconsciously don't connect NI with iZotope. Bet that they come out with a KU14CE+ version that contains the iZotope suite. Remember you heard it here first! ++version will cure E.D. and male pattern baldness...