Glenn Stanton

i use "I" + ## + "short track type name" + # and "Z" + ## + "short track type name" + # for MIDI. then i can use the sorting function on tracks and all audio are upfront and all MIDI in the back... i leave a gap on the ## of 5 so i can insert additional tracks of the type: e.g. I20 BASS1, I21 BASS2, I25 AGUITAR1, I26 AGUITAR2 etc. if i need another bass, i insert a track (likely a corresponding MIDI if using VI) like I22 BASS3, etc and if the ordering gets skewed during the mapping of imported tracks etc, a quick sort puts them all in order (and they get colourised when i assign them to a buss). since most of my projects are less than 30 tracks this works + room for more. if i went to say 500 tracks regularly (e.g. each string on each instrument on a separate track like in the 90's LOL), then i'd have to improve the numbers to ### ?

thanks! it is possible that the breaks with the piano chops are somewhat ragged but i think when i was doing the MIDI bits i thought - hey why not leave it a bit rough on the turnarounds -- but i'll check it out ?

hmmmm. best guess - a bunch of synths etc and spending lots of time to remix and create... best bet - write them and ask them what they're using? About - Alan Walker https://alanwalker.com/about/ Bio & photos - Kygo | Official Site (kygomusic.com) https://www.kygomusic.com/biography/ not sure you'll find the tools they use for free, but likely you can find tools for free with which you could emulate the sounds to some degree.

yeah, except when you're halfway through that bottle of red wine you packed with peyote... LOL ?

i don't know about that. i've seen people get professional results from Logic, Ableton, and FL ? so it's definitely the craftsman, not the tools ?

ah, i run my login as admin all the time to avoid weird installation and access issues (although a couple of apps (i won't mention sampletank) are problematic even when i'm admin...) glad it's working! i find it to be a very useful tool when composing and getting some esoteric chords / patterns going.

it will be curious to see if the scaler forum group has any ideas. i never used the demo version - i just waited until it was on sale ($30?) and bought it because the features seemed to be just what i was looking for in my composition workflow.

two settings to check - MIDI base note offset and the Key+ transpose in the MIDI track https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR X2&language=3&help=Playback.30.html some devices want to start with a MIDI number that is different than the CW default.

mmm and you looked under the uncategorized folder in the browser? and you're using the defaults not a custom library?

in my setup (full version of scaler 2) - after re-scanning the VST, it's automatically added to the "generator" section of synths (or "uncategorized" if not found there) then add it with the usual midi and first audio settings. the plugin uses the MIDI and audio devices you have setup in CW

@arthur killen the problem with all the audiophile stuff is the room. i've been fortunate to have built some of the finest critical listening rooms as well as experience them. most of those rooms cost literally tens of millions of dollars to create and then a lot of money to operate and keep calibrated as the materials and systems age. so the idea that a few grand of equipment (a studio monitor worthy of 768Khz would be $80K each -- and no audiophile speaker is really going to match that until you hit $200K each). so - does good equipment matter? definitely. does it really matter that your recording process / work of studio, equipment, writers, performers, and distributors boils down to listening to an MP3 file? not really. so if you're making music for audiophiles - awesome. you may have to wait a bit for the plugins etc to catchup though...

and the hyper-twisted platinum coated silver power cord ($15K each), audio wiring ($32K each), optical cable ($14K each), and speaker wires ($2K/ft). power filtration ($47K), faraday cage ($200K depending on room size), and the proper furniture polish to "soften harsh reflections" ($500 per 8oz) @Byron Dickens -- this isn't hogwash for the people who can hear it ? lol -- i should know. i sell a lot of my special blend "acoustic perfection furniture polish -- unscented" ? lol

example: each "track" = "song" - each one is offset from each other (often in a linear fashion like an EP) by dragging the clips. and then you do whatever to set volume eq etc... then output to the master stereo buss. or export each as individual files (like if you were going to upload them) etc. later when you are more experienced - you can assign each track (clip) as an arranger section so you can easily re-order the song sequence (i'd go so far as to suggest "blank" sections as "spacers"). but let's start with the basics... ? also, if you have not read the manual, strongly and highly recommended so you can grasp the basics of this DAW. cheers!

this is a song my friend wrote back in high school (1970's) with some updates...

yeah BIAB is awesome - i use both the standalone and the plugin versions.

i usually run the XLN installer to reset (i typically remove the 32-bit dll - and periodically the installer says the install is broken). then re-scan VST in CW.

basically -- using page up/down steps through the list of keys so you're not simply scrolling endlessly. for me, i see a whole bunch spread across a big splash screen which allows me to select pretty quickly.

and you're using the 12-bit crusher effect on the torn cone edge recording made via a 50 year old SM-57 through the 20 bit 48K ADAT... nothing says love like resampling to 768Khz to get that really crisp leading edge transient that fans go crazy for... listening on the 16-bit 44.1Khz lossy file format audio on the subway ride...

too much spare disk space and cpu? ?

or, following up on InstrEd idea - you can "stagger" the content on each track so it effectively forms an "album" -- each song separated by about 2 seconds. then each track can still be tweaked (eq, levels etc -- to "master" them) and then export as a single file...

brilliant! kudos given how much work this must have taken!

i just use busses with the components in it (drums, bass, guitars, keys, vox, etc etc) - w/o group reverbs - and simply use the CW export tool. set the output to busses, select the "stem" busses, etc. then save as a task (so it's easy to repeat). export. i do the same when recording - export tracks from my recording template then import into mix template. the reason for not exporting the busses with the group reverbs is to avoid having the reverb share tracks across stems. whoever is working with the stems later can add their own reverb to it. or if it's important, export the reverbs as separate stems. i set up subfolders in the project exported audio folder - "tracks" and "stems". ---- never mind i misread this. you're looking to split a single file into stems... i tried out the deeter software - it is definitely cool, however, you need a fast machine otherwise this can take several hours to run... the end result though are pretty intelligently split instrument tracks...

most programs are fairly small compared to content like samples etc. so i only create junctions for content subfolders. some programs, as scook has explained, will break - to wit - sampletank --- i cannot find a reliable way to get the content off the "user/public/documents" folder without it breaking. so i left it. most other programs will let you do it - even the Waves stuff i've moved content out and updates seem to work fine and put the content onto the right mapped folder.

yes, however in our brave new world of doxing, social media activism, employer harassment, name calling amplified on multiple platforms, etc. someone can be targeted and destroyed should someone get a bug up their you-know-what and make it their right to do the wrong things... just saying...

thanks!