Glenn Stanton

@Victor Flores check your notification settings on the sub-forum - the "following" settings let you choose how you want to be notified (or not).

does the BlueCat gain plugin probably doesn't support the ctrl-move like the native gain control. also, if you have any automation enabled, this can cause the level to snap to what value was set using the automation. if you do have automation enabled, you can use the ctrl key on that track to make the change - ie.e say you're set at 0db, holding the ctrl key while dragging the volume down should let you change the value.

i've been using the export feature to dump all the tracks from a MIDI/VI only project then importing and placing on my audio mix template project. similar to how i would do it if a client sent me files. since my record template has the same naming and ordering as the mix template, and then the export conveniently names all my tracks. couple of things - set the output name as {trackname} (unless you need more complexity - like raw vs FX printed), set to follow source (stereo / mono), 24-bit (or more), and turn off the dithering. i can then grab all the files and drag them into my project and then drag them to their respective tracks (all to zero). if you need to have them position themselves on the timeline - export as broadcast WAV. and then use shift when moving to keep them aligned. but @57Gregy has it correct - if you're copying from one open project to another - make sure the location and track are selected before pasting. i generally will ensure my clips are trimmed to minimise the leads and tails so i have a clear space to paste into ? ---------------------------------------- as a note: since deciding to separate the "recording" process from the "mixing" process - i.e. get a good set of tracks recorded and all reasonably balanced - whether live or VI performances - really makes my mixing process much easier if i'm not tempted to touch the VI settings or just not having the overhead, so much smoother. and if i need to "re-record" a VI, easy enough to go to the recording project, tweak, re-export/import that track (or 2 || 3 etc.) using the same techniques for printed FX vs "DI" instrument tracks etc. and since i'm still using a very under powered laptop at the moment, the reduction in overhead from not having VI in the mix project means i have more headroom for the stuff that matters to the mix... anyhoos my 2¢

yeah, i was thinking it could get "too granular" if you factor in automation changes expressed in a csv ?, but in general -- per track / bus metadata + media + fx + general settings on them (if an option to extract) would likely answer most people's desire for project details sufficient to recreate the majority of it from scratch.

hmmmm. do you have a lot of software installations going on as well? i've found something my runtime get out of sync (even when they're supposed to be the same and backwards compatible) because of other products. so, once i done updates on my software (MS, audio and drafting products etc), i re-run the CbB runtimes and my Sketchup runtimes, then install the CbB and SU updates. generally they are then stable against interference from other products. sometimes renaming the cakewalk.ini to .old also helps in case an update needs new entries and somehow they didn't mesh correctly...

that would be amazingly handy.

^^^^ yeah, my laptop is not very powerful so when using effects or VI i like to limit them and just take "completed" audio over. makes the overall mix process lighter. so i'll setup my MIDI-only tracks in its own "record template", tweak, and then export the audio tracks. then import into my "mix template". essentially, following the same mix process is if a client sent me a bunch of tracks...

if you find your track levels are fairly consistent for the duration - you can set your fader to say -6db, then adjust gain to about -18db to -12db on your meter. this way most of your levels are in a good range for mixing. and you'll get some more consistency on plugins. this works decently for live situations as well - get your monitoring set, then (on small gigs) bring up FOH to blend, or large gigs to whatever levels you've contracted for... ? and you have plenty of room to adjust individual performances and keep the monitoring stable...

one thing i've been doing lately - create a 2-track export of the main project - only what i need for the vocal performance, then create a project with that export on one track and then do all of the vocals and edits. then when i've got the vocals mostly comped etc i can then export those tracks and import into the main project. this keeps things fairly clean and then i can go back to editing the main project without overloading it with lots of additional vocal / take lanes tracks and edit-effects. reduces the overall size versus copying the entire main file (e.g. my main file might have 2.5GB of track audio, whereas the export might only be 50mb)

i'm a fan of AI - so long as it works offline as well as online... i like the idea of letting computers do a lot of work for me....

where does it go next. a matching keyboard lol https://cosmomusic.ca/products/pianoarc-brock360-circular-keyboard

cancelling guitar... the reviews are in: The Friendly Angle: "George Harrison is turning over in his grave" The National Conant: "Seriously, you need help, but it is kinda cool" The NY Times: "We're going to hunt you down and end you" Mom: "What the f*** is wrong with you! i didn't raise you like this!" really it started by playing around with the LABS voices thingie and it sounded neat as a harmony part... and it just went from there.

i went through my apps first - find all of the ones listed as ASIO. then go through the registry and finding all references to those or others not listed in the apps. then rechecking to see if any more were cropping up and hunting those down. and lastly, finding all the program files and removing those (most are in directories, some were individual files)

i have a few generators i use like scaler, chordz, ripchord, and a few more more i can't remember but they let me create arpeggios / sequences etc which i feed to the plugin via MIDI... but i see - you have an arpeggiator on the plugin want that to be output as MIDI... so if you check the plugin settings in the plugin manager plug-in properties -> details -- it needs to support event output = yes in this example - chordz is a generator, that's its job... maybe there is a way to "drag" the sequence onto a MIDI track. Scaler and a few other generators work like that.

very very slow (on my laptop) but the extraction of the bass, drums, and vocals was impressive. it created an "others.wav" which was a combination of organ, rhythm guitar and lead guitar tracks (a 7 tracks total song - took about 20 minutes) - loads of reverb (which was preserved with each track!) the drums had both the drums and the congas. there are a couple of songs i wanted to remix for a bit but lost the source tracks or are live stereo recordings of a 4-piece band so it will be interesting to see how that works for enabling the remixes. but the quality is very high, and for a source mp3 - quality was really clean. the fact it had the reverb intact with just the instrument was shocking. very cool program.

definitely staying away from this one ... ?

i went through and removed every ASIO driver that various software had installed: ASIO4ALL, Generic Low Latency ASIO, MAGIX 2016, etc... even my UMC driver. i think 8 total. then i reinstalled my UMC, and the ASIO4ALL (2015 release). oddly enough, most of the amp sims (TONEX, TH-U, Guitar Rig, and the older (32-bit) standalone keyboard apps all play very nicely with low latency on the ASIO4ALL and are worse on the UMC and the WASAPI. long buffer delays (even when trying to set them low), stuttering, crackling. but then, when i play them through CbB - ASIO4ALL - not bad but not great latency, WASAPI exclusive - nice, better latency, WASAPI shared - pretty much the same as exclusive, and UMC - best. low latency, no stuttering and crackling. generally speaking i've seldom used the ASIO4ALL but when using my standalone apps, i've made it the default for those.

of course it helps if you're a recording/mixing/producing genius like Steve...

i mainly use the stock ones. i have a few custom ones i made because the strumming was too unique for a couple of songs i normally perform on a guitar (and i while i could simply play it, i'm currently in the mindset of teaching computers to play together ? ) or i use a Kontakt based one if those AAS ones don't seem to do it. finally, i recently downloaded the (free) MONSTER Guitar vst but haven't played with it much yet. seems like it may also be something to use.

i've been using the Strum-GS from Applied Acoustics Systems AAS. the strum patterns are basically 2 or 4-bars of a MIDI file. so you can create your own. note: these are the strum key switches. and typically there are 8 pattern files per grouping: "<name> ###-bpm [A-G].mid" these create the variations of the strums (up/down/muted/etc/picked notes). so multiple notes cause quick strum variations (e.g. up/down) here's one strumming variations: here's a look at one doing arpeggio-like pattern of strums - or could be used to pick single notes:

i think Frank Zappa would have approved of the hologram act. he probably would have taken it places though which at least were R-rated LOL... ?

hmmm remember Mille-Vanillie? lol ? interesting to see the evolution of the vocaloid product in live situations. now we just need the musicians to be replaced and we're all set... EVOLUTION MMD 2008-2021 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_9nNunnmdE EVOLUTION Vocaloid LIVE 2009-2018 - YouTube

i still have my real proteus rack module. still sounds good. the VST thingie was a bummer though as it never work right for me either.

i figured that was the case ? i have an inexpensive I/O - UMC1820 - using USB3 i can get to 4-6ms... depending on how many channels i'm using - drums - all 8 ch (mics) - 6ms, single guitar - 2ch (DI + amp) - 4ms. however, owing to my pc power (or lack thereof), no effects on during record...