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Trying to understand this. If something was previously purchased, I thought we couldn't "double up" unless we transferred the original purchase. And if we got something in the Group Buy as a promotion, it cannot be selected. I did a Venn diagram but can figure out what lies outside of those two that can be doubled up. I defer to the expertise of those of you who have some these kinds of things.

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Lots of quality classic music (songs and albums) from the Moody Blues. Lots of fond musical memories. Justin Hayward's brief statement about Edge's passing can be found here.

Thanks for asking this and for the quick solution. I have some oral history tapes which I had started to mark up in CbB and have it on my to-do list to figure out how to export selections. This method sounds like it would be helpful to me.

Just an FYI: Update Nov 10 2021: 2021.11 Update 1 (build 27.11.0.018) I had logged into CbB earlier today and then again about an hour or so ago. Got the toaster notification (just got better / update 1 available). Immediately (that is, before loading a project), I took the update path and the newest improvements self-installed, rebooted CbB, and refreshed my activation. This works for me in part because my audio PC is on line.

In short, check to see if you have the build that fixed this issue.

Can you recommend any text-based, progressive, step-by-step tutorials that break down the overall task into chunks?

Just adding some new information on NeoChip that might be helpful to the OP or others who might really want to use old, non-updated, zero-revision 32-bit plug-ins [aka abandonware, hobbyist plug-ins, etc.]. ALSO: It >>might<< be useful for CbB users who have older projects with older plug-ins that work when loaded in the older project but which cause issues under other circumstances. Several times today my NeoChip.cwp file opened and worked right away. So, I wanted to see if I could create a new project with NeoChip. Again, I started a new project using "--My Blank Template--*" [my customized default]. As before, from the menu bar I used Insert > Soft Synth... and chose the 32-bit NeoChip plug-in which I had added to my scan path [no installer; its in "Downloads"; previous added to CbB via a manual VST scan--no scanning errors]. CbB hung with "Processing tracks . . . " in the transport [not "Processing audio . . ." as I misremembered when I first did it]. So I killed it in task manager and rebooted CbB. Tried the "Replace Synth" strategy. Started a new project using "--My Blank Template--*" but this time I inserted a different 32-bit plug-in that has been in my arsenal for ages--something called photon that might have been made with Synth Edit. There were two modules that couldn't be loaded. But photon worked. At that point I used right-click in track pane > Replace Synth and switched it to NeoChip. It worked. I have seen issues mentioned years with some hobbyist plug-ins developed using Synth Edit. Just a guess (100% speculation), but maybe Cakewalk has some code that can handle some of these issues and under certain circumstances those ancient plugins will load and will run. Or maybe its something I've seen on my PC before: it works on my system, but won't work for anyone else. So, I am not recommending this plug-in (NeoChip), not recommending 32-bit plug-ins, etc. But maybe, if another user really wants to use a specific ancient plug-in, these details might help. UPDATE: Nor am I suggesting that the devs need to look into this. It is often advised not to use 32-bit plug-ins in 64-bit environments. At best, their use is "iffy." To me, its like asking for trouble. But if the above works, I'd consider it a bonus.

What do you mean by pentagrams / pentagram mode? Project 5? Or, are you asking if you can write notes on a five-line staff and use different tunings based on the placement of notes on the staff? If so, altered tunings can be done by soft synths. Some even use scales [tuning systems] that are defined in Scala files.** Also, If you used SONAR 3.0 and switched recently to Cakewalk by Bandlab (CbB), and you have no experience with the skylight user interface that was introduced in SONAR X1, that might be a major issue for you. The jump from the pre-SONAR X1 GUI to the skylight GUI was difficult for many long-time users of SONAR. I am still not sure what you mean by pentagram mode, but I hope some of what I said is helpful. **Some hardware synth modules (sound modules) can also use "altered tuning" scales. Are these hardware synths? If so, are you asking if there is a plugin you can use in CbB [Cakewalk by Bandlab] that will adjust the notes in the Staff View and send midi information to your hardware synths so that they play "altered tunings" on your hardware?

Same lesson I learned (but I didn't get the Resonator). Wish I could do something with 12 remaining unused/unusable promotional slots. Maybe IK will take mercy on us and are updating the server at this very moment so we can fill in the gaps and get our missing 3.5 products without having to pay another $249. Maybe.

Having participated in the recent IK group buy (my first ever), I agree 100%. It would be nice if people with unused/unusable promotional slots from the last big promotion (still sort of underway) could get credit toward the latest TOTAL MAX upgrade. At 10% of my unused slots, I would have $90. It looks like the latest version would give me less than a dozen products on top of what I now have. ? Wish I could use the mere 10% of the value of the unused slots to add the additional TOTAL MAX 3.5 content (estimated to be less than 12 products based on the latest IK Comparison Info). But, it has been a learning experience. If I am tempted by another IK Group Buy, I will wait until the TOTAL MAX 6.0 upgrade. ?

There has been a lot of discussion about using Bandlab Assistant. I don't know all the details, but I have been using the in-app process for a number of months (most of 2021 IIRC). There have been steady improvements in that process. The Web Installer is newer and I am sure there are threads that mention why it is still in progress. If by "the working installer" you mean BA, there are threads about that, too. For me the in-app updater has been super smooth for months, so I use it. Hope it works smoothly for you, too.

I usually use the CbB in-app Update Installer [Help > Check for Updates]. But there's also a new Web Installer. I tried that a day or two ago for the very first time and it worked. I had SI-Instruments and the Theme Editor already, so I unchecked those. I only used it for CbB itself.

A few years ago I had the privilege of hearing a recreation of the legendary Fort Worden Cistern reverb as part of Pauline Oliveros' 80th birthday celebration concert. This page includes a description of how Jonas Braasch at RPI did the recreation. The use of multiple microphones and multiple speakers as well as the sound characteristics might be of interest to you .

I am not gonna touch the "attitude" issue because I'd hate to see the thread closed. PLUS: When I first tried NeoChip a few minutes ago, it did not work. The transport stalled with "processing tracks audio" or something and I had to kill CbB. Next I tried the 32-bit version of NanoHost. I got a string of error messages stating one module after another couldn't load. BUT THEN: I opened a simple *.cwp project I created to test Dim Pro 1.5 and did the "Replace Synth" option. LO AND BEHOLD: It booted in CbB. Not only that, but my midi usb keyboard can play it using BitBridge. Not sure if its the one from Cakewalk or one I downloaded. However, there seem to be compatibility issues with the plug-in. While it will play, once I minimized the NeoChip UI, I couldn't restore it. Also, changing patches via track widgets doesn't seem to work. UPDATE: For the first test, I neglected to change the channel widget. So, once I set [ C ] to 1: NeoChip, then [ B ] = 0 and [ P ] = 0 to 31 successfully changed the NeoChip preset. (CbB works as expected; not a bug.) SO: I closed the project and reopened it. The NeoChip UI is there and I can change the presets with the top line preset selector. And minimizing/restoring NeoChip now seems to work. JMO: If you really want it to work in CbB, it can be done. I would hesitate to call it a CbB bug. OK--that's me understating it. The fact that CbB can indeed use a 32-bit soft synth that was created in 2007 and only had one released version (so far as I can see) tells me CbB is amazing!!!!! ? PS: I will probably never use NeoChip for anything (other than testing it some more), but hey, if someone really wants to use it, I hope my explorations have been helpful.

In Dim Pro 1.5, I click the slot within the plug-in to get the program browser (where it says "Empty Program" by default; right above E1 . . .E4). Clicking the little keyboard icon in the track area just brings up the plug-in UI. Not sure if newer versions work the same way.

I don't know for sure, but I have used custom Workspaces to have a full-screen Console View on my second monitor. I will give it a try with the four modules you have here--Inspector, Synth Rack, Help, and Browser. Have you tried making a custom Workspace for this? UPDATE: I just did a quick test. I floated (1) the Synth Rack, (2) the Help Module, (3) the Browser, and (4) the Inspector and then positioned them on my second monitor. Then I created a New Workspace with the name "Mon 2 Floaters." After closing the project, loading up another project, and selecting the "Mon 2 Floaters" Workspace, the UI reconfigured itself so those 4 floaters were in the same spot as with the other project. There might be other methods, too. Also, I know in the past I have had the MultiDock in full screen mode on my second monitor with different views docked inside--selectable by using the MultiDock's tabs. Not sure that would work with the Views you need, but I thought I'd mention it as a possibility.

Both my web browser and my desktop allow me to bookmark/save links to specific posts, topics, etc. I tend to use folders in my web browser, but once in a while I will save links on the desktop or in a folder on the desktop. For me there would be no advantage to having someplace to bookmark posts and topics I want to come back to within the forum.

Unfortunately, I don't have a time machine to retrace my steps to verify that I previously had the option to select MixBox and/or the Syntronik Deluxe Upgrade. I seem to remember reading in the forum during the promotion about how to find which products can be transferred, looking them up in My Products, and testing that to see if I could indeed select them as promotions. That being said, I have the Lurssen Mastering Console as part of a bundle and cannot select it as a promotion. On the other hand I also have MODO BASS as part of a bundle and the MODO BASS Crossgrade is listed and is indeed selectable as a promotion. Also, Miroslav Philharmonic 2 CE is listed as is selectable, but I already have Miroslav Philharmonic 2 [Full] which I obtained as part of a bundle. UPDATE: I think I figured out why LMC is not selectable even though I got it originally as part of a bundle, but will have to get out all my notes from my GB25 purchases/selections. LMC might have been part of a late promotional selection and is now excluded on that basis. Not 100% sure. Even with lists, tables, and spreadsheets it was cumbersome trying to figure out what gear/plug-ins/modules I already had because some things I thought I had as part of a bundle were showing up as not owned. Seeing webpages and product lists that led me to believe I didn't own licenses that I did have prompted me to get promotional "freebies" that included many items I already had. So it is entirely possible that LMC was selectable at one point and then >>maybe<< I got something that included it and that's what caused it to be non-selectable. UPDATE # 2: @Doug RintoulIt looks like I purchased MixBox on or around May 15th, authorized it on one computer on August 11th, and another computer on October 10th. Not sure that the dates would make a different; just giving you the dates since you asked. It was not purchased as part of a bundle. So does that mean I can offer it for sale to someone and if I find a purchaser, I can transfer it and then I will be able to select it as a promotional "freebie" before the end of October and use the money from the sale for a Black Friday special somewhere? Hmmmm. Maybe having 12 mostly unusable (2 usable, 10 unusable) promotional slots left might work out!

Black Friday Strategies: (1) Set up incoming e-mail so all music software e-mails get sent immediately to Trash and (2) Put the Deals thread on Ignore. ?

Interesting. I don't trust IK not to change that based on what they already changed during the promotion. Example 1: I paid for MixBox and previously I had that as a selectable promotional option. Now it is skipped so I cannot get a second license. Example 2: I have one Syntronik that I previously paid for and one that came with TS2MAX. I then paid for the Syntronik Deluxe Upgrade. I can no longer select the Deluxe Upgrade as a promotional item. Not saying that I would have done the get-a-freebie-and-transfer-the-paid-version thing, but it seems to me that in plugging up that loophole, IK took away from me the option to get second licenses. They reserved the right to change the rules at any time and after reading this thread they might decide to plug up that loophole, too.

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Cool. I downloaded it when it was announced in the forum and played around with it briefly (just some basic explorations). Looking forward to hearing your observations, insights, and what you do with it!!

I don't use Kontakt, but sometimes with my soft synths I thin the sound (to reduce audio artifacts) by lowering the number of notes that sound at the same time (aka polyphony). Not sure if Kontakt Instruments can do that, but if they can, I'd give it a try.