User 905133

Thanks for the reference to Gig Performer--it looks like it has a feature I have been wanting in Cakewalk for a while: a modern updated successor to Studioware so users can create their own visual/user interfaces for plug-ins. Am I inferring too much about Gig Performer?

When you edit the post, if you posted the images directly, at the bottom there should be images with trash cans. Click the trash can in the lower right to delete.

Not a big deal to me; I don't think they would be interested in the ancient software. And I certainly wouldn't want the copyright/license enforcement police coming after me.

Actually I never thought of that. So any one of us could give the OP our copy of Sonar 8.5 as an ISO image and if they have a serial number and activation code they would be good to go. But I have a feeling this OP might not have safely stored that information. They have wandered off anyways so I guess we need more info from them first. @User 905133 I don't see Sonar 8 on my Products page I think it was not part of that system. But then again I might not of bothered to register it. In those days I just would install, use the serial numbers and use it. X1 LE was the first version of Sonar I registered. I still have the original disk for Guitar Studio 6. I got that free with a piece of Roland gear. Re: slartabartfast's comment and your reply: (1) I thought of the same thing as slartafast yesterday because it was consistent with what I remembered from reading the old SONAR license agreements and things that I have read in the forum. (2) Historically I made hard copies (and sometimes screen shots) of my Serial Numbers and Registration Codes. I have no idea if I am the only one who did things like that. Re: Your not seeing Sonar 8 (and serial numbers / registration codes) via the help links: (1) I cannot make any guesses why not. Maybe I was lucky, because: (2) here's part of my list (without the numbers and the dates which I will not give to anyone--except maybe my children as part of my estate) (3) Per the background/explanation on the Bandlab help page I linked, I do remember learning about the opportunity to sign up for the online system and I remember thinking at the time it was a good idea (that is, it made sense to me to sign up for the account). I have no idea how many people opted for those accounts, how many didn't, or even how I was notified of the option. I know I was on the TTS/Cakewalk mailing list, so maybe it was in a periodic mailer. (4) If I recall correctly (in my case, not sure about others), X1 Producer was posted to my account before others that I purchased earlier (5, 6, 8.5, etc.). On my personal list, those have a date later than X1; however, 3 was backdated to 2003. I don't think any of my purchases before 3 were entered into my online account. (5) I have no explanations for the whys; just saying that at least in my case pre-X1 products were added and are still there. (I checked before posting the link.) @rev You might want to check the Bandlab help link I gave above. If you created the type of account that will give you your list of early SONAR products, perhaps that will help. ** UPDATE: **This path won't help since you don't have copies of the disks.

https://help.cakewalk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021666274-Can-BandLab-provide-downloads-for-older-programs- UPDATE: The information at this bandlab help page won't help since you don't have the disks.

Thanks for the link to the Dylan Birthday video. All sorts of styles--some artists who paid tribute by emulating different aspects of Dylan's performance, some artists who re-made the songs in their own performance styles, and various combinations of the two. Until I saw his contribution to the birthday event / fundraiser, I totally forgot about Bill Frisell. Not everyone likes jazz, but if you do, you might like this:

Several days ago, I tested the update-via-Bandlab Assistant method and for the first time, I was not able to get past the Downloading 0/0 hangup. However, the CbB in-app update method continued to work very smoothly for me as it has for quite a while. Did you try that route? Also, it seems like a number of people have had success with the "New Cakewalk installer" announced and discussed in this thread. Did you try that route?

This makes complete sense. Phil Spector had a hand in producing John Lennon's "Sometime in New York City" album which included some bonus material from the Frank Zappa Fillmore East concert when Lennon and Ono sat in. As a Zappa fan, it was clear to me that Spector did not come anywhere close to the production values I was used to--it was muddied, the vocals and instruments were not as crisp as I was used to--even by 1972 standards--and the sonic material was not well balanced. Decades later some of the material from the concert was included on an official Zappa release. Hearing that material reaffirmed my early impression of how awful the Lennon/Ono/Spector production values were. So if the new "All Things Must Pass" used the masters to undo the heavy hand of Spector's style of production, I would assume that's a good thing. Still, I agree that $121 is asking a lot.

Personally, I am very glad that (1) Cakewalk has a policy of making on-going improvements and that (2) the changes since the last published guide are detailed in a cumulative thread. Note: The date of the original post is June 29, 2021, since it was started with the features introduced in the 2021.06 Update; however, the thread covers updates through two days ago (August 6, 2021).

So far as I can see, it can be any version of ST, not just ST4 (unless I missed it). However, it looks like it is only open to people who have a social media account: Not being a social media user, I assume that means Facebook, Twitter, etc. Anyone know if Bandlab (the App) is considered social media and if public posts there can have hashtags? Hmmm. I guess the answer is, "Yes:" . . . or #iksampletankcontest I assume.

I can relate! Once I figured out Workspaces enough to make customized workflows, I stopped using screensets and have been happy with the switch.

Browser Notes maybe?

Shortcuts will do it? Or is a directory junction needed?

When I did an on-line search for Dynameter, I got the maker's website which includes a text-based explanation, a short video demonstration, and a longer video explanation.

bandlab.com works here. Have you tried different browsers? Do you have software that filters sites?

This is not to take away from the excellent comments made about other VST hosts and their suitability for various purposes, but having used VSTHost previously and having just installed Cantabile Lite, over the past several days I have found Nanohost to be very practical (easy to install and super simple to run) for loading up a VST, test driving a handful of factory presets, and quickly recording short wav files of compositional building blocks (aka "ideas" inspired by the presets) for later use--mostly progressions, some textural things, and a melody here and there.

Interesting. It sounds like you found another solution!! The important thing is that you have a custom Workspace that works for your workflow and takes into account all your other UI elements (and your three monitors). Congrats!!

I saw your post and wondered what you meant by hidden--unavailable to Cakewalk, collapsed, covered up by something else (such as other tabs in the MultiDock), etc. When I was teaching myself how to use Workspaces, I created a minimalist Workspace--one with the least number of views possible. From what I can see, the Browser functionality is required. "No Views" Workspace: Collapsed Browser: So, if you want Cakewalk to have no Browser functionality, I am not sure you can make that happen. But I'm wondering if by hidden, you mean collapsed. However, if you mean totally not visible when you switch to a Workspace, I wonder how you tried to hide the Browser via a Workspace. For what its worth, I have a Workspace without even a collapsed Browser showing. It seems I docked the Browser in the MultiDock and then Xed the Browser tab before creating the Workspace. That Workspace was a full screen Console View on a single monitor, but to verify the method works, I took that Workspace, put the Console View at the top and the Track View at the bottom. Then I hit B to toggle the Browser's visibility, docked it in the MultiDock, Xed it out, and then created a new Workspace and saved it with the name "No Browser." There might be other methods, too. Caveat: sometimes things work on my PC that others can't do (and vice versa), but maybe this method will give you what you want--a Workspace such that when you select it, it doesn't even have a collapsed Browser. FWIW, I had everything in the "Load from Workspace" section checked, but it should also work if I have Theme unchecked.

Thanks for the reply. It actually happened again, several times. It is a legacy VSTi (E-Mu's Emulator X, version 3). It used to get successfully inserted most of the time (90%) and worked flawlessly each time it was successfully inserted. Approx. 10% of the time I would get a notification that it needed to be reactivated from the standalone version, but I would usually just reboot Cakewalk, insert it again, and it would work (that is, without re-activating it). So, I will try a few more things--running the standalone version, reinstalling it, checking vstscan.log for possible issues, etc.

In-app update with an open project and using Download Now -> Show Folder -> updating from the shown folder was uneventful (went smoothly) while pretending this was my first time updating from within the app. Note: The following is from an expected VSTi crash. However, either there is no "No" option in the crash dialog, or the dialog needs a way to scroll down to see it. On second thought, maybe the "Preview" button is really the "No" button since pressing it closed the crash dialog and Cakewalk. UPDATE: Not sure why I got the above in the crash dialog the first time, but it was corrected on a second crash:

Nicely done!! I know my front lawn garden attracts all sorts of pollinators, including many different types of bees. Not sure if any of them are honey bees, though. Different types of bees (and wasps, too) seem to prefer different flowers. Your video has inspired me to do some research to try to find which flowers are favored by honey bees!!! UPDATE: That was easy! It seems that they like Echinacea, Black-Eyed Susans, Sunflowers (all of which I do have).

There may be other methods, but one way is to use Workspaces. For example, here are the Console View Modules for the same project using different custom Workspaces: [images deleted since the OP mean the Control Bar, not the Console; see below] Another option might be to select "None" as your Workspace. There are probably other alternatives.

Just a footnote in case you are ever interested in more than using IRs to simulate the acoustics of an amp/cabinet. A few years ago simulated IRs were used live in a performance space to reproduce as much as possible the acoustic space of the legendary Cistern in the State of Washington. Yes, I know its beyond the scope of a primer, but some people interested in using IRs might find it interesting. There's a basic, non-technical description of how it was done in the press release for Pauline Oliveros' 80th Birthday Celebration.

Yesterday I started sketching some ideas for a new tune. As I have done before, one-by-one I inserted a new software synth and immediately split the track so I could input some midi data (via a usb keyboard). I didn't notice any new issues, but am willing to give it a try if I have some steps that don't work the way they used to. Having started out with Cakewalk for MS-DOS and having used MIDI tracks routed to hardware synth modules, I find that having separate midi tracks and routing them to soft synths is about as basic as you can get. However, I can understand with all the changes over the years it can be a proverbial thorn in side to keep the original functionality and at the same time integrate new complexities. If you want to get rid of split tracks, can you please do it in such a way that preserves the ability to create MIDI tracks (just as we have always been able to do), the ability to route them to (a) hardware, (b) software, and (c) both hardware and software, the ability to have MIDI data play and record software and hardware synths that generate audio, the ability to control audio FX and MIDI FX, etc. Thanks.

I have used the Install Now option, it works for me, and it works consistently for me. There are many things in Cakewalk that can be a problem if people don't pay attention to what they are doing (e.g., pressing buttons with hands on auto pilot--brain not engaged). If the goal is to make Cakewalk "newbie-proof," maybe instead of getting rid of the "Install Now" option, there could be an overt warning that the project has been changed instead of relying users' keen power of observations (the asterisk).