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This is from the "About this course" web page. IMO if someone has no idea about how to design sounds [aka patches, presets, etc.] but wants to learn, this free course [for however long it is free] might be ideal--he starts with the basics of sound design (waveforms, etc.) and adds to that foundation. He does not presume viewers already understand the basics, but takes the time to explain and demonstrate them.

Just to underscore what John Vere just said--it might be worth your while to teach yourself how to use Workspaces (if you haven't done so already) and to design customized Workspaces. You can exclude Views you don't ever want to see with customized Workspaces (either tweaking the factory Workspaces or designing your own). For example, lets say you want to exclude the Staff View, the Piano Roll View, and/or the Video View, you can do that. Then even if you accidentally hit the short cuts for those views (or try to use any of their specific functions), they won't just show up. IMO there's a steep learning curve with Workspaces, but based on my personal experience developing highly personalized Workspaces for some specific types of projects, the time I spent learning to use them for my personal needs was well worth the effort. I have several that I can use for certain types of projects and they show me what I want and where I want it. I think the time the developers spent refining the feature formerly known as "Lenses" (now Workspaces) over the past year or so, was development time well spent. Workspaces can be quite useful for minor and major customizations.

Ahhhh. The vertical slider at the lower right. I tend to set that manually first off and then use the volume slider on my usb keyboard on a per channel basis (CC7) on the single page and the 1-16 page. I think its analogous to the volume knob on E-Mu hardware--turn-it by-hand control. In any of the software versions, I don't recall seeing a midi parameter for the master volume, but I will keep my eyes open for it. Update: The MIDI Implementation Chart for the Emulator has "yes" for recognizing Master Volume. If that's accurate, maybe there's hope! The Proteus/Command Station Sysex Manual** says hardware responds to Master Volume as part of MIDI's Universal Real Time System Exclusive messages **[page 4 of Version 2.2]. I will see if I can make it happen. "Because the Master Volume message addresses the entire 'device' instead of MIDI 'channels,' it has been defined as a Universal Real Time System Exclusive message [sub ID#1 = 04h]." F0 7E <dev ID> 04 02 vv vv F7 Its been ages since I looked at the Proteus X data format; not sure what the dev ID would be. Bad News: The MIDI Implementation Chart for the Proteus VX version says "no" for recognizing Master Volume. Highly doubtful even if it works on the Emulator X it would work on the Proteus VX.

Good question and good answers. Everyone has different ethical standards. If it were me (doing the borrowing, that is), I'd ask and give credit. To me its just a matter of being polite. JMO. (I don't think I have to worry about anyone borrowing from any elements I did; but if someone did, I'd light up with happiness if someone borrowed any ideas and gave me a friendly nod publicly. Again, that's just me.) Kudos to all who have been helping to add updates for Colin's Amazing Guide.

Maybe, but I appreciate the insights!

Just wondering, could Bandlab (or an authorized retail agent) sell something like Cakewalk On a Stick through mail or package delivery services? If so, maybe that would solve the problem for people who want Cakewalk without having to downloading it. Obviously without an internet, the software would be non-updatable, but it seems that it would meet a segment of the DAW-using market that has needs for a non-Internet version. I am not familiar with how the on-line installers for all the software mentioned above work, but I am aware that at least one offers products on usb drives (for an extra fee). From my very limited experience, the usb installation still took a lot of time to install (possibly due to highly compressed files that were unpacked and copied) but it did save considerable downloading time.

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You may have seen the massive thread at KVR; not sure if that would help you in any case, but thought I'd mention it. The MS update from Windows 1809 borked my previously reliable and flexible E-Mu PCI / Patchmix DSP functionality. Fortunately the FW port and MIDI I/O with an 0202 card (instead of the audio dock) work as does the clock out from the E-Mu PCI's ADAT port. So, my workaround is to use the PCI card to drive a vintage FW audio/midi interface/control surface.

Never mind. I misread.

I had previously uninstalled Bandlab Assistant since I no longer needed it. Downloading the current version from scratch worked for me. The toughest part was trying to find where I had my ID and password! As noted, the loops browser has been reworked. No more complicated non-scrolling filter! ? Thanks for the heads up.

Well, some good news: there is a new version of Bandlab Assistant (v. 6.4.0). The loops browser has been redone and there is no issue with not being able to scroll. However, so far as I can see there isn't any elaborate filtering mechanism like before, just a category selection mechanism.

I, too, know of him from his work with Zappa, but over the past few years I have gone on some Bozio video-watching binges. His playing styles and massive "kits" are not for everyone, but you might enjoy them. Also, not sure if you were a fan of Ed Mann, but I have also binge-watched/listened to the Z3 featuring Ed Mann. Again, not for everyone.

Easier way to see two formats at the same time: Would the suggestion made here help? (The following is from a test I did a few months back. I didn't check, but the second field looks like milliseconds.)

I don't use this, but I can see how having an option to display milliseconds with the markers would save an awful lot of time zooming in and out. PS: In case its not clear, instead of cycling through the different time formats, I just added all three, went to the marker, and zoomed all the way in. Maybe others with more experience than I have can suggest an easier way. I was just curious and decided to take a quick look.

Works from 25 year old *.syx files dumped to *.wrk files. I will just assume that the older tape dumps work, too (unless I find that I saved a *.wav file). Patches sound different than what I remember, but everything else does, too. A very handy replacement for the real thing hardware!!!

@Vernon Barnes Just stumbled onto the Fury-800. Have you tried importing either a tape dump or a syx file, and if so, how did it go? If it works, I might want to find some of my old EX-800 cassette data dumps (or syx dumps, if I did them). Thx.

I had this happen this evening. I was playing along on a soft synth while watching a video feed of a friend's live performance. I had to play different notes (not sure if it was one or two half-steps) to match the notes being played in the video feed. Somehow my interface had switched to 44.1 KHz. Changing it to 48KHz and rebooting the soft synth solved it.

Sure--they say "in any style" but they are looking for "illicit" responses. ?

When I saw this today, I said, "Yup!" But like you, I tried again, and again, and one last time. I tried the usual tricks, including updating from within the app, quitting from the task tray, killing the left-over processes manually (task manager), and maybe a few others--I don't remember. As far as I am concerned (as other have said), it really doesn't matter to me as long as the update mechanism works in Cakewalk. Its just like the downloadable loops style/genre filter which doesn't scroll--doesn't work and not a problem for me. Very happy, though, for all the Cakewalk fixes, features, etc. and the responsiveness of the Cakewalk team.

FYI: other mentions of similar usage for MNotepad in the forum: here, here, among others.

Piggy-backing on the feature request: If they do decide to do this with the plug-in browser, I'd like it for Workspaces as well.

I don't use the PRV; I have more experience with the Staff View. When I change the "key" [short for "key signature"], the key signature changes. However, if I had any notes previously entered as B when the key signature is changed to F, Bb, Eb, etc. the existing notes do not change to Bb; they remain as B natural. All notes added after the key change (to the right on the staff) are added in the new key based on the key signature. I assume the PRV works the same way, but maybe not. It has been unclear to me if you are expecting the key change to change all existing notes. I am not sure if anything I said addresses what you might be missing, but maybe. (My Audio PC is updating some things, so I can't check, but I thought the left hand side had a piano style keyboard; not sure what notes would change there.) Just did a quick test. They both seem to work as expected for me. Hope this helps. ADDENDUM (after the two posts immediately below): After @Colin Nicholls's post, I realized that I always took for granted the Staff View's snap-to-key-signature/scale for the above. I hand painted both measures using the Staff View and then looked at the PRV to see how it displayed there. Being a non-PRV user, after @scook's post I just had to check out the Inspector's snap-to-scale feature in connection with the PRV. That works!!! (It took me a while to get used to the mouse movement and placement of rectangles in grids, though.) I'm not ready to use the PRV yet, but that feature has taken me one step closer particularly if I ever want to force my hand into placing notes based on specific modes. Cool compositional feature. Thanks. (See posts immediately below.)

As far as I know, E-Mu software synths were never intended to work with Windows 10--much like PatchMix DSP ? . They did work on older versions of Windows 10, but I have also been having audio routing issues with the *.dlls. I have tried to understand Windows Audio for years and it is always a mystery--sometimes it works the way we expect it, sometimes not. In Emulator X (standalone), I also get Direct Sound as well as other sound devices/ports including a Magix-branded version of ASIO4ALL.** I suspect Direct Sound in more recent versions of Windows is somehow tied in with Windows 10 Sound. I am not sure though. In Emulator X Direct Sound shows up, but not my High Definition Audio outputs. I am pretty sure I have various versions of E-Mu softsynths on my PC (including Proteus VX), though I seem to recall I removed them most of them from Cakewalk (either via scan location or by plug-in exclusion). Proteus VX might be a 32-bit plug-in which I haven't had working in years. If no one can help directly with your questions, in a few hours I could take a look and see if I can get Proteus VX to work. BTW, I only have a non-working Proteus Ultra, but I have long admired the control it offers of the legendary E-Mu filters. What version of Windows do you have? I know the upgrade to 1903 borked the use of PatchMixDSP on my PC (and others from what I have read). **For what its worth, I do have Emulator X standalone routed to my HD Audio out via Magix's rebranded ASIO4ALL: I will try this in Cakewalk and Proteus VX if I have it and can get it working. Update 1: Proteus VX (standalone) also works the same way: Update 2: Emulator X works within Cakewalk using WASAPI (Shared) directly to my HD Audio outputs: Since my version of Proteus VX is 32-bit (not sure if there is a 64-bit version) and BitBridge doesn't seem to allow the Proteus VX UI to display correctly, I cannot get any audio from it. But it does show up in Cakewalk's Plug-in Browser and I can insert a non-working version of it. What version of the Proteus VX plug-in do you have? BTW, another soft synth (standalone) does work with Direct Sound on my PC: Not sure this helps answer your question, but maybe someone else can use the results I get to help. Sorry; I tried.

As a temporary measure, could you use the analog audio outputs of the Roland FA-08 in to the Realtek Audio In and listen via the Realtek Audio Out?

For me, its been my go-to file finder. No need to get lost in the first place! ?