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Very useful to know the subtractive debugging steps you used and how it led to your solution. Congrats on finding that.

After your post, I found MS XML Notepad. I was responding to the "one long string of data!" comment. I would not edit the file directly; for me the XML Editor is just a way to make sense of the file--to see what's there. I would follow scook's excellent advice.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

Early in 2018 I had a similar problem and only found out Cakewalk was alive and well about 6 weeks ago or so. Personally, I feel it would have been nice if BandLab had reached out more directly to those of us who have been long-time Cakewalk/SONAR users (instead of letting us stumble on it).* However, all of the BandLab links I got just now from a Google search mention and lead to Cakewalk by BandLab. So far as I know, it has been that way for the past month or two (at least since I found it). The Google Search for just "Cakewalk" here puts as number 1 the old Cakewalk (circa 2108) and has outdated information. Cakewalk by BandLab was number 2. In the popular press, I have heard all kinds of things about Google's search engine. I am not at all sure how it works, but maybe more people need to search "Cakewalk" and click the Cakewalk by BandLab link so it will raise to number 1. I am not sure if the new owners of Cakewalk can ask Google to change it. Well, they can probably ask (and might already have done so), but I am not sure Google responds to those kinds of requests. From what I have seen in the news, their go-to response is something like--"It's algorithm-based" to avoid the appearance of bias. I can't speak for anyone official; just sharing some of my experiences. Hope you can get the new and improved Cakewalk working; I have been enjoying re-learning it (including z3ta+ pre-2 and Dimension Pro, from previous purchases). Steve *BTW, back in 2018, the only thing I found after the announcement of BandLab's SONAR/Cakewalk acquistion was the web-based BandLab app which was not what I could use for my own personal needs.

Irish Rovers - "The Unicorn Song" Does anyone need the connection to "Cover of the Rolling Stone?" Hint: http://blog.jivewired.com/2015/06/misunderstood-lyrics-cover-of-rolling.html

ooops, I did it again. If I can figure out how, I will start a new thread because my question is OT. Hmmmm. On second thought, its not even Cakewalk specific. I'll try PM.

Thanks for doing the comparison and for reporting the results for the Cinematic demo pack.

PS: I can confirm the loops showed up in my Media Browser and seem to drop right into tracks in the new and improved Cakewalk. Per scook's comment: I probably unpacked them (in X3) when I got them and I still have 8.5 and X3 on my PC; so, maybe the unpacked content I have were picked up automatically when I installed Cakewalk by BandLab last month. Perhaps the currently free ones are not keyed into a prior Sonar installation.

At first glance, they seem to overlap with the ones I downloaded from the Cakewalk Command Center, with the exception of the KLI set (for non-free Kontakt users--which might have been there, but I didn't download--not sure). If anyone compares the currently-offered free content with what came from the Cakewalk, I'd be interested. Thanks for raising the question in the first place, thanks for pointing out the current availability, and thanks for anything anyone else might contribute about the Big Fish content.

Owner of a Lonely Heart.

Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin

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I have not used BREVERB before, but I used this as an opportunity to try it. I inserted softsynth called Minimogue-VA as a simple instrument, turned off the softsynth's built-in reverb and then inserted the version of BREVERB2 I have. I played it live from a usb keyboard and didn't experience any beeping. Not sure this helps, but I figured I'd let you know my results. Steve [2024: ancient image deleted; not needed]

Stink Foot by Frank Zappa See lyrics & dialog re: Fido/poodle. For example: "Well then Fido got up off the floor An' he rolled over An' he looked me straight in the eye An' you know what he said? Once upon a time Somebody say to me (This is a dog talkin' now) What is your Conceptual Continuity? Well, I told him right then (Fido said) It should be easy to see The crux of the biscuit Is the Apostrophe(')" "The poodle bites. The poodle chews it." [about some slippers]

Thanks for the link to the optimization guide and your additional suggestions and tips. Also, IMO the above line cannot be emphasized enough.

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Super nice they can be dragged directly into Cakewalk from the BandLab Assistant Browser. I knew we could audition them and download them, but dragging and placing immediately seems like a handy feature. As for Loops, I had some previously in the Media Library and it was a snap to just point the media browser to my previously downloaded BandLab Sounds. [ancient images of media in browser deleted]

I wholeheartedly agree to props being due as you stated! So far I have edited 5 collapsed control bar module images (to make it easier on my eyes) and played around with about 20-25 color elements and I know I do not have the skills (or the patience) to do a complete theme. My hat goes off to master theme makers, too!