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Forgive an analogy: As a pedestrian I learned decades ago when crossing a side street that has a stop sign for cars, many drivers will look left to see if there are cars coming on the main road and then sweep their eyes right to see if it is "safe" from that direction and will totally miss that a pedestrian in crossing right in front of them. In my opinion when people are learning robust software (such as Cakewalk/SONAR/CbB) many are like the drivers--looking to see where they want to go. However, the workflow road signs (very consistent and specific cursors) are there to help. Based on decades of experience, for me they are extremely helpful in navigating the software, though it is easy to ignore the signs. Even though I have used the software since Cakewalk for MS DOS, when I teach myself new features, I find it very helpful to understand and pay attention to the cursor changes. Hope this helps.

Cakewalk/SONAR/Cakewalk by Bandlab uses a variety of cursors to clue users into many things, such as focus, working mode, possible actions, etc. I can't speak for the developers, but as a long-time user, paying attention to the cursor changes and developing an automatic/intuitive sense of the workflow based on the cursor changes is essential, helps navigate the robust UI, "paves" an otherwise bumpy "learning curve" for those who just want to speed through using the software by pushing the pedal to the metal, etc. I have found that automatic workflows (i.e., a sense of personal usage and "intuition") are made automatic because of the visual clues. In my experience, Windows' built-in screen capture does not capture the various cursors. I don't know if there are third-party utilities that do.

So far the specific Browser enhancements mentioned are: A system of stars (or hearts or whatever) to have a one-click setting of "Favorites." Images of plug-ins, presumably in the browser lists/menus instead of icons to designate the plug-in formats (VST, VST3, DXi). Putting the search field in focus when opening the Browser buttons (Instruments, Audio FX, etc.). Not agreeing or disagreeing right now, but I think if there are to be requests for enhancements it would be good to be specific.

Just heard this while listening to your Sound Cloud Channel. My kind of music! Well done!! I like the others, too, but for me this is very personally relatable. Happy Music!!!!!!

@Starship Krupa Is it possible you got it previously? I did, so I don't have an option to get a code for the reward. In my plugin boutique account, I used the search bar using "objeq" and there it was. I am pretty sure at one point I had two Objeq Delays, but my AAS account only has one license. I might have turned one in along with some duplicates several years ago for a deal on the full slate of AAS packs. Maybe someone else has a duplicate Objeq Delay for all your service to the community?

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You can edit/resave your existing personalized Workspaces to include the Navigator. No need to start all over building them. To add the Navigator to the Views Menu: Load a Workspace, Open the Workspace Manager, Open Views on the left side (Show in GUI), Put a check in Navigator, Save the Workspace. The default Alt+N should work. Also, the Track View's View Tab will have the Navigator Show/Hide toggle/check mark. I just took my "NO VIEWS" Workspace, enabled the Navigator View/Function as above, then used Alt+N to show the Navigator in the Track View and saved that. It worked for me.

I don't use it, but I have played with the category assignment features. There's also the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager. We can Sort by Category and choose to assign plug-ins to categories of our own choice--even one called FAVORITES. For example we can search the list for plug-ins by name and assign each to an existing category or use one of our own. Even though I now prefer remembering my favorites either by Manufacturer or by Type, I found the features we have been given to be flexible and easy to use. UPDATE: I found a few Instruments were listed as Uncategorized. As a test, I changed two to Favorites. Then I found two that were categorized as Synths and added Favorites to them (probably what you would call tagging?). So now those last two are still in the Synth Category, but also in my Favorites List.

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The way I have read all the public posts, the Backstage Pass is the alternative way to pay for, download, and run the current early access versions of Cakewalk Sonar and Cakewalk Next. There is also a way to download, run, and not pay for the early access versions that don't allow people to save their work-in-progress. So far as I have seen there has been no announcement of an official release and pricing options for what will be the commercial products.** **UPDATE: 2024 JUNE 14 [two months + later]: There has been a recent update announcement / press release which has started to be discussed in a number of threads, including this one (a page or two down). See also: To me it looks like more update announcements are expected.

Yes, you can play midi note data on a software synth without having any MIDI Output devices selected. Preferences > MIDI > Devices > Outputs = hardware ports connected to MIDI devices that receive and play MIDI data You can enter MIDI data in several different ways, including using the piano roll. Preferences > MIDI > Devices > Inputs = hardware ports connected to MIDI devices that send MIDI data

Good advice for those forum members that missed it.

I got notified on the forum 2 or 3 years ago. However, before that no one from Cakewalk ever sent me an e-mail that SONAR was going out of business back in 2017, and no one from Bandlab ever sent me an e-mail in 2018 that they had resurrected the software. It wasn't until after I had wasted money on another company's useless software (2019) that someone I knew online mentioned that Cakewalk was now being offered by Bandlab. I could have save $150 and a whole lot of time trying to get the other DAW to work. Sorry, no pity from me that users of Cakewalk by Bandlab didn't know that Bandlab Assistant stopped being used for CbB years ago.

In college I met someone who claimed that Father Sarducci (an occasional character on the US TV Show Saturday Night Live played by Don Novello) was actually Frank Zappa. I accepted his right to cling to that opinion. My bad. My main intent in posting the link to the original Mr No Name thread was not to prove that he lied, but that (1) I have a history of trying to help people, (2) I have a history of asking clarifying questions, and (3) to point to the background for some of my statements to Starship Krupa above. I should have been more clear as to my reasons for including the link, even if the enumeration of reasons like that is something I learned in academia and could be considered pedantic. ?

If you want to believe Mr No Name's false accusation against me, I suppose there are some that would say "Everyone is entitled to their opinion" to which we can add "even if they are factually wrong." TLDR. Oh wait...... Sorry, force of habit.? @Starship Krupa After re-reading the original "Mr No Name" thread and seeing the length and pedantry in some of my posts, I think we should pretend we were separated at birth. Otherwise some people will jump to the false conclusion that you and I are the same person. ?

If you think this is funny, you are an *****. In case anyone is inclined to believe Mr No Name's blatant, malicious, and malevolent lie, you might want to read this thread.

Well, I was confused by your answering a question as if you were the person the question was addressed to. One other option was that you have (at least) two accounts and for some reason you were using Mr No Name so you could post things you didn't want people to associate with Starship Krupa. I thought that would be too ridiculous (though not impossible), which was why I expressed surprised. I mean if I quote person X and ask directly "what did you mean when you said Y?" and you know I know the history, but person X presents himself as someone new to the community who doesn't read manuals, why would you answer a question as if you are someone else? I suppose if you wanted to answer on behalf of Mr No Name (assuming you are two different people) Based on the posts I have seen made under the name of Mr No Name, I had no reason to assume he didn't mean what he actually said. So I did the responsible thing and asked a direct question to get clarification. So I was quite surprised that you told me something that I have every reason to believe you know I knew. Your insinuation that I might have been "deliberately obtuse" is very problematic. As I stated, based on previous posts I have read from the Mr No Name account, I would have been wrong to assume that Mr No Name meant So far as I have seen from his posts Mr No Name could very well have thought that Cakewalk was designed as a free DAW so Bandlab [the company] could attract people to Bandlab [the software / app / ecosystem]. This is an false dichotomy. In case it's not clear, I asked for clarification about what "Mr No Name" meant by what he said. It was clear that I was asking a direct question for the purpose of getting a clarification of what he meant. I don't understand at all how that was not clear to you from my post.

I hate to tell you because I thought you knew, but Cakewalk was around long before Bandlab acquired the Intellectual Property that became CbB.

There are many ways of expressing dissatisfaction with the status quo. IMO, it's on the complainers not the company (to borrow your wording) for distorting the current state of affairs. I would rather the Bakers spend their time continuing to make daily improvements in the new products instead of paying attention to all the noise.

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In another thread on a different issue, David Baay wrote something that explains what I wrote (see above): This makes sense!! Thanks.

Instrument files (*.ins) shouldn't affect whether or not CbB (Cakewalk by Bandlab) sees your interface. Years ago I borrowed a Mio usb to midi interface cable to test drive and it worked very well, but that was on an XP SP3 PC. Does the interface show up as a midi device in Preferences > MIDI > Devices? A screenshot might help to figure out what's going on. Also, under MIDI > Playback and Recording, does it say MME or UWP? Update: For the Roland Instrument file which contains the definition for the RD-700GX, see the links on this page . However, the manual I found for the Digital Piano RD-700 is copyrighted 2001, which is not quite 30 years old. What model do you have? If yours is really from 1994, there might not be an *.ins file for your model. The earliest Roland.ins file I have is from 1998. I sometimes have good luck searching for *.ins files on the internet, so I will look to see if there is an instrument definition for your model.

What do you mean when you say Cakewalk was designed to attract people to the bandlab platform?

Message I started: but when I came back to finish up, John Vere had written: But there seems to be a new problem (or a manifestation of the original problem that didn't get fixed): First of all, are you using the same file or did you make a "Save As" copy of it to try to repair? That might or might not be necessary; that's just what I have done. Second, are you loading the project in CbB's Safe Mode? Not sure it will help, but it might be worth trying. NOTE: There are plenty of people trying to help you with this one and I am hesitant to interfere, but since no one else mentioned these two points, here's my "two-cents worth" just in case they help.

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