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Proof that Mad Magazine was run by anti-Nixon subversives. What? Me Worry? ?

Re: joints pulling away due to stress. I have had midi gear usb ports get stressed so much that the joint pulled off (and sometimes ripped off) the board.

BTW, depending on your music and whether or not you have it already, you might want to try the free pack done by the artist who uses the name Alba Ecstacy. If you like the free set (32 ambient presets for Pigments), he also has a set of 75 patches for €10.00 (includes the 32 free ones**). With both Luftrum and this sound pack, I found a higher percent of sounds I can use (some with with only minor tweaks) than packs I have gotten from Arturia. He also has a video that demos the 64-patch pack, which now includes 75 patches.

I got a Luftrum Sound pack for Pigments that I liked (Luftrum 23). If you have Pigments, but not Luftrum 23, give the videos a listen to decide if they fit your music. I'd describe the sounds as ambient, spacey, Berlin, but that might be just the ones I gravitate to. Worth watching the video to decide for yourself.) PS: I seem to recall I bought it on sale and also got a small additional discount for being a first time customer.

Another gem from the pen of yet another underappreciated poet, Shel Silverstein. Optional Listening: Frank Zappa, Bobby Brown. (Not posted due to controversial and potentially offensive lyrics. Listen at your own risk, but be forewarned: he lampoons lots of stuff that couldn't be lampooned today. "I tell you people, I was not ready when I . . . by the name of Freddie." etc.)

Are they two separate things or did the addition of automation (not just in Cakewalk) mess up how CCs used to work?

"underrated" and "overrated" are click-bait terms. "__________ reacts to _________" is also a click-bait phrase. And they work!!!!!!! JMO: The name of the game is to get as many clicks as possible. Clicks translate into moolah in miniscule amounts that when amassed in humongous numbers might amount to something worthwhile for the content creator. "Don't blame me; the producer made me do it!!!!"

I have used LFOs from Voltage Modular to modulate soft synths hosted in CbB. So I appreciate this newest MFX. Thanks!

You mean paronomasia (aka word play).

I don't think viewers need to guess about what Mike is saying; he has come right out and said it in his recent publicly available (YouTube) videos. Based on his workflow needs, he prefers Studio One. My guess is that if either of the new products meets his objections he would probably do a "pleased to see it" video. No guesses if he will be doing any "I'm sorry to say" videos if the new products disappoint him. As for exporting from Cakewalk, I've only used it a few times, so I would defer to others in this thread who have commented based on their use of the Export Feature. Several years ago, I tested for my own potential needs the improvements in the Cakewalk <==> Bandlab integration. I have many musical ideas that I have started over the years using SONAR/Cakewalk, and over the past few years I have thought about making them available to others to use as building blocks for possible collaborations. So if I follow through on this, my personal "Exit Strategy" might make use of one of the new products in addition to CbB. As I wrote in another thread (maybe a few threads), my favorite feature is Workspaces and I know how to do what I want with them in Cakewalk. Since Bandlab is not abandoning Workspaces, I have no plans to switch to another DAW. Within the past 5-8 years I have tried a couple of others, but have found that I lose time and efficiency over what I already know how to do. If there is a free version of Studio One with a counterpart to Workspaces and if Mike does does a tutorial on how to use it, I will certainly be interested in watching it.

This is surprising. What happens if the track records on omni mode with each controller on a different MIDI channel--one for the B-3X upper and one for the B-3X lower? Update: It works for me. Controller 1 sending on MIDI Channel 1. Controller 2 sending on MIDI Channel 2. Hammond B-3X Upper set to receive MIDI Channel 1. Hammond B-3X Lower set to receive MIDI Channel 2. CbB Midi Input [ I ] set to All Inputs (One Organ Track). CbB recorded MIDI Data from both Inputs (verified via Event View). CbB played MIDI Data on both channels (verified via playback).

TWOFER!

I already have it, but I see the current price is $199 at APD, $99 base price (if you have $100 in your wallet). Is it possible the $99 price was from the Anniversary sale which has ended?

Isn't $299 the usual 50% off sale for newcomers (those without any Arturia V instruments, after which it goes down in $50 increments based on how many you own)?

LOL. I knew that. I'd like to blame the typo on an automatic spell checker, but it was me on autopilot since I was doing too many things. Thanks for spotting the typo.

Last Night I Had A Dream - Rocking Bluesy Cover of a Randy Newman tune. (I like both renditions!)

SMPTE/MIDI time code synchronization To use Cakewalk as the master MTC generator To configure Cakewalk to sync to SMPTE/MTC The way I read the documentation, Cakewalk does not generate SMPTE time code (nor has it ever so far as I can remember). I never tried using an external device (generator) to record SMPTE to an audio track in Cakewalk.

Now that it has been announced that there will be one more CbB update before CbB is retired / discontinued, a number of users have been reporting new bugs and some older issues that have long contributed to user confusion. If there has been an official or semi-official call for concerns, issues, bugs, requests, ettc. for the final update, I missed it. However, I would like to add to the list an older issue with regard to remote control / MIDI Learn, particularly with the Inspector-based Arpeggiator (documented and confirmed several years ago). Thanks.

Not that you mention it, IIRC I did have a pre-windows interface that could stripe SMPTE, but I think there was an error in the firmware or somewhere that made it start with a huge number so a large offset was needed. Anyone remember the CMS-444z? I think I got it bundled from CMS [Computer Music Supply] with Cakewalk for MS-DOS.

(1) I don't know because I have only used midi time code, never SMPTE. (2) You mentioned doing several Google searches. Is it safe to assume you couldn't find out how to use Cakewalk and SMPTE together through the Cakewalk Reference Guide or Online Documentation? (Sorry, because you only mention having done Google searches, this has to be asked.) https://legacy.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Synchronizing.09.html

Freeze Track: "Bounces the audio in the track to a new audio clip or clips, applies any effects, and disables the FX Rack." "Freeze" is a metaphorical reference to preserving or "solidifying" something. In this, case audio + effects are "solidified." That is to say, they are changed [fused together] from a "liquid" or flexible state into a preserved / solid / frozen state. Hope this break down of the explanation from the manual helps someone.

I like the tune. It is a very relatable expression of guarded optimism. As for those who seem to have had trouble with the clarity of the lyrics in the mix, I don't doubt what others are saying, but thought it might be useful to you to share my experience. I usually have difficulty making out, attending to, and understanding lyrics due to a need to spend extra mental processing time to figure out what the words are. But contrary to what others wrote, I had no trouble with the lyrics on either the first or second listen. Over the past several years I have had increasing tinnitus and the last time I checked I had almost no hearing of external sounds above 2K-3K. Perhaps that's why the lyrics were perfectly audible and understandable to me, not lost in the mix at all. Again, not doubting others, but maybe my experience will help you to make they lyrics more intelligible to others (other than just providing the text). Thanks for sharing the song.