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I just verified this in CbB. Try z3ta+_fx. Steps I used: Insert a software synth into Cakewalk. I used the right-click method to insert an Instrument as an Instrument Track. Insert z3ta+_fx into the Instrument Track's FX Bin. Right-click FX Bin Choose Insert Audio FX Open Cakewalk folder [I have them sorted by manufacturer] Select z3ta+ (z3ta+_fx) VST2 Select EFFECTS button (lower right) in the z3ta+ UI. Tweak the sound. For that test, I used a different soft synth. To verify that z3ta+ itself works, I deleted z3ta+_FX from the FX bin. Next, I right-clicked in the track area and replaced the synth with z3ta+ [the instrument]. It worked.

Take a Pizza Pi to dinner!

Found another demo of sounds (one of those "No Talking" videos):

Good to know, thanks for the additional details. I finally found my CZ data tapes with my custom sounds from the CZ5000 (as well as songs/sequences). I dumped some of them to sysex (aka *.syx) but not all. (Either that or I lost a whole bunch over ther decades.) A handful or two are unique--ones that I have never heard elsewhere. After demoing CZ V, I decided that "based on the CZ" is more accurate than calling it an emulation. From what I saw only 2 to 5 percent of th CZ V's potential is to recreate CV patches. Again, thanks for these insights into the Arturia Collection.

Thanks, @Promidi . In fact, double thanks. I searched the CZ V pdf for "sysex," not "syx" or "Import." So I searched the Emulator II V pdf for "Import" after I downloaded the demo and found this: Samples can indeed be imported and placed on the keyboard. ?

I have learned that different people often have very different preferences in video tutorials (style, content, personality, etc.). I stumbled onto some deep dive Elka-X videos from One Man And His Songs and they resonated with me. So, I just got a notification for Episode 1 of his Mercury-6 Tutorial. I don't have this synth, but if I do get it I will be sure to watch this video series. Passing it along in case his tutorial approach appeals to others.

Does anyone know if Aruria's CZ clone can load original CZ sysex preset files? I know Plugin Boutique's Virtual CZ can, but I couldn't find that feature in the CZ V (Arturia) manual. Once again, with my prior Arturia purchases, I qualify for 9.2 at the $149 level, but I have a number of other Vintage Synth Emulations from other software makers so I am still very much on the fence. I find that Pigments meets my sound design needs nicely and if I need the V Collection pre-made sounds, I have a few thousand available to me via Analog Lab V. Not sure that I would really need to design my own sounds for Arturia's instruments or even tweak them more than I can do already with Analog Lab V. On the other hand, 9.2 would add 17 expansions for over 1200 more factory sounds that I would be able to tweak. Not sure if that's enough to get me off the fence. If the package included the Micro Freak V, that might do it though, as would the ability to load in all my custom CZ sounds. Even better if the Emulator II could load samples, but it seems all it can do is use built-in samples. So, (1) can the CZ V load in CZ sysex files (presets from the Casio CZ line) and (2) am I missing anything about the Collection? Thanks.

Thanks for the clarification. I am not an expert on audio drivers and I don't have a Focusrite; however, I used to intuitively think that larger buffers meant more latency but fewer audio issues (crackles, etc.). Then I got into fine tuning my PC's audio and I found out for my system, a buffer size that was either too small or too large was an issue and I had to find the "sweet spot" for my system (MOBO/PC Resources, Audio Devices, Drivers, etc.). Yes, its somewhat counter intuitive (or "weird") and I don't know enough PC/Audio Electronics to understand or to explain all the interactions, the complex timings, function calls, or whatever they are that make a particular system "in tune," but based on my limited experience larger is not smoother. If I had super smooth audio and no plugin issues with a small buffer size like you have, I'm not sure I would try to fine tune it further and risk upsetting the balance. Of course, I will defer to others here if they know more of the deep workings than I do.

I am confused by what you have written. If you set your asio buffer size to the minimum and everything is smooth and plug-ins are working, it that a problem?

For those who have Mercury-6 and PluginGuru's UNIFY: They have the Unify Patches online (dropbox) for Mercury-6.

Since its a 3 day offer, probably best to get the thirty-day demo immediately if interested. For others like me who still use MIDI, please note: Based on a couple of PSP Stomp Boxes I have we can use Automation for VST/VST3 parameters and we can also use MIDI Mapping for hosts that provide midi mapping. (The lack of direct MIDI control might be relevant for those who don't like work-arounds.)

From the Cakewalk Reference Guide: "If you want to change the magnetic snap strength, or turn off magnetic snap, adjust the Snap Intensity slider." "Snap Intensity. Specify the magnetic strength when snapping, which determines how quickly moved events are pulled towards the snap grid." "Magnetic Test. Drag the event to test the current Snap Intensity setting." Based on what the Reference Guided says, I think you are right: if the Snap Intensity setting remains where you want it, from what I can tell, it doesn't matter if the test location gets reset or remains where you left it. The Reference Guide seems to agree.

The larger issue of making an automatic backup of everything Cakewalk uses is beyond my scope and interest here. I cannot even imagine what Cakewalk would have to do to backup all of the validly registered plug-ins presumably based on the contents of VSTSCAN and other files. As for backing up *.lns files, I did that within the past year to move them from one PC to a newer PC. It was really simple: (1) copy them to a "thumb" drive, (2) copy them to the default location on the newer PC. I did an extra step: (3) move all the older Workspaces to a sub-folder ("Archives"). You can make it more complicated if you want to.

Why? They are super easy to find if you need to access them. Also, I'm not sure it would be good for users to start messing around with the Workspaces location. If improvements are to be done, to me it would be more important to have a Workspaces file hierarchy (i.e., Workspaces within user-named folders). Of course, if having a Workspaces hierarchy means users can designate an alternate location, that would be a side benefit for those who want to change the default location. Changing the code just to have a user-designated location adds nothing. A file hierarchy (Workspaces within folders) adds something useful for people who use Workspaces on a regular basis.

I will look. If you have a file list program (like Everything), look for *.lns files [lower case LNS]. Mine are at C:\Users\ {my account name} \AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core\Lenses\User . Hope this helps. Clarification: That's for User Workspaces. For Factory Workspaces, mine are at C:\Users\ {my account name} \AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core\Lenses\Factory .

Sometimes I still just read the topic or the most recent post or two, but I am much better with checking original posts and the early posts including the dates of the thread. While I agree that in many cases, people should not be "hijacking" threads, in a number of cases, a new post even a year or two later flows directly from the original post, is directly related to the discussion, and is not out-of-place. For that reason I disagree that all threads should be closed/locked after a specified time. Peace.

I have used z3ta+ as an FX processor for years. In fact that's the reason I didn't upgrade to z3ta+ 2 when it came out. I haven't used it in about 1-2 years, but it worked well for me with Windows 10. The last project I used it with, I used a Korg NanoKontrol to modify FX parameters in real time. This describes the process. Not 100% sure, but there might be another article, too. UPDATE: This might be the other article I was remembering:

I don't use this at all (except for a test once or twice a few years ago), but I thought the Snap Intensity setting changed in real time and the test strip was just a place where we can test the snap settings.

Interesting synth. Some cool sounds. Will probably be an instant collector's item for fans of the Jupiter-6 and CA soft synth collectors. As for me, I have been getting into a couple of the new synths added to CA's Synth Stack and am not sure this one will be as useful to me. If they come out with more synths in the Mercury line and have a massive collection of Mercury modules for use in Voltage Modules, that might be a better fit for me.

My default Cakewalk metronome pings (Low and Hi) are 705kbps (according to the file properties) and sound just fine for what they are intended to do. However, I often will use a basic drum track especially as I start building up tracks. Did you check to see if your metronome files got corrupted? I don't use it regularly, but MeldaProduction's set of free plugins includes MMetronome. Maybe that will better meet your needs.

I looked at the manual and at the Expansion Manager software guide. If the Expansion Manager software will generate a text file for the presets in the expansion pack you have, you could cut and paste that into the *.ins file for the psr s670, If the Expansion Manager software doesn't export a list of the preset names, you might have to type them in yourself. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything in the guide that mentioned generating a list of the preset names. I did see in the update list that evidently you can change the LSB for your own banks. That would be useful information for editing the psr s670 instrument definition file to include names of the user presets. I am not sure of how Yamahas do bank switching, but I'd guess that where the instrument definition says Bank n, n = the LSB. Unfortunately, I have not been able figure out what the MSB should be for the expansion pack presets. Maybe you can figure that out by tweaking a preset and looking in the psr s670 to see where it is. I will be happy to defer to others who are familiar with Yamahas. Hope this helps.

Correct me if I am wrong, but it sounds like you already have an instrument definition for the psr s670 and you just want to edit it to include the names of presets from an expansion. In different gear from a different manufacturer I used to edit my own *.ins files to include different banks of sounds. This involved using notepad to type the names in and making sure I have the right LSB and MSB for the bank switching assignments. For my gear, user presets were always loaded into memory which was bank 0. Each expansion sound ROM had its own bank switching address. Either the user manual for the psr s670 or the MIDI manual should tell you what bank switching method it uses.

I also got the 404 error. It looks like they have some resources for prospective students: https://online.berklee.edu/free-music-course-resources (account needed) as well as some other promotional and informative resources that are available without an account: https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/podcast/music-is-my-life/.