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Within ST4 I tried it last night with a few MP 2 presets and they worked for me. I didn't do an exhausted test. If you have a handful of favorites, I can check those on my PC if that will help. Clarification: MP 2 CE shows up in my ST4 Browser, MP 2 doesn't. I am not sure if that's because my ST4 library scan paths are not set up properly or another reason. There are hundreds or thousands of presets there. I spot checked about a dozen instruments (one preset in each of a dozen different instruments) and they played.

To be clear, you are only talking about doing this for new users / first time initial installations, right? It would be horrible for me (and possibly many other) if it were reset any place else--including updates and reinstallations.

Oh. I didn't realize you had installed Session Drummer 3 already.

In the latest Cakewalk Product Center did you move the "Show Add-ons" slider to the right so it's enabled? If so, is Session Drummer in the list on the right side? If so, is there an option to Install it?

Not very often, but I will occasionally check the red virtual led to make sure Windows hasn't put my usb keyboard to sleep (such as after one of those Windows updates that resets my personal power settings for usb devices).

I think another option might be to add some MIDI Tracks and route them to the Instrument, if Kontakt can handle that. (I don't use Kontakt, but I have used CC Data "control tracks" for after-the-fact overdub recording.)

The last time I looked, this was an older product that doesn't include newer instruments and libraries that came out after this product was released. While it might be a good deal for any one who wants this particular bundle of products, consumers might want to conduct some due diligence before purchasing.

A funny thing happened when I was looking online to see if Lenses (the former name for Workspaces) predates CbB. Here's what Google AI says about Lenses v. Workspaces: Hmmmmm.

Yes. I remember reading this at least once over the past year or so. I never doubted that it would be forthcoming and continue to look forward to it. Sorry, I found the post a few days ago, but I didn't bookmark it. I agree 100%.

Based on my personal experience, it is not better, for a number of reasons. Just 2: (1) it's predominantly still various shades of grey, white, and/or black on to of other shades of grey, white, and/or black. (2) the color combinations that work best for my eyes (in the track name field for example) might not be the same color combinations that work best for someone else's eyes.

Not to oversimplify, but the following shows how D can be used to toggle between two views.** **NOTE: I purposely reduced the size of the Sonar window to post easy-to-see screen shots (see above), but for me D toggles between the two each time I press D even when the screen is in Full Screen Mode (F11).

p - - - - i n u m p - - - m i u m Hmmmmmmmm. If this was an intentional marketing strategy (platinum --> premium), I think it evidently works!

I am still hoping that once the new Cakewalk Sonar is firmly established the promise of a Theme Editor will become a priority. As a person with aging eyesight who has explored the uses of color using the CbB Theme Editor to help with visual issues, I feel the benefits of user preferences cannot be overemphasized. Different color schemes might also impact creativity and productivity for individuals who fall within a "normal" range of vision. We were told that there would not be a Theme Editor initially and I haven't given up hope that it is still a possibility somewhere down the road.

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UPDATE: For some reason, I cannot get Decent Sampler to work on my PC. However, with other synths Surge XT Effects.vst3 still works on my PC.

I haven't done this in a while, but I definitely had it working. On my PC I have Surge XT.vst3 and Surge XT Effects.vst3. Give me a sec and I'll try it to make sure it still works.

Yup!!! For example, here's yellow: TIP: Try MIDI-OX's Menu Bar > Options > Colors. You can see the default color assignments and you can change them to what you want.

This method has served me well for some of my workflows that primarily use a single monitor with a second monitor as a spillover space for various UI Windows as needed. In addition, I have created some Workspaces I sometimes use when I want a full-sized Console on Mon. 2. For my needs, I like the flexibility to have multiple workflows I can switch among, though I understand the stability of having a single visual layout which works for the bulk of what they do. BTW, I understand issues with aging eyesight. A few years ago, I moved a general purpose 40" TV to my PC (Mon. 1) with a smaller/older computer monitor to the right side with Windows' Display Scaling at 125-175% mostly as a spillover space for UI windows but occasionally for a full-size view (Mon. 2). Not sure something like this would meet your needs, but thought I'd mention it as a possibility.

Why?

Does F1 bring up the Help File for Session Drummer on your PC?

Thanks for the additional details. Not an issue for me because it isn't critical for me; it was more like, "Hey, maybe I can use this for something." So, even if it doesn't pan out, it was worth considering.

Thanks for this "Tip-you-can-use!" As you may recall, I don't intentionally use screensets, though a few weeks ago I enabled the Screensets Module in the Control Bar in case I wanted to try to integrate them into my workflows. This tip (above) is giving me an idea--to see if I can use screensets saved in a Workspace per your tip to overcome a couple of very specific issues I have been having with Workspaces.

(1) YOU DON'T NEED TO YELL! 😉 (2) See this announcement: (3) Notice the reference to the Cakewalk Product Center. That is not the same as the old Command Center.

I could be wrong, but so far as I have read (including new info from over the past few days), your being a "legacy user" makes no difference when it comes to buying into the currently available products from Bandlab. IMPORTANT: Where it will make a difference so far as I have seen is that you would want your current / most up-to-date products from the previous owners (1990s -> 2017) on your computer if you decide to get the new products. In short--don't uninstall/delete them. Why? When Bandlab came out with Cakewalk by Bandlab (sometimes abbreviated CbB by users), Bandlab thankfully made the decision to migrate products that came bundled with the older products (such as most of the old plug-ins). Others here might have more recent details, if so, I defer to them.