Brian Walton

While I have access to other DAWs, I never use them. Learning one single DAW well is far more valuable than trying to squeeze a couple features out of a different one. Outside of using a DAW as a live performance tool (ala Abelton Live) or needing composition tools based on workflow and skill level, I don't see why anyone would think they need anything beyond what Cakewalk offers (assuming you had Platinum with pluings and instruments included). I'm loyal, I had no intention of jumping off the Cakewalk ship until it basically broke, and historically you have people still running Cakewalk products that are 10 years old or more just fine...Windows isn't a Mac platform where stuff just breaks after every OS update. Even with the cross grade offers that were in place, no need to take them up on them as Cakewalk still worked fine.

I'm expecting the extimates to be close to the opening bids on the Black Strat. The Martin I would also think will do better than the estimate, but it isn't as immediatly identifable with him, and in and of itself isn't like it is a pre-war Martin, so the value derived from it is stricly tied to the man himself and the history there.

Estimate on THE Black Strat seems pretty low to me.

From what I heard it seemed better than SI Drummer. The key here in part being that these are "unprocessed" drums with built in effects and multi channel outs. With that functionality in skilled hands I'd expect to be able to come up with templates that transform them to a production. The SI Kit(s) are far from terrible, but they are a bit light in detail and range within each kit. Each drum model would be tied to the DAW (in most cases), and thus also requireing the purchase of a DAW. I'm still of the mindset that that is no reason to use any other DAW than Cakewalk outside of compositional tools (Chord generator, etc). I don't even consider loops in the same catergory as a MIDI drum kit. They are far more limited when it comes to composition and usability. I own Drum Core, and I'm unaware of anything that could possibly trump that in terms of real Drum Loops in a single package....however I virtually never use them unless it calls for something static. The MIDI version of the same kits and patterns however opens up a different world. SSD5 is indeed a good option though like this, one kit in the package.

Maybe a nice option for those that only have the SI one from Bandlab's Cakewalk. Yes, those of us long time users likely have AD, Session Drummer, EZ Drummer, "Superior", etc but those all cost us way more than $9.

I'm guessing it is because there have been 3-4 updates in the last week. Haven't had problems personally with any of them. But that can certainly create a red flag. However, never update in the middle of a project, it just isn't a good business practice.

Quad Curve with Flyout is one of the true Gems in the Cakewalk package. It was a premium feature when the software had $100, $200, $500 tiers. The fly out was only available in the $500 tier and was one of the primary reasons I went "all in." The fact it is free in the package should not muddy your eye sight into thinking it isn't one of the best on the market for non-liner phase needs.

It isn't about the ability to technically playback 24bit it is if someone has the equipment to render and reveal those differences. Your phones doesn't have a high resolution output. Stock car speakers are no where close. And the list goes on. You are correct that people could playback the files, but very few people have the playback system to reveal those differences. Plenty of studies show that most can't even tell a decent bit rate MP3 from a WAV file. Let alone the more subtle jump to high res audio.

Check out the Fishman Aura system, this is very similar to the concept of that product. Result quality is direclty tied to how well you match the source (do you have a pickup and guitar that matches a preset they used to caputre the "image"). If you do, the results are pretty good.

Most of the time 24 bit 44.1 or 16bit 44.1 Most people have a bottle neck on preamp quality, etc that high res above this is basically lost (even if the preamp, etc indicate they support high res). While I appreicate high res files and recording, the vast majority of the time clients can't hear the difference at all on their own playback systems, and by the time it is mixed down to a single stereo file (likley at 16 bit 44.1) it loses those things that made the high res sound different. I record high res also, but honestly is it usually just a waste of disc space. You will hear far more difference in the way audio is processed by various plugins and techniques than you will strictly based on the bit depth and sample frequency. Focus more on things that matter. How many people do you know that have a playback rig that even supports higher than 44.1 16bit? The only people I know that do are recording engineers also. Most musicians don't even have that. Unless they are a hyubrid musician and recording engineer, it seems pretty rare to see a rig that actually reveals the difference or limitations in the source.

You can give them funding via the tip jar https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk/rewards I paid for Lifetime Updates for the Program when it was with Gibson, also very thankful they have invested in development and the fact they made it free is just amazing.

All Mixed and Mastered using Cakewalk by Bandlab (though these do not showcase the vast featureset of Cakewalk, much closer to old school tape recordings)

I purchased it in 2014, still no updates.

Pretty sure it has been at least 6 years since they released the Atlantis piano which was suposed to be the precursor for 2.0 releases. It is sad and frustrating they haven't done any development work in that amount of time. Especially with this language on the website: How frequently is TruePianos updated and improved ? On a regular basis. We constantly work to add more content and improve the engine. Nice small footprint and they run this kind of sale every year end it seems.

I'd like to know the same. Where are all the older Cakewalk install files going to be hosted? Many of the "standard" currently used products have not been ported to Bandlab (yet?) such as the Limiter, Multi-Band Compressor, LP EQ, etc. These are some of the most modern and relevant things they released so the question isn't just the "legacy" stuff. Will that be hosted here now, or still on the old Cakewalk interface and servers?