Vernon Barnes

There does not appear to be a discount if you own the Voltage Modular version. I may have bought it for a nominal price, but I am pretty happy in most cases using it in the modular environment with the extra scope that brings. It certainly beats the Roland version on price, where a lifetime license is $149. Comparing the demo of the Roland with the Cherry Audio modular version I think the Roland has a slight edge on sound, but not 6 times better! Roland have added a second ADSR envelope but of course in modular there are a huge range of options for modulation.

Certainly a worthwhile upgrade! I notice that when browsing in Komplete Kontrol there are two banks. 1.0 and 2.0, only the sounds in the 2.0 bank have the new features which I guess means you can't tweak the original sounds.

My first impression was its going to have to be good to go up against NI's Monark, Arturia's Mini V and GForce MiniMonster, all of which I have already. But what is very interesting here is the fact the modules can be used in Softube's Modular which adds a lot of scope.

It seems the problem was due to the Windows update re-enabling two network adapters, an Ethernet and a wireless. I had already tried the Ethernet but overlooked the network adapter which was disabled when I started using a high gain USB adapter. I am very glad I waited for Waves to respond before resetting the licenses. https://www.waves.com/support/computer-appears-as-disconnected-device-in-waves-central

It seems the problem was due to the Windows update re-enabling two network adapters, an Ethernet and a wireless. I had already tried the Ethernet but overlooked the network adapter which was disabled when I started using a high gain USB adapter. I am very glad I waited for Waves to respond before resetting the licenses. https://www.waves.com/support/computer-appears-as-disconnected-device-in-waves-central

I suspect it was because the windows update reactivated a disabled Ethernet port during the 2004 update. Waves licenses have an unhealthy relationship with Ethernet ports apparently. The first FAQ solution was to disable the port again, but that did not work.

Yes, but Waves Central is convince the drive is not the same, even though it is. I see a connected C drive and an disconnected C drive (with the licenses) in Waves Central, they have different IDs. As the licenses are on the "disconnected" drive all options seem to be closed other than recovery.

The licenses are showing on a disconnected drive. One (the?) solution is shown here, https://www.waves.com/support/reactivate-recover-licenses I will probably have to do this, but as this is a once a year process I am waiting to see in Waves can offer another solution. I am writing rather than producing at the moment so I can afford to wait a couple of days.

I now know where I can do this but it can only be done once a year so I am waiting on the off chance support can offer a different solution.

I have found the relevant help page https://www.waves.com/support/reactivate-recover-licenses This means I should be able to recover the licenses. I am holding out at the moment in the (vain?) hope support can suggest a solution that does not involve using the once a year chance to recover the activation.

I have not heard from them yet, but I found that support page and the place in Waves Central where you preform the operation. I think I will give them a bit longer to respond but I assume they will just point me at that option. I would of course prefer it if they fixed it without loosing the once a year chance but that is probably wishful thinking. I have my USB stick ready!

This has changed.

I think this, or something similar is what happened. There is no repair option I can see. Hopefully Waves support will come back with a solution once the weekend is over.

Same in both Cakewalk and Studio One. Waves Central gives a clear indication of the problem, the drive with the licences is shown as "disconnected." It seems the ID code of my C drive has changed.

Thanks, I will try that later.

I suspect the disabled Ethernet port may have combined with the update to create the problem but who knows.

I was planning to do just that, I have bought a new stick for that purpose but procrastinated which was a stupid thing to do.

Cross posting this here so the warning has maximum viability.

No - not it, I have disconnected the Ethernet port again and the problem persists. In Waves Central the ID of my C drive has changed with a connected local drive C with no licenses and a disconnected drive C with the licenses, Support case opened with Waves.

I will post more as I get more details but here is a heads up. Today a big Windows 10 update (2004) came through. Now my Waves plugins have lost their license. I strongly suggest you move any licenses to the cloud or a USB stick before updating Windows at the moment. Edit - I suspect this is due to a previously disabled network port being re-enabled in the update. My C-drive which contains the licenses is shown as disconnected in Waves central.

Now I have the Sampletank 4 installation and a windows update out the way I have taken another look in the Cloud Manager. I have core but only Zeanology Pro is available in my library. Looking again at the blurb I am now sure you will need the pro level sub to continue using Zeanology Pro. So what will happen when the month trial runs out, Will the basic Zeanology return to my library and will I need to uninstall pro? I have a suspicion that the two versions are the same application and the features available will be dependent on the level of your subscription. Roland need to be a bit clearer in their communication as the uncertainties take the shine off an excellent product.

So it does. I was just going on what I saw in cloud manager. I am not sure if I would upgrade to Pro as it's quite a price jump and I am not tempted by conceto or the drum machiens. The D50 would be nice though.

Lifetime licences are available for the Legendary series synths. If you only want one or two it would be cheaper than the sub eventually. IMHO both the top level sub and the lifetime licences are a bit overpriced. I think Zeanology is sub only. One difference to, say, Arturia, is the integration to Roland hardware which would be an advantage if you are gigging and did not want to use a laptop.

I was a bit confused by this, their communication leaves a bit to be desired but I think it is part of core. The original Zeanology is replaced in the update and I did not see the original bring available any more. I will check again tomorrow.

Roland Cloud Manager has been updated and more significantly Zenology has been updated to Zenology Pro for all levels of cloud membership. This takes the already excellent Zenology out of ROMplier territory into a full scale synth with a lot of editing potential. I have not had chance to play with it extensively yet but it looks pretty powerful. The Stage Piano soundset has also been updated. I reckon the $2.99 a month is a deal. They keep offering time limited demos of the synths from the Legendary series, as good as these are I am not tempted to upgrade to the top tier membership.