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Or just drag the length of the MIDI clip out to wherever you want the render to stop.

Only Noel can answer this definitively, but my assumption would be that from the engine's perspective a frozen track appears identical to any other audio track. The only difference is that the original track is preserved and linked to in the frozen track. That linkage should not impact performance, as it's only referenced when you un-freeze. Not enough to notice. It's just a bit of addition and multiplication happening there. Nanoseconds. No. See above. Reverb, of course, can be very CPU-intensive. But how many tracks are routed to it won't significantly add to that. Fortunately, there'd be no benefit in doing so. Though not unheard of, it's rare that in the real world separate mics would be used for each violin. There is, however, an advantage to playing each violin separately as you're recording, assuming you're not programming notes directly into the PRV. Playing them separately simulates the tiny timing differences and vibrato between individual players in a section, adding to the overall thickness. You could also pan them slightly to simulate the width of a physical string section. If you really want to go all out in realism, give one of the virtual players a squeaky chair, another one a cough. But I wouldn't bother. When you use a well-recorded ensemble sample you get all that anyway, with no effort.

I was in Frankfurt in 1970. You wouldn't have happened to have been at the Deep Purple concert at the Hunderthalle that year, by any chance? Or the ELP concert the following night? I was based in Munich but had made a road trip with my bandmate up to Frankfurt to see those performances. It was ELP's second gig, before their first album had been released, but I figured if the band was half as good as The Nice it'd be worth the trip. They exceeded expectations.

In 1967 my Dad wanted to come to a gig and film the band. We were playing the Peppermint Lounge in Omaha, the second-most prestigious gig in town (read: psychedelic lights and girls who put out). I refused to let him do it. How could I possibly remain cool on stage with a parent and his 16mm movie camera? I was such an insecure dork at age 16. That footage would be priceless today.

Max, are you freezing the fx on those tracks, too? I'll second Mark's suggestion about bouncing tracks and archiving the originals. That'll guarantee that those tracks will require minimal resources like any other audio track, but you'll still be able to un-archive the original tracks if needed for editing. But you'll have to archive the originals so they don't remain cached. If you're still losing performance after freezing/bouncing, take a look at your memory usage and see if it's going up with each bounce. There could be a memory leak with a plugin (or even conceivably - though unlikely - within the CW engine itself). Try bypassing all fx to make sure your issue actually has to do with frozen tracks. With the global fx bypass on, any CPU snappy enough to, say, play a modern video game should be able to play back 1,000 audio tracks with ease.

Reminds me of a Dimitri Martin joke... "I think they should put pies on the front of trains, so when they hit something it's at least a little bit funny".

In a recurring nightmare I find myself unexpectedly on stage with a bunch of players I've never met before, we haven't rehearsed anything, and there's a packed house waiting for us to start. Then I realize that my gear is still in the van. Preparedness is the best defense. If I know I'm going to be challenged, e.g. a difficult or fast part, my secret weapon is Starbucks Iced Mocha. Because I don't normally consume much caffeine, that quickly winds me up into high gear. My brain is moving so fast that I mentally step back and just watch my own fingers moving, seemingly of their own accord. It's a marvelous Zen state.

Make sure your USB ports have been exempted from being powered off automatically. This is a common cause of suddenly losing connection to USB-connected interfaces and MIDI controllers. Open Device Manager, scroll down to Universal Serial Bus Controllers. There will probably be a bunch of entries. Right-click on each of them, go to Properties -> Power Management. Make sure the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" option is unchecked. (If there is no "Power Management" tab in a device's properties, that just means it's not a port and you can skip it.)

I've always wondered why these performances sound so good, given that they're made in a tiny space. Well, first of all the space isn't really tiny, it's just made to look that way (see the second video, which is rotatable in 360 degrees). Pack enough bodies into any space and it's going to be acoustically forgiving. But mainly it's about audio guys who just really know what they're doing. And having players that don't require a lot of corrective surgery in post.

The true meaning of Black Friday hit me last night...it is the weaponization of FOMO. And because we're all friends here, I feel comfortable confiding in you without shame that I, the cynic, the skeptic, the experienced user totally fell for it. The ability to spend money late at night under the influence of cannabis wasn't selected for during 4 million years of human evolution. I saw a Kontakt library that I've wanted for a long time, saw that it was on sale, and bought it. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Long story short: the library is mundane, duplicates stuff I already have, and sounds like a ROMpler from 1986. The sale price was triple what I would have paid for it had I been able to try it out first. Next year, I will be wiser. Yeh, that's the ticket. Next year I won't fall for it again.

Amen, brother. I recently bought a plugin that I already owned and have never used. Still haven't used it. This will likely be the third Black Friday in a row where I haven't bought anything. I just can't think of anything I really need, regardless of price. That includes both software and hardware. Too bad you can't buy motivation. I'd pay full price for that. Wisdom, though, I'd wait for a sale.

Not seeing these prices (e.g. shows $200 for Cadenza Strings). Is there a discount code or do we just drop your name?

So it's a blank file? Sorry, couldn't resist. I only have a couple of their instruments, but they are quite good and a bargain even at regular prices.

This is why I chose long ago to not be a pioneer when it comes to mass-market software*. https://www.pcmag.com/news/all-versions-of-windows-are-vulnerable-to-a-new-zero-day-exploit Short version: a bug in the Windows installer lets malware do anything it wants to your system, and Microsoft can't fix it without breaking the installer. * No, being a beta tester for Cakewalk does not contradict this philosophy. Cakewalk cannot ruin my life beyond alienating me from my family on Thanksgiving.

I've always thought there might be shortcuts for this but never bothered looking it up. This is why I still read the forum after 33 years using the Cakewalk PRV.

One could make a case that once you've figured how to do everything you need to do, you're done. Time to get back to making music. Then one day you see a button and think "hmm, I wonder what this does?" and just like that, you've disappeared down another rabbit hole. After you've found your way out of the hole, you can go back to happily making music again - but now with a new trick up your sleeve. At least, until the next rabbit hole. Rinse and repeat.

You bestow upon me a frightening responsibility, Mr. Jones.

Skaka has become my go-to shaker maker for when I don't need all the bells 'n whistles of the likes of Shimmer Shake Strike. Ridiculously easy to use, I'd been looking for something like it for years. Just noticed it's been updated since I bought it at its introduction, with 10 new instruments added. So thanks for the post, Larry. I essentially just got a new percussion instrument for free.

FabFilter Pro-G.

Here's a transient shaper for free. Haven't used it, but it's free. I'm probably going to grab it and see if it's any good.

This is a much better deal than Transgressor. Boz's transient shaper does some very cool things, but I agree with Brian's assessment that it's too fiddly. Plus I've heard it insert some very ugly artifacts, so it's been relegated to the reserve team. I have at least a dozen transient shapers in my kit, and all of them are fiddly. I rarely use them anymore. When I do feel the need for one, it's usually the one from Meldaproduction. It's currently $36. No authorization hoops to jump through (no "installation manager" downloader required).

Better days...

We actually have a couple of bass solos. Well, not technically "solos" but bass + drum + everybody picks up a tambourine or shaker breaks. All but one potential bassist candidate jumped right in and produced energetic, if musically-disjointed thunder. The fellow that we ultimately chose did not do this. We had to explain the concept to him, as no one had ever asked him to be center stage before. Once we'd convinced him we were serious, he went home and worked up a great solo, a dynamic mini composition with a beginning, middle and end. How refreshing. The singer turned to me to gauge my response, but my head was back and my eyes were closed and I didn't notice her. Later, she said "all the pieces are in place now". I agreed.

You're lucky. Please remain ignorant for your own mental self-defense. It's something you cannot un-see.

Several interesting and unique fx here. Irid (32 EUR) is a personal favorite even if it is kind of a one-trick pony. Moodal is just strange if you're into bizarre sound design and accidental "hmm, that's different!" moments. But the only one I consider a must-have is tkDelay (also 32 EUR), which has been my first-string delay ever since I first used it. Easy to use and has every feature you'd want from a delay, e.g. ducking, blendable reverse, and micropitch modulation.