Sidney Earl Goodroe

Msmcleod, I usually pull up Xpand2 and Velvet but only can use them to record to audio in real time since I can't rely on them to reload properly.

Noel, the AIR plugs are authorized but I wonder if it has something to do with them being initiated thru Ilok. I run the computer registration, not the hardware ilok.

Is this also a fix for older vst2 plugins? I like to use the AIR plugins but they never reload in the project correctly. I have tried the Save as.. workaround and at best, it's sporadic. I hope this fix works!!

You can usually find Sonivox Eighty Eight very cheap often and it is astounding for the price!! Addictive Keys is very good and is on sale a lot.

I always leave my master bus level slider set at 0. It never moves. I have the limiter in the FX bin but bypassed! I then start on the mix on my tracks with a target of -3 to -6 on the master bus output meter. When the mix is close to what I want I then activate the limiter with the output on the limiter set to -0.3. Then adjust the threshold to your preference. This is the way I have always used a limiter on the master bus. Remember to always put the limiter very last in the chain and if you use ProChannel set the fx bin to pre. This way the ProChannel FX are feeding into the FX bin thus assuring the limiter the very last processor of the mix. Everyone works differently but this workflow has been my foundation for many, many years. Even back in the hardware days.

Had to search a while to find the update since I couldn't use Melodyne updater from the error problem. Once I located, the download and install went without a hitch.

If you're boosting that much I would say go back to your mix and start bringing tracks up so you'll hit the threshold at a lower setting.

A lot of my projects are live musicians playing real instruments and midi vst instruments played by musicians later. I find it very easy to edit the midi if needed alongside of the live tracks. That is why the midi capabilities are important to me. While I listen to ALL music, I personally do not do EDM and I have never used a loop of any sort EVER!!!! That being said, music and creativity live in your work whether you're chopping up loops or playing or singing.

Setting the threshold is a variable. Depending on the audio coming in determines what the setting should be. Different types of music require different settings. It is no crime to back the threshold down!!! If you notice, some of the presets are based around -4! That is a good starting point. My target area I pay attention to is the master bus output level meter. Most hard rock, hip hop, etc, my levels there are usually bouncing around -3 or 4 and the peak at -0.3. Music that is very dynamic is usually around -6 to -0.3. Those seem to be the industry sweet spots unless you are wanting to compete in the dreaded loudness war. That is a whole different argument!

I use Mixbus standard from time to time for audio mixing and mastering but the MIDI is absolutely horrible!!!!!!! It does have a warmness and character to it that I don't quite get from my other DAWs.

Hi, I had the privilege of having the Bakers use a quote from me in the marketing ad for Adaptive Limiter! This by no means makes me an expert on mastering whatsoever. I can only tell you my experience with AL and hope it helps. I try to set my master bus so it peaks around -6. Then turn on AL. The next step I have found to be invaluable!!! For CD purposes, I heard and read that the limiter output should be set for -0.3!! It seems that some older CD players will start to overdrive if you don't leave that little extra headroom. I know that a lot of you are saying horse hockey to this but I and many of my clients and tech guys tried it and there is a discernible difference. This also seems to help with MP3 conversion as well. For WAV digital downloads you can get away with the output at -0.1. But, as you have found, the master bus sounds better at -6 before hitting the limiter. As I said before, everyone has their workflow. This works for me and I master album releases for pro studios all the time. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Hi, y'all! From Macon, Georgia!!! 75 miles south of Atlanta. That is Georgia in the US. Not in the Russian vicinity. ?

Starting to feel like a beta tester??

Of the less expensive orchestral libraries, GPO 5 and Miroslav 2 are my goto instruments. Of the two, GPO 5 gets used more but it is an absolute necessity to learn the use of the vast controllers included along with the mod wheel controlling expression. There is no velocity control for the strings so you must record mod wheel or edit it in a controller lane. I can give you a lot of tips if you decide to get GPO 5. I have used Garritan since version 3.

That's what is peculiar! I have had this thing since they came out and have never used the zone setup buttons! I had to have inadvertently hit that zone button by mistake. Anyway. Thanks

Handling hot tubes can damage the internal wires and grids! It's always a good idea to let the amp and tubes cool for a little bit before grabbing and snatching them around.

I found it!!! The zone channel for zone 1 had somehow got set to channel 2!!!! You must remember on the M-audio Keystation Pro 88 (old model) to press global channel button TWICE to set the ZONE channel!! Thanks for your help.

I think your still misunderstanding my OP. The global channel is set for channel 1. You can assign any knob, slider, wheel, etc., to any channel you want. All are set to channel 1. The problem is the keys themselves are transmitting on channel 2 and there is no setting to change just the keys to a separate channel. This only is so in the standalone version. The vst works fine. This has been a problem for a long while it seems. There was a post a long time ago on the original forum about this problem and I was wondering if anyone else was still experiencing it. Thanks for the tips but I have the manual and also the editing software for the Keystation. I don't see anything out of the ordinary in the software editor.

There is no channel 0. Only 1-16. Thanks for the response. Just makes no sense that all controllers other than the actual keys transmit on one channel. I do not see an assignment for just the keys. Back to my workaround, I guess,

BTW, this seems only on the standalone version.

Hi, guys!! Question: Is anybody still experiencing the midi channel transmission bug? I am still on version 3 and STILL haven't figured out why the sliders, knobs, etc., all transmit on channel 1 but the keys transmit on channel 2!!!! Yes, I have checked the channels on my Keystation 88 Pro. All set to channel 1. I don't get why just the keys are being recieved on channel 2. Has anyone else experienced this and if so what was your fix. Thanks!!!

Let's hope that Cake is not moving to a rental only licensing model!!!! That article is rather disturbing!!!

There is also Rematrix Player which is a freebie convolver worth having.

Freebies that are good and fairly easy to operate are Orilriver and Dragonfly Room and Dragonfly Hall. Don't expect them to be super high dollar sounding reverbs but I have found them very useable as far as strictly reverb units go.

Btw, there are videos on YouTube for TW16Wx.