Sidney Earl Goodroe

I have been using the free version of TX16Wx for longer than I like to admit! That thing is so feature packed that I have no need to get the pay version. But be aware that the learning curve is very steep. It will take a while to get familiar with it. It is well worth getting it in your arsenal. The editing in it is very much like Kontakt. You can load samples or record directly into it. Check it out and if you need help or tips just contact me in this forum.

I had a major problem with vb3 after a Windows 10 update version before last! I had no audio and some projects with vb3 in them crashed. I had to uninstall vb3 altogether. I contacted the developer and he and I chased that dog for about 4 days before he even gave up! Then, 3 weeks later an update patch fix installed. Just out of curiosity i tried vb3 and VIOLA! Everything was back to normal!!! Infuriating!!!!

7 is a straight volume controller. Controller 11 in some cases will control the brightness as well as the volume. Some vsts and vsti have a learn function on them so you can click on the knob or slider and a window will appear saying LEARN. Then you move the slider or knob or foot control on your keyboard and the vst feature should respond.

My problem is I am running usually 10 to 20 vst instruments and fx in a normal project for me. Then if you pile Convology on, the CPU is strangling. It will work well on audio only projects but not working well at all with a ton of other costs munching away at the processor.

VERY CPU intensive!! Barely useable but will continue to try.

I NEVER use VST3 plugins, just VST2, unless the VST3 version is the only available plug, and have had sporadic results with the AIR plugs. I say sporadic meaning once or twice in 10 years or more. Thankfully, there are far better plugs around than the ones that give me trouble so I just steer clear of them. Still, it's perplexing and would like to know why this problem persists.

That one still finds it's way into my projects. Even against the newer kits in SD3! The room mics in Allaire are stellar.

I must correct my prior post!!!! GFX does work in the track FX bin allowing you to record in real time thru the amp as you would record mics on an amp. I was trying to get the raw direct track that was recorded with Amplitube in an older project to play thru GFX and that is when I found that it only works in an aux or buss. Sorry for the confusion!

Got GFX and JAM yesterday. Pretty impressive software and unbelievable for free! GFX doesn't work in the audio tracks FX bin! I had to route the track to an aux track or aux bus to get audio. Still not a dealbreaker considering it's free!!! JAM is pretty amazing. I love the feature where you can import an audio track and it will scan it and show you measure by measure the tempo map. That alone is a great study to enter variations of tempos throughout your midi drum tracks for more realistic feels. I have done that for years but now to have this help to actually see live drummers meters is great. Can't go wrong with these. Just don't expect Amplitude, Guitar Rig, Th3, etc. Still, very respectable models and fx.

I had the same problem with Garritan when trying to load an older project. The only thing I could do was create a new audio track, completely delete the old track and insert Garritan in the new tracks fx bin. Then reassign the midi tracks output to the new Garritan. I have not had to fix that problem for a while so it must have been a serious bug that was addressed.

I have never been able to get AIR Xpand to save settings so if I use it on a project I just freeze the track to audio anytime I feel I have what I want. I have had luck with Velvet when saving the preset before closing the project.

I am using nothing but in the box instruments and fx. Latency can be an issue but I have not run into any show stopping situations yet. That being said, the projects I work on that are live band or choir have been upwards around 24 to 32 live miced inputs have come off without a hitch. Latency bouncing around 128 and 256 in ASIO. Even my MOTU 24io would choke sometimes but the Studio-Captures have been pretty reliable.

I probably learned more from other people's questions than any manual. There are so many knowledgeable guys and girls on the Cake forums. I thank the stars for them every day!!!

I use several of the standard DAW products. For some reason Notion always crashes the Studio-Captures drivers when set for ASIO! A RESTART always brings them back versus a REBOOT. Reboot refuses to recognize the Studio-Captures. This is a common problem that Notion has always suffered from. Otherwise, they all play well together.

I go directly to the interface. I have 2 mixers gathering dust with the MOTU. LOL! I have been completely in the box for going on about 9 or 10 years now. I use an old M-audio Keystation 88 Pro for a controller sometimes but I have been in the box so long that I am as fast using controller lanes with a mouse as riding sliders on the controller. It is pretty daunting at first, getting used to not having a mixer in front of you but life becomes a lot simpler. Of course, if I had an SSL, a Neve, or Trident sitting there, I would probably feel otherwise. LOL! Btw, I do music for a living so this equipment is in use most every day. It has to be reliable. I have to say that I have not had many of the problems others have had on this forum and the old forum. My problems mainly was waiting for the technology to be stable enough over the years. Thankfully, the last several years have been able to deliver the power that we all need for reliability and stability. Now, go make some music!!

I don't know if the Octo and the Studio are compatible but I have used 2 Studio-Captures synced together since their arrival on the scene and have had absolutely zero problems. They replaced a MOTU 24io which now gathers dust on a shelf. I would think that there would be no problems as the sync system in the Octo is the same.

Great call, Matthew!

Cc-1 and CC-11 are the same controller for expression and also controls brightness of the instrument. Cc-7 controls the the Mixer slider on the channel in Garritan!!! I usually set my mixer slider, both channels and master, for one value at the beginning of the track and use the Automation lane set for Expression or Cc-11 to control the actual mixing of the instruments.

I absolutely have to turn off the antivirus to get down to 64 or 128 in ASIO. If I don't, the settings before the snap, crackle, and pops disappear hover around 256 and 320 for tracking. I also have the internal soundcard disabled. As well as the wireless network turned off. BTW, I'm using the Windows Defender that came in Windows 10.

My desktop always boots faster for awhile but slows back down in time. My laptop is always a great deal slower booting, no matter what!

I have absolutely got to turn off my wifi and above all, kill the antivirus before I even open any audio programs!!! When my Windows 10 antivirus is turned on my latency has to be upwards around 512 even on ASIO drivers!! With the antivirus off I can run the same large project at 128 to 170!!!

I have a Sonar 8 looking theme. I forgot where I got it from but you can probably Google it. If you can't locate it send me a private message and I will make arrangements to get it to you.

Got it. Works great but very CPU intensive!

Would greatly appreciate that!!

I must admit that I really don't intend to seriously use Bandlab but CbB has to be updated thru Assistant so I keep Assistant updated just in case there is some gremlin hiding in there to keep things from running smoothly! Problem is Assistant Update is not running smoothly!!! The last 2 or 3 updates for Assistant has failed and I have to go online, etc. , etc. Updating Assistant has become a real pain which really makes me wary of using Bandlab at all. Other than checking out Noel's great jazz guitar performances, Bandlab doesn't get much attention.