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Not to my knowledge. While in the digital realm, positive feedback loops are not necessarily destructive (although they can be), in the output realm, and particularly to hearing, they can be catastrophic (why interlocks and limiters are commonly used). Without dampening in a system or a negative feedback loop to counter it, a positive feedback loop is always going to ramp to the system limit... the only real variable is how quickly it does so. Is it possible to do what you are seeking as a side-chain input?

Once activated, Splat should stay that way. There is no activation "cycle" with it, it just updated the version allowed by your membership. I cloned my C Drive a few years ago to use a bigger one (using Macrium Reflect), and only recall a couple apps that needed reactivation. Splat was not one of them, and I totally forget now which apps needed it.

My shingles are getting to end-of-life. Not only do asphalt shingles have (a lot of) weight which I don't care for, but they also retain and absorb heat, especially when the aggregate starts wearing off. I started calling around about sheet metal last week... my only concern with that is painted metal can be slicker than snot when wet, whereas asphalt shingles are like sandpaper. One guy I talked too started talking pitch (not traction), and I just told him, "Without traction, all pitch is going to do for you is determine how far from the house you hit."

It caught me off guard that she had never heard Limelight before, and her mindset of just tearing into it rather than over analyze it was impressive and the absolute best choice IMO... that showed off her mindset and skill set from the get go. As I was watching her go it reminded me of one of my favorite quotes: "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." When you have a seasoned expert present, this tends to always be the case. Incredibly skilled with a great personality and sense of humility, that is going to take her far. Pitting her (or anyone) against Neil Peart is a real challenge... I cannot image anyone not ever hearing Tom Sawyer, but as I watched her I wondered what she would do with that. Limelight has had so much air time, I am still shocked she hadn't heard it before!

Most likely the "instantaneous" mpg... it pegs at 99 and will hit when at idle and going over 45mph or so (i.e., pull your foot off the gas at 60 and the instantaneous mpg spikes, but the car slows down too).

Tire OD and gearing can help a LOT with mpg, for sure. I do not have the luxury of altering either (wheels won't turn in the wells if larger, and the transmission is the size of a basketball). I think Ford did a study in the 80s and said an Escort (those box-like ones from the early 80s) took 12 hp to maintain at 60mph on the level. Most gas is consumed at idle and accelerating, and my car is similar that it gets better gas mileage getting to speed quickly then coasting. Locking torque converters help as well (more common these days), since they remove the power loss from that fluid coupling when operating steady state. The impala is the only vehicle I have that is not "historic," and those are lucky to get 16mpg if you drove them off a cliff (the mustang in my profile pic gets 12.5, so when I restore that one (saving that for last), I am also going to severely aftermarket it as well). Anything with 13-15" rims just tends to drink gas anyway. Oddly enough, since this is the "It's hot" thread, I replaced the radiator in the impala last summer (there is an inch or less of clearance for every part that goes into the front frame of that vehicle), and even though I was looking RIGHT AT the AC condenser, I chose not to just do an AC overhaul as well even though it was at 250K and the AC was deteriorating. Of course the AC gave up the ghost this year, so that car sits with the entire front end off awaiting a new condenser to arrive. I told a friend, "That is the only vehicle I refuse to drive without AC because it is black... plus that is my fault anyway... I chose the lazy route last year when I rebuilt the rest of the car, so is probably God's way of saying, 'Stop being lazy!'"

Another definitely legit. I forget now what they did a few years ago, but I seem to remember they rolled the "mandated sales tax" onto their credit card for purchases you make with them (as a refund back to you). I am not sure if that is still active, but it was a nice gesture to their customers at the time. I have not bought from them in a while, but they often bubble up on the list when looking for a specific product.

Is sad I never look this stuff up until after the fact, but I always associate "Oak Ridge" with ORNL... sure enough that is where they got their start during WWII to entertain the folks working there in isolation. Interesting history on that band I never realized. RIP

LOL, yeah... I have milked my 5.3L LS4 to 40mpg when the tank is low commuting on the freeway, but it also drops into 4-cylinder mode for that trick to work. I mentioned that at a shop once and the guy behind the counter just looked up over his glasses and said, "Only if you keep your foot out of it." I had to chuckle and say, "Valid point... if I put my foot into it, I have gotten it to drop to 3." That engine drops into 8-banger mode at lights (where it consumes the most gas - 2 gallons per hour at idle), but I am not a fan of the new "engine shutoff" feature in new cars... the first rental I had with that I thought died at the first red light and my initial reaction was, "You have got to be kidding me!!"

Have you considered focusing on your FX chain instead? As long as the signal is captured cleanly, that FX chain does the grunt work (and can even shift the EQ profile from one mic to another, which is on a few websites to "check" different mics). The reason I say this is because say you have a incredibly dominant third harmonic in your voice... the mic isn't going to resolve that in any way (it walks the spectrum depending on the note you are singing). The mics you have now should ALL be fine for capture purposes... I would focus on the output and create an FX chain that yields the results you want. Side note here... Take a look at your captured dry signal and spend time analyzing that in gory detail with SPAN (or similar). If you have harmonics that cause the issues (this is a common issue actually), Melda's MCharacter is worth doing a trial on to test (make sure it is on the dry signal, and other FX are after it). It is the only plugin I am aware of to dynamically adjust the timbre of a signal (and excels on monophonic dry material). Quick Edit: The MCharacter teaser may better demonstrate what I was trying to articulate above (around 1:30 into that teaser is a clearer explanation).

I just checked quick and Scaler EQ is still at version 1.1.1. The biggest liability of this plugin is that it is static (i.e., not capable of following a chord track or adjusting resolution to the current chord in the song). While the key parameters can be mouse-clicked during playback, there are no MIDI taps into them (a little better), nor the ability to have this be automatic (ideal case). While this can be useful on isolated clips, it is not practical and too much overhead to utilize effectively. The original post I made reviewing Scaler EQ is here, with a quick follow-up post just below it. The link to the post on the Plugin Boutique forum is in that follow-up post, which had requested pretty much the same thing that I did way back when. Without the ability to follow a chord track or the active chord, Scaler EQ is essentially a dynamic EQ with a little better refinement, but remains "static" by key/settings chosen for the clip otherwise.

https://discuss.cakewalk.com/topic/71402-scaler-eq-crossgrade-from-scaler-44/?do=findComment&comment=506441 On cell here, so not sure if that link will work, but I reviewed Scaler EQ when it first came out and PB had a similar post. I am not sure if that has been resolved though (it was a static plugin on release regarding chord/key). Not been tracking it specifically.

Something to consider is to use what you already have and use Melda's MCharacter on the result. A flute is an open-ended pipe so the harmonic series is restricted. MCharacter allows you to surgically adjust harmonics (and flute is one of the presets you can trial with it if so inclined). Basically use EZ Keys to output a piano and then MCharacter on that output. Try to keep that output dry though, add processing after MCharacter. There is a free trial if not already used, so worth a shot to see if it suits your needs, then wait for it to go on sale.

For live is there a reason not to use an SM58? Cheap, durable and no pop filter should be required at all (more adjusting standoff distance as needed). Dynamics fall off dramatically with distance, so background noise is far less concern with them.

Eye opener for me. Ripple editing out silence as an automatic function (i.e. for dialogue) is not as common as I expected and seems more prevalent in video editors. But even in DaVinci Resolve, that is a paid feature (part of transcriptions) requiring Studio. Logic is actually your best bet to do that part (then you can export that and work in any DAW you choose). If locked to a PC, Reaper is the only DAW that seems to support this (will also do videos) as the cheapest PC alternative. There are also a few websites that will do this for free (just noticed them in passing), but I am hesitant to pass massive files as an upload in that manner (that would depend on your personal preferences and upload speed available).

...they don't last very long. I haven't seen a company yet that told their customers, "Shut up and give me your money!" survive. You would expect that line to come from a mugger, not a company representative (regardless of level). Oddly enough, I got a call yesterday about another company who buried themselves (totally gone) in roughly a year due to arrogance. Even Gene Simmons realizes you cater to your fans... they are the hands that feed you.

I remembered to check this and the only option is either to split clips or not. Splitting let's you grab/move things easier, but it is still a one-by-one thing. Audition has an option to delete silence (leaving length the same) or shortening silence (where you can make the gap a specified length to replicate typical dialogue). Caveat here, I do not use Audition CC and would not recommend it. Other wav editors or even video editors have this functionality, but you would need to research that feature to see if they have the flexibility you need (specifying silence length is a nice feature to have handy).

The simple fact that if you don't maintain the subscription, your work gets held hostage totally baffled me. Even if I were a brand new user, that is a non-starter (not even close to being in the same league as Adobe). There are plenty of alternatives for new users without that "feature" included. Easier to simply vote with your wallet and let them figure it out on their own. It isn't worth wasting time assuming they will read or care otherwise.

That is a manual function though; the OP is looking for automatic removal I think. I forget now if Cakewalk can do it automatically though (I use. Audition for this and not at a computer to check). When editing dialogue that has any great length to it, the automatic saves a LOT of time.

Traditionally it would snow once or twice a winter here in NE MD, and maybe last for three weeks. Several years ago I got a snowblower as prep for the future, and only used it twice since (once wasn't even needed, I just wanted to play with it). A few years ago I was felling trees and it occurred to me I might appreciate them once global warming hits full bore so decided that oaks stay, but others need better discretion with removal, i.e., canopy coverage. That was probably the most prudent planning, since it has come to pass. It is odd that I have to monitor the weather to plan restoration work (I try not to work above 80F), and that window didn't even happen two days ago. I would never consider that as an incentive to move (too much PITA), it is more something to deal with... as with most of life. Planning only goes so far, then reality kicks in.

You can speed this part up with the actual recordings you are making too. If you record and are hitting early (be aware that this can be personal "timing" as well), as long as you are consistent, you can use the ASIO Reported Latency but also enter a Manual Offset (+/-) by how far you need to "nudge" audio (in samples) to get your recorded track to mate properly. Using the "metronome only" method takes you out of the loop, but the result you want needs to be tailored to how you are playing for that given situation (why it may change, depending how much coffee you have in you).

This may be a precursor to being able to deploy only required updates rather than downloading the whole gambit (~700MB) each update, but not sure. I still like how slick and fast the XLN Installer runs.... just updates what is needs updating and is done. Historically all Melda plugins get updated in tandem, but for folks who do not own them all, the 700MB per update is a bit much. We'll see how this plays out.

Just be sure to set input and output gains on all gear to zero when making/breaking connections, or powering connected gear on. Both the headphone and AUX connections on the amp should be LINE voltage (be sure to set the Scarlett to LINE inputs). There is a surge when powered on, so you want everything at zero gains till everything is powered on an you are in your "playing" setup, then creep up inputs and outputs on your amp/Scarlett to get levels you want. Once you get used to that, you will have a feel for where you want to be in the future; but for the first time, be cautious with it.

With that amount of RAM used, first guess would be that you are using VSTis that are loading sound banks into RAM. That unto itself is not bad since RAM is faster than pulling data from a drive, but if it is more RAM than the machine has, you could also be pulling from disc anyway if it is using the pagefile as "RAM." Have you tried saving a copy of the project and freezing the VSTis? Even with some rather intense FX going on, that would remove the streaming/RAM issue. A quick check of enabling the Global FX Bypass would also let you know if you have a rogue plugin giving you grief. Your situation seems more like a CPU/processing issue rather than RAM (barring the pagefile possibility), so I would start with bypassing FX, then see if freezing synths does anything for you as a start.

Are you working in a carpeted or dry environment? People actually generate voltage on their own which leads to a phenomenon called electro-static discharge (ESD)... the same thing as getting zapped on a door knob in winter when walking across carpets. Definitely check contacts and solder joints, but a quick test would be to ground yourself to your computer chassis (or anything metal in the same circuit) and see if that hum goes away. If it does, a grounding strap for yourself may mitigate that greatly... they are a pain in some ways, but you can also put them on your ankle (rather than wrist) to be effective... they just need to touch skin to work. If you can make it hum getting near it, ESD would be my first concern; but since you can also get a thump kicking it, that leans very heavily toward a bad contact or cold solder joint... can you see any cracks on the solder joints in the unit (including the wires to the jacks)?