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Most likely, there is confirmation that Scaler 3 is inbound in their forum, but not much chatter other than that part of it.

Did they stop bundling Artist with hardware? I just looked at a few Revelator items and it seems to be what I remember. At least 6 months ago (before "Hybrid" was introduced), buying hardware included either Studio One Artist (perpetual) or the Studio One+ subscription for 6 months (that would expire, but includes "everything," a good chunk of which no one would ever use or care about). Definitely read the fine print on all of these deals. Some hardware goes on sale as low as ~$50 with this included, but not sure how they folded in the new Hybrid approach or what hardware may have been modified.

I just opened DimPro in Studio One Pro to make sure and it loads and plays without issues. Quick check here... DimPro opens with no patch loaded by default... did you load a program and it didn't play? Another thought.... the LE version of DimPro I "believe" was locked to Cakewalk, and paid versions (as with many DAWs VSTis) were not locked to Cakewalk.

Windows has a similar global setting that is a nuisance to check next. In Windows itself, type "Sound Settings" in the search box, then select "Sound Control Panel" on the upper right of that page. The next popup should already be on the "Playback" page... highlight your device in that list and select "Properties"... then on the "Advanced" tab of the next pop up be sure both options under "Exclusive Mode" are unchecked. Windows is the gatekeeper of all devices on the system, so the "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" will let Windows force any application not in focus to stop using it.

That is probably another Cakewalk setting... Edit->Preferences->Audio->Playback and Recording... be sure that "Suspend Audio Engine When Cakewalk Is Not In Focus" is unchecked near the very top of that tab.

If working with a truckload of samples, most DAWs have a format to embed tempo into the original files (like Groove Clips in Cakewalk), but you are still going to have to create one for each of the original audio files concerned. After that point it can be matched to the tempo of the project it is placed in. There are limitations to this, and it is not quick to do, but might be beneficial if using the same clips in different tracks at different tempos.

That is nicely done. For some reason, now every time I hear KISS, I associate it with Role Models which has a massive KISS theme to it (and is just over-the-top funny in many places).

I had specifically asked PreSonus about this last fall, since someone had (hopefully) joked about getting an Amazon order and returning it to get the software. PreSonus did confirm that in that situation they simply need verification (picture) of the hardware serial to shift it to another account and that the software goes with it as you mentioned above. They did not, however, confirm/deny the deletion of the software from the original account. Amazon Warehouse is where Amazon returns go, so it is often something good to check to see if things are lackluster (i.e., there is a huge quantity of returns for sale). Things that have nothing or very few listed there are typically sound products. There are currently 13 Revelator io44 listed in the Amazon Warehouse... one for $49.84 (Used-Acceptable), a few Used-Like New are roughly $65, and the New are mostly between $77-$80, so @cclarry's MF is the route I would go as well with getting a new one. When things are not on sale, the New returns are sometimes a great deal if looking for a specific product "now."

SO Artist 6 is included with pretty much any PreSonus hardware AFAIK, including things that only cost $50 on sale. One other feature that is included but rarely gets mentioned is the "Univeral Control" software (digital mixer) that includes the layman's version of the FAT Channel to pre-process signals prior to recording and has multiple exposed ASIO channels for loopback/mixing and is a more intuitive option to OBS Studio IMO. Excellent for screen capture or video streaming, but will only work with PreSonus interface hardware. What surprised me with that software is I accidentally had connected streams at different bit-rates at one point... it inserted a hefty latency, but didn't crash out anything to my surprise (CbB was the odd man out in that scenario and didn't seem to care). Caveat to that... Melodyne, on the other hand, does care... and will crash out in a heartbeat in that situation. If that includes the same interface guts as the Revelator mics (I am assuming it does), then it is also will meet the qualifications as a binaural interface for using Dolby Atmos (but needs SOP 6.5+ to take advantage of).

Ample Sound uses its own engine as the sound files are in a proprietary format. It is not in a Kontakt-usable format.

Bounce to Clip(s) will destructively edit the trimmed audio into a new file, which will be significantly smaller; but also bear in mind that Cakewalk will not delete the original audio, so both copies will remain in your audio folder. The simplest method to clean that up is to do a "Save As..." of the project to a new folder with "Copy all audio with project" checked. Again, you will now have a duplicate folder, but the "Save As..." directory (new copy) will only contain files required by the current project version.

Without details to see what you have done, if you are copying a clip and also need to preserve timing, use CTRL-Shift-drag. The Shift preserves timing when moving vertically between tracks. If Snap is off, you could have introduced a minute delay between the two copies, which is a common trick to get a chorus effect.

Which Virtual Instrument is this specifically? I think that is what the question above was asking you. There have been VSTis over the years that either have abysmally low or oppressively high outputs on their default settings. It is always helpful with the OP to detail your setup so people don't charge down a rabbit hole on an assumed solution. The "instrument" referred to in the OP is still a mystery to people trying to help.

That is a good question, I am not sure what the new Sonar has intended for it. I got sticker shock when I first saw this plugin (I didn't even know it existed till I saw it in here a few months back), since Dolby Atmos was embedded into the Studio One Pro 6.5 update, and you can pretty much get that DAW outright for the (sticker) price of this single plugin. I am still puzzled by that price point TBH.

Loopback is a real-time recording function (i.e., slow) and can also have feedback concerns depending on your setup. Depending where you are downloading from, 4K Video Downloader will download up to 30 files/day on the free version, and there is an option when pasting links to select the video/audio resolution you want (you can choose just the audio from a video if desired). Some links it will not parse properly for download, but it tends to do fine for major sites. The huge advantage of that application is that it is only constrained by your internet speed (even video files can download in seconds), and you simply copy a link, paste it into the app, and select what you want from it. I haven't used loopback for anything in the past several years because of that app. Quick side note: I never installed the "+" version of the app, so not sure what the differences are with the original version (which still updates regularly).

This is definitely a consideration, as the shielding inside of some USB mics is not the best and will also let the transformer bleed into the circuit. You mentioned a USB condenser mic in the other post, but I didn't see which model you are using? A few high-level comments on USB mics in general (I bought both PreSonus Revelator versions last year because I wanted to check these firsthand): A USB condenser must be treated like any condenser... it needs a shock mount or it will pick up vibration noise. Depending on your environment, this may be overwhelming. For condenser mics in particular, environmental noise in general is something to address as they also will pickup noise from things close depending on what polar patterns are available. The transformer bleed requires a noise gate (at least on the Revelator condenser). The Revelators come with a software FX chain (pre-recording) which can deal with this, but it is still a balancing act to get them not to pump. Plosives can be mitigated by rotating the mic roughly 30 degrees in addition to your distance from the mic (another balancing act). As with any recording, the "balancing act" is to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio in your favor (cleanest signal to lowest noise floor you can get). The more distance you can get between the signal and noise, the easier follow-on FX chains or post-production becomes. Addressing those will take a little time, but once you get into a comfort zone with them, keep your settings/setup consistent so that you get repeatable results.

Wow, there is one you don't see very often... someone who takes so much pride in their work that they actually listen and respond to users without getting indignant. Very good form.

One of the comments in that insolvency thread says it all... "Switching to DaVinci Resolve." The free version is already more capable than most apps and if you ever need Studio (for many this is highly unlikely) it is a one-time $295 (that upgrades forever after, at least thus far). There is a YT video somewhere very damning to Adobe... $600/year for Premiere Pro/Mocha versus a one-time payment of $295 for the same feature set. Resolve is one of the few apps with a free version that has very few limitations to it; very well worth learning since you can do your thing and seamlessly jump to Studio should that day ever come.

This version also fixes the SOP 6.6 VST3 issue. I didn't see that in the release notes but wanted to check that out and it is again functional.

I am in agreement with the posts above simply from this comment. If you haven't even started anything substantial with them and are already getting pushback, it is only going to get worse from there. I have never, and will never, chase someone down to give them money; that is simply not how real life works. Life is about time, and it doesn't take long to realize that lazy people end up being a time sink on your life.

There were several posts on the old forums in the X3 days, but I did a quick check of the ones easily found and the links are no longer valid. @Clovis Ramsay has this thread from 2021 that has even more info, but the link to the drum map itself (on Google Drive) is not functioning for me. Maybe they will get a ping from this post and can help you out. Quick Edit: I clicked the "Download All" in the upper right on Google Drive and that did download everything at once. I couldn't just download the map individually.

MStereoSpread is worth a quick mention here. Unlike MStereoProcessor, which was offered last week and tailors existing stereo material (but won't generate it), MStereoSpread will generate stereo via either classic delay or via Melda's spectral generator. The spectral generator shifts frequency content randomly to one speaker while compensating the other, which allows for things to sit in the "same space" yet avoid frequency collisions (in a stereo field). Caveat to this is the spectral generation will always collapse to mono perfectly, so be sure to consider that (and frequency collisions) depending on intended playback systems.

Solidos already answered most of this, which is basically V6 has free updates until V7 comes out. They split off the new VSTi as a hybrid push, and the only way to get that is to join the hybrid plan. The hybrid plan is a Catch22 in that you are locked to the latest release as your "most current" (same as what Platinum's Membership Plan did), and in case you didn't catch the comment in this thread, 6.6 broke several VST3s, and there were not enough updates in it to warrant installing, so staying on the last 6.5 update isn't going to affect you one iota. A "fix" for that VST3 issue has still not been released.

We really need more information on his situation if you can get it. There are plenty of guitar VSTs that also have input gain control, and even some like Overloud's TH series that default to expecting a stereo input (which is very uncommon). If he already has the interface set to proper levels, I would walk him though the rest of his signal chain and find out what he has going on in that regard. A line vs instrument level at the interface shouldn't be an issue if he is seeing the levels passed out of the interface, but that is worth checking as well. I am not familiar with that unit, but I am assuming the levels he is seeing are the output since it has no software mixer per Google (which would be another thing to check if that were applicable).