michaelhanson

If you’ve been around Cakewalk/Sonar/ Home Studio/ Twelve Notes for over 20 years, this is exactly what they do….dip their toe in the water to test the reaction. Unfortunately what that does is creates all the controversy that we are seeing.

The website says that CbB will continue to operate but will not be supported. That sounds like a bit of a roll of the dice to me. Eventually, you’ll have to do something.

Back to the Coffee House basement with you both!

Hearing aids have made tinnitus almost nonexistent for me. I’m also very conscious of the sound levels these days and keep decibels in a safe range or wear protection.

Well, its obvious were you are directing it and if you read all 12 pages the crap pile is there. I'm not making threats, I moved to multiple DAW's long ago. Money is not the objection, I make a very healthy living; value is my question, were do I want to put my investment for the best long term out come. The fact that the "Bakers", a term many of us old times coined a long time ago, role out a similar message each time they change the business model is growing a little old however. They have always dipped their toe in the water before releasing pricing terms. The last subscription model went exactly the same way. I preferred the subscription back then, by the way. It fit my budget better at that stage in my life.

It seems like some folks are getting hammered by others for having a little skepticism. I think everyone is entitled to their opinion and certainly entitled to decide what they find attractive in which to spend their money on. I'm waiting to see the details. I don't mind options, especially if it offers some a subscription plan and others the opportunity to buy outright. I have been around long enough (2002) to watch Cakewalk/ Sonar go through many business models long before Gibson ever got involved. I used to jump in head over heals to which ever direction Cakewalk went. I'm a little more reserved these days, having gone through the last road bump with Gibson. As I had mentioned earlier in this thread, that speed bump caused me to rethink what I was buying and whom I was buying from, to support my needs long term. I no longer rely on Cakewalk or the plugins inherent with in Cakewalk, but have spread out my reliance to many 3rd party vendors. Kind of like not putting all of your eggs in one basket, should one vendor fail to stay in business. That being said, I was about to put $150 down to upgrade my Studio One V3 Pro to V6 Pro. I am now waiting to see where Cakewalk goes to make my final decision. Both programs are similar in the way they layout and function. I have always preferred Cakewalk, especially because I like the work space and layout of ProChannel. In many ways Studio One is more advanced than Cakewalk however. I basically only use the ProChannel plug ins and none of the other Cakewalk plug ins, so they really aren't a huge factor. My decision is going to come down to which platform is going to be my primary and which is going to be my secondary. Again, I am going to reserve judgement, until the cards are on the table.

I said my peace in the News thread. I'm more guarded and cautious as to where and how I spend my money on software these days. I've also learned not to put all of my eggs in one basket after the last transition.

To be honest, the jury is out for me. I have been a Cakewalk/ Sonar faithful user since the first days of release. I've been through all the buy outs, the ups and downs. When Cakewalk was sold by Gibson and in limbo, I purchased Studio One to ensure that I had a platform to work from. Also started replacing all plug ins with 3rd party. I was not going to get caught with my pants down in the future and had to ensure that I had a platform and tools to work with. I still use Cakewalk the majority of the time, but I decided not to put all of my eggs in one basket. Depending on where this goes, I will have some decisions to make. I don't want 3 platforms on my hard drive taking up all my SSD space, not to mention the financial aspect of keeping up with 3 platforms; that is if Cakewalk comes in 2 formats. I'm not real keen to putting money into a platform that left me hanging the last time. I understand not honoring the "Lifetime" commitment made through Gibson ownership, completely. I'm just not sure how much loyalty I need to dish out. Sounds like some major decisions may be on the horizon for many of us, or at least for myself.

I was glued to the entire series. I found the entire process of flushing out the song writing and tunes to be totally fascinating. You could definitely see first hand all of the issues that I’ve read about in books on the disintegration of the band. They were kids when they formed and not even 30 when they split. Everyone wants to call out Lennon as the leader, but the band was mainly a partnership between John and Paul, with George finally growing into a great song writer as they were in the midst of breaking up. It becomes obviously clear while watching them that the some of the parts was greater than themselves as individual musicians, even in the lowest of their low points. Especially the Lennon/ McCartney partnership, when they clicked and worked together during the series, it was pure magic.

Really great song and performance! I thoroughly enjoyed this. Love the harmonies.

.....and actually, the ToneX pedal is out. https://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?id=TonexPedalReleased&fbclid=IwAR1mn0xPAVJubrh6KDppblIqSFemZ5XsNzy6SSSJhZvvqBfOadjv1o-sL6o

I saw that as well, I think ToneJunkie had a vid on it. I'm watching to see if it comes out in the next couple of weeks. I've only played with ToneX for a few minutes on my recent tracking session and it sounded pretty good. I noticed it would cost me $99-$149 dependent on version for the software purchase. I am guessing they might bundle the software with hardware if it comes out.

Thank you for listening and commenting Nigel.

Thank you Lynn! I'm definitely persistent.

Old Joad, appreciate the listen! Thank you for noticing the interplay between guitar and bass. I played both on this song and worked hard on getting them to compliment one another. I've also learned to spread the Keys to give them their own space.

Thank you for listening Wookiee. Good to know from some trusted ears!

Mix sounds great. Playing is very good. Like the others, I like the laid back groove of the original. On the Get Back documentary, it was very interesting to see Lennon kind of slap out the intro on his Casino. It was an ah ha moment on own he got that intro sound.

Sounds great Lynn. Up to your usual standards!

? Thank you! I was speaking the comments into the iPhone and didn’t catch that.

Thank you for listening and commenting!

McCartney is the reason that I picked up the Bass. His talent never ceases to amaze me. All of the isolated tracks I’ve listened to between Mac and Richard prove how well the bass/ drum interplay was between the two.

It's been a while. Hope you have all been well. Reece (Beagle), Sean and myself are finally back to doing a little recording. Here is a new song by Scandalous Grace. Let us know what you think of this mix. All comments are welcome. https://soundcloud.com/michaeljhanson/savior?si=19d3d1350d144c0883bf03d4b3f14429&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

I know I’m feeling younger.

I’ve got all of the Abbey Road Waves plug ins. I’m also a huge Beatles fan. For some reason, the puzzle is not on my wish list. Did have to pick up a few Abbey Road T Shirts while visiting a couple years ago. .. and of course do the zigzag cross walk in Beatle form.

Yep, I’ve got hearing issues as well. I have a dip in the mids. I hear low frequencies well and fairly well on high frequencies. At least the audiologist said good for my age. The dip in the mids is enough that hearing aids truly help me. I don’t hear women’s voices well and people who speak softly. I always thought mine was caused be a lot of shooting in my teens and twenties. My brother recently said he noticed that when I was in my teens that I didn’t hear certain things he heard. Might have been infections then.