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Jesse . . . tonality is just the scale and harmony system developed by western music that many view as a ball and chain for creativity, while others believe it makes music a more universal language. (For example: Beethoven vs. Zappa) FYI . . . "noynekker" is just a mythical creature that can move freely in and out of time and space.

Hey Jesse . . . seems you always stray from the various pleasantries of predictable tonality and the mainstream, and I do like the raw and honest vocal you've recorded here. It's Bob Dylan on a bit of a bender. On my second listen . . . okay there's a kind of loose tonality. Keep it rolling, and stay out there on the curve.

RexRed . . . nicely done, very well crafted song with a great internal message for the listener. Vocal performance and guitar work are top notch. May I add that it made my Sunday much better than it was =)

Hi Bob . . . my reason for freezing here is that I want to get my latency adjusted back to under 15 ms, so I can keyboard play a new part in, without losing all my mix and EQ settings for the rest of the mix.

Hi Paulo . . . what you're describing sounds a lot like what's happened in my very botched project. I've spent a lot of time just now trying to put it right, but I've wasted a lot of time with no results. Interesting that you mention Omnisphere. While trying to fix my project, I'm cutting and pasting my midi into new Omnisphere VSTi's, but notice the older ones keep changing, as if they are cycling to the next one. (if that makes any sense) I'm using 3 different Omnisphere VSTi instances, and when I delete one, it moves to the next one . . . possibly because they are all assigned to midi channel 1 ? . . . but on totally different tracks. When I solo the Omnisphere track, it also solos the BFD3 drum track, when I unsolo the Omnisphere track, the BFD3 tracks do not unsolo. Yes, totally botched, I don't think I can fix this one.

Thanks RBH . . . I think I understand what you're saying, and will look into that. Neither of these VSTi's have been upgraded recently, no tracks were moved or deleted.

Hi Noel . . . thanks for responding. I will work on trying to reproduce it if I can . . . as I've stated this has happened more than once, I've obviously done a procedure against the program rules, but will have to examine what that is some more. (I know it's not a bug unless it's reproducible)

. . . bitflipper, the only thing I can think of is that I added another VSTi instance of Omnisphere on a completely different track, then a while later unfroze the other Omnisphere track to work on it, but it became BFD3, and was silent because none of the Omnisphere notes were assigned to drum samples.

Hi John . . . yes, I have had this happen in at least 3 projects. If no one else has had this happen, it must be something I'm doing wrong.

Hello . . . I've run into a very frustrating problem in a few of my Cakewalk by Bandlab projects, such that I'm thinking of porting them over to be Cubase projects. The issue is that when I unfreeze a VSTi track, it actually has become a different Vsti track, and the track goes silent ? So, here's the thing. I have a track that is a guitar sample program in Omnisphere VST3 . . . I freeze that track, to save resources etc. . . . then in a later session I unfreeze that track to work on it again, but when I unfreeze it . . . it is now a BFD3 drum track, which is another VSTi I am using in the project, and it plays back silent. When I click on the Synth rack view, it is still labelled as an Omnisphere VST, but when you click to open that VST it opens as a BFD3 drum VST. So, yeah, I can cut and paste and recreate these Midi tracks, and recreate the proper VST programs, move it all back to where it was, but it has happened so many times in various projects, such a waste of time, and . . . I think I'm done. Hopefully my explanation of this bug is clear. Anybody else run into this, and have a solution ?

SPAK . . . all I can say is thank you for this song.

Hi Grem . . . thanks for your positive response . . . actually, the lyric goes: ". . . and I'm turning very suddenly, I don't like to read the signs" . . . but TBH your LOL version "driving slow because you like to read the signs" works well too !

Hey daryl1968 . . . I'm glad for your listening in, and comments . . . I think you've been around this Cakewalk forum a very long time, pickles and monkeys and all that. I've had a good close listen to your Songs threads here, and really appreciate what you do. Your comments "'squeezed' - maybe over compressed?" YES . . . I sooo wish my mixes sounded so open and widely spaced as yours . . . okay, perhaps different genres, but you really do get a very spacious feel to your mixes. My guitar settings as recorded in my mix are heavily compressed, the vocals have modest compression, and my mastering overall mix has only a hint of Ozone Maximizer Limiter on it . . . I tend to prefer a thicker sound, but still I wish I could open it up and separate the instruments more like you're getting. Anyways, thanks again for chiming in . . . my compliments and inspiration to your recording science !

Thanks Old Joad for replying and listening . . . yes, I don't really know where the song title came from, but it became a "topic sentence" then a song + lyrics formed from that . . . I guess that's a good first step, a catchy title.

Hello Tom, thanks for having a listen. Don’t know of Johnny Clegg, but I’ll be sure to check him out. Yes, I recently found out at a “proper” studio that my mixes from the last few years have a problem around 3 to 5k . . . amazing and scary what a tuned environment will reveal. Thanks again for your positive comments.

I thoroughly enjoyed this from first note to last ! Thank you for the journey. I’m not bothered by the piano vsti, as others have noted, the centrepiece is really the lush guitar tone and soulful playing . . . but such a great tune deserves the finest piano sound you have . . . maybe that was it ?

Thanks for the listen and the kind words kakku, amiller and freddy j ! Freddie Hg indeed, lofty company, ha' . . . think I would need a 4 octave range to play in that band. Maybe I could melodyne that last 1.5 octaves in the higher end ?

I've wrestled with mixing this for a while . . . finally found the right synth bass sound (I think) . . . but not totally confident, thinking the lead vocals might be too brash 3-5k ? Opinions most welcome. https://soundcloud.com/user-814183320/license-to-criticize

. . . an interesting question, if you’re wondering what comes free in CbB for drum sequencers, I think it’s just Cakewalk’ s Session Drummer, and Studio Drummer (Studio Instruments), but they are kind of basic and limited. For serious and intuitive preset grooves I would recommend Fxpansion’s BFD3, or even their entry level BFD Eco.

There was this great FX Chain Preset from Cakewalk Platinum days created by Craig Anderton called "KickMaster.fxc" It was a freebee as part of the "Anderton Collection" . . . if you go back that far, you may have it on your system ? I still use this on most of my projects. It is excellent for dialing in an acoustic kick drum to suit a mix.

Yes, I have AZ Controller working for my Novation Impulse inside Cakewalk by Bandlab. If you're looking for basic controls it might work for you. azslow has a web site, and there's also lot's of info there about Cakewalk's ACT interface, and there's a forum, well worth checking out. Do a search for "Novation" there's a lot there. http://www.azslow.com/

Hi winkpain . . . I hear your pain . . . I've also got the Novation Impulse controller, but I have abandoned the AutoMap software. I originally installed it with Sonar years ago, had it working for a while, but mysteriously "things" changed, and due to too many frustrations with it, I tried AZ Controller. The AZ controller interface was created by a member of the cakewalk forum (azslow), and he's kept it up to date with the recent changes to cakewalk by bandlab. Yes, Automap has more powerful features, but it just doesn't work anymore for me in the bandlab world, so it's power is diminished shall we say ? Anyways, hope this helps . . . just a tip from a fellow Impulse user.

Downloaded this new version, and have continued working on a few recent projects . . . I'm just here to confirm they still open and work flawlessly, so far . . . really liking some of these new features ! . . . keep on bakin'

Okay, I've uninstalled the early release and reinstalled back to 2019.05 . . . but this mute button issue still exists. I've now discovered this is actually an issue with my controller keyboard, when unplug it, Cakewalk MUTE button works as expected. Sorry, so this is not an early release bug, it's something with my keyboard controller. Off to troubleshoot.

Yikes! I'm having an issue with the mute button in this early release . . . when I try to mute a single track, it mutes a bunch of tracks, but not all tracks . . . then I see the "mute all tracks" button has become activated . . . toggling the "mute all tracks" button on and off . . . well, there's a definite bug there. The Bandlab Assistant won't let me roll back ? Am I hooped for now ? Anyone recall how to undo this early release ?