craigr68

Yes, you need to put an amplifier in front of the IR cabinet - it just takes the place of a cabinet. I use a few.

I'm running the latest version 2019.01. I don't run lenses but use screensets. I suppose that could have something to do with it. I tried lenses for quite a while but quit using them and I don't remember what it was I didn't like about them.

I guess I just find it easier and quicker to click the + sign to repetitively add synths which I frequently do. It's only the + button that exhibits that problem for me. I don't have the problem from Insert Synth, the Browser, or in Synth View. Anyway, it's not a big deal to just click like you say on Insert Synth from the menu bar. And then I can go to the + button after that for as long as I have the project open. Just an extra step is all. So I appreciate you figuring that out.

Yes, that works consistently and retains the setting when closing and reopening project. But if I go straight to the + button it usually reverts back to Category sort. I just tried it again. The first time I saved the project, then closed the project, not CBB itself, and reopend the project, clicked on +, and it was sorted by Manufacturer. Then I closed CBB itself, then started CBB and loaded the project and it was sorted by Category again. Then if I go your route of Insert>soft synth>plugin layout from the menu bar, then +, it's sorted by Manufacturer again. So for me, it seems to not retain the setting if you go directly to + button at times.

That works but it always seems to revert back to Category search if you close and reopen project. And it seems like an extra step to have to click Insert Synth on the Menu Bar, if that's what you meant. Seems like they should have put a sort button right in the Add Track panel and then retain that setting. Anyway, no biggie and this I'll consider a workaround. Thanks for the info.

I like to use the Add Track button located in Track View just above the first track that they added a year or two ago. I find that even though I can get it to sort by manufacturer in Synth View and in the Browser, that I cannot get it to do so with the Add Track button. It always sorts by Category. Anyone know if there's a way to make it sort by Manufacturer and stay that way?

Hey David that's a good idea and that's what I'll do. Thanks for the suggestion.

Yes, that's what I mean. I just created a Rapture instrument track (by clicking the + in track view), went Shift A, and Volume Automation was on (ie had R highlighted) and the track slider volume was set to 0db. So I then set the slider manually to a desired volume, hit play, but the volume jumps right back to 0db because Volume Automation defaults to on (R highlighted). That's why I wish Volume Automation could be made to default to off (R not highlighted). Saves my ears from getting blown out too. So usually I just try to remember to go Shift A and unhighlight the R for Vol Automation. It just seems like all this could be avoided by simply defaulting Volume Automation to off (R unhighlighted). Maybe there's something I'm not getting here.

When I add an instrument track, volume automation always defaults to on. Anyone know how to have it always default to off? Thanks.

My experience has been that program changes with TH3 only work with VST2 plugin, not VST3 plugin. The email below is from Overloud on 8/29/16 in which they acknowledge this problem. I just retested and still have the same problem with the VST3 plugin even though I'm on the most recent full version of TH3 (3.4.9) and CBB. Of course, I wish this would get resolved. And another problem is where you can record an automation lane successfully, but when you close and reopen the project, the automation disappears. This also was acknowledged by Overloud but they felt the problem was with Sonar at the time and was supposed to report a bug to Cakewalk. I would imagine this is lost in the shuffle in the meantime. I'm continuing to use the VST2 plugin since it's mostly working and you can get around automation problem by assigning Midi controllers in conjuction with Midi Learn using a Midi track. Overloud email 8/29/16: there is absolutely no difference in functionality between TH3 VST2 and VST3 (aside, of course, of this issue regarding MIDI which is obviously not intended). The current state of TH3 VST3 as of version 3.2.2 is that it supports CCs and Note messages, but still not Program Changes. It may sound funny somehow, but the VST3 specification does not include "out-of-the-box" support for Program Change messages, replaced by a much more convoluted abstraction (which no one really uses in its full capability). The result is that the old "Program Change" functionality has to be "emulated" instead, in some way or another. At the moment we're deciding which way it is best to design this emulation. The good news is that the VST2 is still fully functional with all its MIDI capability, so if you wish to update from the special 3.2.0 that we have sent, you can do so updating with the latest 3.2.2 and then remove the VST3 plug-in from your system (or choosing not to install it right from the installer).