Byron Dickens

You don't have it plugged into a USB hub, do you?

I try to listen with my ears instead of my eyes.

The Full Bucket stuff is great. They have a bunch of Korg emulations, which I am kinda partial to; I have an X3 and a Minilogue myself and my brother had a DW6000 back in the day. He doesn't play any more and is unclear as to whether or not he still has it somewhere. Maybe I should pursue that further....

Their Surrealistic MG-1 Plus is also interesting. I had no idea that Radio Shack at one time sold a rebranded Moog! They are going for almost twice the $500 they originally sold for on eBay and Reverb. When you can find one

Maybe work on your mic technique instead of trying to "fix it in the mix." Odd that you would have trouble with vowels; it is usually plosives and sibilants that heavy compression makes stand out in an ugly way. I would also suggest getting some vocal coaching. In lieu of - or in addition to - that, there is a whole genre of "vocal coach reacts to -----" videos on YouTube that are well worth watching to pick up tips on what various singers are doing to achieve certain effects. My guess is that there is a very nasal quality in your ii and ee vowels you don't like that the compression is accentuating. Lots of singers reduce that by modifying the way they produce those vowels or even by substituting others.

So what is the issue other than visual?

Too bad you already spent your money, but you should have gotten an interface that has a real ASIO driver and not that ASIO4all garbage. I think it's unconscionable that a manufacturer of allegedly semi-pro gear would have you use that instead of giving you a dedicated driver. If the thing can use WASAPI, you may be better off going that route. ASIO4all is just a wrapper anyway and not a real driver

I don't see how this is any different than used CDs or books.

These threads more than anything keep me from getting involved with Waves....

I apologize if I am coming off that way. I'm not one to keep fiddle-f-ing around with something that obviously is not working; life is too short to keep beating my head against the wall. I've tried out more than one freebie that Crashes CbB, exhibits odd/ inconsistent behavior or just plain doesn't work. Bye. Delete. Gone. I won't keep screwing with iit Apparently, there was no resolution to this very same issue with this very same plugin in the thread that scook linked to. That to me just reinforces the idea that it ain't worth the effort. You are perfectly well free to take my suggestion to move on - or not - as the spirit moves you. It really won't hurt my feelings.

Isn't MPC Beats it's own DAW of sorts? Why not just use it as is instead of adding layers of complication, if that's the workflow/ style these kids are interested in? It's a whole different way of working that is distinctly different that the traditional Console>Tape Deck paradigm modeled by most DAWs.

No, but there are probably about 365,862 free drum VSTis out there that work and are not problematic. Some of them are even good.

Why not just make -1 mixes as the need arises? Takes minutes

My car won't start. What do you think is wrong? Need some kind of information or we're just as lost as you.

What I don't understand is why people automatically assume the issue resides in a pro-level DAW that used to cost upwards of $500 and easily rivals anything else on the market and not in whatever crappy bargain-basement system they're using for playback elsewhere.

Nothing. Any computer you are using for a DAW should never be allowed to sleep. Either turn it off or leave it on.

A DAW and a video NLE are two different things with two different purposes entirely.

Same reason I don't bother with loops either.

What did support say when you asked for help? Or have you tried looking at any of the voluminous documentation and/ or video tutorials freely available for your perusal?

Have you tried just forcing the app closed and then restarting it?

Wasabi is Japanese horseradish.

You don't change the time signature in a VST. You change it in your project.

Yes, you need this. THIS is the secret ingredient in that massive Phil Collins thunder.

I wouldn't really have a problem with that.