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Yes, in all cases, the bottom image or color is from CbB resource files TTSImage.dll or TTSRES.dll, A.K.A. the Mercury theme. The top image or color, if it exists, is read from the theme being edited. Theme files store only the changes to Mercury. AFAIK, the only differences between Tungsten and user themes are its location and file extension.

Global shortcuts work regardless of the active view. Most of the number keys have global bindings. The account in the OP is one reason, I am not a fan of single key shortcuts. That said, AFAIK they have been used in every product Twelve Tone Systems and Cakewalk made. They are part of CbB too. I am not a console view user.

The VST3 spec recommends "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3". Most manufacturers use this path and do not offer the ability to install elsewhere. The VST2 spec is silent on the subject. There are several conventions. There is no exact path to provide. As noted above, the only restriction imposed by CbB is the dlls must not be installed under "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3". The log created by the reset should indicate whether the plug-ins are being scanned or not and which paths are getting scanned.

I just test both VST2 and VST3 version 3.7.4 of UltraChannel in CbB 2021.04 EA2. Numeric input using the typewriter and numpad both worked OK in EQ values without enabling capture all keystrokes (the keyboard on the right above the plug-in UI). If you have not updated UltraChannel in a while give the latest version a try. The current version (3.7.4) was released in March 2021. One way to get the version number of the plug-in is right-click Eventide at the bottom left of the plug-in UI copy and paste the support info into notepad and look for PluginVersion in the text. Eventide downloads are here https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads

this thread discusses different controls but the solution is the same

Make sure the scan path in preferences has the folders containing the VST2 and VST3 plug-ins. Do not install VST2 plug-in under "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3", Files with a .dll extension are not scanned in the VST3 folder. Enable "Scan in Sandbox" and "Generate Scan Logs" in preferences then click the "Reset..." button. The reset will clear the VST inventory and rebuild it based on the scan paths. If the plug-ins are still missing review the scan log.

Ditto And not very happy with how AAS handled Tassman either.

The audio scale is zoomed in quite a bit. Refer to the documentation on audio scaling.

Roland does supply a driver for it. See https://www.roland.com/global/products/rubix22/downloads/ As a rule, interfaces with a factory written driver perform better with the factory driver.

BA keeps track of what it has installed. Here is a similar thread

There is a dedicated thread for issues with 2021.04 EA 2 just like there is a dedicated thread for the current production release. It may be a good idea to read the general information about using Early Access releases

This was what I was going to suggest. It may be possible to switch Aud.ini files on the fly. I have not experimented with it but here is the test. While CbB is running do some work in a project swap out the ini file as mentioned above Go to Preferences > Audio > Configuration File and click "Reload Config Settings" Check the new setup and continue working on the project My guess it this will work. If it does, script up the ini swap either as a batch file and manually perform the change in preferences or create an autohotkey script to preform the entire operation. Of course, autohotkey could be used to script the driver changes in preferences instead of messing with the ini file too.

Not built into CbB but autohotkey is a possibility. It would help to have some experience in programming/scripting.

If you want to use the version of SONAR bundled with the VS100 and participated in the Cakewalk account migration occurring between 2014 and Nov 2017 and do not remember your Cakewalk account login, contact support@cakewalk.com for more info about access to legacy software see https://help.cakewalk.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001718094- They may be able to help with other downloads from the old Cakewalk site such as the V-Studio 100 Control Surface Installer There are Win10 drivers for the VS100. They are available from Roland https://www.roland.com/global/products/v-studio_100/downloads/

It is easy to change, the keyboard shortcut is SHIFT+left/right arrow The value may be affected by the workspace setting too.

If this https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/audio-interfaces/komplete-audio-6/ is the interface There is a knob to the left of the headphone jacks to mix the direct signal from the guitar with the host signal from the DAW. Alternately, with the knob set all the way to host, enable input echo (the button to the right of the track record button) on the track(s) being recorded for the DAW to send these tracks with the playback tracks. This will have a delay because of the round trip the guitar signal has to make from the interface input, through the DAW and back to the interface output. The amount of delay depends on the driver buffer settings and plug-ins used in the project.

MCompare may be worth a look, especially when it is on sale.

All plug-ins make sure their output is suitable for the project. This includes plug-ins that use samples as their sound source. There should be no problem loading the samples in either plug-in regardless of the project settings. That said, some plug-ins do not work at all sample rate. Generally, these plug-ins have some notation about this in their documentation.

The feature depends on the plug-in manufacturer. AFAIK, few manufacturers have implemented the feature. The details are available on @Noel Borthwick's website http://www.noelborthwick.com/2014/01/22/developer-notes-sonar-x3-vst3-internals

EZDrummer like almost all soft synths accepts MIDI input and this is enabled by default in CbB. While adding synths to an audio FX rack does work and was the first method used for adding synths to SONAR decades ago, most synths should be added using the more modern ways of adding a synth that results in the plug-in going into the synth rack with an audio+MIDI track pair or an instrument track handling the plug-in I/O. There are several videos on Youtube about basic synth use in CbB. Consider reviewing them and/or reading about methods to add synths to project such as how the Add Track menu creates instrument tracks or how to use the synth rack and plug-in browser. Adding synths to an audio FX rack should be reserved for synths that operate on audio data, such as Vocoders. When it comes to sending MIDI data to plug-ins in the FX rack here is a general guide on how to do it

Consider using the keyboard shortcuts to expand/collapse lanes SHIFT+T - for take lanes SHIFT+A - for automation lanes

The link between double-click and view is clip-based. The default view a clip opens depends on the Track View Options menu > Click Behavior > Double Click > MIDI Clips setting Each clip may override the default by changing the edit menu in the upper-right of the clip.

The suspend audio option in Cakewalk is often not necessary. IIRC, it is off by default. It depends on the driver mode and interface used. Some systems have no trouble sharing audio drivers and interfaces between applications. In no case, is it possible to share an interface between two applications running at different sample rates. Interfaces can only operate at one sample rate at a time.

It is on the to-do list. There is a dedicated area on the forum for feature requests and there have been several requests for a chord track like this one

2021.04 is not production at this time. There is an early access version available. Read about it here If you want to run the early access release, a link is provided in the post. When 2021.04 becomes production, if you have notifications enabled (the default), CbB will provide a notice about the update and allow you to download it directly from the DAW.