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I don't think so. Registration code generation is a one time event. I have not installed 8.5 in a very long time but have re-installed other Cakewalk products that use a similar activation process. They activated with their original serial numbers and registration codes.

Please refrain from name calling. There is history behind the "excluded" plug-ins. This was discussed some time ago when the subject originally came up. The "4 hidden treasures" are dlls that provide the functionality for the Style Dials. There is no guarantee the full versions of the old Boutique Suite plug-ins will be used in the future. Given there status, if one uses them outside of their intended design, it might be a good idea to bounce the tracks that use them so there is no project dependency that may fail some time in the future.

Yes the list is accurate. The excluded plug-ins are excluded for a reason . The dlls currently provide functionality for several Style Dials. There is no guarantee these dlls will be usable outside of the Style Dials in the future.

The SONAR 8.5 upgrade download is unique. It was the first upgrade available as a download. To reduce its size, for slow connections and bandwidth limits of the day, the SONAR 8.5 upgrade download depends on an existing SONAR 8 install. Every upgrade download after SONAR 8.5 were full retail version.

I updated my original SONAR Platinum theme called Tuncury (a blue highlight Tungsten w/ Mercury style buttons) to CbB. It was a pretty quick pass through the theme and there may be some things I missed or did not get the shade just right. If so, let me know. The theme may be found on my google page along with Tuncury Light Green (the theme I use). Also planning to update Mercury Light Green soon. I will try to keep it current but since it is not my everyday theme there are no guarantees. edit: updated for 2020.04 edit: updated for 2021.01 edit: updated for 2021.04 edit: updated for 2021.04 Update 1 edit: updated for 2021.12

OK, I did a quick pass on Tuncury, Not sure if all the shades are as close as could be but I think it is all updated for CbB.

Tuncury needs a fair amount of work to update it for CbB. With the Theme Editor (available off the CbB Add-ons menu in BandLab Assistant) it is possible to compare the modified colors and images between Tuncury and Tuncury Light Green to see what needs updating. The same is true for any of the other dark themes on my page.

I believe Softube still includes the format for the plug-ins they created. I picked up TSAR-1R last year when they ported TSAR-1 to their modular. The Saturation Knob also includes the PC version. Even though they stopped selling the Mix bundle the individual plug-ins are still sold.

TH3 recognizes MIDI program change. Check out page 16 of the TH3 manual.

Here are a couple of pitch/tempo calculators

The VKFX PC modules were only included when the suite was purchased from the Cakewalk store. They are not included when purchased from any other location including directly from Overloud.

Got it Want to stretch and drop pitch. That is a Loop Construction View thing. Open the clip in the LCV From the LCV Clip menu enable Stretch On/Off Set the Threshold to 0 To change the clip length modify the BPM Then adjust the Pitch/Fine Pitch as desired. For example, to create an effect like running tape at half speed: double the BPM and set Pitch to -12. Once it sounds right, bounce the clip for best fidelity,

Slip Stretching is CTRL+SHIFT

Yes, user themes go in Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Themes By default Cakewalk Content is in the root of C:\ but may be installed elsewhere. On a fresh install the folder is empty. CbB includes 2 themes but these are not in the Cakewalk Themes folder. Mercury is stored in a CbB resource file. Tungsten is in the program folder as a separate file but with a different extension from the user themes. All themes are a collection of images and color settings differences from Mercury (the theme in the resource file).

Although not CbB specific Autohotkey is handy too.

It might be useful but very difficult to implement and the search might take some time. Presets could be in the registry or on disk, stored as individual files or in banks. The location may only be obvious to the plug-in using the presets. Presets can have a variety of file extensions that do not follow any standard. The search tool would need to be updated when a plug-in gets installed with a new proprietary preset storage system. Some manufacturers may be reluctant to provide information about their implementation. Some plug-ins have thousands of presets. For example, my install of Rapture Pro has over 19000 presets all stored in separate files.

I usually navigate the menu with autohotkey instead of adding shortcuts to CbB. It seems to be more reliable. Here is an old example of a GUI to switch a time signatures I wrote a few years ago updated for CbB. It may give you some ideas. The script is missing a hot key to bring up the UI and lacks a tempo settings. Gui, tSig:New Gui, tSig:Add, Radio, vMyRadio, 4/4 Gui, tSig:Add, Radio, , 6/8 Gui, tSig:Add, Radio, , 7/8 Gui, tSig:Add, Button, w60 default xm,OK Gui, tSig:Show Return tSigButtonOK: If Not WinExist("ahk_exe i)Cakewalk.exe") { MsgBox, 16, Error, Cakewalk not running Return } Gui, tSig:Submit Gui, tSig:Cancel If myRadio = 1 Send, !jm{Tab}4{Tab}4{Enter} Else if myRadio = 2 Send, !jm{Tab}6{Tab}8{Enter} Else If myRadio = 3 Send, !jm{Tab}7{Tab}8{Enter} tSigGuiClose: tSigGuiEscape: Gui, tSig:Destroy ExitApp

Rather than hunt down the name of an automation parameter in the menu it may be easier to write enable automation for the track start the transport operate the feature such as clicking the switch on a stomp box in TH3 or turning a knob This will create the envelope. If the automation lanes are not open when this is done a lane will automatically be added for the envelope. If the lanes are open, click the + on the lanes to add a new lane (or use the existing lane to reassign it) and navigate the menu to the plug-in. The parameter just automated will be at the top of the plug-in's parameters.

The Magix driver is a re-badged version of ASIO4ALL. I removed it from the registry and got rid of the driver. Not sure of the origin of the Cubase Generic driver. One method to suppress any unwanted ASIO driver without messing with the registry is locate and rename the dll. IIRC, ASIO drivers have a registry entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ASIO which is scanned by applications to pick up the the available ASIO drivers. When loading CbB will add the drivers to preferences if it can communicate with them otherwise the will be ignored.

I did not even think the OP meant a tab other than the plug-in tab. Thanks

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There is a menu on the left side. If "Display Name" is there try clicking it. It the "change" and "Display Name" menu option are not available or do not work PM @Jesse Jost

Looks like we were posted at the same time. It just occurred to me the OP may not be recording and I was updating my post to suggest a single project with multiple tempo and time signatures may be best.

It is not clumsy for me but incomplete. The search does not include PC modules and FX chains.

AFAIK, the shift to development on Win10 happened a couple of years ago. Testing on Win7 has decreased ever since. I am not sure how much Win7 testing happens today. While CbB may run on Win7, the recommended OS is Win10.