Michael Fogarty

what I mean is, one day they may not be available online correct? Can you actually download the installers like the old days and keep them backed up. Or is that what you are saying? By the way, I just tried installing everything and a large part of it failed. No Sonar Platinum. Need to see what's up.

scook - can you actually not just install but download everything so that you have the installers on your computer for future use?

thanks - I was just going to update this thread as I looked up the Command Center name. Downloading now Why would I need to re-install Cakewalk? Because it won't recognize the plugs I want maybe ?

installed SSD drive/Windows 10 and have therefore lost Sonar Platinum forever. Too bad. Once Sonar went to the whatever it was called (equivalent to Cakewalk Assistant) I stopped downloading to my computer and ran the program from there. Go ahead, call me what you want. So, is there any way to get some of the old plug-ins back? I use all 3rd party plug-ins, but when doing quick demos for clients I would start a song on Session Drummer -and if kids songs, would actually even use the drums. Needed to load up a bunch of those old kids files, and alas -no Session drummer. Another plug-in I used was the "big clean creamery" - (I think it was under Craig's guitar/bass in his chain FX that he created) on guitars and keys for sonic enhancement and no longer have that. Any ideas? Or do I have to re-assign everything in these old mixes.

Seems many have this problem. In the pulldown menu under Multiple Displays there is no option for Duplicate these displays. I fixed it and I don't know how. -maybe it was toggle up instead of down. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/cannot-duplicate-displays-after-windows-10-upgrade/cd6151e2-b608-428a-8c75-b8e74f80b540?auth=1&page=3

I installed Windows 10 Pro on a new SSD drive. Went in and did all the Windows 10 DAW tweaks. Cannot detect a second monitor. Have been online with NVIDIA support -clean uninstall and install of all drivers and installed the latest. Still nothing. Sigh. The second monitor is HDMI -the first monitor is DVI. I know the second monitor works because hooked it up to a second computer and it is fine. Edit 2 - so I tried the HDMI out of the computer into the main monitor and it didn't work. It is not the cable -it works fine with another computer. So somehow in my installing and setting up new HDD/Windows 10 and cleaning maybe I did something to my HDMI port on the computer? Edit 3 -the NVIDIA guy said to check my connection on the MOBO. Getting out of my league here. Can someone send me a URL? I am looking. Edit 4 - didn't realize I have two HDMI ports on my desktop. Hehe. Old dog/new tricks. It's working it seems.

must admit after joining and leaving many forums that this continues to be the best. I haven't found a DAW or forum I like better.

well, that was pretty straight coming from you Jim. But Steev, you must realize. There are professionals on this forum whose main thrust is to keep their machines maintained and running smoothly because they are busy producers. I am one of them, and Jim makes hi - end (I don’t use the term lightly) DAW’s. You are pushing Scarletts and other gear down our throat and we are living in the MOTU/Studio 192/Apogee/ Quantum/RME world. There is a reason they cost more - the same reason that we all shell out $1000’s for the Synthogy Pianos, Omnisphere and Keyscape Plugs, UAD and Waves Plugs and know which company makes our converters. There is no pride in this. It’s just who we are and what our clients expect from us. I think Jim has shown an amazing amount of patience and restraint up to this point. Now Jim, the Asian rep of Presonus gave me a Studio 192/DP88 combo and Studio One to make some music on and post. He said the 192 may have problems with Sonar/Cakelab/Cubase and other DAW other than Studio One latency wise. I have found that to be the case. But Quantum is different?

thanks for the input Steev. Do you use this machine you are referring to? Have you recorded with it? What type of converters does it have? Do you run cpu hogging programs like Omnisphere/Tape Emulation plugs and get good latency with it? Was the OP asking for recommendations for a new interface/mixer for live applications?

1. You shouldn’t have to go to 1024 - I use Omnisphere/Waves Plugs on probably 30 channels/ Ivory/East West Composer/Komplete Kontrol and 10 tracks of drums/ 8tracks backing and lead vocals, ad nauseum and still don’t have to do that. 2. I have had projects that just don’t seem to work that are much less extensive. Sometimes I open in Cakewalk Safe Mode to find out the culprit - other times I copy the performances and start on a clean project. I think sometimes it might be because I use various controllers for different instruments and the VST get tired of being jerked around. Somewhere along the line with all thats going on something screwsup - most likely self inflicted. I have many clients and projects in the works simultaneously and though sometimes I am bent on “findind out what the problem is” sometimes for speeds sake I just paste and copy and re-load fresh instances of my VST’s. 3. That being said, my Presonus Studio 192 seems to be problemstic with Cakelab. It was given to me by the Asian Presonus Rep for me to work with Studio One back when Sonar was talking about saying goodbye to us folks. He warned me at the time that the latency is wonderful with Studio Live, but there had been tests and reports of problems with other DAW. I have switched back and forth from it and my MOTU more than once. Now sticking with the MOTU. 4. Did you try copying all the performances into another instance of Cakelab and your other DAW and find it to be smooth - or not?

the palette flash - interesting. I didn’t know how to describe that. I have that as well. And of course it concerns me. I have tried every tweak mentioned here so though I feel so bad for you (you make it even harder because you are so patient) I am thankful for this thread. I’m on Windows 8.1 and get the flashes. My wife gets flashes too but thats another story.

slightly off topic. Please bear with my ignorance. I live in Japan and in a Japanese language environment. Where is the best place to get a windows 10 upgrade? It's not free anymore I presume? I am still running Windows 8.1 on my main DAW - I have Windows 10 on my laptop.