RexRed

Yea, ReverbNation has "improved" their website and now it had less features and does not work right half the time. I send them emails and they say they are working on it, months later, nothing... I don't think any of the music plays on ReverbNation right now. I hope they can fix it soon.

Hey awesome Cakewalk peeps! Here is a new song of mine, "Lover Divine". Please let me know your thoughts! Best to you! RexRed

Hey awesome Cakewalk peeps! My new song! I hope you like! Best to you! RexRed Sorry I posted the wrong song here, it was supposed to be my new song "Lover Divine". Somehow "Dreams of You" got posted, well, enjoy anyway. I will be posting "Lover Divine" soon! 🙃

Mine are on a dongle but some may save them on their PC 😀

Why put a rose in a room with no light? You have all of these VSTs, they are the rose, and the dark room is the old CPU. Cakewalk is now optimized to work with Intel's new core architecture. 13th gen is a good place to look for a new PC. New Motherboard, new RAM, possibly new power supply and you're most of the way there. The 13th gen prices have gone down. You could possibly use your old case and get by with your old graphics card... (for now) Buy a Windows 11 Pro retail key for 35 dollars. And as MSMCLEOD says, be sure to go into ILOK and deauthorize the old computer to avoid having to contact ILOK to do it. Then your plugins will have tons of power, and your songs will be practically unlimited. If you buy the new motherboard as a combo, you can get the 13th gen chip and motherboard together at a substantial price reduction. Just about any motherboard that will accept a 13gen Intel chip will be excellent. Make sure you have the right mounting plate for the chip. This will put your VSTs in a room with light and space. If you get a powerful enough power supply like a 1000 - 1600 watt one, you could theoretically add a REALLY powerful graphics card and have a state-of-the-art Nvidia 5090 gaming machine and video editing workstation. (you may one day like having this) You might look into a faster 4 or 5 gen PCIE m.2 drive for your OS and current project file. I really could not do my work without this upgrade and the new 5090 will probably be over $2000 I will get one for sure and put my 4090 in my backup PC. I know this is a lot of expense, but you only live once, make the best of it while you can... Perhaps, stop buying more VSTs and invest in the thing that makes them all come alive. Air CPU Cooler ARGB Cooling Fan 4 Copper Heat Pipes CPU Radiator with FDB Bearing 120mm Fan PWM 2000PRM 76CFM Addressable RGB Lighting Sync for AMD AM4/AM5 Intel LGA 1700/1150/1551/1155/1200 (Black) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CR6FF9MP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title Noctua NM-i17xx-MP78, Mounting Kit for Noctua CPU Coolers on Intel LGA1851 and LGA1700 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09FSTZM2G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title Something like this INLAND CPU Motherboard Intel core i7-13700K 13th Gen 16-Cores LGA 1700 125W Gaming Desktop Processor with MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WiFi 7 Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/INLAND-CPU-Motherboard-Combo-Z790/dp/B0D2JCT6DH/ref=sr_1_11 Order some paste for the cpu. Windows 11 Professional Online Activation Key | Buy cheap on Kinguin.net https://www.kinguin.net/category/198296/windows-11-professional-online-activation-key CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB) 5200MHz CL38 Intel XMP iCUE Compatible Computer Memory - Black (CMK96GX5M2B5200C38) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BVN11ZRB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 5000MB/s - CT2000P3PSSD8 https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Plus-PCIe-NAND-5000MB/dp/B0B25ML2FH/ref=sr_1_1_sspa Pure Power 12 M 1000W | ATX 3.1 | 80 Plus® Gold | Modular Power Supply | for PCIe 5.0 GPUs and GPUs with 6+2 pin connectors | 12VHPWR Cable Included | Silent 120mm be quiet! Fan - BN506 https://www.amazon.com/Modular-connectors-12VHPWR-Included-quiet/dp/B0BVYCXQY4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa This is similar to the route I went, I hope it helps. This will take you long into the future. You need a workstation to make good use of your VSTs (in my opinion) and you are not likely to get one worth owning for less than $1000 dollars.

Thanks for the comments peeps! 🎶🎧👍🩷

Copilot also said: Here's a quick recap: Tracking (Recording): Disable Sonarworks Reference 4 and use the direct monitoring feature of your Zoom UAC-232 for latency-free monitoring. Mixing: Enable Sonarworks Reference 4 to ensure accurate monitoring and a balanced mix. Rendering (Exporting): Disable Sonarworks Reference 4 to ensure the calibration curve doesn't affect your final audio file. This workflow allows you to get the most accurate sound during mixing and ensures your final rendered files are true to the mix without any unintended alterations. 🎶

Even though this topic is "solved" you can still give your responses and experience with this process.

My Question to Copilot: So I use Reference 4 when I am mixing down but I disable it when I am rendering down? Copilot Response: Exactly! You use Sonarworks Reference 4 while mixing to ensure accurate monitoring and a balanced mix. Then, when you are rendering (exporting) your final audio file, you disable the Sonarworks Reference 4 plugin to prevent the calibration curve from affecting the exported audio. If you need a quick recap: Mixing: Enable Sonarworks Reference 4 for accurate monitoring. Rendering/Exporting: Disable Sonarworks Reference 4 to ensure your final mix isn't altered by the calibration. Let me know if there's anything else you're curious about or if you need further assistance with your audio projects! 🎶 Copilot also said this: Yes, you need to bypass the Sonarworks Reference 4 plugin every time you export audio from Cakewalk Sonar. If you don't bypass it, the correction will be applied to your master bus mixdown, which can imprint your unique calibration EQ curve on the rendered audio. To bypass the plugin, make sure to fully disable it in your DAW, not just the calibration bypass inside the Reference plugin. This ensures that the rendered audio remains unaffected by the calibration settings. Does that help clarify things?

Sonar Reference 4 and rendering music in Cakewalk How do I use Sonar Reference 4 with Cakewalk Sonar? Do I need to turn off Sonar Reference 4 when I render files?

My new song, hope you like. Simple and sweet. 😉

Hey awesome Cakewalk peeps! Here is my latest song, I hope you like, thanks for listening! Best to you! RexRed 💝

Hey awesome Cakewalk peeps! Tonight I made a new tutorial for you. Finding Creativity Cakewalk Sonar 2024 | MIDIMakerTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufJ3zwBn3w In this tutorial I make a new song from scratch. Please like and click the bell for "all" notifications and you can join me in the live chat this can be a way to get you music out there though the live chat and the YouTube Cakewalk community. This channel is about making music, music that will go on and get millions of listens on my other channel. You will learn vital Cakewalk tips and keys to success as my music has been getting an average of two million listens a month for the last 5 years. Come along and be part of the community I am building @midimakertv I already have 1000+ subscribers. I need 3500 hours of viewing to get this Cakewalk channel monetized. 😁 Leave comments if you like as well. Best to you! RexRed

It might be time to have a "formal release" and dedicated website with all the splash and pomp the new Cakewalk Sonar DAW truly deserves. 😁

Me, being a user of Cakewalk since Cakewalk for MSDOS, I think I am entitled to "gush" when an update improves the performance to such a superlative degree as is the case. 😎 Having nearly 400 published original songs created in Cakewalk, I have an "invested" interest in the well being of this DAW... 🎵