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Arturia's offering for €149 ... no doubt will be on sale at some stage https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/cs-80v/overview

@ZincT "The problem was that I couldn't start the program to change VST paths etc as it was just stuck on VB-ROYAL during the startup scan." To sort that i usually just temp rename the vst folder names. Go into Vegas. Rename the plugin folders bak to norm. Go to prefs / vst settings / rescan. Best though to seperate EFX Vsts from VSTis to own folders

@ZincT With VEGAS on board I got round this by setting up a seperate NOT WORK WITH VEGAS vst folder and put the plugins causing trouble in vegas in here. Did not ref that folder in vegas VST prefs / paths. Of late though I have moved to setting up the following folder paths - c:\audio data\vstplugins64 - c:\audio data\vst effects In c:\programfiles\commonfiles\vst3 I have setup c:\programfiles\commonfiles\vst3\vst effects So once plugins installed I manually drag drop the EFFECTS vsts into these 2 effects folders and the other folders then just have the VSTi's / instruments. So now for likes of Sound Forge, Audacity, Vegas and other programs that DONT use the VSTi's I just put the vst effects folder paths into the VST Prefs/Paths and not the VSTi folder paths

Once logged in at https://www.plugins-samples.com/ and then go to DOWNLOADS and if already subscribed you will see the AAS link inc code to deliver the 2 free packs. Language no matter, you dont need the mag itself.

Yip @ZincT .. its €122 for me as VAT @23% added here in Ireland. So even with the €15 jampoints its still bit too saucy for me also. Will wait too

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There am I trying to re-install my Arturia synths on a rebuilt laptop. App Internet connection errors though elsewhere my Internet all good, Gigabit. I imagine this is BF issue with the site getting hammered?

As per on the membership page: Get 1 year of Membership at our lowest price of $71! (U.P. $179.40) Offer ends 4 Dec, 09:00 UTC. https://www.bandlab.com/membership Steep enough at $179.40 pa .. BUT THEN at $14.95pm its same or similar to streamers like Netflix so relative to that, not steep I suppose.

Mmmm .. Komplete 13 to 15 is €199 .. I think I recall all previous upgrades were €99?

FYI for all who pass this way. I can say YES to my Q. The KEEP PERSONAL FILES AND APPS does indeed leave everything as it is that was installed in the previous windows 10. I had a 2nd laptop with Win 10 on it and not too worried about it apps/data wise. Now up to Windows 11 pro, ALL latest updates happening no prob. All my apps and data as is. So now I am doing this Win 11 upgrade using the process in the OP on my main laptop. This extends the life of older laptops even further, great stuff. Thanks @Old Joad AND the system is far more slicker now ( Core i5, 16GB ram, 512GB NVME )

So .. to anyone who has done this here & did not do a CLEAN install. Does the KEEP PERSONAL FILES AND APPS do just that? Is all the software installed in your Windows 10 and the data left alone? OR do you still have to reinstall everything after again? Yes I realise one should BACKUP all the data regardless. Im just refering to the already installed application software in your windows 10 for example CW, Office, Reaper, Vegas, Affinity etc etc

Well I suppose now or soon enough, if you still have Win 10 on systems, its worth considering this because after next year - October 14, 2025 - Win 10 is no longer supported or updated which means many apps will stop supporting Win 10 also. Realistically if you still have an old laptop with win 10 ( like I am typing on ), after October 14, 2025 it becomes a dead duck really so this process is probably worth doing

One interesting thing about Tracktion waveform is you can use the FREE Version which is pretty well unrestricted vs alot of other free DAWs. https://www.tracktion.com/products/waveform-free BUT you can then add a choosen feature to the FREE Waveform thats part of the PRO version if you dont want all of whats in the PRO version. So - you can add this Clip Launcher feature ( Similar to Session View in Ableton ) to Waveform Free without having to buy the full Waveform Pro 13. The clip launcher feature costs $30 https://www.tracktion.com/products/waveform-free-expansions

I have been crying out here over the years for CW to do alot of work on the MATRIX view. Basically to make it similar to Abletons SESSION VIEW. This is a fab feature for spawning ideas and creativity. It seems Tracktion waveform 13 has done just this and added what they call the CLIP LAUNCHER. And yes, its essentially Session view in Ableton. In waveform Pro 13 it is launched using letter M and then over right on that panels icon edge click the show clip launcher button:

Where does Cakewalk NEXT fit, this new ground up version of CW going? Its big adv is CROSS PLATFORM as Sonar IS NOT. It does have the XSAMPLER built in. I like NEXTs simplicity ( me a very longtime user of CW, since 90s ). From a marketing perspective i really dont get where NEXT is. Its part of the current sub I think, so you get new SONAR and NEXT. WHY? Whats the point? Most likely you will use SONAR over NEXT feature wise? NEXT is a groundup new DAW, where does it fit one wonders? In my view it should be marketed seperately instead of chucked in as an "aside" with Sonar. I was hoping .. at least .. they would provide a path to NEXT for those in the BETA ( I was in that ) but they cut us off at the June update ( as in more updates ). NEXT still seems to be in Beta ( see link below ). https://bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/contentful/ I also note in the DISCORD Channel that the updates thread stopped at start of July - Beta Version 1.0.1.133