live bit Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 as title I'm running sonar 7 on windows 7 but I can never get sonar to connect to coolsoft vms. It's strange because I can get windows media player to use it fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 scook Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, live bit said: I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files This is unusual. CbB opens project files created by Cakewalk DAWs much older than SONAR 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bitman Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 The greater question is: Why are you using Sonar 7? Cakewalk by Bandlab is free and great. Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Promidi Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 3 hours ago, bitman said: Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose. And so much more to gain...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 user 905133 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 I have no experience with coolsoft vms. But I was curious enough to look it up. In the intro, it says: Quote Here we are, VirtualMIDISynth is the answer: an user mode multimedia x86/x64 driver that works on Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (both x86 and x64), implemented as a MIDI Out virtual device. from: https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth [emphasis added] I did not download it to try as I sometimes do, so I cannot test it, but since it is implemented as a MIDI Out virtual device I am wondering if that's how you have it set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Byron Dickens Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 And, this coolsoft thing appears to be some sort of replacement for the MS wavetable. There's only about 935,632 better software synthesizers available.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 John Vere Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) Hey, leave the guy alone, it's best we keep all this great stuff we have a secret?! But ya gotta sort of laugh when you see these threads. Sorry Mr Bit for poking fun at you but truthfully, you need to upgrade. Edited November 22, 2021 by John Vere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 live bit Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7. that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 user 905133 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, live bit said: well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7. that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms Are you including my post in "all the wise cracks?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 InstrEd Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 45 minutes ago, live bit said: well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7. that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms Good luck sorting it out but Version 7 is like 12+ years old now and no longer being supported. If you didn't like CbB maybe give Mixcraft 9 a spin. Free demo and now on sale for the Holidays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve_B Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 There is an active user forum at CoolSoft devoted to VirtualMidiSynth. Why dont you see if you can get some help there. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 live bit Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/23/2021 at 12:30 PM, Steve_B said: There is an active user forum at CoolSoft devoted to VirtualMidiSynth. Why dont you see if you can get some help there. Steve thanks I'll try that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 live bit Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/22/2021 at 9:54 PM, User 905133 said: Are you including my post in "all the wise cracks?" no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 live bit Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/21/2021 at 5:23 PM, bitman said: The greater question is: Why are you using Sonar 7? Cakewalk by Bandlab is free and great. Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose. I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Byron Dickens Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, live bit said: I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files File> Open> [Folder]> [File name]. Just like every other Windows app in existence. http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Introduction.23.html# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 John Vere Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I can this might happen to someone coming from Sonar 7. The start screen shows by default might throw you off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Byron Dickens Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I can't remember back that far. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SteveC Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Huh... last month I opened a few old *.wrk files in CbB. Talk about forward compatibility! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Promidi Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 3:48 AM, live bit said: I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files My Cakewalk by Bandlab opens my 1998 Cakewalk Pro Audio files all the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I'm running sonar 7 on windows 7 but I can never get sonar to connect to coolsoft vms. It's strange because I can get windows media player to use it fine.
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