Session Expired message on every launch/Melodyne 4 Editor compatibility

[David Murray]

I recently switched from Cakewalk By Bandlab to the free version of Cakewalk Sonar.

Every time I load Cakewalk Sonar, I get a message saying "Session Expired Your sign-in session has expired. Please sign in again to continue. Sign In to BandLab."

I can ignore it and the session proceeds without issue.

I can click the link to sign-in and the session proceeds without issue.

What I can't seem to figure out how to do is convince Cakewalk Sonar that I'm no longer using Cakewalk by Bandlab and the message is entirely unnecessary. 

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The second issue is I can no longer use Melodyne 4 Editor.

It's installed as a VST2 effect and the folder is included on the list of folders Sonar scans at startup. Sonar "finds" it when I do a scan, etc. My effect increased from 64 to 65 after pointing it to the folder. I've tried adding it as a REGION FX and also tried adding it to the FX bin. I just can't find it anywhere on the list of effects.

Is Melodyne 4 Editor not compatible with the new Cakewalk Sonar?

Thanks for the help!

[Amberwolf]

Well, Sonar is still by bandlab, and you still have to be signed in to use it, AFAIK.   There are a few threads/posts about signin / persistence issues that might have solutions to that (sorry I don't have any links). 

I don't have any pointers on the melodyne issue though. 

 

[Bass Guitar]

To use Melodyne it has to be registered with Your Celemony account. Just like Addictive drums and most plugins that you buy. 

Melodyne 4 is now really old and a basic version was included with Cakewalk. But it still had to be activated with a Celemony account. 
When Melodyne 5 came out they discontinued handing out free licenses to Cakewalk and a bunch of other Daw’s that use Ara. The installer was there but it became a 30 day demo. 

Coming up this fall is the Black Friday sales and Thats the best time to purchase an upgrade. Your old version 4 should get you a discount on upgrades. 

Edited Monday at 08:05 PM by Bass Guitar

[David Murray]

Thanks. After creating this thread, I did find something online saying Melodyne 4 doesn't play well with Windows 11.

I use Cakewalk so infrequently now and Melodyne even less, so I guess I'll go back to trying to sing more on pitch rather than upgrading!

[msmcleod]

FYI:

- Melodyne 4 runs on Windows 7 and Windows 10, not Windows 11
- Melodyne 5 runs on Windows 10 and Windows 11, not Windows 7

If you're using trying to use Melodyne 4 on Windows 11, that could be your issue.  You'll need to upgrade to Melodyne 5.

[Noel Borthwick]

Make sure you are scanning the vst3 version of melodyne or you can't use it as a region effect. 

Regarding the sign in message please post a video showing what's happening since describing it doesn't give us any clues.

[Bass Guitar]

19 hours ago, David Murray said:

I use Cakewalk so infrequently now and Melodyne even less, so I guess I'll go back to trying to sing more on pitch rather than upgrading!

I’ll just add that Melodyne, especially the full version, can be used for a whole lot more than just vocal pitch correction. 
 

It’s an audio editor on steroids. 
 

A simple way of thinking about it is it turns audio tracks into a type of midi track. Most of the things that you can edit in midi can be edited in a similar manner. 
 

Pitch. Timing and Amplitude among them. 
 

I think the mistake new users make is not watching the most excellent video tutorials produced by Celemony. 
 

I almost never even use it to pitch correct my lead vocals. Im not a fan of that. But boy do I lay it on the harmonies. I think creating outstanding harmonies is where Melodyne shines. I do my best to sing them correctly but the ability to then edit the pitch. Timing and levels is amazing. 
 

The other huge lifesaver is tweaking guitar chords. I have arthritis and my playing is becoming sloppy with unwanted notes happening. No prob, seek and destroy. 
 

I just recorded a live band and the bass player had made a few boners. When I sent them the mix down he was wondering what happened to them because he most certainly remembers screwing up! 
 

Anyways to me Melodyne was the best investment in recording software I have ever made. I got it for about half price by upgrading it every Black Friday over a few years.