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Lonnie Terry
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Penticton B.C. Canada
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Posted 7 Jun 2005 6:12 am |
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Anyone out there using HS2004 or equivelent ? Due to the slow response from the folks at Cake walk I'd like to exchange info with other users I'm fairly new to Cakewalk. Been on the Cakewalk forum but find some of the postee's are highly opinionated and sometimes very bigoted.
Would appreciate any emails
Regards Lonnie |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 7 Jun 2005 8:49 am
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| Hi Lonnie, I still use Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.0 now and then, most of my music has been put together with one version or another of Cakewalk. Can't call myself an expert but if you have questions ask away. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 7 Jun 2005 6:22 pm
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| I use Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.03 and it does anything I need it to. [This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 07 June 2005 at 07:23 PM.] |
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Dan Dowd
From:
Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Jun 2005 6:15 am
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| I have Pro audio 9 but it does not work with Win XP for syncing with a recorder. It will lock up and require a reboot. I called the Pro audio folks and they dont make a patch for it. I use it to change things in the midi file but then use Power Tracks to sync with the midi file. |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 4:40 pm
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| I would have to agree with Bob L. ....You really don't need all the extra's that Sonar has to offer....Keep it simple .....The less you have to worry about or learn, the more music you will be making .....Sometimes technology get's in the way of creativity..Jim |
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2005 9:00 am
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I'd say the Sonitus Plugins alone are worth the cost of the upgrade to the Producer edition.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10
www.16tracks.com
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2005 12:29 pm
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| I upgraded from Pro Audio 9 to Sonar for one specific reason. Pro Audio 9 does not support acidized waves. You can import waves and use at their original tempos, but you can't shift the tempo. Don't know if HS2004 has this capability, but if you want to use some of the cool drum loops that are out (like Drums on Demand), you'll need an app that does acidized waves. |
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Dave Horch
From:
Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2005 2:08 am
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I've been using Cakewalk's top end software for over ten years, and it's the one I go to most often. Like any feature rich application, there is a "learning curve", but certainly not as steep a curve as, say, ProTools. The CW programs do not have a built in audio wav editor - but will integrate quite well with 3rd party editors like Cool Edit (now Audition) - they show up in the "tools" pull down menu. CW is expected to have this capability built-in on next release.
Speaking of Cool Edit/ Audition: You may also want to check out the Audition product (Free trial download at http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/ ). It's a straight-forward audio recorder with perhaps a less daunting user interface. I've been using it for a long time too.
Both CW Home Studio and Audition (as well as others like Cubase and Sound Forge) support DXi plug-ins (for FX like reverb, delay, compression, etc.). CW/HS also has support for VST plugs. There of tons of free ones all over the 'net too. Try http://www.sadglad.com/freevstplugins6.html for lots if free VST plugs.
Bang for the Buck Factor: HS comes with two good soft-synths. Virtual Sound Canvas and DreamStation. That, for me, is a strong selling point.
Good luck, -Dave |
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