[ddots-l] Re: Dancing Dots Releases Latest and Greatest Accessible Audio Production Software for the Blind: CakeTalking for SONAR Version 8.5 [cross-posted]
- From: "Dancing Dots" <billlist1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:20:50 -0400
Hi, Guys,
Best thing to do for the present is to call T&T as their site has not yet
been updated.
low-call and standard rate telephone numbers:
08452 30 30 15
And
1782 644141
enquiries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Regards,
Bill
Bill McCann
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Darren H
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:27 AM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Dancing Dots Releases Latest and Greatest Accessible
Audio Production Software for the Blind: CakeTalking for SONAR Version 8.5
[cross-posted]
Agreed, I want to get thsi upgrade asap as I'm now running Sonar 8.
Cheers
Darren
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:42 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Dancing Dots Releases Latest and Greatest Accessible
Audio Production Software for the Blind: CakeTalking for SONAR Version 8.5
[cross-posted]
> And, there's still nada!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:35 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Dancing Dots Releases Latest and Greatest
> Accessible Audio Production Software for the Blind: CakeTalking for
> SONAR Version 8.5 [cross-posted]
>
>
>> Further to this, Bill, do you know when T&T Consulting are gonna
>> wake-up to CT 8.5?
>>
>> There's no mention of it on their site as of 1 hour ago...
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dancing Dots" <billlist1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 3:09 AM
>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Dancing Dots Releases Latest and Greatest
>> Accessible Audio Production Software for the Blind: CakeTalking for
>> SONAR Version 8.5 [cross-posted]
>>
>>
>>> Oops! Thanks for catching that. Important info.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> Bill McCann
>>> Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992 www.DancingDots.com
>>> Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Phil Muir
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:59 PM
>>> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Dancing Dots Releases Latest and Greatest
>>> Accessible Audio Production Software for the Blind: CakeTalking for
>>> SONAR Version
>>> 8.5
>>> [cross-posted]
>>>
>>> Ehh Bill, you forgot to mention the limited time offer in your post,
>>> smile.
>>> from the page:
>>>
>>> http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/CakeTalkingOrdering.htm
>>>
>>> To upgrade from CakeTalking 8.0, your cost is $69 until November 5
>>>
>>> Someone may want to let the good people know this on MIDIMag
>>>
>>> Regards, Phil Muir
>>> Accessibility Training
>>> Telephone: US (615) 713-2021
>>> UK+44-1747-821-794
>>> Mobile: UK +44-7968-136-246
>>> E-mail:
>>> info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> URL:
>>> www.accessibilitytraining.co.uk/
>>> <http://www.accessibilitytraining.co.uk/>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dancing Dots
>>> Sent: 30 September 2009 23:37
>>> To: 'Dancing Dots'
>>> Subject: [ddots-l] Dancing Dots Releases Latest and Greatest
>>> Accessible Audio Production Software for the Blind: CakeTalking for
>>> SONAR Version
>>> 8.5 [cross-posted]
>>>
>>>
>>> Dancing Dots proudly announces that CakeTalking for SONAR 8.5 is
>>> here, bringing an amazingly high level of initial support for SONAR
>>> 8.5 which cakewalk Music Software released only 2 weeks ago. These
>>> scripts also offer unmatched support for SONAR version 8.3.
>>>
>>> CakeTalking's creator, David Pinto, has once again outdone himself
>>> with his magical mix of scripting prowess supported by informative
>>> yet entertaining tutorials. Everyone from passionate hobbyist to
>>> seasoned professional will find lots of reasons to get with this
>>> latest version of CT.
>>>
>>> Read on for details on new and improved features as well as upgrade
>>> policy and pricing. This new version is ready for download right
>>> now. Boxed orders will be shipping by mid-October. go to
>>> http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/CakeTalkingOrdering.htm or call
>>> us at
>>> 610-783-6692 Option 1 for sales. You will also find Upgrade pricing
>>> at the end of this notice.
>>>
>>> If you are familiar with SONAR and with CakeTalking, just skip this
>>> paragraph. But, for anyone reading this notice who has not heard:
>>> the CakeTalking for SONAR scripts and tutorial package from Dancing
>>> Dots that has empowered blind audio producers from all over the
>>> world to get the most out of SONAR since the year 2000. Cakewalk
>>> SONAR converts your PC into a multi-track, digital audio recording
>>> studio! You can record synthetic instrument sounds from your
>>> electronic, MIDI keyboard attached to your PC.
>>> Set SONAR's track source to audio and blend in acoustic sounds using
>>> your microphone connected to your sound card! Mix it all down to
>>> two-track stereo in various popular audio formats such as mp3, .wav
>>> or Windows Media.
>>> Burn to
>>> CD, E-mail to a friend or upload to your website. But summing up
>>> SONAR and CakeTalking as I just did is kind of like explaining to
>>> someone that a Rolls Royce can be used to move you from one place to
>>> another. There's so much more to the story.
>>>
>>> New Features
>>>
>>> All of the following features are supported in both CakeTalking for
>>> SONAR
>>> 8.5 and in CakeTalking 8.3 for SONAR 8.3. SONAR comes in 2 editions:
>>> Producer and Studio edition. Note that certain features are
>>> exclusively available in SONAR Producer edition such as Session
>>> Drummer, Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer, TruePianos Amber VSTi, and
>>> the Roland V-Vocal Processor. See our site for a comparison chart
>>> of features that shows those only available in the Producer edition
>>> of SONAR. On the other hand, CakeTalking itself comes in only one
>>> edition which is compatible with both SONAR Studio and Producer.
>>>
>>> If you currently have SONAR 8, you may want to download the SONAR
>>> 8.3 update patch from cakewalk and use it with this new release of
>>> CakeTalking. Or you can upgrade to SONAR 8.5 and upgrade to CT 8.5
>>> for the latest features.
>>> Any
>>> Customer who has any earlier version of SONAR can update to SONAR
>>> 8.5 and use it with CT 8.5.
>>>
>>> What's wonderful about this particular release of CakeTalking is
>>> that we already have an extremely robust set of scripts working with
>>> the brand-new version of SONAR released just 2 weeks ago. Support
>>> is already so good that we have decided not to ask our friends at
>>> cakewalk to supply the earlier version of SONAR to CakeTalking
>>> customers during a transition to version
>>> 8.5
>>> as we have done in the past when Cakewalk released a new version of
>>> SONAR.
>>>
>>> Something else new: Dancing Dots is offering CT 8.5 customers the
>>> option to download at no cost maintenance patches as they become
>>> available. These would be pre-release versions still undergoing
>>> beta testing so all the customary caveats apply.
>>>
>>> If you are currently running SONAR 8.0 and you would rather happily
>>> enjoy the benefits of the past 8 months of development and testing
>>> with the
>>> 8.3
>>> version of CakeTalking for SONAR 8.3, you can install that version
>>> and wait for a more seasoned version of CT 8.5 to become available.
>>> You will receive the same no-cost CakeTalking upgrades when you are
>>> ready to move up to SONAR 8.5.
>>>
>>> If you are already prepared to order this new version, go to
>>> http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/CakeTalkingOrdering.htm or call
>>> us at
>>> 610-783-6692 Option 1 for sales. You will also find Upgrade pricing
>>> at the close of this announcement.
>>>
>>> Now, about those new CakeTalking features:
>>>
>>> CakeTalking HELP.
>>> The 400 page CakeTalking Tutorial has been thoroughly updated and
>>> greatly expanded. There are new lessons on setting up your
>>> workstation, working with soft synths, and using the many new
>>> features of SONAR. There are also easy to follow supporting
>>> documents that describe how to configure your computer for optimum
>>> performance with JAWS, and how to download and install SONAR
>>> updates.
>>>
>>> V-Vocal
>>> V-Vocal is now completely accessible. V-Vocal is an editor that is
>>> perfect for correcting pitch and vibrato in vocal tracks, creating
>>> backup vocals from a lead vocal track, and for shifting the rhythmic
>>> placement of words and syllables within a melodic phrase. It also
>>> works just as well with any monophonic instrument, like a sax or
>>> trumpet. V-Vocal can also change the dynamics and formant of the
>>> audio. Formant is the overtone series of audio that makes it
>>> possible to distinguish, for instance, a man singing a note, and a
>>> woman singing the same note. So by adjusting the formant, you can
>>> transpose audio while still retaining the sound signature of the
>>> vocalist.
>>> This makes it possible to create harmonizing backup vocals from a
>>> lead vocal track.
>>>
>>> SOFT SYNTHS' AND AAA TEMPLATES.
>>> CakeTalking now installs SONAR templates that are designed to get
>>> new users up and going as quickly as possible. The 9 Soft Synth
>>> templates allow you to use your MIDI keyboard to trigger Soft ware
>>> synthesizers that reside in your computer, rather than external MIDI
>>> synthesizers. By using software synthesizers, instead of external
>>> synthesizers, the process of configuring SONAR is simplified.
>>> Instead of having to first tinker with external MIDI keyboard synths
>>> and their connections, with these new templates, the user can
>>> immediately begin recording MIDI tracks in SONAR.
>>>
>>> Tracks that are devoted to soft synths are now fully supported and
>>> recognized. And you can easily open a soft synth's window by
>>> pressing CONTROL Y while on any column of a track that's assigned to
>>> a soft synth.
>>>
>>> Loop Construction
>>> CakeTalking now fully supports the Loop Construction View. In this
>>> view, rhythmic audio clips can be converted to groove clips that
>>> contains tempo, beat and pitch information. This allows SONAR to
>>> stretch the groove clip so that it conforms to the tempo and key of
>>> any project you import the groove clip into.
>>>
>>> REORDERING MULTIPLE TRACKS.
>>> Ever wanted to put your tracks in a different order. Well, you not
>>> only can move one track at a time to a different position, you can
>>> also re order multiple tracks in one fell swoop. Just type the new
>>> numerical order you wish your tracks to be in, wait a second or 2,
>>> and you've got a totally new track order.
>>>
>>> Enhanced Clips Editing
>>> CakeTalking now fully supports SONAR'S new set of features called
>>> Enhanced Clip Editing. Enhanced Clip Editing allows the user to use
>>> simple keystrokes to manipulate audio clips quickly and efficiently.
>>> You can do
>>> 3
>>> basic things with Enhanced Clips editing. You can select, fade, and
>>> crop any audio clip.
>>> Cropping, means to trim or expand a selected clip. Cropping is
>>> useful when you want to eliminate some of the audio at the start or
>>> end of the clip, or when you want to expand a clip and restore some
>>> of the audio that has been previously truncated from the clip. You
>>> can crop an audio clip instantaneously with a simple hotkey, and
>>> then immediately audition the results.
>>> Fading means to gradually increase the start of a clips, or decrease
>>> the volume of the end of a clip.
>>>
>>> Nudge Mode.
>>> SONAR'S Nudge mode is now fully supported. With simple hotkeys, you
>>> can now nudge audio clips a little later or earlier in time, thus
>>> correcting timing mistakes. You can also move clips from one track
>>> to another, thus making it easy to assemble a composite track from
>>> several other tracks.
>>>
>>> Accessible Audio EFFECTS
>>>
>>> In addition to almost the entire suite of Sonitus and lexicon
>>> Effects, the following new effects are fully supported.
>>>
>>> Vintage Channel 64. VC64 is a multi-function audio processor that
>>> includes a noise gate, de-esser, two compressors and two equalizers.
>>> The noise gate allows you to gate out noise, and tighten up
>>> percussive sounds. The de-esser can remove prominent s's from
>>> vocals, tame over-prominent hi-hats in dance music drum loops, as
>>> well as reduce the 'buzziness' of distorted signals with lots of
>>> highs.
>>>
>>> TL 64 Tube leveler. Digital audio recordings can sometimes sound
>>> sterile and lifeless. The TL-64 Tube Leveler plug-in is a
>>> preamp/processor that uses vacuum-tube modeling, so you can add
>>> just the right amount of warm tube saturation to individual tracks
>>> or full mixes.
>>>
>>> LP 64 EQ. Cakewalk's LP 64 E Q provides highly accurate control of
>>> tonal balance while maintaining a linear-phase shift at all
>>> frequencies, regardless of the gain settings. With LP 64 E Q EQ
>>> linear-phase processing, the integrity of your audio is maintained
>>> for all frequencies, at all times--no unintended coloration,
>>> cancellations, comb filtering, or muddy transients. LP 64 EQ is well
>>> suited for critical mastering projects
>>>
>>> Cakewalk's LP-64 Multiband Compressor. This is a transparent linear
>>> phase multiband compressor plug-in for mixing and mastering
>>> purposes. The
>>> LP-64
>>> provides five bands of smooth, highly accurate, linear-phase
>>> compression and equalization of audio, with each of the four
>>> compressors operating on a single adjustable frequency band.
>>>
>>> TS 64 Transient Shaper. The TS 64 Transient Shaper plug-in provides
>>> powerful control over the dynamics of audio tracks and mixes. TS 64
>>> Transient Shaper is primarily designed for drums and percussion, but
>>> can also be useful on other percussive sounds, such as guitar and
>>> electric piano. Transient refers to a sudden increase in sound
>>> output that occurs for a short period of time.
>>> For example, the attack portion of a drum hit is a transient. Unlike
>>> a typical compressor, TS 64 Transient Shaper lets you shape the
>>> audio signal's attack phase independently of the decay/sustain
>>> phase.
>>>
>>> Boost 11
>>> The Boost 11 Peak Limiter is a transparent peak limiting and volume
>>> maximizing plug-in for mixing and mastering purposes; it is designed
>>> to reduce peak levels without coloring the sound.
>>>
>>> Note that in effects and soft synth dialogs that require you to lock
>>> the mouse on a control before you can change its value, CakeTalking
>>> will now report the current setting of the control, as soon as you
>>> lock the mouse.
>>> This is better than the way CT previously acted, where you had to
>>> change the initial value before you could hear a value. So You could
>>> never could hear the initial value.
>>>
>>> All reported bugs in the previous version for SONAR 8 have been fixed.
>>>
>>> New Features in CakeTalking 8.5 for SONAR 8.5.
>>>
>>> In addition to all of the above, you will have access to the
>>> following new features when you install CakeTalking to run with
>>> SONAR 8.5. Remember, certain CakeTalking features are still under
>>> construction. You will be eligible for maintenance releases as they
>>> become available. Some new features may not be documented
>>> thoroughly yet in the accompanying tutorial documents although CT's
>>> online help has been enhanced to support you as you learn.
>>>
>>> Session Drummer 3
>>> Session Drummer has been a mainstay in SONAR for easy and fast
>>> creation of realistic sounding drum tracks. Now, Session Drummer 3
>>> hits the stage with an all new look, sporting a sleek photorealistic
>>> 3D drum kit, along with routing improvements, plus 12 new kits and
>>> over 700 new patterns for additional high quality drums sounds and
>>> grooves.
>>>
>>> Arpeggiator
>>> Each MIDI and Instrument track in SONAR now has a built-in
>>> Arpeggiator which allows you to turn even the simplest chord
>>> progression into exciting new sound textures. The SONAR Arpeggiator
>>> is a perfect tool for adding variety to any Instrument or MIDI track
>>> that repeats a number of times in a song, or for creating
>>> complimentary parts using other instrument sounds that follow your
>>> chord progression. The SONAR Arpeggiator includes hundreds of
>>> presets, patterns, and classic algorithms.
>>>
>>> AudioSnap 2.0
>>> The new AudioSnap palette allows you to fix timing problems in audio
>>> and align audio with the project tempo. Compared to its previous
>>> incarnation, it is simpler and more reliable.
>>> MOVE to Next or Prior Transient. You can use the TAB and SHIFT+TAB
>>> keys to jump to audio transients, and MIDI Note events. In SONAR
>>> 8.5, TAB to transients is always available when the transport is
>>> idle, and is no longer dependent on AudioSnap. TAB to transients is
>>> now selection-based, which means tabbing will go to the
>>> next/previous transient amongst all selected clips. If there is no
>>> selection, tabbing operates on the current track.
>>>
>>> 9 NEW EFFECTS Supported. Alias Factor , Classic Phaser, HF Exciter,
>>> Mod Filter, Multi-voice Chorus/Flanger, Para-Q, Stereo
>>> Compressor/Gate, Stereo Delay, StudioBerb2
>>>
>>> Step Sequencer 2.0
>>> SONAR's Step Sequencer view is known for being the most advanced and
>>> comprehensive available in any DAW today. Step Sequencer 2.0 takes
>>> this power to a new level with increased depth of control over your
>>> sequences.
>>> Step Sequencer 2.0 was built with 3 goals in mind: to simplify the
>>> interface for an elegant and musical workflow, to design a set of
>>> useful and powerful per-lane controls, and to provide finer control
>>> over per-step adjustments.
>>>
>>> N.B. The new Matrix feature in SONAR 8.5 is not accessible. We
>>> will continue to consult with the developers of SONAR on ways they
>>> might be able to make it a feature that JAWS can access. In its
>>> present form, access is not possible.
>>>
>>> Upgrade Policy and Pricing for CakeTalking Customers
>>>
>>> Anyone who has purchased a new unit of CakeTalking after June 30,
>>> 2009, will receive a no-cost upgrade to CakeTalking 8.5.
>>> Remember, along with your upgrade for CakeTalking, you can order
>>> your SONAR upgrade from Dancing Dots. It's the most affordable
>>> SONAR upgrade we can remember. The CakeTalking upgrades are also
>>> quite economically priced especially considering the vastly improved
>>> access to existing and new features like the V-Vocal pitch
>>> correction and so much more. This new release of CakeTalking will
>>> authorize you to run with SONAR 8.5 and with SONAR 8.3 as well.
>>>
>>> Through November 5, 2009, order your upgrade to CakeTalking 8.5 From
>>> CT 8.0.
>>> After that date, the price of this upgrade will increase to $99.
>>>
>>> $129 From CT 7
>>>
>>> $149 From CT 6
>>>
>>> $199 From CT 4 or 5
>>>
>>> $229 from all earlier versions
>>>
>>> Go to http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/CakeTalkingOrdering.htm to
>>> order online or call us at 610-783-6692 Option 1 for Sales.
>>>
>>> As always, Dancing Dots thanks you for your business and strong support.
>>>
>>> Bill McCann
>>> Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992 www.DancingDots.com
>>> Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
>>>
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