[ddots-l] Re: Windows 10 and Sonar producer 8.5 with CakeTalk 8.8

  • From: D!J!X! <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:41:16 -0400

Hi, you can install windows 7 or any other OS on a computer with an existing
windows 8 or later OS. So you don't need a computer without an existing OS.
Windows 7 can still be purchased from reputable places like Amazon or Newegg
last I checked.

HTH, D!J!X!

-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Marc Lenoir
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 7:36 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Windows 10 and Sonar producer 8.5 with CakeTalk 8.8

agree. also the Windows side is a problem.

Currently, if you want a legal Windows 7 system, you have to search yourself
for a valid purchasable license and furthermore, find a computer without any OS
to install Win 7 on it.

it's only viable for advanced users.
I know, for a production system, the latest OS is not generally the best
option, but how can you sell a software made for an operating system that is 6
years old and not officially sold anymore?



2015-10-27 12:06 UTC+01:00, Phil Muir <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Steve. Totally agree with you. We need a hi end DAW solution to
replace Sonar 8.5.3. It's great software however, that won't help
current VI students in education. Further more, DD will eventually
run out of Sonar
8.5.3 Producer boxes and who knows what will happen then :-( Think
the issue at Cakewalk is that they are way too busy trying to chase
any dollars they can in order to survive. The crazy thing is that
with a little investment, they could pick up more end users. I have a
client over here who would purchase software like that if it were
available. They are aware that DD can supply a new Sonar 8.5.3 box
but understandably don't want to pay those kind of shipping and
related costs for a product that is 5 plus years out of date.

On 27 October 2015 10:38:04 GMT+00:00, Steve S
<stevespamer68@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yep, totally agree with you Phil. Reaper, at the moment, is a dead end
for any kind of extra development outside of the current main
solution, simply because there is absolutely no support for anything
Jaws related in the Reaper environment.

This could possibly change, as some Sonar users are moving over to
Reaper, due to the latest Sonar being uncertain...and a few of them
may want access to plugs they had previously used in Sonar. Apart
from that, there really isn’t no appetite for anything that isn’t free
on the Reaper platform, probably because of it’s very low cost/free
availability, along with the use of NVDA or a crack version of Jaws..
Of course, this isn’t to say that is the case across the board, but in
the past 2/3 years of making HSC sets available,, 99% of request for
free sets come from Reaper users. I’ve found that users who have
invested in CT or Jaws for example, will invest in a plug and access,
those who don’t invest in such things, find it difficult to make that
jump.

I think it’s a good thing we have Reaper, as it is giving an option to
users who don’t want to invest and just dabble with recording, but we
still need the high end access and tools to keep up with the sighted
user. Best Steve.

From: Phil Muir
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 10:52 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Windows 10 and Sonar producer 8.5 with CakeTalk
8.8

Steve. You raise some valid points. You are absolutely right. Hadn't
thought of the offset issue but no doubt it will be an issue for sure
:-( Shall have to carefuly considder the cost for this as think there
will be a financial cost with regard to doing this :and I won't be
picking up the tab for that -)


On 26 October 2015 22:08:27 GMT+00:00, Steve S
<stevespamer68@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Phil, in my experience, it’s not as simple as you’ve mentioned. There
is a definite offset...and depending on the plug in question,
splitting up the set and applying different offsets may be necessary.
Best Steve


From: Phil Muir
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 3:30 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Windows 10 and Sonar producer 8.5 with CakeTalk
8.8

Recoding the sets for Reaper is as simple as changing the Window title
name and application name referenced in the sets. Can do a find and
replace all for that :-) As for interest in Reaper and Jaws HSC sets,
sure ask the Reaper folks. Would be interesting to get some numbers
:-) Personally planning to keep Sonar 8.5.3 installed even if I start
to dig into Reaper as Sonar has some great plug-ins. Hmm, could recode
all Sonar HSC sets so that they also work in Reaper. It would be nice
to be able to use the Sonitus EQ and Compressor in Reaper as I have a
ton of personalised presets that I use here for both of those plug-ins.


On 26 October 2015 15:18:36 GMT+00:00, Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Haha I just asked this very question. Please ignore that post. Glad to
hear it's not that much work to repurpose the sets. Count me in as
very very interested, especially since I'll be buying your sets as
soon as I get paid for the current mixing job.

Want me to ask the Reaper folks how many are using Jaws, to gauge the
level of interest?


At 11:12 AM 10/26/2015, you wrote:

Yes the HSC sets for Superior Drummer 2 are Sonar based. Having said
that, it would be really simple to recode them to work in Reaper.
Haven't had any requests for that yet though.

On 26 October 2015 14:47:47 GMT+00:00, Florian Beijers
<florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



I tend to mainly still use Sonar due to the scripts our dear Steve has

made :) As well as other HSC sets and scripts that depend on Sonar to

work. No matter how you turn the wheel, it's still true that currently

if you want to use virtual instruments like the orange tree samples

stuff you're pretty much stuck with Sonar. I'm guessing the stuff Phil

did for Superior is also Sonar-based. Kontakt is also best supported

in SOnar, although some autoHotkey scripts exist that work with I

believe the standalone version as well. I'd love to use Reaper full

time, but I'd lose too many of my preferred tools. As for what theme

to use in win10, I guess either the standard or high-contrast theme

would be best. My preference would go for standard because thats what

comes by default, but I have no idea how suitable that theme is for

color detection.


Florian



2015-10-26 15:14 GMT+01:00,

Chris

Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>:
perhaps a crowd-funding campaign? People were able to more than fund

development of NVDA Remote recently, raising some ten grand or so.


At 12:24 AM 10/26/2015, you wrote:




Don't think anyone can summarize that better than what you just did.

Thanks for that.


I should clarify my statement about it being a total Microsoft issue.
What

I mean is that since the OS has to change to accommodate things
like

tablets and the like, it seems that there's this constant burden
that

third-party developers have to scramble to make their products work
under

the new OS; which is fine, as long as there's some sort of mechanism
in

place t

hat can

help them do just that. Not everybody has the massive

resources that Microsoft and Apple have to do it; consequently
they're

constantly behind in having to catch up with the latest and greatest.
It

takes a lot of money and resources paying programmers decent wages,
etc.


I don't know what a fair and viable solution is; and though I
understand

the need to keep up with the technology, I agree with you that right
now

we have a system in place that works quite well, and it's pretty
darn

stable.




Mike




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Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2015 22:28

Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Windows 10 and Sonar producer 8.5 with CakeTalk
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Microsoft is not at fault here; honestly in order to make most of the
UI

improvements they have, they had to ditch the old engine and start
with a

new one, especially

for

using apps. Just like what they had to do with the

start menu, taskbar, notification/tray, menu bars which are mostly
ribbons

now, and many other core windows functions. Anyone who̢۪s tried
windows

8 and above knows how different things are from windows 7 and before.

They̢۪d assume the screen readers and other technologies would
make

whatever changes to keep up to date with their OS.




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