KVR Audio

dellboy · Post by **dellboy** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:33 am

CTStump wrote: No offline installer. The authorization is locked to the internet through BandLab assistant.

Too bad, I have to pass myself because my rig is staying offline. A thread was started there about wanting(demanding) offline installers and one of the Dev's chimed in writing in essence "No Way" as it stands now and the future.

It's their way of controlling access so I you want it get on line otherwise your SOL.

Once it is downloaded and authorized as far as I can see there is no need to remain connected to the internet.

I have disabled the bandlab assistant in startup as it was rather intrusive and it still works ok. I have also taken it offline and it still works.

Possibly in the future it will need to be reconnected if it needs updating \ or anyone wants to update. Also, if someone wants to use Landr online rendering. But other than that it is pretty much splat as it was but minus a few bits.

dellboy · Post by **dellboy** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:40 am

Teksonik wrote:Anyone manage to get it out of Demo Mode ? I logged into the "Bandlab Assistant" as advised but no luck. I've rebooted, logged out of the Assistant, poked the interface like it's a two dollar hooker and still can't find a way to get it authorized.

I've got Sonar X3 on my studio computer but installed this version here just to see what's new.

Oh well it's been a long day, I'll give it a try tomorrow to see if I can knock it out of Demo Mode. Must be something I'm missing.....

Thats puzzling ?

Mine didnt need authorizing. In the about in help it says "valid through 4\10\2018 and there is a generic licence number.

Did you already have an account with Cakewalk ?

And if so, did you use the same email address as in the old command centre ?

satYatunes · Post by **satYatunes** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:31 am

robotmonkey wrote:
satYatunes wrote:Anyone know what is included in the content version i.e. the first option when one launch the installer?
It also downloads the Cakewalk Studio Instruments installer.

Studio Instruments is 32-Bit.. right? I cannot recall if they upgraded it to 64 bit or not. Can someone confirm please.

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:37 am

I already have Sonar Platinum, but I signed into Bandlab to check it out anyway. Where do you download it on the website?

EDIT: I logged out, logged back in and now I see it. Downloading now.

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:05 am

So nobody knows what this "authorization DRM" does? If one can really download the software and use it indefinitely on any computer... then what is it "authorizing"?

manandmusic · Post by **manandmusic** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:36 am

Romantique Tp wrote:Finally Sonar is being sold for what it's actually worth.

Just overbearing ...

ozmuso67 · Post by **ozmuso67** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:36 pm

Zexila wrote:Ok, first impressions, this is by far the most unintuitive DAW I ever had chance to try, quite overwhelming experience, so many stuff there, still can't find option to change piano roll grid size...

Yeah I felt the same way. Spent an hour or two last night trying to change the GUI so I could see things on screen without a magnifying glass (I have a 2560×1440 23 inch display), finding some things are via right-click and other things buried in a menu or some drop down menu on screen. Then I wanted to find out how to manage projects in different folders.

In the end I was thinking "do I really want to spend a ton of time learning a new DAW, only to find that it doesn't do anything more than my current DAW (S1) does?"

The good news is that it has cured me (for now anyway) of thinking of switching DAWs.

kb420 · Post by **kb420** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:51 pm

flugel45 wrote:
kb420 wrote:
robotmonkey wrote:Installed in a test machine out of curiosity. Haven't used Cakewalk for ages and was pleasantly surprised that the interface feels like it's still 1998. Uninstalled.
Lmao!!!

This is the funniest thing I've heard all day!!! Thank you for this post!!!!
How is it funny? I vastly prefer the Cakewalk GUI over Cubase's, but I would never criticize others for liking the latter, since I know it's a matter of taste.

Maybe your sense of humor is different than mine. That would be the logical conclusion. I never had a problem with Sonar's interface at all. I like Logic's GUI the best, but I'm a pc guy. Everybody has a right to their own opinion. To each his own.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:52 pm

dellboy wrote:
Teksonik wrote:Anyone manage to get it out of Demo Mode ?
Thats puzzling ?

Mine didnt need authorizing. In the about in help it says "valid through 4\10\2018 and there is a generic licence number.

Did you already have an account with Cakewalk ?

And if so, did you use the same email address as in the old command centre ?

Yes I already had an account with Cakewalk. I've owned a Sonar license since version five or so all the way up to Sonar X3. I used the same email address at Bandlab.

But that shouldn't matter since it's free for "everybody" ?

I'm logged into Bandlab Assistant yet:

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Anyway it's really annoying that the Bandlab Assistant loads at startup. I'll have to fix that. If I can't knock it out of demo mode the whole thing is going to get deleted. I've tried everything I can think of....

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:57 pm

WTF ?

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dellboy · Post by **dellboy** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:06 pm

Teksonik wrote: Yes I already had an account with Cakewalk. I've owned a Sonar license since version five or so all the way up to Sonar X3. I used the same email address at Bandlab.

But that shouldn't matter since it's free for "everybody" ?

I'm logged into Bandlab Assistant yet:

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Anyway it's really annoying that the Bandlab Assistant loads at startup. I'll have to fix that. If I can't knock it out of demo mode the whole thing is going to get deleted. I've tried everything I can think of....

All I did was to download the bandlab assistant, run it while logged in, and wait for it to download and auto install. There was no need to authorize.

Based on others experience on cakewalk forums it means you need to uninstall and re-install.

If you try to install from the exe in the download folder it won't authorize.

I then ran msconfig and disabled bandlab startup, which will probably turn out to be the wrong thing to do in the long term.

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:12 pm

This DAW needs a re-scale GUI option like Ableton, FL Studio.
I use a TV as my main monitor with a 2nd standard monitor below it and have to lean forward to see the details in Sonar. I'm using 1920x1080 resolution, for those out there with far higher resolutions this must be torture.

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:14 pm

THE INTRANCER wrote:Uncovered an issue, it doesn't seem to see UHE's Hive instrument plugin... humm

It works here. I just have the demo version of Hive, but it loads up ok.

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:18 pm

Should it be possible to use the cakewalk instruments (drumkit, bass, strings, electric piano) in other DAWs?
They are showing up in FL Studio but are not loading properly and acting weird.
I was wondering if this is because they are not supposed to be used in other DAWs or if they are generally a bit buggy?

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:24 pm

dellboy wrote: All I did was to download the bandlab assistant, run it while logged in, and wait for it to download and auto install. There was no need to authorize.

That's exactly the way I did it.....still in demo mode here.

dellboy wrote:Based on others experience on cakewalk forums it means you need to uninstall and re-install.

Uninstall yes.....reinstall....not too sure I'll bother with that.

EDIT: Even after uninstall this was left over. Still wants to load at startup. You'll have to manually delete it:

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