koikane
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Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
1. which is more stable?
2. If you are using the new, why? Seems per the comparison chart that some features were removed, granted they may have been bloat. Looking for understanding.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:15:32
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☄ Helpfulby MandolinPicker 2018/06/20 14:06:04
Only CbB is getting ongoing maintenance and development, so any bugs that are in SONAR are there forever. Fortunately, the last build of SONAR was stable with no showstoppers, so it'll continue to be usable for a long time. Before the BandLab acquisition, continuing with SONAR was my plan and I was completely comfortable with that strategy.
Almost no core functionality has been lost in the transition, only a few third-party plugins that Cakewalk had to pay other companies for. It makes sense that you can't give away software for free that contains paid content.
As long as SONAR remains installed, you won't lose anything. You'll continue to have access to all the extra goodies that came with SONAR such as Z3ta+ and CA-2A. The only exception that comes to mind is the (non-essential) Pow-r dither algorithms, which were licensed from an outside organization, and which BandLab is working to bring back.
You can freely move between SONAR and Cakewalk, working on the same projects in either one. That may change someday, but SONAR has always been extraordinarily good at maintaining backward compatibility (e.g. you can still open 20-year-old projects in the current version).
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:17:33
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I'm using Cake by Band for about the last month. I was bouncing between the two for a long time. CbB seems to now have everything that Plat had and is very stable on my system.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:21:50
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Cakewalk. As Dave say, it's the only maintained DAW that I want to use. I don't want to use anything else. I am very familiar with the program and at the same time still learning what it can do.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:31:23
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2 - Both! I still need SONAR for projects with 32 bit DX's in for a start.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:33:43
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I have CbB but still using the old Sonar Platinum. My requirements are small as I use it primarily as a multi-track recorder. Either one will do. Old habit I guess.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:36:38
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☄ Helpfulby MandolinPicker 2018/06/20 14:06:30
I'm using Platinum, only because there is no offline authorization option with CbB, and I don't have internet at my house. Otherwise, I would have updated to CbB on day one.
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koikane
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:39:17
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I do see the Pow-r option in my drop downs.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 13:41:18
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Still using SPLAT 2017.10. I'm a "if it ain't broke" kind of guy. Everything works. No issues. I'll switch if I absolutely have to but right now I don't have to.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 14:05:36
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Still on Platinum. I'll try CbB when absolutely forced but probably not before.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 14:14:34
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☄ Helpfulby Frank Harvey 2018/06/21 09:09:10
CdB latest release is solid!
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 14:15:48
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koikane
I do see the Pow-r option in my drop downs.
So do I. But I don't know if that's because it's been added to CbB or if it's because I still have SPlat installed. I don't use it myself, so I can't say if it's always been there or not.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 14:25:58
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CxB
Because it's the one for better or for worse that is getting the attention from the coders in the form of updates. And we all like Cakewalk updates.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 14:38:10
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I stick w/ SONAR for my main rig - a Win 7 machine. Hopefully nothing will break on it, although the latest "update" (when will I ever learn?) seems to have enabled my old 32 bit versions of NI. For my other music computer, a win 10, I've upgraded to CbB.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 14:40:34
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☄ Helpfulby marled 2018/06/21 09:11:41
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koikane
I do see the Pow-r option in my drop downs.
So do I. But I don't know if that's because it's been added to CbB or if it's because I still have SPlat installed. I don't use it myself, so I can't say if it's always been there or not.
The initial release of CbB did not have Pow-R. The dither options were added back with the second public release of CbB.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 15:33:40
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☄ Helpfulby Frank Harvey 2018/06/21 09:10:52
I run the CbB version, always update it. But maintain 8.53 - SPlat on my machines.
So far, all things are going very well. I haven`t the need to go use the previous stuff.
CbB was able to handle 7 instances of Melodyne (studio) without bouncing down any of them.
I was able to edit all those tracks, side by side without a single crash.
All on a modest QUAD core Q9600 PC with 8 gig of memory.
I was impressed. The core program is very solid.
My must have VSTs from the previous versions are very important to what I do,
so I still need/want to keep my legacy VSTs.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 16:05:34
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☄ Helpfulby Frank Harvey 2018/06/21 09:11:24
I actually bought Studio One (v3) when CW made THE announcement, but aside from a few days of tinkering with it, I couldn't bring myself to make the move over (I just prefer the GUI of Sonar/CbB). Because of that, I talked myself out of upgrading to version 4.
I have both Sonar and CbB installed, but have been using CbB exclusively for a few weeks now with no complaints. My thinking is, I'd rather stick with the version that is getting updated and maintained. Should there ever be a reason for dropping it, I can always revert back to Sonar (or worst case, move to S1).
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 16:25:33
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i am using CbB exclusively, now that the Pow-r has been brought back. it's been pretty solid for me. however, i hear there is a problem with Native Instruments Maschine VST & CbB
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 16:47:51
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Still using SPLAT 2017.10. I'm a "if it ain't broke" kind of guy. Everything works. No issues. I'll switch if I absolutely have to but right now I don't have to.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 16:53:03
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There are still some people on 32bit pc, like me, that CAN'T upgrade to CakeLab. There's also that 'no offline' issue which is a 'no' for some. So, still Platinum here.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 18:03:56
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I'm using both. I have platinum on my DAW and C/B on a laptop. The laptop has platinum as well so I have all the plat plugs in C/B. They both work fine and I've been moving projects between them without any problems.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 18:13:48
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Platinum until there is a compelling reason to switch.
I'm also a "if it ain't broke..." type and I'm also not keen on the lack of ability to install offline and the lack of a 32 bit version now means I'll still have to use Platinum from time to time anyway, so I can't see much point in having the "new" version installed yet.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 19:45:12
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Platinum until it breaks. Then I'll happily switch to CbB.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 20:55:40
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I have both installed, I've used CbB exclusively since it's release. If by chance there's a problem in the future I'll simply revert back to Plat..Until then I'll be using the most recent & improved CbB software.
It's stable & works great without any major issues here.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 21:23:28
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I have both installed, I've used CbB exclusively since it's release. If by chance there's a problem in the future I'll simply revert back to Plat..Until then I'll be using the most recent & improved CbB software.
It's stable & works great without any major issues here.
^^ this ^^
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 23:16:41
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Platinum would crash quite regularly for me, Cakewalk has been far more stable.
I also like the replace track template and colours on the console, tracks and buses, though I turned them down to the lowest setting in preferences because it's easier to look at that way. The only thing was I have a steam version of Splat and it's terribly slow loading compared with Cakewalk. The only great thing about steam is it's independent of command centre, so even if command centre dies, I'll still be able to reinstall Splat, though I'd only do that so I can use the extras in Cakewalk.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/20 23:24:53
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/21 02:54:42
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I'm using Both.
I have a Laptop with W7 64 bit and the last version of Splat set up for remote recording and it works perfectly so I leave it alone for now. It never crashes or causes issues.
But my W10 desktop DAW will crash when using Splat so I have been using CbB for a few months now and it has never crashed. But, for some stupid reason, no matter what I've done, I have this one VST - Air Xpand2, that CbB refuses to recognize. So if a project uses that I have to work in Splat which it runs just fine with. Really hard to tell much difference other than that crashing. So I will sort out the Xpand issue somehow and then officially leave Splat forever.
Note: I will start a thread about the Xpand issue so if anybody has ideas please reply there, not here.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/21 03:08:18
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I'm using Cakewalk by Bandlab . . . why not ?
I can't think of many reasons why not to install and move to CbB from Platinum. (always free to try)
Only possible reasons I can see would be:
- I'm in the middle of a project and don't want to mess with my working universe
- I depend on Platinum to make a living, and need more time to pass before I can trust the upgrade.
- 32 bit people, don't even bother to upgrade
Just never uninstall Cakewalk Platinum, old and new installs work fine (for now) choose one or the other.
There have been no show stopping bugs reported here on the forum regarding CakeLab.
Eventually, there will be new more serious features you will simply have to test drive !
Aren't you even curious about Tungsten Theme coloured strips in Track and Console Views ?
. . . the PRV black background ?
Resistance is futile, get assimilated.
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Re: Are you using Platinum or Cakewalk by Bandlab
2018/06/21 04:14:34
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I was pondering this 32 bit thing? I can still use 32 bit plug ins on a 64 bit computer running 64 bit Sonar. What am I not understanding why people are avoiding 64 bit Cakewalk? Are you still using a 32 bit OS??
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