Beatscape 1.02...What a piece of work...bad design

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Beatscape 1.02...What a piece of work...bad design

1. I discovered I needed to upgrade to v1.02.
 
2. I discovered it doesn't work well or at all SPE 8.5.x x64 edition.
 
3. I discovered I can not drag-n-drop samples from any folder. Beatscape looks for a specific folder for called "User Samples".
 
4.  Now that I addressed the "User Samples" folder issue with a registry hack, I discovered that it will not load my two previous programs (thank goodness it was only two and I noted the samples). Beatscape knows what pads they were assigned to, but can't load the samples.
 
When it works, it works. But, it requires too much effort to configure. What a disappointment.
 
Hopefully, a redesign is in the works. Maybe the next version of Sonar will include something better.
 
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    Re:Beatscape 1.02...What a piece of work...bad design 2010/06/05 12:16:14 (permalink)
    1)how much software do you have that is never updated / patched ? I think all of it probably is. remember we all had different setups so it's bound to happen, whether it be browsers / OS or music software.

    2)I suggest you send an email to propellerheads then and tell them to update both their Rex/2 (and rewire libs while your at it)..  remember it uses THEIR lib

    the problem is, a few things use "rx2" format.. it would be greater, but the makers of the format (propellerheads) are more interested in selling me more updates / record rather than supporting / updating things they should have about 2+  years ago.


    3) well I did suggest a "share RX2" folder in addition to the one with the samples in  , much like a pool

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    Re:Beatscape 1.02...What a piece of work...bad design 2010/06/09 21:50:10 (permalink)
    Fog, thanx for the reply. I don't normally vent, but I was excited about SPE 8.5.x and what it offered in the way off effects and virtual instruments.
     
    I'm holding off buying NI Battery 3 as I hope something is being done to address my complaint - an update or replacement.
     
    It would also be nice if cakewalk could implement a better patch browser across their in-house plug-ins. I don't like Z3ta+'s, Rapture's, or Dimension Pro's patch browser.
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    Re:Beatscape 1.02...What a piece of work...bad design 2010/06/10 11:46:21 (permalink)
    battery is a nice bit of kit.. and moreso maschine (if you have deep pockets).. but if you want enough of the NI things Komplete is the only way to go.

    but well the 2 can't be compared.. in the sense of NI battery is a far more mature product (10 years old) AND your paying a lot more for it..

    some of it is out of their control though , regarding the rex thing.. I'm sure other companies aren't so happy about props lethargy in the matter (yet they can release record / reason 5)

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    Re:Beatscape 1.02...What a piece of work...bad design 2010/06/10 19:18:48 (permalink)
    I must say I'm impressed with NI's Komplete and Maschine...AWESOME. However, I must set priorties as this is just a hobby. There are credit card balances to clear and cards to cancel. In the near future, I'll be making frivilous purchases again ({:~) 
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    Re:Beatscape 1.02...What a piece of work...bad design 2010/06/12 22:32:01 (permalink)

    2. I discovered it doesn't work well or at all SPE 8.5.x x64 edition. 3. I discovered I can not drag-n-drop samples from any folder. Beatscape looks for a specific folder for called "User Samples". 4. Now that I addressed the "User Samples" folder issue with a registry hack,

     
    I decided to really try to use Beatscape in a project in SONAR x64, and as you have, I discovered it doesn't work very good.
     
    I am missing all the buttons that are suppose to be in the top right of the GUI, such as the ACT button, step sequncer button, automation Read button, etc.
     
    In SONAR 8.5 32-Bit and SONAR 8.5 x64  I am unable to load any rex2 files from the Beatscape GUI browser, when I try it says "file not found," even though I've re-installed Beatscape 2 or more times. Just what is that registry hack you used to get the samples to actually be linked to the Beatscape browser. I don't think this is a PropellerHead issue, meaning the rex2 files are not showing up because I'm in a windows 64-Bit environment. I say this because I can browse to a rex/2 file and load it in PXP Player using SONAR 8.5 32-Bit and the files play back. However, I can't play a rex2 file in SONAR 8.5 x64, nor can I load RXP Player in this version. I accept this to be propellerHead's fault for not making recycle files compatible with a native 64-Bit environment.
     
    The good news is that even though I am missing all the buttons that are suppose to be in the top right of the GUI, in SONAR x64, I can still use the Media Browser of SONAR 8.5, browse to a .wav sample, and load it into Beatscape. And Beatscape performs very well playing back .wav files loaded into the pads!
     
    I still would like to have those feature/function buttons that are suppose to be in the top right of the Beatscape GUI, though. That is something that Cakewalk should be responsible for fixing.:)
     
    Cya all around.
    post edited by thomasabarnes - 2010/06/12 22:38:21


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