ØSkald
what about a media player with vst effects?

Music Bee has a plug-in that will wrap VST's.
 
https://getmusicbee.com/

MFanning
I loved Project 5!  I can still use P5 ver 2 on my Windows 10 64 bit computer but it is hampered a lot by being only 32-bit so I really can't do much with it since almost all my plugins are 64 bit.  If they could just make P5 ver 2 64-bit it would be a whole new ball game!

if they would have done that before discontinuing it, I would still be using it today as well.

Anderton
I still think Rapture is a brilliant program. I'd like to see that FIXED and brought back for real. There are really only a few things that are messed up:
 
1. Envelopes
2. Try modulating amplitude
3. It has no idea where to find samples...good luck transporting presets
4. Too much clicking among windows (I don't think anyone who actually programs synths thought through the UI, it seems oriented toward playback-only); I'd like some tear-off windows
 
It's not just a great synth on its own, it would be a perfect complement to Ableton Live, or for anyone doing MIDI guitar. It's a shame the original version was bungled, and some people at Cakewalk told me it was too much effort to fix. However, the previous regime at Cakewalk also felt no one wanted content (it's a good thing Native Instruments doesn't know that!), and plug-ins should exist only within Sonar, so perhaps that attitude will change. Fingers crossed. Rapture Pro is still one of my go-to synths, for a variety of reasons.

+1
What he said.

kitekrazy1
1. Beatscape - still the best REX player out there but only 32 bit.
2. Project 5 - never really used it but it was cool looking.

Why would you not just want the REX functionality added to Cakewalk (assuming it is lacking)
 
And Project 5 style functions in Matrix view, again within Cakewalk.
 
Not sure I understand the concept of wanting separate applications instead of a focus on the do it all wonder that is/could be Cakewalk.  

Brian Walton

kitekrazy1
1. Beatscape - still the best REX player out there but only 32 bit.
2. Project 5 - never really used it but it was cool looking.

Why would you not just want the REX functionality added to Cakewalk (assuming it is lacking)
 
And Project 5 style functions in Matrix view, again within Cakewalk.
 
Not sure I understand the concept of wanting separate applications instead of a focus on the do it all wonder that is/could be Cakewalk.  

I think that is what most of us would want. Project5 let you record directly in the matrix, Hopefully Cakewalk by Bandlab can update the matrix view especially with Jesse back.

I'd like to see the Matrix updated and integration with Novations LaunchPad range.
 

Was going to change the example, but dn't want to risk a vanishing post
 

I'd like to see an update to Audio Creator (which doesn't work on my Windows10 system anymore.) It's a great tool for editing files and burning them to WAVs, MP3, CDs (not that I burn many of those anymore). It fills a gap where Sonar is weak, which is splitting up a long recording (like a live band recording) into individual tracks, marking the tracks and exporting them to separate songs. I do this a lot. Sound Forge doesn't do it. I'm using Audacity to do it now.

Brian Walton

kitekrazy1
1. Beatscape - still the best REX player out there but only 32 bit.
2. Project 5 - never really used it but it was cool looking.

Why would you not just want the REX functionality added to Cakewalk (assuming it is lacking)
 
And Project 5 style functions in Matrix view, again within Cakewalk.
 
Not sure I understand the concept of wanting separate applications instead of a focus on the do it all wonder that is/could be Cakewalk.  

Not anymore. I have IL Slicex and Reason. Rex files are still sold but now many DAWs will slice a wav file to be used that way.
 
Funny how people bring up these old threads.