bitSync
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My 20th Anniversary
This year marks my 20th year using Cakewalk. I still remember getting my first Twelve Tone Systems Cakewalk sequencer on floppy disks in 1993 and was simply astonished at the technology at my disposal that I could now actually synchronize a sequencer playing MIDI drums and synth parts with my guitars and vocals on my DA-88 using MTC. Surely this was the epitome of music technology made available to the masses! It has been amazing watching the progress of music technology since then, especially technology made affordable for so many people. I can't wait to see what happens next...
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/20 10:54:09
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/20 10:57:09
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right on man.
started with pro audio 9 for me.
what a great program we have here.
2 nights ago I had one of the greatest recording sessions in my life with two bands in my studio recording the foundation tracks to over 20 songs.
I love this daw.
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/20 12:49:21
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/20 14:45:00
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Been using CW since the DOS days. I think that may have been over 25 years ago? I miss Greg...
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/20 15:28:02
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I am hoping to someday learn how to stop the blinking light on the coffee maker's clock (used to be something called a VCR did the same thing).
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/20 15:30:04
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 07:30:45
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garrigus
...I'd still like to know where my Star Trek transporter is though... I would love to get rid of my car and just walk into the transporter to visit family and friends in different parts of the country/world. 
Watch for it in Cakewalk's next release!!
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 09:53:51
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 09:55:02
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Re: My 20th Anniversary
2013/07/21 12:56:45
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Started was a luggable with a six inch green screen,
probably heavier then two towers. My...we've come a long way.
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Re: My 20th Anniversary
2013/07/21 13:52:27
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Long time user here, too! I actually still have the boxed set from 1992....I paid $400 for it, and around $2000 for my 486 SX computer with a whopping 2MB Ram and 120MB hard drive!! Soon after, I bought an Ensoniq ASR 10 sampling keyboard which I used for many years as a controller.....but it finally gave up the ghost a couple of years ago (but I can't part with it, it's like an old friend LOL!).
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 14:17:24
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garrigus
Things have definitely changed a lot. Since then... we now have the Internet, virtual instruments, DAW software apps that mimic entire studios in a box, etc. I'd still like to know where my Star Trek transporter is though... I would love to get rid of my car and just walk into the transporter to visit family and friends in different parts of the country/world.
Scott
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I started using Sonar with X1. I just wanted to post because your post reminds me of Tim Wilson's song, Jetpack.
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 14:46:48
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maximumpower
garrigus
Things have definitely changed a lot. Since then... we now have the Internet, virtual instruments, DAW software apps that mimic entire studios in a box, etc. I'd still like to know where my Star Trek transporter is though... I would love to get rid of my car and just walk into the transporter to visit family and friends in different parts of the country/world.
Scott
I started using Sonar with X1.
I just wanted to post because your post reminds me of Tim Wilson's song, Jetpack.
Yeah, I want one of those too. Scott -- Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 15:59:16
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It's only been 6 years for me, but even that's been quite a journey
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 18:35:08
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 18:37:43
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I would say we've come a long way, baby, except that could be seen as sexist! I will say it anyway. 
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/21 19:55:54
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Another since the DOS days user here. I remember getting the 2.0 upgrade for Christmas one year.
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/22 01:51:27
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My first Cakewalk version was 3.0 on 3.5" floppy discs. Was running on a 386DX machine with 1 meg ram. That was pretty much top of the line back then. The very first sequencer software I ever used was called "The Final Cut" written by a guy up in Canada. It was a blast learning how to program songs. When I first received my copy from "Bananas" out in California, it wouldn't recognize my Music Quest 2Port midi interface. I contacted the guy in Canada and he re-wrote the software and sent me a new version that worked with the Music Quest interface. Finally "upgraded" to Cakewalk 3.0, got a Music Quest 8PortSE rack mount interface. Those were the days
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Re: My 20th Anniversay
2013/07/22 18:18:41
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December 1993 was my entry into Cakewalk for me as well. Cakewalk 3.0 on floppy disks was my first buy. I upgraded with every upgrade through Pro Audio series and up through Sonar 3. Then took a few years off and just stayed with Sonar 3 until Sonar 8. Since Sonar 8 I am back upgrading and updating with every version and quickfix. So-- it will it has been 20 years for me but I have to admit that there were the gaps when I missed versions from Sonar 4-7. Right now loving x2a which has been stable on my machine.
Happy 20th!
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