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  • What happened to the good old Cakewalk Pitch Shifter Plugin? (p.2)
2014/04/30 06:54:01
millzy
Load up your Sonar 7 disk and start installing it, but select customized install. From there you will be able to un-check the program files and other plugins and just install the one(s) you want.
2014/05/01 09:16:06
jm24
I still use this plugin.  I apply it to instruments, including guitar, moving up 12 steps three times to get some way interesting "harmonics."  And I use it on "purc" sounds to add three layers lower.
 
I most always have to adjust the wav files. They seem to be added with a slight delay. Sometimes this works fine.
 
But I have found TRANSPOSE to be more accurate. It uses the Radius functions. And can take much longer. I use this when the sound needs to be clear without effects. Elastique in reaper is good.
 
I use a few common folders for all the plugins I use. These folders are on the samples disk, not the OS/sonar install disk. I have copied the most current versions from the buried sonar install folders to these folders. This means I will not lose anything when I have moved to newer computers. I also use my folders for presets, and cal files,....   I attempt to NEVER use the default buried and hidden folders for anything needing backup, if possible. I wish the CW dudes understood nothing a user needs to backup should be placed in buried and hidden folders.
 
I try to always install sonar to a c:\sonar folder (8, x, x2, x3). Most 3rd party audio programs are placed in c:\audioprograms   not the programs folders.
 
More user control, less wasted time.
 
 
 
2014/05/01 15:45:11
Kev999
jm24
...I use a few common folders for all the plugins I use. These folders are on the samples disk, not the OS/sonar install disk. I have copied the most current versions from the buried sonar install folders to these folders. This means I will not lose anything when I have moved to newer computers. I also use my folders for presets, and cal files,....   I attempt to NEVER use the default buried and hidden folders for anything needing backup, if possible. I wish the CW dudes understood nothing a user needs to backup should be placed in buried and hidden folders...
More user control, less wasted time.



Dead right. Files and folders that need to be kept intact when you upgrade or transfer to a new platform should not be mixed in with the ephemeral stuff.
2014/05/01 21:19:30
millzy
I use this plugin for learning songs. I play in a lot of tribute bands and we are constantly learning new tunes. Often, the files (mp3's etc) that I get to learn from are in-between keys (been copied from vinyl or just out for whatever reason.) Rather than re-tune the bass, I just throw the Pitch Shifter on the track and adjust the slider accordingly. Quick and easy.
 
Having said that, I received a "General Error" message last night when I closed down a project with 3 tracks of Pitch Shifter on it (using X3.) My first error message of any kind. Wondering if there is some incompatibility which is why they left it out of X3.  
2014/05/02 23:29:46
TremoJem
I inserted the 7PE disc in my 7PE PC to run thru the install process before I put it into my X3 PC.
 
It had "Pitch" and "Time Pitch 2" or whatever the "other" pitch plugin was.
 
But,
 
When I installed the plugins of choice on the X3 PC the "Time Pitch 2" was not available.
 
Thanks Millzy
2014/05/03 05:52:56
cowboydan
scook
 For years the 32bit FX1,2 and 3 plug-ins were available for free from the Cakewalk store, they have been withdrawn there too. 


Hey scook
I just checked the cakewalk store and found the fx1,fx2,and fx3 under the audio effects. They can still be downloaded.
2014/05/03 09:12:18
scook
Yes, they were put back up yesterday. The Triangle II link is gone (and the rest of the SONAR LE freebies, if anyone is reading this thread)
2014/05/03 09:24:53
jm24
Default installs do not always place the stuff in the same folders.  Prolly will have to add the folder to the plugin manager.
 
I use a set of folders on the samples disk to store ALL the plugins I use. I move the latest versiosn there after a default install if the plugs do not get there during.
2014/05/03 11:03:11
cowboydan
scook
Yes, they were put back up yesterday. The Triangle II link is gone (and the rest of the SONAR LE freebies, if anyone is reading this thread)


I found the Triangle II at the plugin boutique under free plugins.
 
http://www.pluginboutique.com
2014/05/03 11:34:22
scook
I am sure most if not all the Cakewalk freebies can be found on the 'net. The odd thing is Cakewalk still has a Triangle II page up without a download link http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Triangle/
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