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    Can't open a bundle

    I was working on a bundle a few months ago that seemed to work fine. I didn't touch it for months. Now, when I try to open it, it tells me that it's "not compatible with this version of Sonar." Is there a way for me to salvage it?
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    installing sonar 4 to laptop--suggestions

    i just got a gateway notebook. here are the basic specs: 2.8 P4 w/ hyper threading 512 ddr 60 GB HD i'll be using an m-audio firewire 410 for my interface, and i have a 160 GB external HD. my question is simple: where should i install sonar? the internal or the external drive? i know...
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    quantizing on sonar 4

    i'm programming a beat @ 95 bpm. quantizing it makes it stuttery. i usually just go around that problem by doing a long take of the beat, and selecting the best part of the recording. but quantizing is an absolute science, so i don't get why sonar is making my almost perfect timing even...
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    help w/ performing electronica music live

    we're currently rehearsing for live shows, hopefully by summer. our music is electronica, kinda like sneaker pimps or garbage maybe. our music has loops that are combined together with drum tracks to make cool and weird sounding beats. our problem is playing the songs live and staying in time...
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    minimizing file size (bundles)

    is there a way to make a file smaller? i've got one that's over a gig big, and there's not that much more tracks in it compared to my other projects. these are cakewalk sonar 3 prod. edition bundle files btw. i remember one guy telling me that whenever you delete a track or delete a section...
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    alternative to monitors: computer speakers?

    i've read enough threads here about why mixing with headphones of any kind (flat response, diffuse field) cannot replace mixing with monitors that i'm leaning towards spending the money i intended for akg 240df's on some monitors instead. but, before i do that, i was thinking of an...
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    re-installing dxi wrapper

    for some reason, i uninstalled the wrapper that came with sonar. i think it was because it kept stalling on me and i got pissed off too many times. i'm using a free wrapper i got from spin audio, but it's only good for vst's. i need one that installs dxi's like novation bass station. i don't...
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    Warming up digital recordings

    i'm looking for tips on how to warm up digital recordings, especially the vocals. i use cakewalk sonar 3 prod. edition, and my interface is an maudio firewire 410. we use an EV BK1 condenser mic for vocals. on one of our songs ("rolling down the hill"), i noticed that the vocals are...
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    Native Instruments Elektrik Piano w/ Sonar 3 Prod. Ed.

    if anybody else is using this softsynth by N.I., are you getting the same problems of running out of memory when it starts to load a bank? i have no problems with the other N.I. dxi's like B4 and FM7, but with Elektrik Piano i "blue screen" when i change banks.
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    Mirroring/Backing up hard drive

    hi guys, i'm not sure where to post my question so i'll post it here where i do most of my inquiries. so, i'm almost finished installing all my programs (sonar, project 5, some native instruments...). i have a spare hard drive, a barracuda ata with 80 gigs, that i'd like to use as my...
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    Electronica part 2

    4 more songs uploaded. please check them out. thanks.
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    VST wrappers

    i'm looking for tips on the "proper" way to install dxi's and vst's using the vst wrapper. i just think my way was too messy, like i feel i have folders located where they shouldn't be. i see that sonar has two folders called "shared dxi" and "shared plugins" under the cakewalk folder (which...
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    Sonar 3 and video cards

    i decided to upgrade my 3 year old computer to run sonar more efficiently. currently, i have a p4 1.7 GHz with (a recently upgraded) 1 Gig of ram. my main hard drive is an 80 gig ata/100, and i have a 120 gig slave. i will be replacing the cpu with a p4 2.4 GHz with 512 cache--the fastest cpu...
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    dxi synths, VST plugins, and bouncing

    i had to re-install sonar 3 producer edition on my comp. everything seems to work fine except for a slight difference in my dxi's. when i insert dxi synths, i go insert > dxi, and then pick the synth i want. now, some of those dxi synths like the native instruments b4 are under a "VST"...
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    Encoding MP3's

    i noticed that when i play some mp3's i got online, the artist's cover art is displayed when i play it through windows media player in a small window above the playlist. how do i do that?
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    Electronica, anyone?

    Bullet Days. Influenced by Primal Scream, Zero 7, and Led Zeppelin. http://www.musicv2.com/artist/bulletdays or click on the logo below.
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    which site to upload?

    hi, i'd like to upload our stuff online, but it seems like a lot of the websites are closed. IUMA.com seems like it's on a permanent hiatus, mp3.com seems too commercial (and i can't find the upload link), and zebox wants an annual membership fee of $20 (not bad). i'd like to try a free one...
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    Goldwave/Mastering

    so i downloaded goldwave because i read that you can use it to master. i got as far as uploading my wav file, couldn't really find the "master" button :D no seriously, how do you master a wav file with this program? or does anyone know of another program that's fairly easy to use for mastering?
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    Cool plug-ins, anyone?

    I love plug-ins, as most of you here probably do too. I got lots of free plug-ins online and from friends, but despite my collection I don't (think) I have one that will produce the sound I'm looking for. I'm mainly looking for one to add texture to my looped drum tracks. I'm really into the...
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    Lost CWB file

    i don't know what i did, but i lost one of my bundles. i save my bundles on a separate drive and it's nowhere to be found there. i checked my c: drive where my sonar3 is installed, and i found wav files with the name of that bundle. i listened to it and sure enough it's different parts of...
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