Cubase 11 doesn't detect usb audio interface anymore

My Cubase 11 suddenly stopped detecting my yamaha steinberg usb audio interface. Here's what support told me to do that worked:

 Hi Chris,

Let's try resetting Cubase.

1. Quit all running Applications including Cubase.
2. Hover over or right-click the start tile (lower-left corner by default) and right-click and choose file explorer
3. Navigate to C: > Users >"Your Folder" > AppData* > Roaming > Steinberg
4. Move any folder with Cubase in the name to the desktop leaving no Cubase titled folders behind.
5. Launch Cubase and test again. You know if the process worked if you are asked to register again(Cubase Nuendo and Sequel only)

We can undo these changes if necessary by repeating the steps but moving the folders in step 4 back to their original locations replacing any new ones that were created.

* AppData is hidden to show follow this.
1. In the file explorer ribbon click on the View Tab
2. Put a check in the hidden items box.

How to prevent clipping in Cubase AI 5

To prevent clipping in your project, add a limiter to the output.  First open the mixer from the 'Devices' menu and select 'Edit output channel settings' on the stereo out channel.

Then, select 'Limiter' from the 'Dynamics' sub menu in the drop downs.

 Voila.

Tutorials for photoshop and premiere elements 10 and lightroom 4

Elements:

Adobe manual
Adobe TV
Elements magazine
About.com basics
Dummies guide
Alibony


Premiere elements:
Adobe manual
Adobe TV

Lightroom:
Adobe manual
Adobe TV

Rescuing files

I made an oopsy on my dual boot Inspiron1501 while trying to reclaim the linux partition.  I deleted the partition, and while trying to grow the main partition, somewhere along the way lost the Master Boot Record.  I couldn't boot into XP or reach my files.   Doh.  I tried the XP recovery disk, but none of the utilities could help me.

I ended up reinstalling fedora 8 on the free space I had made deleting in the first place.  Then I mounted a usb drive containing the freeware program testdisk, linux version.  Here is some documentation so I can remember the steps in case I have to go get more files. 

The usb stick shows up as /dev/sdb1 a couple seconds after inserting.

To mount it,
mkdir /mnt/usb0

mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb0 -t msdos

copy and gtar -xvf the testdisk tarball

run ./testdisk_static in the testdisk directory
There you can choose files to restore.  The interface is a bit weird, you click c to choose the file or dir you want to copy, then go to the usb drive /mnt/usb0 and do Shift-C to copy the files there.

umount /mnt/usb0 before taking out the usb stick.

easter eggs

Back from vacation

We had an amazing time in Cape Canaveral Florida, a whirlwind one week tour. Not much time to relax, we mostly went and saw the amazing stuff there. We spent a lot of time at Kennedy space center, where we saw the shuttle Atlantis and shuttle Endeavor on the launch pads. Then the next day we saw Atlantis launch. We saw a great deal of wildlife, including alligators, armadillos, turtles and manatees as we explored the wildlife refuge of Merritt Island. We spent time relaxing on the beach, visited Gatorland in Orlando, as well as spent a day at Universal Studios. There we rode some amzing roller coasters, most notably The Hulk (0-40mph in 2 seconds), the Dueling dragons ( a twin suspended coaster with head-on courses) and the Revenge of the Mummy (indoor space mountain-esque thiller, complete with much fire). We saw the new Star Trek movie at the IMAX in Kennedy space center, saw a dinner magic-comedy show and hunted for souvenirs. Great weather (except a couple of evening thunder storms), and no bugs whatsoever. Everything went off like clockwork, and it was altogether an amazing experience. I was so disappointed to come back to Abbotsford!!

STS-125 info
Shuttle on CBC
Leonas video of the launch:


Nasa's footage of the launch:


STS-125 Landing
Gatorland webcam
Dueling Dragons

Cape Canaveral Beach Cam
Shuttle viewing info

lulin in the beehive

Spotted comet Lulin again today, sighting number three. It was just below the Behive Cluster in Cancer. It seems to be getting smaller/fainter, but then the moon was also moving towards it and was starting to drown things out. Anyhow, that was quite a bit of movement over the last couple of days.

Comet Lulin

Yesterday I got a glimpse of comet Lulin. It is only visible for a week or so as it travels past earth. Although it's not at it's brightest, it was the first night with a break in the clouds in the right area of the sky. It appeared as a faint smudge near Leo. I needed binoculars, and even with those, I had to let my eyes adjust before I could get a decent observation.

This evening I took another look. It had moved about a field width of the binoculars. It was clearer this evening. I thought I may have glimpsed the tail, but I couldn't be sure. I had to look out the corner of my eye to see it well, as the sides of the eye have more black and white receptors which are more sensitive to faint objects, whereas the center of the eye has color receptors that tend to hide the fainter objects. It was interesting to see how the comet had moved such a distance. It gives one a sense of how fast this object is moving.

This was I think my fifth comet that I've seen. 3 of the comets I have seen were visible with the naked eye. Although this one required binoculars, I believe it would have been visible to the unaided eye last week.

For more info, see: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090225.html

Joined a triathlon group that trains casually on friday nights. They do a 20 minute timed swim, 20ks on the stationary bike and a 5k run on the indoor track at ARC. Basically a sprint triathlon distance with breaks in between. Also, managing to make it to masters swim once a week. Just got the bike serviced, so it should be ready for riding when the weather improves.

painting

we painted the trim on the house..but now I hate the color. We'll have to paint again. I hired a consultant this time.

My new ride - Opus Scherzo

So I finally got a new bike after a year or two of humming an hawing. I got it at Wentings Cycle in Mision. I was just going to get some new tri-shorts, but Bruce showed me the bike...My size and under $1000. Amazing. It is all aluminum, has carbon fiber seat stays, seat post and forks...which seems amazing to me on a bike at this price. Kevlar wheels and Shimano 105 components as well.

It is quite a comfortable ride. It probably bumps my average speed up by about 3 km per hour. The size makes a big difference too. I can pedal more effectively, with less strain, particularly on my knee. I find the muscle group utilization interesting as well. I really engage my hamstrings quite a bit, particularly in aero position. When I am sitting upright, I use a lot more of my quads, and climbing is pretty much all quads.

While flat riding is really nice, I find that climbing is more difficult. I have to sit down mostly. Standing up is a real burn on my quads. I mean a real burn. Sitting seems to make it more difficult pedaling, but standing, you can accelerate quite quickly, probably too quickly. So I end up pedaling too fast and need to change gears...which is almost impossible with this shifter setup and my center of gravity so far forward.
Anyways, I might get used to it, or just get better technique or muscle strength after a while. The upside is that the bike is so light compared to my highbrid that pushing up the hill is easier, and offsets some of the difficulty with shifting issues. Still I can't seem to sustain a great deal of speed or power uphill without burning a hole in my quads.

As far as shifting goes on relatively flat or shallow hills, the bike is quite amazing. Really responsive shifting. I think the setup of the bike makes for a much less strenuous ride as well as more comfortable. I feel that I could usually go farther on the rides of done so far. Once my knee gets a bit better in shape, I probably will do that. I think the strengthening of the surrounding muscle in my leg will help that. Also, as Bruce suggested, keeping the knees warm seems to make a difference, as it helps prevent the tendons from 'seizing up'. Anyhow, I've had the bike for a week now almost, and I've put about 60 km on it. Hopefully as I get better in shape that will improve.

I went on a run two days ago, and I felt very strong. My cadence was quick. It felt as if the muscle build up I've got from biking so far is helping my run. Also, on the bike I am working on having a higher cadence, and I suspect that translates into a tendency for a higher cadence in running as well.

One thing I have to get used to on this bike is the lack of stability compared to my hybrid. It is more responsive, and changing positions on the bike needs to done carefully, especially getting into aero position.

I've got my regular pedals on my hybrid now, so I can use that to run quick errands if I like without having to switch into biking shoes. Should be cool. The back wheel is out of true a bit on that bike, and the spokes are too rusty/corroded to adjust, so I would have to eventually get a new wheel.

All in all , biking seems to be fun again for me. And as long as my knee isn't over stressed, I think it will be a great low impact way to get some conditioning back.

OP-SCH6-L

the cats new present

revised wish list

kinda late, I'll try to add more ideas later

-flour/sugar pots for kitchen
- some kind of thing where I can boil milk/pudding and not burn it...I want to say...double boiler??
- cool socks

patriots

Ok, maybe they're not overrated.

New England Patriots are overrated

Yes, overrated. I can't believe the hype I am hearing. So they Pats are 9-0. So were the Colts for the last 3 seasons. But the Colts lost sometimes, and even went on losing streaks for short periods of time. I think it is way too early to go talking about a 'perfect season' or upsetting the Dolphins stand alone record.

Some starry eyed New England lovers might say, "But they're the best team I've ever seen.". Just take a look at their previous schedule, their current win streak was based mostly on victories over the leagues below average or even bottom feeder teams:

New York Jets - currently 3rd last in league, 1-8
San Diego - 4-4 suffered one of the leagues worst losses
Buffalo 4-4
Cincinnati - 2-6, bottom of division
Cleveland - wow, 5-3, who knew?
Dallas - their only serious matchup
Miami - 0-8, ties for last in the league with st louis
Washington - 5-3 3rd in division

I mean there is only one serious matchup, that was against Dallas. The game against the Colts was a close one, and could easily swung the other way...especially with a healthy receiving core (harrison/gonzales) and left tackle ugoh.

I think there will be plenty of broken hearts when patriot fans learn the lessons of the Colts in the past years, that perfect seasons aren't a gimme. But I don't need to go through that needless pain. In the meantime, here's looking forward to the rematch come playoff time

New Hobby

Catan!

Surf, run, summer

Well, my ankle seems to be on the mend, finally. I am running without a brace, still carefully though. I've been doing about 3k once a week, leaving plenty of time to heal in between. That seems to have worked. I am running stronger all the time now. I have slacked off swimming lately, I've mostly just been swimming on my own doing freestyle. But I think I deserve the summer break.

It's been a good year for surfing for me, I think it would be great to make it out at least once more this year, maybe in fall.

I saw the 'escape from alcatraz' triathlon on tv the other day. That was the triathlon I was dreaming about qualifying for. I just want to swim from 'the rock' to the mainland. The Abbotsford triathlon came and went...I didn't even go watch. It rained pretty hard that weekend.

I've been getting into astronomy again lately. Did you know that 1 light year = 5.8 trillion miles? And the nearest star to the sun is over 4.2 light years away...over 24 trillion miles. That helps me not worry about the environment so much at night!!..or politics, yurbook.com, etc, etc, etc. Trillion is a big number. (Isn't that the about U.S. debt? Astronomical.)

my trees...and flowers

And, my (well not 'my') cat:

swim meet update - day 2

So I managed to make day 2 of the Chilliwack swim meet at Rotary Pool (outdoor) as my illness wasn't to bad by Saturday night. It worked out well though, because I was only signed up for 2 events on Saturday, IM 200 and 50 free...I can do without those. Sunday I swam 50 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 free and a Div 8 relay where I did 50 backstroke. Click here to see my times.

The warm up swim was at 6:45...pretty early for me. And I was late cause I took a wrong turn. Then it was a lot of sitting around waiting for your event. I swam in Div 8 (20+) but there was only 1 other guy in that division (from langley I think), he was way better than me. Most of the time we got grouped with the div 8 girls to save time, there were few swimmers in that group as well. The marshaling was really unorganized. It was probably worst for my division because they were consolidating heats to save space, I was never sure when it was my turn to race. The weather was alternating between sun and rain, sometimes both at the same time.

My swims weren't inspired, though my breast stroke was probably better than it has ever been. I shaved a second off my best 100 metre freestyle, but I was still very disappointed because I thought I did poorly in that event. I kinda tanked on the second lap. What may have made it worse is that I was grouped with a bunch of guys who were all swimming probably 20 seconds faster than me. Oh well, I guess it's progress. I guess if I thought it wasn't great for me but I still beat my old time, I must be getting better overall. My relay swim was pretty good.


So we finished up around 3:30. A long day of getting changed a lot and always being a bit damp. But I learned a lot, now I understand how everything works at these swim meets, and I've got my first competitive swim race experience (not counting triathlon).

Swim meet update

Looks like I have to skip my first planned swim meet due to illness. It's really too bad, I wanted to get official times on key events. Oh well. I don't want to end up like I did when I ran the Vancouver half marathon last year with bronchitis...I was sick for weeks after that.

I'm now a whaler

I've been swimming with the ARC Masters program for about a year and a half. However, since the Centennial pool construction is delayed, the abbotsford whalers club took over ARC for most of the summer, displacing the masters. In the spirit of "if you can't beat them join them", I joined the whalers and am now swimming 6 days a week.

Actually, I was really excited about the opportunity to join. I can work on my fundamentals, and possibly compete. I've been doing it 2 weeks now, and all my strokes have improved quite a bit. They run till the end of July. I'll pick up masters again in fall, until the winter session of whalers kicks in. The winter session is long distance oriented, the summer session is more sprint oriented.