Comments on: Cakewalk Rapture Pro Synthesizer Review

By: jaxman12

jaxman12 — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 17:07:11 +0000

In reply to stub. I don't use the forums. Have had random results from them. I think mostly because there are not many people on it. Their tech support (in USA) is excellent. Phone for US is 617-423-9021. 1 pm - 6 pm EST. They answer within a few minutes and are very knowledgeable. Never had a problem with their tech support. They are a model for other companies.

By: Raphael

Raphael — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:25:10 +0000

In reply to stub.

That sounds bad though. You shouldn’t be forced to use their forum to get a response.

Z3TA is one of the few IOS synths I haven’t bought yet. Was thinking about buying it.

By: stub

stub — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 14:31:57 +0000

In reply to reactor.

That’s good to hear. I kicked down for both Z3ta+ for iOS and got a good deal on the Mac version later. I do like that synth, but it has a couple serious usability bugs (especially the iOS version). Then saw that there are similar issues in the mac version.

I never tried the forums. I just used their support email system, and as I said, nothing happened, no response, no fix, cue crickets.

Sounds like I would have gotten a better response through the forums.

By: reactor

reactor — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 05:18:09 +0000

As a long time Cakewalk user (Sonar, Z3TA+) i’ve found their support to be unparalleled. The development team is very active in the forums and the user base is remarkably engaged. I won’t attempt to marginalize stub’s experience, but I thought it worth noting my completely opposite perspective.

By: stub

stub — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:40:11 +0000

I expect this synth will be quite versatile and be capable of rich, layered sounds- and pretty lovely synthesis.

I doubt it could include enough samples to make a decent acoustic instrument library option. I don’t own it, so I can’t say for sure, but I wouldn’t let what you heard in this demo to make you think it will be either complete or of sufficient quality for orchestral work. If it does have a very complete collection built-in, that would be pretty impressive.

I’ve never been particularly impressed with Cakewalk’s support. They’ve never responded to requests I’ve sent. Cakewalk’s support portal is simply a void into which you can send emails for no reason.