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Thank you scook for your helpful reply. OK - I am understanding. So I start a new project, and use the Synth Rack to instantiate Jamstix on its own Instrument Track, ensuring that Enable Midi Output is enabled. I can hear JS audio so I know it is functioning. Then use the Synth Rack to instantiate EZ Drummer on its own Instrument Track. I can hear EZD so I know it is functioning. Then I create a Midi Track, and choose JS as the Midi Input, and choose EZD as the Midi Output. Now I go into the JS Property page to mute the audio output of JS. When I press Play, I hear nothing - BUT - I have to have the CW focus on the Midi Track sending midi to EZD. So I click on the midi track, and then press play, and hear EZD playing to the midi generated by JS. It Works!!! I've been struggling with this question all weekend, so thank you both scook and D Baay for your helpful answers. As usual, the problem lies between my ears with my understanding (or lack thereof).

Thank you Promidi. Indeed the Workspaces may be a factor in both my questions. So when I load my saved Project Template in CWBBL, I see in the Workspace drop-down list it says BASIC. When I instead choose None from the drop-down list, I can then find the Screenset module when I R-click in the Control Bar (Yeah! I found Screensets to be useful so I am glad to be able to access Screensets). So I may need to go redo the saved Project Template. I'm gonna go read up on the Workspace function in the Users Manual. Thank you for your helpful reply!

Hello. I am using Cakewalk By BandLab (CWBBL) 2022.11(build 021, 64 bit) in Win 10 64-bit. 1) I do not see the Screenset module for display in the list of Control Bar modules. I found Screensets useful. Has CWBBL removed the Screenset Module from the Control Bar? Is there another way I should be accessing Screensets? 2) I created and saved a Program Template with a Control Bar arrangement I like to use. Yet when I load my Program Template into CWBBL, the Control Bar displays the BASIC.cwt Control Bar arrangement. How do get my desired Control Bar arrangement to be displayed when I load my Program Template? Thanks.

Hello. Thank you D Baay for your informative answer. So right now, both Jamstix 3 (JS) and EZ Drummer 2 (EZD) appear in the Synth Rack. I have Enable Midi Output checked in the JS Options page. Additionally Enable Midi Output is enabled (checked) when I R-click the JS name in the Synth Rack. The EZD plug-in is loaded onto a Audio Track (which makes sense - EZD produces audio I want to hear). The available Inputs on the EZD track are a) None; b) input 1-16 of my audio interface; c) Selected Track Input Series....; d) Select Track Inputs....; e) New Patch Point. Those are all of the input options available for the track hosting EZD. I do not see a virtual MIDI Out presented by Jamstix. I am running CWBBL ver. 2021.12 (build 102, 64-bit) So I still cannot figure out how to send midi data from JS to EZD. Any help is appreciated.

Hello. I am running Cakewalk by BandLab (CWBBL) under Win 10 64-bits. I have a sequencer running on Track 1 and I want the midi data generated by the sequencer to drive a soft synth running on Track 2. How do I do this? Specifically, I have Jamstix 3 hosted on Track 1. Jamstix 3 generates midi data which I hope to control an instance of EZ Drummer 2 I have hosted on Track 2. How do I route the midi output of Jamstix 3 on Track 1 to EZ Drummer 2 on Track 2? Thanks.

Thank you Mr. Roseberry for your experience and knowledge. I remember reading your posts way back in the RYO discussions at the old CW forum. If memory serves, I believe I even bought some parts from you back then. Question for you: this new computer I built required I buy a new computer display monitor. The new computer display monitor has a lump-in-the-middle style power supply, with a 2-prong ungrounded plug at the wall end. My previous computer display monitor had an internal power supply with an IEC power chord (i.e. grounded). Is the computer display monitor a potential source of a ground loop hum? And does anyone make a grounded computer display monitor anymore?

Thank you all for your thoughts. I'm thinking this thread has gone off topic. I still don't know how to save a project in CWbBL to ensure that all the audio files get stored the the CWbBL Global Audio folder which I have specified in the Edit/Preferences/Pathways page. Can someone answer that? And I suggest those who want to advocate for use of Per-Project Audio folders create a thread dedicated to that topic.

Thank you Mr. Oakes for your reply. Do you have experience with a computer/audio floor noise problems? Did changing the drivers fix it? I'm asking because I used the same Mackie/firewire converter - with the same Mackie firewire driver - in my older Win 7 computer and that combo was noise-free. So in my experience, the Mackie firewire driver works just fine in a Win 7 environment. But I am not using Win 7 anymore. So I'm wondering if you had a sonic problem that you were able to solve by changing the firewire driver.

Let's try this a different way - what do I need to do when saving a new project to ensure that the project's audio files will be saved to my Global Audio folder (which I have specified in Edit - Preferences - Pathways)?

Thank you all for your concern. I can tell you I have been using CW (and other DAWs) for the past 20 years having all audio files in one global audio folder, and have never had a problem with it. I always know exactly where ALL audio files are!! So I am understanding there is no possible way to change the audio file location for a CWbBL project - once a project chooses where it is going to store audio files, there is no way to change that. Is that correct?

Thank you scook for your reply. So if I have a "Project a" that is currently saving audio data to a HD location where I do not want the audio data to be stored, is it possible to instruct the project to store audio data in the Global Audio folder? Or should I do Save As, leaving the Per-Project Audio option unchecked, rename the project, and once saved delete the original project? Thank you Mr. Gabriel for your reply. If there is no way to instruct a project to save audio data to the Global Audio folder, then yes, it looks like I will have to back-up the project to a new project that saves audio to the Global Audio folder.

Hello. Thank you Mr. Vere for your prompt response. Thank you as well for introducing me to your video tutorial series. This looks like a good resource that I can refer to as needed. I reviewed the #4 video "Files and Project Management" video. Unfortunately, this video did not address my specific question. Here is my question: I have a project (we will call it "project a"), that is saving audio data to a project specific folder ("C:/Cakewalk Projects/Project a/audio"). I want this project to save all audio data to the Global Audio Folder (on my computer G:/Cakewalk Audio). So how do I instruct this "project a" to save audio data to the Global Audio Folder (G:/Cakewalk Audio)? Thanks again.

I am hearing an audible whine coming from my new studio computer. I decided to retire my older Win 7 studio computer, and build a new computer to run Win 10. The new computer is built around an Intel i7 processor (i7 – 10700K), using an Asus Prime Z590-P mobo, 32 GB ram, a 480 GB SSD (Corsair Force MP510 M.2 – 2280) (system drive), and a 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (for storage). The peripherals installed on this computer include an Asus DVD drive, and a Star-Tech PCI 2-port firewire interface. There is no graphics card; the graphics are handled by the CPU As with the older retired computer, the new computer plays thru my Mackie 1604 mixer with Firewire Card interface via firewire 400 (the Firewire Card does the AD/DA conversion). After getting the new computer built and got the software installed (OS = Win 10), I connected it in my studio and discovered that there is an audible high-pitched whine coming thru the studio audio system. 1. The whining sound is constant and high-pitched; you could say the “floor-noise” of the audio system now includes a high-pitched tone to it. 2. I hear the whining sound anytime I am using one of three different audio software programs I have on my computer: Reaper, Cakewalk by BandLad, and Audacity. I do not hear the whining sound when the computer is on but not running Reaper, CwbBL, or Audacity. 3. The volume of the whining sound is increased and decreased as I raise and lower the computer input pot on the Mackie. The volume of the whining sound does not change if I increase or decrease the volume controls in Reaper, CwbBL, or Audacity 4. The whining sound is not present when connecting my older Win 7 studio computer to the audio system. From this I conclude that the whining sound originates in the newer Win 10 computer, and is not caused by the Mackie mixer or the Mackie Firewire Card audio converter I need some help diagnosing and fixing the audible artifact. What trouble-shooting steps should I take? On my to-do list is to borrow another audio interface (or bring the computer to another studio) to see if I hear the same artifact when playing thru a different AD/DA converter. While I am not hearing the whining sound when using my older Win 7 computer thru my studio audio system, it may be that the Win 10 OS is not playing nice with the Mackie Firewire Card drivers. What else should I be doing to track this gremlin down? Thanks for reading.

Hello. How do I change the Project Audio Folder for a project? How do I save a project so all audio in that project goes to the Global Audio folder I have specified? And when CW tells me that project audio is assigned to some other folder, how do I tell CW I want all the project audio for that project to be saved in the Global Audio folder I have specified? Sorry for the stupid question - for some reason, changing the Project Audio file location is not covered in the CW Reference manual.

I built a new audio computer and successfully installed Cakewalk by BandLab (CWbBL) on it. Today, I got everything connected up and ran CWbBL for the first time on this new computer. Questions: 1) In the old days, an installation of Sonar (or even earlier Cakewalk) came with a short pre-installed project that included audio and midi content on it (I forget what the project was called). I found this useful to test audio and midi playback on my computer using this included project. Does CWbBL include such a test project? If so where can I find it? 2) I didn't know this but I have 81 plug-in on my new computer. It took about 10 (or more!) minutes for the VST Scan routine to scan them all. The VST Scan successfully scanned everything with 0 errors so that is great! But it took an awfully long time compared to what I remember with my older computer (which has over 100 plug-ins on it). Is that normal now for CWbBL? Is it going to take that long every time I launch CWbBL? Is there anything I can do to speed up the VST Scan routine? Thanks for your help.

Hello. Is it possible to install old Sonar plug-ins for use in CWbyBL? I particularly liked the Sonar vocal and drum plug-ins. In theory, CWbyBL should recognize any .dll files in my plug-in folder. But I am not sure if there is some kind of activation required to install any use the Sonar plug-ins. Thanks.

I can't activate my version of Cakewalk by BandLab. I launch BandLab Assistant. It asks me to sign in; I click the sign in button. I am then shown a webpage that is blank except for text that says "By using, you agree to the terms and conditions". There is no place for me to log in. How do I activate CWbBL? Note to BandLab: roughly 2-3 times a year, I am asked to "activate" CWbBL. This activation process NEVER works well. I ALWAYS have difficulty doing this activation, and the activation requires hours if not days before completed. If CWbBL is going to insist I complete this activation process on a regular basis, PLEASE make the process quick, easy and effective. These kinds of hiccups are forcing me to use your competitor's music software.

Hello. Win 7, SP2; 64 bit. CWBBL Ver. 2021.01, Build 098, 64 bit. Yes: I should have included this info in my first post. My apologies.

Never mind. I was able to Refresh Activation using the Offline Activation Request - which worked exactly as described and without a hiccup. OK CWBBL - I have identified three bugs I encountered when trying to Refresh Activation. If you insist that users must Refresh Activation every six months, this process should be as trouble-free as possible to avoid alienating your users. I spent 90 minutes trouble-shooting your Refresh Activation procedures: that was 90 minutes I repeatedly wondered why I was fussing with CWBBL, instead of productively using your competitor's software (Reaper) to complete musical tasks. The three bugs I identified: 1) Even tho' the Band Lab web-pages will greet me with my correct user name, the Band Lab log-in will not allow me to log in using that correct user name: I have to log in using my email address. 2) The Refresh Activation button on the drop-down list on the Band Lab Assistant app does not function. Clicking on it does nothing at all. 3) When using the Help/Refresh Activation command in CWBBL, trying to enter the keystroke "p" in the User name/Email address box will close the Refresh Activation window and launch the CWBBL Preferences window. When using the Help/Refresh Activation command in CWBBL, trying to enter the keystroke "c" in the User name/Email address box will shift the focus to the CWBBL Task Bar. Neither the keystrokes "p" or "c" can be used to enter a name or email address in the User name/Email address box. The same might be true of other keystrokes as well: I didn't try all the keys. I hope your team can address and correct these problems. As a user, I can tell you that spending 90 minutes to Refresh Activation is a powerful incentive to me to use Reaper and avoid CWBBL. Thanks for reading.

Hello. Today, I launched CWBBL and got the dreaded "activation required" notice. 1) I tried Help/Refresh Activation. The Band Lab Assistant wants me to sign in. The Band Lab Assistant never recognizes my user name. So I try to sign in using my email address. When I do, the CW Preference page launches and the BLA sign in goes away. Cannot refresh activation. 2) I tried to activate by launching Band Lab Assistant. The Band Lab Assistant has a drop down list with Refresh Activation. I click on that and nothing happens. Please Please Please - if CWBBL is going to require activation every six months, please make if work right. How do I refresh activation? Thx.

Thank you scook for your helpful reply. You are correct that usually I will create an audio track first and then add the VSTi to the track's FX rack. I will try your suggestions and report back if I get confused.

Hello. I am using the latest version of Cakewalk by BandLab (CWBL) in Win 7. I am trying to figure out how to use EZDrummer in CWBL. Specifically, I hope to use an external midi device to drive the EZDrummer sound engine - like using my midi keyboard or a CWBL midi track to trigger sounds in EZDrummer. First off, it is not clear to me that EZDrummer will respond to external midi signals. The manual has no information on this - tho' the EZDrummer interface does have a signal to indicate midi input. EZDrummer does have its own midi sequencer built in, so EZDrummer uses midi to drive itself. Does anyone know whether EZDrummer can respond to external midi input? Second, EZDrummer is a virtual instrument and so must be hosted in a CWBL Audio Track. And I am not sure how to route a midi signal to a CWBL Audio Track - I see no option on the audio track to do this. Can someone explain to me how to set up CWBL to send midi signals to EZDrummer? Thanks. jmp

Hello. So the old song project opens in CWbBL and plays correctly? Just guessing here.......Is it possible that the "events containing missing audio" referenced by the error message are very small clips (without audio data) that are not easily visible at the macro level buried alongside or under existing clips that contain audio data? In the process of recording and editing audio, I sometimes inadvertently end up with very small clips that contain only silent audio that are easy to overlook.

As detailed above, the project still exists, and is now distortion free. I was able to achieve distortion-free playback after removing audio clips on a different track and re-recording them. Full details are above Thanks Mr. Vera for your description of how attach files. As long as we are on the subject, back in the day, I understood that Sonar would automatically make cuts in audio clips at a zero-crossing. I think I remember there was a check-box in the Preferences where users could tell Sonar to only split clips at zero-crossings and this was the default behavior. Is this no longer part of CWbBL repertoire?

I'm glad you got it worked out. Onward!!!!