John Vere

Have you ever run Resplendent Latency Monitor? That’s a good start to troubleshoot computer issues.

For sure I didn’t use it much back when I have version 4 but when I upgraded to 5 I took the time to watch all of their videos a few times and I started to figure it out. Now I use it for all audio editing tasks. Timing, level, remove unwanted notes from guitar chords and then pitch correction. It’s great to tighten up harmonies. I cannot imagine not having it now.

This almost sounds like headphone leakage. This is one reason I like to take my vocal track and split it into just each phrase and remove all the “silence “ between. This cleans up the noise floor and breathing. Then I slip edit to start and end with fades. Sort of what I’m seeing in your Orange track but it’s still showing dead air. I totally remove all that. This also makes it easy to level each phase with clip gain if needed as well as making it ready for working with Melodyne.

I wonder if what the OP really should be doing is using a bus?

Not mentioned in the video is running Resplendent latency monitor app. That will help troubleshoot if your computer is not set up properly for audio.

From what I can tell this is the final release as promised. There will not be anymore updates or bug fixes added to CbB going forward. This is the version everyone needs to have installed that will allow future activation. Older versions will not activate if they time out. It would seem that all versions of Cakewalk were stand alone installers and if you had never installed Cakewalk before, it would run the course of a full new install. It then would overwrite prior versions when run if you already had Cakewalk installed. I have a lot of the old installers stored away as backup files but I will now delete them because they are now unusable with out the activation. It’s unknown how long they will keep this version available but it most certainly will still serve a logistical tool to sign up new users and give them access to a full featured demo of Sonar. My guess is they will keep an eye on user stats and go from there. If it was my business I’d want more frequent activation cycles of this demo so that info could be presented to the Boss each month as Sonar moves forward.

Ripple editing selection

This is the last update

To clarify I’m not sure my toast message was the same. I didn’t read it all. But it is definitely that the web page is slow to open or doesn’t open on the first try. On my main DAW it opened on the 3rd click to the sign in page but showed I was already signed in so I closed it and nothing happened. I opened the help / about and it was all good to go. It just seems the web page is busy right now.

Exactly what I was thinking. Your track peak levels are in the danger zone too. But if you solo just that track there should be no sound. If there is then it has to be a lane. Another place to look is the track manager and see if there’s any hidden tracks.

I finally got the nerve to install the Pine Box version of Cakewalk on my main DAW. I’ve finished everything important so if it blew up I’d just dust off my 8 track. It did the same thing and I got the activation message. Once again it was not exactly clear but I just figured it out and left it sitting for a few minutes and it updated. I even read the liner notes. Good job team. Only weirdness was my start screen of recent projects was blank? Oh well. It isn’t anymore. All I can say is they better get Sonar going soon because I’m slowly spending my Summer Gig money on other things.

You should have started a new thread you’ll be lucky if anyone makes it this far. And the solution is not uninstalling. The solution is patients. I just installed the update to a extra laptop and I got the message too. I clicked on the activation in help menu and noticed that nothing happened. I ignored this and distracted myself with tuning my guitar and miking my amp. About 5 minutes went by and I got the green light. This is normal. You uninstall now you have a bigger mess to clean up. Good luck. It’s beyond me why the first thing people do when troubleshooting is re install the software. It’s rarely the solution. Software is spread all over your system when it installs. It’s very tricky to totally erase ever last tidbit.

I don’t think they will be changing the format that we have used for a long time now. It’s really not that hard to move projects if you follow the steps outlined in many videos. There can never be a universal project file format as every DAW is different.

It sounds like you are using your on board audio and connecting the Mackie to the little input jack of your computer? Please confirm this for further information. You can also watch my videos for easy to follow overview of setting up Cakewalk to record. But if you are connected as I’m guessing you will need instructions not detailed in my videos because I always recommend you use a proper interface if you are recording audio . But in a pinch it will work

This! I have installed Cakewalk a zillion times on a zillion different computers for a zillion years. I have never once needed to fix, delete, remove, re install or rollback to an older version- nothing has ever not worked. Google “clean install of Cakewalk” for proper instructions on removing Cakewalk 100 % from your computer.

Funny how people jump on re install as a solution when it possibly never is. It actually can make a mess of things. Is what you are saying is the default factory template icons are missing as shown in the screenshot? All I can think is you changed something here.

This begs the question of exactly how many people on this planet are still on W7? I’ll put my hand up 2 x. I don’t throw out laptops until the screen goes dead. I have a 2005 running XPsp2 . A 2009 Net Book W7 and a 2008 Sony that is my live performance playback machine. It has CbB on it as well as X3 and SPLAT. I only playback projects but it is fully loaded with all my stuff with the exception of some plug ins that only allow 2 machines. The onlysituation that I can think of would be if the hard drive fails and I would have to re install W7 on the Sony. So to prevent that I just recently cloned the drive to a brand new one and swapped it out. The old one is safe on the shelf. In other words you can easily keep any machine running forever if you maintain it. I can’t think of anything else that would require access to W7 and the CCC. As if anyone would be crazy enough to build a new computer and install W7. I guess a Flat Earther would. As Noel just said it is only out of kindness that we even have what little access is still left over from 2017. Back it up!

No point in email just download the demo and try it. They even recommended that. It’s a VST 2 so no reason it shouldn’t work. It looks like you would insert it in the FX bin of the midi track. the price is reasonable but did you not see that the Piano Roll View can easily display the notes and that is free. You need to zoom vertically to make the blobs bigger before you see them.

Why are you having to use this? I don’t think I’ve used it since 1987! Sorry if that sounds harsh. But really, what is happening in your set up that would require the need for using that almost totally forgotten feature? Is this some funky 3rd party freebie synth? Lose it.

If you guys would watch my videos possibly you'd learn this stuff.

This is the script from a Video I made a year ago. And it could very well be OP's interface as these are some of the same symptoms I have. Never crashes Cakewalk but audio goes bad. And the drivers are for W11. As a matter of fact I was hoping my issues would be resolved when I get a new computer and W11. Shopping for an Audio Interface? There is a lot of choices. And what works for so and so isn't what will work for you. You need to do a little research on your own. Make a list of your requirements first. Example you might determine you need a 4x4 interface. That just narrowed down the search by a lot! You might only find 12 models and a few of those might be way out of your budget. Now compare those to get the most features needed. Don’t cheap out. Get what you need now because it’s false economy to short change yourself on features. You’ll end up spending more money down the line to make up for it. Example, only 1 headphone output and you all of a sudden need 2. Now it will cost you another $100 or more to buy a multi channel headphone amp. What kind of connectivity do you require? and how many of each. This is the most important determining factor. Most of us only need a few in/outs. It’s nice to not have to unplug and plug stuff in. If you already own a mixing board you can most certainly get by with less. These are some of the connectivity options: XLR for mikes & 1/4" for instruments or better yet Combi jacks which are both. Then other options are RCA, ¼” line level, ¼” Instrument level ,MIDI, SPDIF, ADAT, MADI Especially MIDI jacks if you use vintage synths, drum machines or pianos. How many ins and outs do you think you'll need now and in the future? Are they accessible or are some on the rear panel? Are the ¼” jacks Balanced? RCA jacks are handy if you have a DJ mixer or any consumer audio gear. And sometimes there are RCA in Parallel with main outputs. Just make sure the outputs have connectivity that matches your studio monitors. Is there a true stereo input pair? Some don’t have matching inputs which sucks for recording stereo devices like guitar pedal boards, Hardware piano’s, synth and drum machines. Are there channel Insert jacks for using hardware compressors. What type of connection to your commuter does it use. USB 2 is all you need for up to 32 channels of audio streaming. But USB 3 is now the most common. USB technology is always changing and upgrading. I'm seeing more USB C devices now. Here is some of the other front and rear panel features to look for Are there peak level meters or just a little LEDs for each input? Do all inputs have a peak indicator? Are there separate controls for Monitor level and headphone level? This is a pain when they combine these two. Is there a blend control for mixing Input Source with Computer or DAW playback. A lot of interfaces are missing this important feature and only have an on/off toggle. This makes it difficult to adjust what you’re hearing in your headphones and you have to muck about in your DAW to fix this. I think this control is a overlooked yet important feature. And then this might be only found in the Interfaces Control panel or software mixer, yet something else you might not be happy about. I need that blend knob. How many Headphone jacks? A level for each? This is also important if you work with other musicians. And as I said it is cheaper to have it built in that having to go buy the additional hardware. Are the input pads or line / Instrument toggle switches on the front, back or software controlled? Having them hidden is a bit of a pain because you might even forget they exist. And then some interfaces don’t even give you the option of choosing the impedance at all and you find yourself now requiring a small mixer to use the say 3/4 input jacks like the Motu M4. Is it a metal box or cheap plastic? Is it light and portable or large and bulky, Rack mountable? If you’re going to take it with you make sure it is road worthy. Does it have an on / off switch? Many don’t. I use this a lot because I might change from on board audio to my interface. Much easier to turn off a switch than unplug it. Does it use Buss power or a power supply? Look for at least an optional power supply. Buss power can have issues with noise and Phantom power and some need a dedicated USB buss to achieve the correct amperage. I had to purchase a special PCIe card just to power my Motu m4 and that cost me 40 bucks. And it is still having issues that may be related to this. Does it have DSP effects built in? This is great for adding reverb to you headphone mix without actually recording it. And there might be a compressor and special guitar effects you do want to record. Once again it’s saves you money if you will need these things. Does it use a Software GUI mixer? Having a software mixer adds more monitoring options. My Focusrite 6i6 has a mixer and I can use it to create 6 different headphone Que mixes. Cool. But I also find it clunky for making adjustment of playback and input levels. A blend control on the front panel is defiantly high on my list now. Does it have a Loop back function? This is a newer feature that is real important if you do live streaming, screen captures, Zoom or stand alone VST recording. It will also record off the internet say from you tube or sites that won’t let you download. Do you need low Round Trip Latency for real time processing like Guitar Sims? Most average priced interfaces like Tascam, Steinberg, Pro Sonus, Scarlett’s and my Motu have around 10 ms of RTL at a working Buffer of 256. You might get this lower if you have a very fast computer. Low RTL is going to be at a higher price point. Probably over $500 like RME stuff. There is almost no information or specs supplied buy most manufacturers. They will tell you up to 5ms of RTL but they are not getting that at a buffer setting that is actually usable on older or under powered systems. You’ll suffer drop out and stuttering. Zero Latency monitoring is not the same as round trip latency All interfaces have latency. The A/D converter adds almost 1ms of latency for starters, your USB system, computer processing the D/A converter and so on. But this doesn’t matter when you use direct monitoring. You’ll hear everything in perfect sync. Zero latency is only referring to monitoring directly from the interface. And most important of all, Does it have top notch ASIO drivers for your OS. Don’t buy any interface that say’s “class compliant driver” That will work for a Mac, but not very well with a PC. What is the word on support from the company? Visit the web site and try creating an Account before you purchase. Pretend you just bought the device. See if the drivers and manuals are easy to get at and kept up to date. Are they a PC or Mac oriented company. And this one I think is also overlooked-- Does it come with free software, Example Focusrite interfaces seem to come with a lot of good actually usable stuff. There could be over $200 in value here so make sure you check this out. Most companies only give you some lame version of a DAW that you are probably not interested in because you already have a great free DAW with Cakewalk. Everyone will recommend the interface they have chosen, that doesn't mean it is the right one for you. But recommendations are also part of the research needed to make the right decisions. But they should not be what you base you decision on only part of it. Make your list starting with the input /output specs. Check for pricing on sites like Amazon, Sweetwater or Musicians Friend. The reviews are a very good resource but take the negatives with a grain of salt. There’s a lot of idiots who have no clue as what they are doing and they vent by writing a negative review. Most times they never bothered to read the manual or download the ASIO driver. The audio interface is the heart of a digital studio. It is the centerpiece and spending money on this is more important than your actual computer. So have fun shopping.

Doubt if there is. Don't know if this helps I think you are doing something similar. My organization of project files is as simple as I use a main folder with the Date. In that folder are the project folders. So only my latest working copies are found on this list of folders on the Data drive. All older files are on a 3rd drive and externals. They are also dated a system that goes back to about 2008 for me. So when I open a back up drive it is very clear which year the folders were recorded in. Important- I have always used per project folders. CWP and Audio are in these project folders. There is no global audio. I often back up using "save as" and always put a date on the back up folder. This gets rid of unwanted data too. But your computer will also automatically date stamp files. The date created is no help if you copy files from drive to drive, it just adds the currant date. But the Date Modified often is correct. And if you dig deeper into the audio folder that might also show the correct date. So without opening Cakewalk you should be able to organize most of your older project folders by looking at the dates and simply drag and drop the folders to a new location and make sure to re name them with the correct original date.

A screenshot of your audio devices preferences page might show what is wrong.