yeto

I just tried vst2 Ample Sounds AGLP as Ample suggested and there is no difference. This is sooooooo disappointing. Does Cakewalk have some built in feature that I am missing that will mimic/emulate up/down guitar strokes?

Thank you,
yeto 

Is there a piano roll view chord tool available? I posted a photo of the one in DAW LMMS. Basically, the way it works is that you select the chord type and when you add a note in PRV the chord tool adds the additional notes to complete the chord.

I was just wondering if CbB has this already or if an add-on might be available?

4 hours ago, JoeGBradford said:

I was running through the different rhythm patterns on Ample Sound guitar the other day and it crashed Cakewalk - I was going through quite quickly though so that may have been the problem

Were you using vst3 or vst2 version. In talking with Ample they want me to try vst2 to correct problem. 

8 hours ago, chuckebaby said:

Its probably linked to Workspaces or Screensets.

Are you saving a Workspace or do you have a Workspace loaded, or is it set to None ?

I had it set to "advanced". I now have it saved to "none" and it seems to be working better.

10 hours ago, User 905133 said:

Good question.  All my Workspaces come up with [Workspace].  So, I unchecked "Track Control Manager" from the "Load from Workspaces" column.

That seems to work for me. It keeps the Workspace from changing what you have. So if you have "Custom" as the previous Track Control configuration, when you switch Workspaces, it should stay as "Custom."

BTW, it looks like the Track Control setting can be saved with Screensets.  

Thank you for asking!! I have wondered how to do that myself, but never allowed myself the time to explore it.  You gave me the perfect opportunity to move it to the top of my "to-do" list.

So, if I shut down Cakewalk with (1) my "==> MIDI" set of track widgets on the Track Control drop down button and (2) my "TEST" Workspace as my last Workspace before shutting down, "==> MIDI" is there when I load a new project.

  

PS: I am not sure if we can force a specific set of Track Controls from a Workspace. 

Thank you. That helped.

yeto

27 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

Right click in the blank space of the Control Bar and make sure it is enabled.

 

Thank you. That worked perfectly.

Every time I open CbB the help module is collasped. Is it possible to set it to default to expand?

Thank you,
yeto

How do I get CPU performance meter to show in control bar? I have the "performance" box checked but the meter is not showing in the control bar.

Thank you,
yeto

How do I set "Lens" to default to "Custom"?

Thank you,
yeto

Is anyone able to use Ample Sounds "Strummer" with success In Cakewalk? I am finding that Strummer is crashing Cakewalk and some of the Strummer features don't align.

yeto 

8 hours ago, stillmakingmusic said:

Yeto, if you haven't done the recent update...that is no longer there.

I am using Version: 2019.09 (Build 70, 64 bit) and I "am" seeing the rewind arrow.  

Your post is a little confusing. Are you saying that if I do the latest update the rewind arrow disappears?

yeto

5 hours ago, scook said:

Probably workspace related

• Create a new workspace from the current factory workspace
• Customize the new workspace as needed and save it
• Use the custom workspace

 

That worked. 

Thank you,
yeto

I can't get changes to the Custom Module to stick. After I make the changes I click save but when I close CbB and then reopen and then reopen the song the Custom Module has reverted back to the previous settings. I have studied the below link and I don't see where I am doing anything incorrectly. Would anyone have any suggestions as to what I could be doing wrong? 

http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=ControlBar.17.html

Thank you in advance for any help,
yeto

40 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said:

Right. When you're playing it back in Cakewalk, and you have your reverb on there, a little compression to bring it up front, you've EQ'd out the "honks," everything sounding good and deep and fat and present and with some air, then you can stop and go to File/Export/Audio.

What you export from that dialog should sound just like what you hear on the playback.

Sometimes people have trouble with the Export process. I did for a while. It's one of those things with Cakewalk where so many options led to confusion on my part. I didn't know which ones to choose and picked the wrong ones. But if you have any questions when you get there, we can answer them. Me especially because I had some confusion of my own to sort out.😊

One recommendation about exporting is that you consider what you're going to use the file for. If it's just a rough mix to listen to in the truck or give to your band so they can learn the song, MP3 is great. Doesn't take up space on your phone. But if it's to give to a radio station or something where better sound quality is important, a lossless format like FLAC (compressed) or WAV (uncompressed) might be better.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to share. All of this has been very helpful. 

Thank you,
yeto

11 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said:

(1) Then when you tell it to export (or "mix down" or "bounce") the finished piece, it applies all of these things that you've done and spits out a finished audio file in whatever format you tell it to.

(2)For this reason, it's hard for some DAW users to truly "finish" a mix, because we're always learning how to make it sound better. I'm not kidding. I wish I were.

(1)So when I export audio to mp3 the reverb "sticks" to the dry vocal track?

(2)I know what you mean. It took me years and "to me" a lot of money to find the right guitar, amp and pickups combination that worked for me.

22 minutes ago, scook said:

It is not an instrument, it is an effect - an ampsim like TH3.

I prefer to download plug-ins directly from the maker.

In this case, I grabbed AXP_Flextron_DC14_1_0_03.zip from http://www.soft-amp.com/flextron

I put AXP Flextron x64.dll in my scan path. The plug-in scanned OK and is in my Uncategorized effects plug-ins.

 

That worked. Thank you.

3 hours ago, pwalpwal said:

does it show up in any other host?

I am still sort of new at this. When you say "host" are you saying a different DAW? CbB is the only DAW I have installed on my computer.

1 hour ago, Starship Krupa said:

you can move them to their own separate folder that is not listed in CbB's VST scan paths.

This is what I did and it seems to be working fine.

1 hour ago, Starship Krupa said:

In most cases, when you have plug-in effects on a track during the recording process, even though you hear them while you're recording, the actual audio will be recorded "dry," without them.

This is where I am confused. I already have the vocal track recorded. I then dragged BREVERB over to the FX box. Now when I click play I hear the vocal track plus reverb which is what I want but if I now save the song will it save the reverb as well or will the vocals still be dry?

10 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

Just tried it - Cakewalk doesn't seem to recognise this as a valid plugin. It fails on the plugin scan:

VSTSCAN: Previously scanned - NOT a VST plugin
VSTSCAN: ---- 649: e:\freevst\Effects\64Bit\AXP Flextron x64.dll ----

Thank you for checking.

On 12/16/2019 at 8:30 PM, Tezza said:

I don't care about VST 2 or 3 conflicts, I think there have been a couple of problems, I just deleted the VST 3 copy if necessary.

This is good to know.

Thank you,
yeto

16 hours ago, User 905133 said:

There is so much more available via MIDI--useful if you want to use a midi controller. See "HELP" for the full midi implementation.  For basic parameters (parameters available with a mouse) , there's a CC Assign pop-up with a midi learn option.

Thank you for sharing.
yeto

19 hours ago, RobertWS said:

https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/cakewalk-bandlab-tts-1-synth

 

 

Thank you. This helps a lot.
yeto

15 hours ago, scook said:

Current help page https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Arranging.53.html

There is a reverb module in the ProChannel too.

Thank you. CbB has soooooo much to offer. Thank you for taking time to share.
yeto

19 hours ago, jude77 said:

Any effect can be added to a track after it's recorded.  After you record your track just drag the reverb from the effects list (on the right side of the screen) into the FX bin of your track (the FX bin is the large square box on your track).  Here's the "official" explanation from CW:

https://help.cakewalk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021665814-Adding-Audio-Effects-

Thank you for helping,
yeto