Doug Steinschneider

I'm in IT and have worked with remote workers for 25 years going back to the first Citrix offerings. Audio isn't something we normally address, in fact when various remote software offerings began to support it, we found it an annoyance. I had a session yesterday where I thought I was going to help an audio engineer in another state copy over the Cakewalk project and audio files and then set him up the plugins we use. I estimated a couple hours of work and he would be mixing away. Instead I got pushback. They wanted to stream the audio from our mixing desktop back to their system and mix "remotely". I've been down this road during lockdowns. I helped several people use OBS, Voicemeeter and Cantabile to be able to give keyboard lessons remotely using Zoom. That was a long finicky process of trial and error that ultimately was successful for online keyboard lessons. Does anyone know a simpler way to route the Cakewalk ASIO audio over the internet to a remote computer? I tried installing just VB Cable which worked if we switched to MME but it sounded very distorted. Thanks in advance for any advice on this.

I just worked on a video with a singer. The video was shot with the band playing live. We decided to redo the lead vocals and the singer wanted to watch the video while recording. Am I correct that the beginning of the video can't be trimmed or moved back in time? We ended up adding a gap to the beginning of the video and reimporting it so we could move the multi-tracks ahead to sync it up. Is this the only way to accomplish that if the beginning of the audio track is further forward in time than the beginning of the video? Using default video engine on Windows 10 22H2 with latest CbB Cakewalk Thanks in advance for any advice on this.

I did a project in V10 last night where I imported 20 tracks recorded on our band's Soundcraft Ui24R. I used the new (introduced in 9.2) Grid Mode to slide the beat/bar lines onto the kick drum transients to line up the tempo map with the actual performance. It was a breeze and you can do it while the music is playing. I used the new UI "flat" buttons to add even more clarity on my $220 4K Vizio 40" TV I'm using as a display. It did crash on me once when I was adjusting the colors of the grid lines but otherwise performance of the DAW was very good.

I did a support request on the Harrison website and got an email back from Nathan a few hours later

I didn't get an upgrade email but Nathan at Harrison got me setup with the $99 for Pro deal - I had been eyeing some of the XT plugins, so this turns out to be a very good deal for me also.

I didn't get an update offer email - just created a support ticket

I've been working a lot in 9.2.105 and it's been solid. I have a 4K screen so v9 was a good upgrade for screen clarity. I never used the cue features introduced in V8 but upgraded because some forum members mentioned it fixed some issues I had run into. I'm getting a little bit of version upgrade fatigue and there is nothing I'm looking for that the product doesn't already do well. I'm happy to support development by keeping current since V6. I like that you can keep using the version you own and upgrade when ready. One thing I love about 32C is I can import 20 tracks from our band's live takes (Soundcraft Ui24R) and quickly get a good sounding mix out to the band. There's something about the DAW that glues the tracks together in a nice way. For more detailed/finished mixes we use Cakewalk.

Thanks for link - I've been listening to Gunship, Kavinsky, FM-84 and Timecop1983 - figured I might as well get some pre-configured drums for that.

I used the de-reverb to clean up a presentation recorded in a large living room. It worked really well.

Would like to see those pledges from Bandlab 😀

I concurrently use Reaper, Mixbus 32C and Cakewalk. Mixbus 32C isn't as good for recording/editing midi tracks (my keyboards and drums) but is the most fun to mixdown on. I think Cakewalk is easier for less technical users to lay down tracks and mix on. Reaper is the swiss army knife - there's a script/add-on for every need.

Hi John, Actually that checkbox causes WIndows Sound subsystem to route the sound to the speakers even though ASIO is already handling sound for Windows. So, you get this signal, and it's late because it's not your excellent ASIO low latency audio, so it sounds like an echo, and it only comes out the left channel because the Axe I/O guitar input is Windows channel 1 (Left).

I sent the link for that page to someone I'm working with a request he buy it for the studio 🤣

The Axe I/O Solo (and standard model) have a Monitor Knob - all the way left is all direct monitor - all the way right is all DAW monitor. I agree about just listening to the instrument direct while playing along with the recorded tracks.

I finally figured it out - I read Sweetwater's advice page on the Axe I/O. They didn't have the below steps in their guide but I found the solution just poking around in the tabs after choosing "Additional Properties" for the Input in Windows. Windows - Open Sound Settings. Click on Device Properties under the Input section. Click Additional Properties The old Windows Sound properties box pops up Choose the Input Tab Uncheck "Listen to Device"

Here is the setup: Cakewalk latest version Bass plugged into Channel 1 on Axe I/O Axe I/O Monitor knob rolled all the right to DAW Axe I/O Headphone volume at 12 noon In the Axe I/O interface Control Panel I have Direct Monitor set to Mono. I always hear the bass in the left channel even when I pan the input in Cakewalk hard right. I've toggled the interleave button to Stereo on both input track and Bus (tried toggling mono but didn't help) No matter what I do I hear the bass in the left channel I think its an issue where the Axe I/O is passing the Direct Out left channel all the time even when the Monitor knob is all the right to full DAW sound. Mentioning here in case someone says something like "you need to use a mono track for the bass" or some other setting I haven't seen yet. Thanks in advance for any input on this

I sometimes do IT work in the evening for a local church where the pipers practice ensemble. I love bagpipes but have to leave - it's deafening.

We've been evaluating large diaphragm condenser mics. So far the Neuman U87ai and the JZ BH1. I would describe the BH1 as a very clear sounding U87ai. The vocalist in our band prefers the U87ai as it is a little less crisp so perhaps the description should be "warmer". I prefer the BH1 but I'm not singing 😀.

I'm hooked on the PA Brainworx Ampeg B15N (created by Nembrini) for headphone bass practice. It sounds and responds like the real amp and overdrives nicely when you play harder. Nevertheless, I'm intriqued by the enthusiasm for Softube's WT-800. My daily driver bass amp is the WT-400 into a 210XLT/D115. How does it compare to PA's WT-800? UPDATE: Downloaded the demo - they gave me a 3 week trial. Will report back here on my evaluation. UPDATE 2: Used it for practice tonight. It does respond well and sounds very like the WT-800. I don't mind going as high as $40 for an amp sim if I think I'll play it enough. Thinking about it. Will go back to AT5 and Tonex and see how the Eden's I've saved in there play compared to the Softube WT-800

I just bought a used pair from a guy in Brooklyn. Will report back how that goes.

I already have some tabla and other Indian percussion instruments for Kontakt but downloaded this anyway because I don't know how to play them 😀

That piano seems a little out of tune...... 😀

Thanks for responses. Thank goodness for your wife or you wouldn't be using MTM's and instead be blasting your ears with those Adams 😀. My acoustics consultant friend says the MTM's will work better in my room. I leaning towards ordering them.

I'm thinking of buying the currently $600/pair iLoud MTM's. This idea was triggered by the release of the ARC Studio. I use ARC 3 when mixing, it would be nice to run everything through ARC all the time which isn't really feasible with the plugin. Then I realized my current amp has unbalanced inputs and I would have to figure out the correct (if possible) connection of the ARC Studio to it. I looked into active near fields and the MTM's look to be a very good choice. I'm wondering if the built in ARC would be enough room correction? I've done about half the recommended acoustic treatment in the room (remaining recommendations by acoustic pro friend would involve radically changing room layout) so I have a bass bump at 100hz that ARC does a good job flattening. Interested in any feedback on the standard MTM's (not Precision). Thanks

That was quick - there was an update just a few days ago