CJ Jacobson

15 hours ago, John David Ross said:

I struggle with producing decent sounding demos when mixing and mastering individual tracks and then eventually mastering the final cut.

Never master individual tracks. Mastering is done after you are  done mixing and its only done to the stereo mix or dual mix.

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Does anyone use any plugins that have decent presets for vocals, instruments, etc..

Do not put your stock into plugin presets. There are never a one setting fits all for any kind of instrument, including vocals.  Presets were made by someone who doesn't have your tracks and doesn't know the sound of your tracks and doesn't know the sound you want for your tracks.  Also, Often presets are overly exaggerated to show off the plugin as well. 

Examples of why one setting doesn't work :

1.) Lets you you record the same vocals in 2 different rooms. Your vocal will sound different in each room. So how in the world would the same preset for an EQ or reverb work?? It wont...

2.) Lets say you have the same  identical vocal tracks for 2 different mixes. That same vocal track will sound different in each mix its in, ev en though its the same identical vocal track. This is because all the other instrument effects how the vocal is heard. So how would the same preset work for that? It wont...

You should learn what each knob and setting does, this way you can dial in the sounds exactly how you want, by knowing how each knob and setting works and does.

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I was just hoping to find a good plugin to help me.

The same theory i explained above goes for this also. Some vocals and instruments just need EQ and Reverb. Some just need a compressor and EQ, Some need a lot more.

Every vocal in a mix will need different things depending on hundreds of variables. Just learnt the effects and the settings on each effect , then dial in the sounds you want. Its easy, after you learn your tools. Learning is the hard part, but its a necessity, if you want to dial in the sounds you want.

6 hours ago, Sean Michael Robinson said:

Just updated my Windows 10, and upgraded to the newest CWBBL and BLAss..

I would just undo the update, if you are sure the update is your problem. If you are not sure, then you have a lot of troubleshooting to go through first and foremost.. Start with the obvious sound card driver settings and then go from there..

6 hours ago, Sean Michael Robinson said:

and those dreaded clicks/pops/buzzes are back again. Super tight bottlenecked CPU-style behaviour but the CPU usage meter is reading around 20 percent.

Do you get the artifacts in all audio or just your DAW?

Is the CPU meter you are reading the one in your PC or the one in your DAW?

I would check the box in the preference menu that says 'Share drivers with other programs'

2 hours ago, SaharaChintha said:

Is anyone using Virtual Bassist... And Working without any Problems... When I ***** the VSTi it Freezes...   Any Solutions  Please Help.. THX 

What are your PC specs?

What are your  audio interface driver buffer settings set to?

What make and model is your audio interface?

What else is in your project?

What other processes (background and foreground) do you have going on in your PC?

What edits are you doing? What plugins are in this project? I never seen this before when i do edits that do not require bouncing. so maybe you have a plugin and/or doing edits that needs real time  processing..

I do not have QuickTime on my DAW and i been running the last 3 versions of Cakewalk/Sonar/Bandlab just fine.

Come to think of it, i never had QuickTime installed on any of my PC's/DAW's

10 hours ago, Christian Jones said:

When I disable the Ampeg VR vst so my bass is a pure DI signal then the levels are the same for both record and playback at the -18 to -12 when I gain stage it as such, so I know it's the Ampeg vst doing this,

Try a different preset , just to rule out the setting for that one you are using.

Also, delete that track and make a new track to record your bass on n and insert a new instance of the Ampeg plugin.  

If it still does it with every pre-set in that plugin, try recording the bass dry and then enabling the Ampeg plugin.

2 hours ago, pax-eterna said:

Set up a MIDI track, setup an instrument, keyboard is recognised and the LED bars are flashing to show input, track set to record press the R key (or even record button in main transport control) everything starts BUT no MIDI data is recorded to the track?

Is there some new method in recording MIDI? Or is there some hidden switch or setting somewhere that I have changed (inadvertently) ?

Thanks

Is the soft synth connected to the MIDI track? This would be my first guess

2 hours ago, T on Y said:

Is it an idea to mess about with these to free up ram or is it more trouble than its worth ??

My 2 cents and it worked for me for over 30 years. If its working the way you want it to work, do not mess with it.  If you are having issues and problems, then you need to start troubleshooting why you are having those issues.

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is this possible to look at one track while recording another

Is it possible to select a track while looking at another track.  For example I created a drum track which I would like to be looking at while I create another part.  and make the drum part   large?

Have you tried it? That wouldn't be the easiest what to find out. Just record and select and look at something else while reoccurring. Just try it...

My guess (because i don't fully comprehend your question) is that you can look at anything and select things while you are recording. I do that all the time when recording

6 hours ago, Robert Whitaker said:

No matter what I do I cannot get CbB to output to a USB midi device. All the proper outputs are selected but I simply cannot get any sound. Sending the the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth works perfectly.  I can get output to the USB midi device via other midi players. 

Try de-selecting the Microsoft GS Wavetable and that may solve your issue

Try a different USB cable & What external hardware sound modules are you outputting to? 

34 minutes ago, studiodude1 said:

Can't raise my buffer, it's already at 1024. 

I have one of the most invasive antiviruses ruining in real time while im using my DAW and i have no problems and dropouts (norton sym)

Todays PC's can run virus p[programs and DAWs at the same time

2 hours ago, studiodude1 said:

Is anyone using ESET antivirus? I'm getting frequent dropouts and am trying to weed out things that may be responsible.

I doubt an antivirus program is causing your drop outs, especially with today's PC's and how streamlined antiviral programs are now.

One fast way to find out is to disable the program and see if you are still get drop outs.

But drop outs are cured by raising your ASIO or WDM buffers. That should cure it

5 minutes ago, lmu2002 said:

specially if the time between saves is also long (more recordings, edits etc). It can take up to 10 secs.

It probably is because of some of the Edits / Recording and etc you did. Depending on the edits and what ever else you did, those edits can effect the save time.

Try another project and see.  FYI: I have not noticed any difference after the update. 

For me, everything is on the C drive., except audio. I keep that on another Internal hard drive (not external) Today's drives are very powerful and can store large amounts of data.

Hey but that is me!! If your drives are suffering, Do what ever works for you and makes your workflow easier, but if it isn't broke, no need to fix it. 

6 hours ago, Tony Race Graham said:

Im having some trouble configuring my Maschine MK2 into Cakewalk to do the midi stuff I want it to do. I literally have no idea what to do.

What is this so called 'MIDI Stuff' you want to do?

• Do you want to record actual audio form the machine mk2 inside your DAW?
• Do you want to play and trigger already recorded MIDI Data form inside your DAW? 
• Do you want to record MIDI Data and have soft synths triggering it inside your DAW?

As far as configuring it. What have you done or tried? 

• Do you have it hooked up to your PC?
• Does your PC recognize the machine?
• Are you trying to use the 5pin MIDI ins and outs or a USB to connect it to your PC?
• Did you con figure the ins and out sin the DAW's preference menu?
• Did you install all the native drivers/firmware for your PC's OS architecture? check this out - https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/maschine-setup/

CJ

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1: Faster Bouncing and Freezing of tracks

Processor speed and hard drive speed

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2: Faster Loading of projects with large plugin and track counts

Same as #1, hard drive speed and processor speed. Make use you have a dedicated hard drive for audio only. do not put audio project on your C drive

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3: Ability to run more tracks and plugins before buffer has to be enlarged

Ram, Processor speed, hard drive speed and how well your audio drivers are written for that audio interface

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Looking at the Windows performance monitor,  Freezing tracks only hits around 20% of the CPU and Disk usage is negligible.
Mixing down hits around 59% of CPU with Disks doing very little as well.

That monitors your entire PC, so you have other programs running in the background. So your PC is doing hundreds of task in the background.

FYI: 59% doesn't mean your DAW is using 59%, as you are looking at your entire PC. yuo need to look at the CPU monitors inside your DAW

1 hour ago, msmcleod said:

You can if you use a common word-clock.

I never saw the OP mention he was using it in his signal chain. If he is, then he can do it, if both cards allow master and slave designation

1 hour ago, Branko said:

have tried to run:

https://www.presonus.com/products/AudioBox-USB-96

and

https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_series/models/ur22mkii.html

so I can record 4 audio channels and installed ASIO drivers for both.

Its impossible to run 2 different audio interfaces for recording. Its a clocking issue (sample rate issue) as even if they are both set to 48kHz, the clocking will be slightly different for each audio interface.  If you where to use 2 of the same interfaces and they are capable of being daisy chained, then you can do it. But not 2 different ones

So you cannot use 2 different audio interfaces at the same time for recording to get more inputs into your DAW

1 hour ago, TedPiano said:

Problem: CBB is frequently showing "Dropout" - not too bad because wait for a bit and start the track again and CBB kicks back in - but is still a time waster i.e

Try adjusting your audio interfaces ASIO buffers. Most likely raise them AND/OR try going into your AUD.INI file and raise the 'DropoutMsec' setting in the aud.ini file.  If its too low, it can cause a lot of drop outs that in normal circumstances, may not happen

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But when i record my Guitar parts, there is a veeeery noticeable latency. The recorded tracks are almost a 1/16 note behind the rest.
I Screenshoted all my settings regarding latency and they're attached here.

Does anybody know how i can fix this problem? 

A Few Things: it can be one or 2 or all the above

1st - When using a laptop with you DAW, the internal hard drives can be at a speed of 5200rpm in most cases. So you should get an external drive that spins at 7200rpm or higher, as 7200rpm s the recommended speed for hard drives.

2nd - Lower your sound card buffers to its lowest possible settings. 

3rd - Try using ASIO driver modes, if you are using WDM and make sure you are using the most current version of drivers for your audio interface

4th - If you are using any sort of plugin in your DAW, they can be causing the latency as a lot of plugins have hidden buffers.

The BSOD (Blue screen of death) are usually caused by faulty drivers form a 3rd party manufacturer. Make sure all drivers are up to date that are in your PC and make sure all are compatible with your PC architecture

19 hours ago, CosmicDolphin said:

Is it better to go for more cores ?  Or less cores with a faster base clock speed ? 

It depends, its not black and white.  It depends on the clock speed and the amount of cores you are comparing. For example, if the clock speed is just slightly lower, I go for the 'more cores and lower clock speed. BUT, if the clock speed is a lot lower, i may go with the faster speed and less cores. 

19 hours ago, CosmicDolphin said:

Do modern intergrated graphics like the Intel 630 do a good job

They should but it depends on the big picture of all your PC specs. The video card is a piece of the puzzle.

On 7/24/2019 at 12:40 AM, jono grant said:

 

Hi, I have a fairly big file running at 96 kHz and my UAD plugins are maxing out.

It there an easy way to change the whole sample rate to 48 kHz so my plugins will re-enable (some disabled due to too much DSP and *UAD handles less when running at 96 kHz.)

Or is it re-building the whole file?

I thought I could save the file as a template without the audio and re-import it but I'd have to export everything out first as there are many edits.

Thanks

Jono

If you are maxing out your PC resources, try raising your audio interface drivers to 1024 or what ever setting that makes it larger. If you are at 256, try 512 before going to 1024. 

As others said, the sample rate cannot be changed unless you export each track at the same rate you want and then import them back into a new project  at the new sample rate. Sample rates are your clocking.

You should be able to click on the ruler in the track view and get it back.