CJ Jacobson

Post a picture of the actual track expanded out a bit

You do not need to record at any sample rate. You can and should chose any sample rate you like, as long as your sound card supports it. You use any driver mode that works best for your specific PC and DAW. All driver modes (ASIO/WDM)are written differently, depending on the sound card's manufacturer. So you try ALL driver modes supported (except MME, that just for on board sound chips) and see what works best for you and your PC. What works best for me, will no be best for you.

Yea, i meant the clips tempo and all is well. I'm glad the feature is still here. I wasn't sure earlier

Maybe the latest update changed it? Are you using the latest version of CbB? You mentioned you checked the AUD.ini file, but did you check in the preference menu to make sure its pointing to your audio drive?

Yes, that's what i mean. It does change the tempo of the clip when you stretch it because it can play back slower or faster depending on the direction you stretch it. At least it did in the older versions of Sonar. Thanks,

Sure it does or sure t did. I just did it in Sonar Platinum In the Sonar versions, you can press CTL - and move your mouse to the right bottom corner of the clip while pressing the left mouse button and drag it and you can increase or decrease the clips tempo. I do not see that option anymore

I was surprised to see that feature, not in the new Cakewalk version by Bandlab, unless I am overlooking something? Please tell me I'm overlooking something, I loved that feature SOLVED! Thank you CJ

I was never a fan of it. It was too clunky for me. Maybe i didn't take enough time to learn it, but that's my take on it

I got ya. then you need to install the full version of sonar with the V-vocal in it what Scook said!!

If i remember correctly, V-vocal was not a VST or DX, so you cannot do a custom install of an older version of Sonar and install it in a newer version. It was integrated into the old version. FYI: Melodyne that is included is far far far better than Rolands V-vocal But to get all the other plugins (VST and Dx), all you need is the version of sonar you plan to use installed first and then do custom install for the older ones that include the plugins you want

As your input device, you are referring to an audio interface? Yes? If yes, what are your needs and budget? how many inputs do you need? how many mic pre's do you need? how many outputs do you need/ do you need 5pin MIDI? Do you want USB or Thunderbolt? SPDIF connections? ADAT connections? If you are referring to your Studio Monitors, do you want a sub with them? do you prefer 8" or 6.5" speakers/ whats the size of your room? CJ

Maybe some sort of RF interference. (electrical interference)

Make 2 different user profiles in your PC. that may work. One for one sound card and one for the other sound card...

+1 , Fabfilter Pro C and L and their EQ's all have before and after waveform views. for me, i tend to just listen to it. For me, I do not care what it looks like. If it sounds good, its good to go! It can look like anything and it wouldn't bother me

Did someone say Sound-blaster?

What kind of processing are you doing? I know with a lot of their RX plugins, there are different real time playback modes. make sure your not at the highest quality, if you are using those types of plugins. I usually select the first or 2nd playback algorithm, but when i export, i select the highest one

Depending on your PC processing speed and RAM IIRC, it can take a minute to load all the samples up. I remember there being a settings in superior drums for loading samples into ram. The faster it loads depends on your Ram specs in your PC. Also, if thew samples are not on your audio drive and on an external hard drive, this can take longer

I meant that it could be set to low, but its fixed, so do not worry about it Do you mean LP-EQ? The only LB EQ i know is the Neve hardware EQ. Do you have the vst version of that? Anyway, if that'LB EQ is glitchy, try out the Fab Filter Pro Q3 EQ. I can run over 100 of them in Cakewalk with no problem what so ever and its a great EQ. you can do mid and side and independent left and right channel edits

I do not agree. Normalization is a band-aid and has nothing to do with mastering. Normalization is not used as a tool for learning how to master.

It cracks up because you are clipping it. You cannot exceed above 0dB in thr digital realm. You really shouldn't to go above -0.03dB to-0.06db to leave room for errors in conversions. For mastering, you basically just need an EQ --> Compressor --- EQ (sometiems) --- Limiter, those are all you need for mastering. so just learn them inside out and train your ears to your room and wha lah!!!

I see a lot for improvement, but lets start here. Gain staging and signal flow. The common way to do this: Tracks go to the Master Bus and Master Bus goes to your Main Outs 1/2. Sends go to buses and all buses go to the Master bus. What effects are you using for those +25dB spikes? Ok, got that out of the way. 2nd, Drop outs are due to improper driver settings and lack PC performance. so what is your sound card, what settings are they set up to and what are your PC specs. If you have a good PC ,it can be as easy as raising your ASIO buffer to from 64 to 128 or 128 to 256 or 256 to 512 or 512 to 1024. You could also have the dropoutsec in your .ini file set to low

If you want to use it a a controller to control Fader and bus and send levels, you should get a motorized one. One made for as a controller. Otherwise, it doesn't remember any of the Fader, Bus, Send and any other settings the project was previously set to and you'll be starting over every time you open and close a project. Kinda counter-intuitive, yes?

I have not noticed a split clip problem. I key-binded my 'A' to split clips, as my 'S' is key-binded for Save. But its all the same. I think you have a plugin, driver or setting that is freezing your DAW, and its not the split option. So the next question is, what is in this project and specify audio interface settings, plugins and anything else pertinent

Ive finally got Pyro to work. I just had to run it as an ADMIN and it registered for me.

Yes there could be something going on in there, if you are having issues with 2 different DAW's. But with Cakewalk, what Noel said is Spot On!!