mark skinner

Respectfully , I understand your concerns about not using Sound on Sound for audio recordings. But .. I use it exclusively midi and audio. It's Never been a problem for me and I'm not a one take player. I use it like a punch in and only play when it's time for the next phrase etc.. The only drawback is having to slide the starting point of when you hit record forward to uncover the previous take , and slide the ending back for the next section. Fits my workflow and is effecient for me.. ms

If you are talking about Cakewalk by Bandlab , "CbB" is normally used to avoid confusion. If you Are using CbB , I think what you want to use is "sound on sound" This is set up in preferences. A quick way is to right click the main Record button at the top of the screen. Choose "sound on sound". I personally don't use seperate take lanes and do all my simple synth work on a single lane. I reuse the same lane . This is chosen on the same page. Press record and play when you need to. You'll hear the first take and the next one will be recorded. Bad take.. just undo. One bad section , click , delete it and re-record. Midi is nice for this type of recording. Nothing is recorded until you press a key and don't have to slip edit silence out to see the previous take. ms

An unwanted noise will show up as a normal note blob. Most of the time they're seperate blobs. Left click on it to audition it. Right click and choose delete. Sometimes it's part of the main note blob. Just split the clip and delete the unwanted portion. Sometimes after rendering the melodyne clip a small fade is helpful at any abrupt parts. Silence will show up as a straight line after or before a blob. These can also be split and deleted out, if you want to carry it that far. ms

I Really enjoyed that. Very Nice job on the mandolin break and fills. Very Clean .. mark

The 20 sec. or so delay isn't really bothering me that much on the first start up. My pc is shut down after I finish working . It actually allows a little time for everything to get booted up. But .. after recording a lot of takes , I normally shut down CbB to free up some ram. Now waiting "again" when I resume my daw work is getting annoying. Not being able to open the program "at all" because of screen resolution , or whatever else is happening with a lot of offline laptop users .. would Really get me going. In my opinion that in itself should prompt a resolution. ms

Mighty Fine Pickin ! Very well recorded. You stirred me with this.. Twangy bass worked nicely . ?? Piano could come back more. I'm probably listening to the version after the adjustment. Loved it .. mark

Subvibe , Another Cool production from you. I really liked the surprising sections that came in , like at 0:58. I absolutely Loved the slow down section from 1:16 to 2:30. The vibe and guitars there were awesome. The fast section that came in after it from 2:30 to 2:45 , I would for sure drop that out . The slow section would transition nicely to 2:46. Anyway .. I sure enjoyed it . Have a good vacation ! mark

Welcome Roger , There is a "massive" online documentation file you can download . I'm sure the help menue can lead you to online documentation , instead of downloading it . Honestly , I would just google Cakewalk by Bandnlab basics or getting started. There is also a tutorial section on "this" forum you can look through. Several members here do Very helpful Youtube videos for this Daw. Half the time if I Google a question about a technical problem I'm having , it will link me straight to this forum to a post about my problem. Best of luck .. mark

Cool .. I loved the break guitar and the rattle snake shaker! I was really wanting to hear a bass note on the 1 beat , but I feel what you were going for. Yeah .. guitars themselves are sexy. Don't know if it's the neck , body or sometimes the G string .. mark

This thread prompted me to check my folder. I've used melodyne quite extensively on my last two projects. My pc stays "offline" and my seperations folder was empty.. ms

Ctrl+C ??

Scroll down and you can remove the popup.

Opened CbB on my "offline" pc this morning. I was greeted with a screen about the new Sonar and a link to learn more about it. At least I'm seeing some movement .. I guess it will be popping up from now on . ?? ms

I Really enjoyed this one. As Bruce said the kick and bass are working Very well. I also liked the wobbly synth part. I think there are a few things to clean up on the vocals , but a Very nice mix. Enjoyed it .. mark

Well , this is "one" of my genres , and I think it is a killer song and a Seriously good mix. I enjoyed the journey and appreciate all the work and rework done to get it to completion. Ditto .. mark

Very entertaining . Congrats on your project ! Keep us in the loop when it airs . Loved the video , I'll be walking that way from now on.. mark

Truly enjoyed the song even with the very scary and true message. We're our own worse enemy.. mark

John D sure Nailed it .. Great song and production.. mark

Sounds like a classic Glenn. Great energy thru the entire song ! I Loved the fuzzy lead guitar, and the backing choir vocals They came in inthe perfect spot and weren't overused. Very impressive production. Loved it .. mark

Jack , that was Very Nice . Smoooth .. I feel like I've been waiting patiently to hear one from you like this. I knew you had the skills to pull it off. Pretty cool section around 2:46 and Loved the section after it. Fantastic production .. mark

It would be Real nice if someone placed an Activation , re-Activation "sticky" at the top of this page . Not that everyone would read it , but it's getting old seeing the same question every couple of days. ms

Not in a good listening enviroment right now , but it sounds Nice ! Love the harmony and the main vocal presentation. Enjoyed it .. mark

Christopher , Spitfire Labs has a free Uilleann Pipes instrument. (Irish Bagpipes). It has FX and controls for the drones . They sounds pretty decent if you don't pay attention to the main audio sample they use. Watch seperate videos about it. I have real bagpipes hanging on the wall. They're a nightmare to play.. mark

SubVibe , this has got your Nice signature EQ and panning. Loved the electric piano. The horns were a nice touch as well. Enjoyed it my friend. mark

Loved the laid back feel of this. Fantasic vocals ! I Really liked the backing female vocals. Very soulful gospel like sound. Enjoyed it .. mark