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Honestly DAWs can be finicky sometimes. One person may have a lot of issues with a certain DAW while others don't because of their system configuration. Better to just find a DAW that doesn't crash for you!

Fantastic! Works great now. The transport buttons all work except for the "loop" button, the track select buttons, faders, and knobs all work as well. Some of the buttons are mapped a little bit incorrectly for the controls. . i.e. the loop button doesn't seem to do anything but the "metronome" button enables loop mode, etc. I can't edit the messages the Arturia is sending in this mode, is there a way to edit the configuration on the receiving end to interpret it as a different command? Thanks so much for the help, that makes a huge difference.

Ah OK I didn't notice the "Disable Handshake" there. . . I will try it later, thank you!

I'm not sure where that would be located? I opened the ACT controller configuration where it shows the various settings for the Mackie controller in Cakewalk and didn't see an option to disable handshake. Which "Utilities menu" are you referring to? It's in the ACT Controller box in the ribbon/console at the top of Cakewalk.

Unfortunately I tried this evening with no success. . . still giving the "Connecting" message no matter what I do

Why don't you want to use groove clips? This is what it is for...

Fantastic, I'll try it when I get home. Thanks! I guess you're a computer programmer of some sorts, eh?

Thanks! Is there a way to configure the same in the Cakewalk settings or editing a file myself rather than downloading a .dll file. Makes me a little nervous.

Does anyone have a Keylab MK2 keyboard working successfully in DAW mode? I am setting the Keylab to Mackie MCU protocol but Cakewalk refuses to connect to it. The ACT just says "Connecting". I tried various things for an hour last night such as re-installing, deleting the mapping files in the %appdata% folder, but nothing works. I have my MIDI inputs set to the MK2 Input and the MIDI IN 2 and the output set to MIDI OUT 2. The Mackie Control Universal control surface is set to use the MIDI IN 2 / MIDI OUT 2. If I remove the Control Surface from Cakewalk setup, I can verify that note data is being received when I push the various transport control buttons on the MK2. I know there's a workaround to get the transport controls working but I want the whole thing working where the sliders control volume for the different tracks, etc. Works OK in other DAWs (Studio One, Reaper, FL Studio).

If you guys are in the market for headphones and you're OK with open headphones I'd recommend the Philips Fidelio X2. . . $150 on Amazon right now and they are amazing. I just compared a few headphones and these are by far the best in my opinion anywhere in this price range.

It's a great synth. You need a high-resolution display though and a pretty powerful rig to run it. Definite recommended buy at this price.

Thank you Noel!

Thanks Noel, you are correct that it what I was asking about.

Is it possible nowadays to loop record a drum VST now so that each take you're recording a separate instrument and building the drum beat by making multiple passes? aka the first pass I do kick drum, then the next pass I do snare and I hear the kick drum from the last pass, and so on? Previously that was not possible.

Nevermind

Holy crap that's awesome... I will be checking that out at work tomorrow for sure!

And while we are on it, the moon landing was staged!

Have you read Bandlab's privacy policy? I think your view is a little naive to be honest. You have to sign up for a Bandlab account to get Cakewalk, why do you think that is? By the way, I don't think there is anything bad or evil with collecting user marketing data in exchange for free services.

I think we are actually saying the same thing

Yeah if they re-release Rapture Pro and Zeta 2 as paid add-ons then that would pretty much do the trick.

I've used it on and off in the past and would do so again in the future. It's just a conversation, maybe I should have posted in a different section of the forum?

Yeah I read their privacy policy. I'm not saying they are doing anything evil. But I think that's their business reason for offering a free DAW.

Edits to frozen audio don't translate back to midi. Use freeze to free up cpu and memory when you don't need to edit the track.

Actually I was just hoping to troll you. Mission accomplished!

I think you captured part of it. After giving it some thought, my hypothesis is that the free services provided by Bandlab have the goal of collecting and running analytics on an increasing number of users for the purposes of: 1) Creating brand recognition and loyalty 2) Marketing other products in the Bandlab portfolio 3) Assisting with product development 4) Selling this data to 3rd party partners and services I think that Cakewalk will be modified in the future to collect user data and to more tightly integrate with the Bandlab ecosystem. This might even allow them to collect data on the usage of the other equipment such as the audio interfaces, guitars, etc which would give a big step up in terms of product development and marketing.