Base 57

Redrum & Coke 

I have an iConnectivity Mio XL. 10 USB midi ports, 8 DIN ports and connects via network hub so all of those connections can be shared by multiple computers. 

I just installed new active pickups in an old Strat and thought to myself. "Maybe my next project should be a DIY midi patchbay."

Clip gain envelopes. 

De-essers all suck (out desirable high frequencies from non sibilant portions of the clip).

1 hour ago, lawajava said:

???  Have they had a popular song without Steve?

Steve Perry was the new singer. Journey made 3 albums before SP joined the band. 

1 hour ago, Rok TheKasbah said:

Cakewalk randomly selects for me when I click on the timeline?

This should not happen. I can click anywhere on the timeline (or any blank space in the project) and nothing is selected unless I drag the mouse while holding the button.

The problem could be the mouse. Maybe you should try another one.

1 hour ago, grannis said:

Any elegant way to avoid this?

In Preferences/Project/Record, under Auto-Punch, select "Extend Takes to Punch Out Time".

3 hours ago, Grem said:

I saw U2 in NOLA at the Superdome

I attended their most recent visit to the Dome. Beck was the opening act. Far and away the best concert sound I've ever heard. Both bands even sounded good in the bathrooms. It was unbelievable. I saw Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour (also in the Dome) and that show is the only one I've ever heard that even comes close. 

Typically, the Superdome is the worst possible place for concert sound. With Pink Floyd I figured that all the echo in there just suited their sound. But U2 and Beck were magical.

Back on topic...

Since her passing, I've been listening to Christine Perfect songs on Spotify. She was really good. No wonder Fleetwood Mac wanted her in the band.

4 hours ago, Canopus said:

very experienced hand surgeon

^^Most important point made in this thread^^

I've not had trigger finger; but have had other issues with both hands. It is very possible that a specialist will suggest that you try therapy before surgery.

I do know two different musicians who have had successful surgeries for trigger finger. 

If you use file versioning, try opening an older version of the project (File/Revert).

There is an option in Preferences (Project/Record) to "Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record".  This is un-selected by default. 

When this option is selected you can arm or disarm any tracks record function "On the Fly".

1 hour ago, Tim Consley said:

As I play my files, I'm having sound dropouts for a couple seconds as the song keeps moving and then the sound comes back on. It does this occasionally throughout the song.

This could be a Plug-In that has not been authorized and so is in Demo Mode.

Shot in the dark here but, did you check the Recycle Bin for the deleted Project file? Or did you empty it before realizing your mistake?

1 hour ago, tulamide said:

I also have the impression that this hanging is related to not saving.

This ^^^.

Cntrl-S should be a habitual movement. Not only with Cakewalk but any program that your progress is important to you. 

Do not depend on Auto-Save. It is not the same thing as Save. Auto-Save creates a different file and does not clear the memory of recent changes to the main file. This is true for any App on any platform. If you lose unsaved work in a computer program, do not blame the app. It is your own fault.

This happens to everyone at least once. If it happens more than twice...

See, I was missing something.

5 hours ago, tparker24 said:

That does seem to work, but ONLY

The project I checked this with had only audio tracks. If I had double clicked a MIDI track it would opened the PRV and I would not have posted.

Good catch.

Umm, maybe I'm missing something here.

Double-click the clip to select the track.

If track 1 is selected and you click a clip in track 2, track 1 remains the "Selected" track while track 2 becomes the "Current" track. But if you Double-Click a clip in track 2, then track 2 will become both "Selected" and "Current".

Can't you use the "Audition" function (Shift+Space) for this? The loop will still be an 1/8 note long but only the selected clip/s will play, regardless of the length.

Cakewalk has no control to raise or lower input volume. That can only be changed by the interface.

However, if you are using Input Echo to monitor the track, anything in that tracks controls from the Pro Channel to the Fader can potentially raise the volume of the output. So, the question is, what is the level of the clip you have recorded?

Did you bounce the clips after the slip edits? 

7 hours ago, bitflipper said:

ASIO, by design (for low latency), does not support multiple concurrent applications.

My Antelope Orion 32+ works with multiple apps at the same time. I have Cakewalk open and running along with DeXed  and Iris both running standalone. It is ASIO only (when using the Thunderbolt port) and does not support Windows sounds.

I just drag clips to the browser. No need for the export menu at all. 

8 minutes ago, Mark MoreThan-Shaw said:

What is the perceived benefit ?

Umm... Blinky lights?

I can see a blinking Ripple Edit button being somewhat helpful. Anything other than that I would probably not use.

To each their own.

35 minutes ago, David Baay said:

Working as designed. CbB trusts your judgement that if you didn't set the punch range to encompass the whole previous take that you don't want the whole take muted, and uses region muting to mute only the part of the clip inside the punch range.

The following is taken directly from the Reference Guide. It clearly states that Comp mode will mute clips  in previous takes. It says nothing about muting regions.

"Comp record mode will record all takes as independent Take lanes. At the end of a recording pass, only the most recently recorded takes will be audible. This is achieved by automatically comping, isolating the clips in the recording and muting other clips in existing Take lanes. Splits are created in all lanes at the start and end record times. All clips within the recorded region are automatically "healed", removing any unnecessary splits from prior takes. All clips in Take lanes that are obscured by the latest record pass are muted. The comp splitting process follows the same logic as the Comping tool, and will mute all clips that are not part of the latest recording"

The way it is currently working is not new. I got caught out by this years ago. I learned then how to use the Mute Tool. 

The problem is that if an old hand like Bassman can be confused by this, imagine how it must affect Noobs. Maybe calling this a bug is a misstatement. However, if muting the region is the expected behavior it should be reflected in the documentation.

I addition you can unmute all of the clip waveforms in one swipe. With the Mute Tool selected Click and drag partway across the top of the first clip then down and across the top of the last clip.

50 minutes ago, Heinz Hupfer said:

Look at the video,

I did. It does not show you dragging across the top of the clip. You are only clicking on it in the video.

Dragging across the bottom of a clip mutes the waveform. Dragging across the top unmutes.

FWIW, recording in comp mode, if the start of the recording doesn't line up with a previous clip it will often mute the waveform not the clip. That is likely a bug. It certainly isn't what I expect.

edit. In the video you can see the state of the mute tool change from Mute to Unmute as you move it from the bottom to the top of a clip. At one point of the video you drag across the bottom of a clip.