Jeff Bowman

By the time it rolls out most potential customers will be way down the road. After 30 years with Cakewalk I'm seriously considering looking elsewhere.

None of that here, I just to need to know that I can trust that my tools are available when I need them.

I've been a Cakewalk user since 1995 and have thousands of old projects archived some of which I need to access periodically so switching DAWs at this stage would be a real PITA! That and the fact that I have years of muscle memory meaning I don't really have to think much about how to get things done. What bothers me more about this subscription model is, unless I'm getting the wrong end of the stick, if I stop paying the subscription I lose access to the software. Also, if Bandlab go belly up or discontinue the project, Cakewalk Platinum anyone?, I can't use the software. I presume the regular requirement to re-activate CWBBL was a trial of their ability to cut us off? The only other subscription model I've used allows buying a licence which includes 12 months of updates and then a yearly subscription charge for updates but if you don't keep up the subscription you can keep using the last version you were entitled to. Time to re-visit Cubase or maybe Reaper I think. I can't work with the sword of Damocles over my head! It was great while it lasted but It's taken Roland, Gibson and now Bandlab to kill what was the best, most innovative DAW of it's time. I just need to figure out how to port my old projects. A curse on all their houses!

I don't know how forum software works but is there not a way of imposing a "probationary" period on new accounts during which time they can only make a limited number of posts? Wouldn't solve the problem but might reduce it somewhat.

Using the X32 Rack with Cakewalk here. Everything updated to latest except I'm still on Windows 10. All working fine. Could it be a Windows issue?

You can get really deep with MIDI controls but I just use it for shortcuts. I have buttons to open Cakewalk, Open projects, Open the last project, Switch views, Transpose, Resize windows etc. Just mundane stuff that only saves me a split second here and there but those savings soon add up.

Getting an Elgato Streamdeck was one of the biggest upgrades to my workflow. I'm terrible at remembering keyboard shortcuts. Now I don't have to.

Thanks for your hard work. CAL has been needing some love for a long time.

Its working fine here on a similar spec PC to yours. Don't know what to suggest. I start every new project using a template with SD3 instantiated. Don't know if it makes a difference but I never use "Instrument" tracks, I just have a MIDI track and 3 mono, 2 stereo audio tracks already setup with eq, compression set at default levels with outputs to my drum busses.

Might be worth trying setting the desk to 44.1, rebooting the desk then setting it to 48k and rebooting again then checking the settings in the USB driver control panel to make sure thats holding the 48k setting.

I have one in my X32 rack and it works fine. What have you got the audio sync on the M32 set to? It should be set to card if you're connecting through the DN32-LIVE.

I never do any ironing. Life's too short!

Never had the pleasure but if you've got one going begging.......😉

I've had a ZEDi 10FX for a couple of years now and had no luck whatsoever using as an interface with Win 10 but it works fine with Win 7. Never been able to figure out why. I eventually got a Signature 12MTK and it worked fine straight out of the box.

Using one in my live rig and it works really well. I've got the X-Live card in mine but the USB interface\ASIO drivers are exactly the same.