Glenn Stanton

Ozone 7 had a real issue with display resolution - you had to get it in some odd setting for it to work right. Ozone 8 partly cured it, and Ozone 9 seems to not have the display resolution issues. Ozone 10 and 11 have basically static-sized controls on sizeable windows and are plugin only.  i think 11 looks better with the dpi enabled but ymmv

and a PC with the IO rates / paths / etc to actually utilize it. ~2.3gb/s sustained for 2000 tracks at 48/24?

you'd want to check - i don't think the ilok dongles can be connected to 2 separate computers at the same time. but the second solution seems like a possibility as it's a switched solution vs simply extended.

if they're simply MIDI or simply an audio format supported by CW, then it should be possible to import, much like any other MIDI or audio file. however, some companies use proprietary compression (i.e. cannot simply open as a zip or tar or gz) on these type of files to wrap / bundle the files and prevent their use by other programs.

EQ = EQ, Limiter (maximizer) = Limter 🙂 

the master buss EQ would be to do some overall gentle tweaks - e.g. a bit more high, a bit dip on low mids (usually some mud there), and a bit of LF boost (all 1-2db but could be more or less).

the master buss Maximizer (limiter) would be to set your peak limits and to overall increase the volume (and there are other features there as well for setting the algorithm, upward compression, clipping, transients, stereo independence, mono mode, codec preview, and dithering.

just follow the instructions - basically export a request, copy it to a machine with internet access (using something like a USB stick), process it, copy the result back to the USB stick, the import the response.

so you're not seeing this kind of layout?

maybe the you have reduced the track view display too much? maybe select another screenset to determine if there is some setting you tweaked.

i use the built-in gain control on the audio track. and for each track i set the volume slider to -6 as my starting point, then set the gain to roughly have the signal peak at -12 to -6 depending on the instrument, the frequency band it occupies, and it's role. these feed my busses which are by default set to -3. in general, if i'm careful, my non-limited master ends up around 0db maybe +1 (yellow). 

then i add in my master eq and limiter/maximizer (typically Izotope Ozone 11 EQ + Maximizer) set to -1db peak, and in my Izotope Insight, starting at -16 LUFS without vocals, and then around -14LUFS with vocals, and integrated LUFS around -14.5 to -14. depending on the song i may go to -12 or for something softer -16.

one of the first tools a mastering engineer reaches for? their ears. second, the volume knob. oddly enough, if it's not loud enough, they turn up the volume control🙂

after that, then they may reach for the other tools -- EQ, dynamics, limiting etc to shape it.

if you have access to your products on the https://legacy.cakewalk.com site, you could use the old email and the serial + registration/authorization numbers. i don't think the registration on your PC requires the old email to function in terms of responding to an email.

EXAMPLE:

21 hours ago, newdreamstudio said:

I have to Sonar plugin installed but Windows 11 won't let me choose Windows 7 as the compatibility mode. 

the compatibility mode is for EXE (app) not DLL (plugin). if you have the 64-bit SONAR plugin - maybe run the installers in Windows 7 compatibilty and as admin

it's more for aligning clips than changing the timeline. likely you'd want to insert a meter change to accommodate or change the timing of the clip to be more aligned with the tempo / meter / measure positions.

http://legacy.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=CakewalkSonar&language=3&help=Tempo.14.html

failing that, my original statement of using a marker instead to explicitly declare the location would work even if the crtl-up/down doesn't deliver on odd positions outside of the measure/beat positioning.

Next could be a candidate for IOS like iPad.

the only trepidation i would have for Cakewalk would be the amount of support needed by iPad owners (in turn robbing us of Sonar and Next on Windows/Mac support)

if you check out some other DAW (DAW-like) products, you'll find their forums are full of iPad issues because of hardware versions, IOS versions not working with the hardware versions, IOS versions not supporting features that 2 weeks ago were working and now are completely dropped or changed, etc etc. having Apple rule your platform kinda sucks in 90% of the cases...

@RexRed

if you have all your project content in a folder (like Cakewalk Projects or whatever you chose to keep your stuff organized in):

1. right-click on the top parent folder and select properties
2. select the security tab
3. select "to change permissions, click Edit" edit button
4. select "Users (devicename\Users)"
5. check the "full control" and "modify" checkboxes (this will give users of which you're one full control over the project folders and subfolders)

6. press "Apply"
if there is an option to apply permissions to all the folders, subfolders, files etc make sure it is checked and OK.
7. go grab a beverage as it may take a while to process...

8. reopen the folder properties and if read-only is enabled, then uncheck the read-only attribute, select "apply changes to this folder, subfolders, and files" and press OK

9. go grab a beverage while the read-only is removed...

NOTE: this will not hurt your content and project files HOWEVER if you also have applications run from the same folder, then the permissions could adversely affect those (most times no, but sometimes developers do weird things) - so make sure this is only the content and project files folders and not the applications.

NOTE: all this could be for moot if somehow you have a disk dedicated for your content and projects (like i do) and the inherit permissions is set to on (default), and you're restricted at the disk drive level. in which case i would apply the user permissions to the entire drive (which is what i did) to avoid anything at the top of the drive restricting you.

maybe put a marker on the spot? if it's important to find, then make it explicit.

i opened it in Sonar - i only have ~1/2 the plugins though and none of the VI, and none of the audio files. 

i attached it as saved in Sonar in case you want to try to open it in it's partial state to see if it changes anything.

Coming Again 404.zip

a number of plugins can passthrough the MIDI and those can be selected in inputs across multiple tracks. Kontakt, Polysher, etc. if the synth is enabled to passthough MIDI "Enable MIDI output if available".

for myself - i prefer separate MIDI clips so i can tweak them independently.

5 minutes ago, Badtimes Banjo said:

Do any of the freeware effects plugins work on Windows XP machines, Sonar 7?

if they're free, download and try them. 

have you tried the tempo track approach as that can be more granualar and intuitive for adding tempo changes? click on the + next to Tempo Track in your inspector (in your image on the left top side)

well, if nothing else, as it's an audio signal, you should hear it if you set your system to listen (without the DAW) to the interface and output it via another output like your device speakers or even the IO output...

likely you have a bunch of things running you should turn off. check the short list in the Task Manager "startup apps" tab and disable most of those. also, in your anti-virus - create exceptions for the Cakewalk.exe and your audio project folder so you're not scanning those while using it; and make sure you're not using things like cloud services on your file system which has the audio or other DAW related files actively running.

make sure your power settings are on high performance and, using device manager, turn off the "allow device to be turned off" settings on your disk drives and your USB interface. disable any RealTek audio drivers and services (removing them will only reinstall them...)

do a search for the OS top audio system optimizations as a guide for turning things off.

in solo & mono, you might find it "thinner", but in a full mix where you've already done the HP filtering, you're less likely to notice. and if you listen with a single mono speaker with the track in stereo, you'll be able to assess if there is an issue. 

other tricks include the Waves or Boz widener plugins, and of course using the Haas effect with a slight delay and judicious panning - as with the phase plugin, check in mono with the stereo feed to determine any ill effect.

according to @Noel Borthwick Sonar has been in production 2 months? i've been using it for about 45 days and it's pretty solid, i had to pull up some old plugins which i knew might crash it (and not to disappoint they did) but other than trying to deliberating crash it, i only had one incident where it crashed (an update from Karzog) which when i updated the plugin went back to working.

you probably should do a lookup on your OS for optimisation so your system isn't running stuff that can cause the cracks and pops ?

sometimes it's as simple as turning off the network while you're doing stuff - making sure your apps are all off, no running discord server etc. ? gaming, etc can all make audio work tougher than it needs to be.

the MME is not a good thing  to run esp as the UMC204HD is a good interface (i'm running the UMC202HD at the moment on my laptop) via WASAPI shared (most times) or ASIO when i need to record audio. 

many times, having some details can more quickly result in getting things running.

for example, is your "epiano" using audio or MIDI when connecting to the "interface"? my guess would be you have the stereo audio output on your epiano connected to the interface, and the interface is connected via a USB cable to CW. you note that CW recognises the interface - good sign. are you using WASAPI shared or something else for the interface? is it selected in preferences? is it selected in the audio track you are recording to? have you "armed" the track to record?

i am on their blogs almost daily via the newsletter. even though it's a PT and UK focus on a lot of stuff, i find a lot of useful information on products, techniques, etc is there and sometimes a new plugin to explore as well.