kevmsmith81

I use Windows Defender, and I wasn't aware of this. So, I will try this and see how I get on. And thank you!

Hi, my issues seem quite different from yours in that I have no issue loading projects, however the audio engine is dropping out when recording. However, the first thing I would ask is what your setup is - are you using some kind of audio interface? And are you using ASIO drivers specifically for that interface? If you are, maybe try ASIO4ALL and see if you can load projects with that instead of your device's default drivers. Also, not everyone is having the issues I'm having which suggests the problem may not be widespread. I'm certainly not the only person experience the issue, however some people are seemingly not having the problem.

That is of course possible, and may explain why I get this issue with Cakewalk, but can use Reaper and Mixbus without issue. Which I guess means I am going to have to seriously think about just switching to Reaper. Not ideal, but buying a new computer isn't an option at this point.

I have now done the test. Apparently my system should be suitable for handling real time audio and other tasks without dropouts.

I downloaded it, but I didn't get back to my PC until quite late last night so I've not done the test as yet.

Thanks for tip - this is the first thing I do every time I power on a new laptop for the first time, as I always have it plugged in anyway.

I'm just glad to have an alternative I can go to. I will try the suggestions people have provided when I'm at my computer but it is frustrating to deal with this issue.

That said, the link provided in David's post is something I was not aware of and could be a useful tool. However, given I could import the same stems into Reaper, stick the same plugins on and would not get dropouts. I've also done the same with Harrison Mixbus 32c, which has EQ's, compressors etc running by default all the time due to the way that is set up and also not get dropouts, so I can't help but think that the issue very much lies with Cakewalk. I should also point out that I am not trying to claim Cakewalk is bad, seeing how some people have been very quick to leap to its defence and assume it must be user error. I repeat, I want to use Cakewalk - I was a SONAR user for a good few years before Gibson binned it off and have always been very happy with the workflow. However, these issues are currently making Cakewalk unusable for me. I cannot complete a 4 minute vocal take or guitar take without getting a dropout.

I won't be able to try until much later. I won't be at my computer for at least another 6 hours or so.

I'll need to try and get back to you.

1) I think was set to 44.1, but I'd need to check when back at my laptop. (I'm at work at the moment). Was either that or 48, but I'm 95% sure it's 44.1. 2) It was set to 256 samples, but I increased to 512 when the dropouts started and it didn't help. 3) The only effect I ever have active when recording vocals is the Sonitus reverb as the CPU load seems to be low and I find having a gentle reverb helps when tracking vocals. I'll have Waves GTR3 or TH3 active when recording guitar, depending on which sound I want. All other effects get added once everything is recorded and I start mixing.

Are you sure it's Melodyne Assistant? I own Assistant, and as far as I can tell that only deals in monophonic signals. I thought you needed the top end edition (Studio) for any polyphonic signals.

It may not be a massively expensive interface, but it was working fine until the most recent Cakewalk updates. And, as stated I don't get these issues in the other DAWs I've tried on the same computer, which suggests that the issue lies with Cakewalk and not the interface.

I will have to check - I believe it is set to update automatically, but I will look into that. And, yes it is ASIO drivers! Thanks

Same code for both. I'm using a Presonus Audiobox 96, if that makes any difference.

Yes - number 4, as per OP. The guide states this is a buffering issue, but I can have the exact same tracks in another DAW (Reaper, or Mixbus 32c - take your pick), with the same plugins and not get dropouts in either of those. 4 WDM/MME/WASAPI output buffer not available for delivery to audio device. Increase the Buffers in Playback Queue value in Edit > Preferences > Audio - Driver Settings. As per: https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=4&help=AudioPerformance.24.html

Does this not require the full version of Melodyne if it's more than one note playing at the time?

Glad it's not just me. As I said, I'm confident it's not my computer, as Cakewalk was working fine on this machine, and another one with a considerably weaker CPU, until recent updates. Kinda sucks, as I know my way around it and there's some old third party Plugins that I like, which will only work with Cakewalk due to authorisation. But, at this point if I can't even track a vocal track over a karaoke backing track (one of the least demanding recording tasks given only two tracks in the DAW are being used), then I'm going to have to quit with Cakewalk and get to know Reaper instead.

I don't believe it is possible, in Cakewalk at least. There are services online where you can convert an audio file to midi, but the results are almost invariably terrible.

Is anyone else getting this problem with the last update? It's error code 4 Audio dropouts are getting to the point where I cannot use this DAW anymore. Just to try the least demanding thing I could think of, I tried doing a single vocal take over a karaoke backing track, and I'm still getting it. I've tried switching from my interface's custom drivers to Asio4all, and it still happens. For reference, I can have exactly the same things open in Reaper, with the same plugins using the same driver settings and I do not get dropouts in that - so I'm confident it's not my computer that's the issue, but Cakewalk. I prefer to use Cakewalk, as I'm more confident in my way around it, but if this doesn't stop I will need to start learning Reaper properly! EDIT: Just for reference, my machine is a laptop running Windows 10 with a Ryzen 5 2500U CPU and 16GB RAM, so it's a fairly decent system. It has a mechanical HDD rather than a SSD, but even so Cakewalk was fine before the last couple of updates.

Brilliant, thank you. I will give that a try once I'm at my laptop.

I will try that if I can figure out how to get to it! Thank you

This does give me some things to try, so thank you. I'll have to check these all out. I'm not sure the clips are muted, as I can assign Cakewalk Sound Center, and some other Synths and the track will play, but other VSTi's won't play if I assign those to the track. But the other things I will check, so thank you.

It can't be this as far as I can tell, as I can play notes on it, either using the on-screen keyboard or using a physical keyboard. It just won't play the notes imported into the piano roll from the midi track.

That's fine, and I can do that. But unless I'm mistaken, there's no way of then assigning a different soft synth to the individual tracks. If there is, please let me know, as I've tried and haven't been able to figure it out.