Adam

You want to know what's nuts? I've had this issue, randomly, pop up for so many years now, and, still, today, in April, 2024, I get that ***** message. I'm ok if something goes corrupt from time to time, but, for the love of God, point us toward the problem in the error message! Which track or tracks? Help us do something about it. Don't leave these bugs in Cakewalk for so long!

Hi all, A little error I'd like to report that's been a bug for a long time now. If I'm using drum replacer, the sound of the drum is triggered when I first hit play at the beginning of the session, despite it not being triggered by a midi note (cakewalk does it all by itself). I've also noticed when using virtual amps (I usually use the Neural DSP ones) that, if they have reverb or delay, the sound of that effect is triggered upon playback at the start of the session also. This is annoying when exporting audio (as it happens when exporting as well as playback), as, sometimes the sound extends over the start of the song and I have to move the entire session forward to avoid the problem. Anybody else notice this? regards, Adam

I'm using the latest version of Cakewalk (version 2023.09 (Buiild 075, 64 bit) and use a 64 bit version of Windows 10.

Hi there, I'm a pro user of Cakewalk (have been using it in its various versions for 15+ years) and am having an issue I've never had before. I'm hearing audio glitches in exported audio; for example, just a sample length of white noise that seem to pop up at random points (sometimes several times; try bouncing again, they're in different spots and sometimes less often). I'm also getting some audio glitches where it sounds like an audio timing issue, like a bad edit, for a momentary second. These sessions are part of an album for a band and it's been quite embarrassing dealing with comments regarding output errors I haven't picked up (never had to before!). The sessions that have outputed audio glitches always have a mixture of midi and audio files in them. I'm currently freezing the midi and will freeze all the tracks with virtual amps, but, to be clear, I have a very powerful studio PC that has no issues with CPU (and the CPU meters are not spiking). Sometimes I occasionally get a glitch in playback in cakewalk which isn't a big deal, but, when I'm getting them in exports, it's a really bad problem, as, both myself and my clients begin losing faith in the DAW, and, become paranoid with every track that is exported as having potential export glitches! I know this is pretty random, and, not sure how to better identify the problem. Any advice would be appreciated! Oh, also, running at the lowest buffer size when exporting mixes. regards, Adam

And I can use a proper video editor to sync (I do this regularly when working on film edits: I'm in the drafting/ideas stage where I'd like some very basic functionality with video exporting). 🙄

I'm not asking for it to be a video editor! Just some basic functionality: why have video/audio export available if you can only export the entire video?

Thanks for your input, but, not realy helpful. I simply want Cakewalk to export the video selection in sync with the audio selection I've chosen. I am aware of timestamping: I'm hoping to send 4-5 versions of the same take with different audio options for each version. I'm aware the director could import my audio output themselves, but, this will slow the process down considerably, as, I'll be doing this over hundreds of sections of the film. In an era where so many of us audio engineers are working in multimedia contexts, Cakewalk really needs to get a little more sophisticated here.

Hey Ronman, The same way you automate anything in Cakewalk (lots of documentation of this online). Personally, I use the write enable button on the channel I wish to automate (and remember to turn it off when you're done). cheers

Hi there, I'm currently completing sound design for a film. I'm in Cakewalk doing my audio edits and, I want to export selections of the sound/video from Cakewalk to the director for approval. After making my selection on the timeline, Cakewalk exports the entire video with the sound selection at the start of it! Pretty useless! Please tell me I'm doing something wrong! I really don't want to have to export the audio, attach it myself in a video editor for each edit I make. Adam

+1. This has been a common complaint across a few threads. Sad to see them doing nothing about it still in 2021.

Hi @Noel Borthwick, As requested, reporting a Cakewalk fault on this thread. I'm a pro user who is a hybrid mixer (a digital/analog integrated setup) and make use of the 'external insert' function within Cakewalk. The first problem I'd like to report, which I know you're aware of, is the external insert only allows two mono returns, but, does not allow two mono sends (and, when assigning analog outboard in the input and output drivers in Cakewalk preferences, we only have the option to label things in stereo pairs). This is a major functional flaw for a hybrid mixer, as, it means we can't send two mono analog returns to two consecutive analog inputs as Cakewalk will route a stereo signal through to them from one channel, thus, making the second channel unusable. So, for example, I have an 1176 compressor and an LA2A compressor in my rack, routed to inputs 1 and 2 consecutively, and routed to outputs 1 and 2 consecutively. I would like to insert the 1176 to a mono bass track in channel 1 on cakewalk, and, insert the LA2A to a vocal track in channel 2 on cakewalk. This is not possible: I have to assign the mono compressor across a stereo channel send and both mono compressors can only be used in the one track. For me to get two usable mono analog units inserted into Cakewalk, I have to route to two stereo sends on Cakewalk (so, one mono compressor will send to track 1-2 and the other mono compressor will send to tracks 3-4, even though, I only want them sending to one track), thus, wasting away precious DA converters that I've spent an enormous amount of money on. The second problem, which has only just started occuring since I updated to Build 120, 64 Bit, is when soloing a track with an external insert in the Cakewalk FX rack, the audio stops (while the session is still playing). This has been the case for a long time when soloing a buss with an external insert in the FX rack, but now, the same problem occurs when soloing a single track. I understand your priority is to not service your pro users who are hybrid mixers, but, this approach to mixing is becoming more common now, and, I'm sad to see Cakewalk getting behind with basic hybrid functionality. I've been using Cakewalk (as a pro) for over 15 years now, but, if a fix isn't offered soon, I'll be forced to start learning a new DAW, as, I've invested too much in my ADDA conversion to just waste channels with the multiple mono units I'd like to use. I really don't want to do this; I've been very loyal to Cakewalk and would consider myself an expert user, and, to relearn all the intricacies I know on Cakewalk, would be a massive pain, but, as hybrid mixing is a must in my studio, I have to use what works. I look forward to hearing from you (and happy to provide more information or conduct tests if necessary). regards, Adam Casey The True Vine Recording Studio Melbourne, Australia

Thanks for your reply, @Noel Borthwick. I'll see if I can find that thread and post there.

@Noel Borthwick - I recently updated & now I can’t solo any tracks, in any way, if using an external insert. For pro users who are hybrid mixing, this is a disaster. Please don’t forget us. 😢 As mentioned previously, Cakewalk innovated with the external insert, but, are now behind the game. Look at the amount of people hybrid mixing on Instagram: you are not servicing a huge market.

@Noel Borthwick: thank you for your reply! As you can see, there are a lot of us that are frustrated by this issue. I've been using stereo buss compressors as external inserts for the last year and hadn't noticed it, but now, I have some mono 1176 compressors and LA2A compressors and I cannot send them individual mono signals like everybody else. I've been using Cakewalk for over 10 years and I swear by it, but, please, put this one up higher on the priority list as a favour to your pro users!

Thanks everyone for your answers. @Bill Phillips: yes, very aware I can do this, but, this is not useful for composition, only for playback. I'm talking about dragging out non-tempo dependent loops in the same manner you would with a groove clip, but free of tempo, it just extends the clip based on its own tempo. You can do this in Adobe Auditon, for example. I think the only way to do it is the way @Kevin Perry specifies (duplicating the clip over and over), which, is exactly what I do, and, believe me, I resent this method deeply! I really don't understand why freeform looping isn't a feature; it's a super basic add on, I imagine.