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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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

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  6. @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. 

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  7. @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!

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  8. 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. 

  9. Hey everybody,

    Just wondering, for years I've been waiting for Cakewalk to give me the option to freeform loop (ignoring tempo), but, still, it doesn't seem it's possible, so, I end up copying and pasting. For me, I often am looping sound design work for theatre/dance/film soundtrack work, and, I don't want it to stretch the audio, and, their tempo is irrelevant in the design.  How I wish I could do this: any tips?  And if you're listening, Bandlab, I pray you implement a freeform looping feature in a future update!

    cheers,

    Adam

  10. Very excited to see the implementation of the 'Arranger track' function.  Just started playing with it and it's certainly not seamless on my system ("Create arbitrary song sections anywhere on the project timeline, then later string them together for seamless playback").  Very jerky when it jumps to different sections (an audible gap/jitter). I have a high powered system (10 core/3.5GHZ, 64 gig ram). Would be great if it truly were seamless. Good news is that when I export the arrangement the gaps/jitter is gone (but there is an audible 'click'; I'm sure if there were a crossfade option this issue could be resolved?).  Anyway, I like where this is going, but, it's not quite usable in a professional client-based context yet (I use Cakewalk in a pro studio).

    cheers,

    Adam

  11. Hey everyone,

    I'm using Cakewalk by Bandlab Version 2020.01 (the latest update) and cannot find the 'snap to scale' function. I simply want to 'drag all' notes and for them to remain in the scale of the song. Can someone please help me find this function in the latest version? The help documentation is really outdated (only referencing X2 and X3: they really need to update this) and the track inspector doesn't include a snap to scale function as far as I can see.

    regards,

    Adam

  12. Okay: I'm more confused than ever. I tried a few different things to replicate the problem.

    1. I created a new instrument track (not a Kontakt instrument; an Arturia synth) and played a note over the tempo change and it was clean
    2. I copied and pasted the midi track that was in the channel that was popping into the Arturia track and their was a popping sound over the tempo change
    3. I tried deleting the midi note in the kontakt channel and reinserting it, and, I'm still getting the popping.

    In conclusion, I think the problem is a Cakewalk glitch, but, not easy to replicate consistently.  

  13. Hi Robert,

    Yes: I've solo'ed the tracks to confirm. The popping is definitely only related to the sound sources triggered by midi (not just one instance; there are three that all pop in the same way the moment the playback hits the tempo change.  There is nothing in the event window excepting the single midi note. 

  14. Hi there,

    I'm getting a bug that's really annoying. I've got a couple of droning (single note) midi sounds, and, I have a tempo change in the session, and, at the moment the tempo changes, the droning midi tracks create a loud popping sound. I'm using the latest version of Cakewalk by Bandlab.  Anybody else having this problem? Is there a way around it? Can Bandlab please address this in the next version?

    regards,

    Adam

  15. Hey there,

    When I drag out a really long note in piano roll (say, more than 100 bars) the edit functions disappear and I just get a selection icon, but, the resize and move icons are no longer available to me. So, this means, when I create a long midi drone note I can't edit its length.  It's driving me crazy: anybody know a fix? Hopefully it's not a bug and I'm doing something wrong.

    cheers,

    Adam

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