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Chaps

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  1. The first thing to check would to make sure Input Echo is enabled on the track your vsti is on.
  2. Are you using take lanes on the distorted vocal track? Is the waveform also showing distortion?
  3. Not an answer to your question, but an alternate method. GR5 works great for processing a recorded guitar signal in Cakewalk. A big problem in recording live guitar is how you listen to the guitar parts you are playing while recording them. I have had good results using a passive direct box to record the straight guitar signal while sending an output to my guitar amplifier for monitoring. No worries about latency or feedback. All you need is a direct box (I paid less than $30 for one) and an amplifier. One advantage of recording the direct guitar signal is that you can take your time and find the right GR5 sounds (or TH3, etc.) you want, even layer different GR5 sounds using multiple tracks.
  4. Turn off Snap. Right-Click the Draw Tool to select Line Mode to draw the controllers. Left-Click where the series of controllers will start then click and drag the cursor to where you want the series of controllers to stop and let up the left mouse button. Use Freehand Mode similarly, but it doesn't automatically create straight lines like Line Mode Does.
  5. Here is a handy website that will resize images for you over the Internet. https://pixlr.com/x/
  6. Have you tried Bouncing the track with Fast Bounce turned off? Or Audible Bounce turned on?
  7. Beat me to it. 😉 You can click the Save button and save the layout to any destination folder. I save mine to OneDrive.
  8. Chaps

    How to move tracks manually

    Click the Track Icon to the right of the track number and drag it up or down to where you want.
  9. My understanding is that 32 bit VST2 go in the C:\Program Files (x86) directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Vstplugins) 64 bit VST2 go in the C:\Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins) and VST3 go in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 directory. And some plugins will install to the Steinberg directory in either C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x86) unless you change the destination folder during installation. Any sub-directory will do as long as it's added to the VST scan path. That's how I've been doing it and everything works fine. If I'm wrong I hope someone will correct me.
  10. I usually install them in a folder with the company's name. Helps me keep track of them. Keep in mind that 32 bit, and 64 bit VST, and VST3 plugins go in different locations.
  11. If there is no way to sort plugins by date in the program you can do it the old-fashioned way by opening the folder the plugins are actually installed in and sorting them by Date Modified.
  12. Here's how I do it. Right-Click the CLIP and select either Insert Effect, which will put MIDI FX in the clip's FX Rack and will act non-destructively, or click Process Effect which will open the tool and destructively write the changes you make to the MIDI data.
  13. I thought it might. Glad to hear it worked out. Guitar amp sims can be very useful for more than just guitars. Keep experimenting. Who knows, your go-to amp might be a bass amp.
  14. Are you using any plugins that may have to be reauthorized? Some demo versions of plugins will exhibit that kind of behavior when the grace period is exceeded.
  15. I suggest you take some time and look through some of the posts in the Tutorials section of this forum. You don't need to read everything but there is a lot of good advice and tips there that would allow you to have a better understanding of how Cakewalk works and what you can do with it. Focus on threads for beginners. One problem you may have on this thread is people offering you advice using terms that you won't understand. I also suggest you download a copy of the Cakewalk Reference File so you can look up things that other users may post here, to give you a better understanding of what they are referring to. Everybody here wants to help people get started, but the terminology involved is often a stumbling block to meaningful communication. https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/forum/35-tutorials/ https://bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/docs/Cakewalk Reference Guide.pdf
  16. If you want to make sure nothing is Write Enabled, there is a Clear all automation write enables button in the Mix Module in the Control Bar. If anything is Write Enabled it will turn red, as shown in the image below. Click it to turn off all write automation.
  17. If I want to randomize velocities for a track with chords, and sometimes drums, I like Cakewalk's Velocity MFX. It doesn't come with any useful presets but you can make your own pretty easily. Adjust the sliders, and this will take some trial and error before it becomes intuitive, to where you want then type in a name and then click the Save icon. The preset shown is one I made for more extreme variations in velocity for piano tracks I put together using the PRV. I have multiple presets for Piano (though they can be used with any MIDI instrument) with varying degrees of randomization. If I have a long piano track with multiple clips I will use different presets on different clips, increasing the 'humanizing' effect. Here is a preset with less extreme velocity changes for comparison.
  18. You're welcome. I wish I had posted that sooner to save you the trouble.
  19. Just removing the Automation Lane doesn't remove the Envelopes. Try this to remove the envelopes. To Delete ALL the envelopes or envelopes in individual Automation Lanes: To delete several or all envelopes 1. Select the data that contains the envelopes you want to delete—you can select parts of tracks, one or more whole tracks, or all tracks. Use the Edit > Delete Special command to open the Delete dialog box. 2. Select only Track/Bus Automation if it’s listed. 3. Click OK. Cakewalk deletes any track and clip envelopes that are in the data you selected. If you to keep some automation but delete others, open the Automation Lanes and select just the lanes that contain the envelopes you want to remove. To select a lane click the top left corner above the - sign. Press and hold the Ctrl key to select multiple lanes. Then use Edit/Delete Special to delete the unwanted envelopes, which will also remove those Automation Lanes.
  20. Consider this. When you hear your piezo pickup live, are you hearing it amplified through a PA or amplifier? If so, that is what you are hearing and not the direct output from the pickup. You can try using a clean amp setting from TH3, or other amp modeler, to see if that gives you more of the sound you are looking for. You can tweak the heck out of those, and combined with adjusting the EQ you might find something you can live with.
  21. Chaps

    Delay song

    You can just click and drag it to where you want it. Set the SNAP setting to Measure. Select the clip and hover the mouse cursor over the clip (not at the very beginning of the clip) until you see an icon with 4 arrows. Then click and drag it to where you want it. Here is a link to the Cakewalk for BandLab reference file. I suggest you download it and keep it handy because it has the kind of information in it you need to get started. https://bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/docs/Cakewalk Reference Guide.pdf
  22. You're welcome, though I certainly can't take any credit for your problem being fixed. If you do end up spending some cash for a new controller at least you'll be able to get one that is made specifically for what you're using it for, it will have newer drivers and more control over different MIDI parameters. Might be a good use for the stimulus check we're supposed to be getting in a few weeks. I'm using mine to build a new computer.
  23. I was looking for information on the device and on the Casio website it shows that the Casio USB driver is not compatible with Windows 10 and compatible with Windows 7 32bit with some limitations. I don't know that this has something to do with your problem but it is something to consider. There might even be some weird MIDI feedback loop going on. You could try changing the device's MIDI mode to see if that has any effect. https://support.casio.com/en/support/osdevicePage.php?cid=008002002
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