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I have nothing to add other than suggesting he back up his system drive, including a system image, to an external drive so that if there is a real problem he can just load the backup and pick up from there. Doing that would take the worry out of trying different things.

Sometimes I try to close and re-open Cakewalk but the program doesn't launch so I have to use the Task Manager/Processes Tab to close Cakewalk (which is why I have the Task Manager pinned to my taskbar). This has never failed to close Cakewalk. However, I have had problems shutting down the VLC Media Player and the Task Manager/Processes Tab fails to shut it down, but ending the task in the Task Manager/Details Tab will shut it down. So, my suggestion is to see if Cakewalk is active in the Details Tab and end it there.

If you select a MIDI track and then open the Events window it will show the MIDI events for that track, if that helps. Also, once the Events window for that track opens, you can go to the events in other MIDI tracks in that window.

Pretty cool. Nice separation between the instruments and everything was clean and clear. Very nice bass sound. Present but not obtrusive.

Pretty cool. I thought the bass line was inhabiting maybe a little too much territory, though.

I liked it. Very moody and evocative. I can hear this as background music for an animation. The two note bass figure sounds very timpani-ish, maybe doubled with a huge Taiko drum. Very cool. I'd fix that title, though. 🙂

I'm not sure what method you are using but I have no problems clicking audio clips and dragging them to where I want them to go. Keep in mind that your Snap setting will affect how the clip can be dragged. If your Snap setting is Measure, or Whole Note, you won't be able to click and drag the clip anything smaller than that, like 1/4 or 1/8. Anyway, to answer your question about alternate ways to move them, select the clip and then click Clip in the Track Inspector. This will display the clip's Properties. There you can manually edit the clip's start time. If you're unsure what that is, look at the start time of the clip you want the other one to line up with. You can also copy the start time from one clip and paste it into the start time of another clip. That's one way off the top of my head. Of course, this only works to move the clip around in the track it is in. If you want to move the clip to a different track, dragging and dropping is still the best method.

My bad. I didn't follow the link far enough.

Click the Cakewalk by BandLab link at the top of this page and select Download.

I haven't read this entire thread but have you tried using CC:7 (Volume)? It's a cool controller because it can change the volume of a midi note while it's playing.

I have to run some errands but I have one last suggestion. Reinstall your Kontakt software if you haven't already. If you installed Cakewalk by BandLab while Kontakt was already on your system Cakewalk may not not be using it at optimum performance. I hope you can get this problem resolved because I know how frustrating it must be. Ah, one more thing... if you have access to another audio interface you could try using that to see if you still have the same problem. If not, the problem might be in your hardware.

Nothing jumps out as being out of the ordinary. What I would do, as part of the elimination process, is to move the Buffer Size slider all the way to the right/Safe position, just to rule that out if it isn't the problem. Also, do media files you play on your computer also have noise when played?

Would it be possible for you to post a screencap of your audio driver settings?

Yes, but it's good to know where those files are. I was suggestion you look in those folders and see where the files are. I have read that there may be problems if they are in a VST3 folder. It's moot if you are reinstalling, but I do suggest you see where the files are being installed to.

What folder are the program's .dll files in? Is that folder being scanned by the Plug-in manager? Look in C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Vstplugins C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VST3

I'm glad I could help. When it comes to computers the devil really is in the details.

Is the vst 32 bit or 64 bit?

Let me lay out the exact steps I took to install the files. 1. Right-Click the WinRAR file and extract it to a folder with the same name. You should see something like this. Go into the new folder and then go into the 1) Install Your Software folder. Go into the 1)Install Your Software folder and open the SetupVST64 file to install the .dll files. You will be able to change the destination for the files, or use the default destination, before the installation begins. If you have done all this already, then I have no idea what the problem is. All I can say is, this worked for me and I hope it works for you.

Thanks. It's always nice to hear something positive. 🙂 The Hybrid Staff is the Piano Roll View. Sorry for the confusion. I think that's what Cakewalk called it a few decades ago. Old habits die hard.

Kazoo sound? I don't know what part that is. The title was originally inspired by a girl named Kim I knew a long time ago who said if she ever started a band she would call it The Smiling Assassins. I thought it sounded cool and asked her if she minded if I used it in one of my songs. She said "go for it". Within the context of the song it refers to women who broke my heart, killing me a little bit at a time. Every time a girl broke my heart I would die a little more. Smiling assassins = heart breakers. I think Kim's idea was more literal where mine is metaphorical.

Okay, the I downloaded ( 64 bit ) WinRar file, unzipped it, ran the install file and it installed the files to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins. All the .dll files were properly installed in that directory. Is your Plug-in Manager scanning the C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins directory? You may have to add that directory to the scanning locations . Open the Plug-in Manager and under VST configuration click Options, and then scan again. If you don't see the Steinberg folder listed you can add it to the list of directories to be scanned. A lot of plug-ins will install to the directory so it's a good one to add if you haven't already. That's all I got.

I'm downloading it now. I will try the installation and see if I can duplicate your problem.

Have you tried contacting their Support? They should be able to straighten that out. https://www.plugandmix.com/about/contact

Thank you very much! I played the guitar melody as close as I could to the vocal melody. I'll be redoing it soon, adding the vocal, and putting the guitar melody towards the end with guitar and synth harmonies, as well as adding a guitar solo. I can't copy and paste it, and have to play it again, because the tempo is constantly changing throughout the song. I don't think there's more than a measure where the tempo is the same. Everything is in service to trying to making it sound like a live performance. Some might say "A good band can play at a constant tempo" and they would be right, but most of my formal music training was during my years in various a cappella choirs where the the tempo can be quite fluid. I've always liked that 'feel'.

That would be handy. I think the closest thing to that right now is to open the track in both the PRV and Staff view and toggle between them.