Jack Hawk

I only export to mp3 on occasion. I added the LAME encoder and made changes to the encoderconfig per AdamFH and it's working. Just saves me a step when I need to do so... Thanks for the replies!!!

New install fails when trying to export to mp3. wav works fine. I get an internal error. I suspect an mp3 encoder issue. Should I install a different encoder and where does it go if I do? Any insight appreciated.

6 hours ago, mettelus said:

Just to clarify, are there two guitars on that track (rhythm and lead)? If so, that is the primary hurdle due to frequency overlap, but time-based FX (delays, reverbs, etc.) tend to cause the most grief trying to separate things. If you hit a wall with it and want another to take a shot at it, shoot me a PM. I will not have time to sit until this weekend though.

Thank you mettelus, I will let you know. I havea few ongoing projects myself and probably won't get to try this until the weekend myself. I appreciate the offer. 

Thank you all for the suggestions. OutrageProductions, I am trying but have been unsuccessful so far and I want to have a backup plan inplace. Sadicus and abacab, thank you,I will give the suggested software a try. I own an older version of the RX software and will see if mine has that functionality. If not, I can run a trial and see what happens. I appreciate the  suggestions.

I am working on a new project that requires taking a pre existing track with a rhythm and drum track, and pulling the guitar track from it. I am wondering if there is any software available that can do that, isolate a lead guitar and remove it  or isolate it by itself. The final track is intended for a tribute song to a deceased friend. Any thoughts on whether this can be accomplished and what I'd need to do so? Many thanks!!!

Thanks to all who replied with possible solutions. I believe it may have been the sample rate I selected. I have re-recorded and will attempt again, but that seems to be the likely culprit, so I learned something. To anyone elso with one of these Behringer interfaces... the latest drivers do not work for me. I tried them twice and had them hang Cakewalk whenever they were loaded, so I uninstalled and went back to the v4.59. I believe I have most everything setup and functioning at this point... Thanks again for the help.

13 minutes ago, pwalpwal said:

do you have any other apps, like a browser, also running when you get that msg?

I do, but that project is the only one that hoses, and I did use some bogus settings, so that is likely my issue.  While I get around fairly well in this and Studio One, which I also use fairly regularly, There's a whole lot of pieces I'm not well versed in, and they bite me in the ***** occasionally... This is one of those times.

I finally did the export, and imported into a new project which allowed me to open here. I used the unorthodox sample rate because the device in question is supposed to handel up to 192k and 176k was an option. I thought I'd try and see if it made any positive improvements, but that's the last time I'll do so. Yes, I did make sure I set the original project back to 48k... whatever glitched affected the entire project apparently.

I did try this and still get the error. I will keep trying different things.

I will post a screen shot of the error next time I'm there, hopefully Saturday.

Actually you are correct... Neither of these should be a problem. Outputs are mapped in Cakewalk automatically for the particular instance. When I checked at the studio, they were mapped correctly. And since this is a finished project, sample rate shouldn't be an issue... I'm still having issues though. I will take a screenshot next time I am there and post it.  Doesn't make any sense as everything is set up correctly... 

That's my problem!!! Soundcraft uses 11 & 12 as the outout, the UMC uses 1&2. The Soundcraft is 12 track, with 11 & 12 slated as the output.  So I'll never be able to share projects between them? unless I can rename or make the system think it's using 1 & 2.  When you said clock in your previous response,  I thought you were referring to the system clock. my studio is set to 44100. I did use 176k for this project, but was planning on redoing it at 44100 since that seems to be the standard. So I may have 2 issues. Actual output names, and the sample rate I used for this particular project... Thank you for helping talk me through this. It's been quite helpful.

41 minutes ago, John Vere said:

Bit depth is actually 32 inside Cakewalk. That setting is irrelevant. But the Clock rate should always be set to be the same . I find 48 is never an issue as  movies are 48 etc. 
I switch computers all the time including going from using an audio interface to using on board audio. 
My guess is you have too many audio systems active and Cakewalk doesn’t know what to do with that. Uncheck all audio devices you are not using in windows sound settings. Then make the device you are using is selected in Cakewalk preferences and Apply the settings. 
Make sure the master bus is then using that output 

Thanks for the reply. Just checked my remote setup. I will need to check my studio settings next trip over there.  I've attached a pic for information. So you're saying I should change this to 48  ticks per quarter note? I've never adjusted this on any on my systems, but have never tried working between systems before. At the studio there are two playback devices. An on board sound card and my Soundcraft 12 MTK. The 12 MTK is set as default for Cakewalk and I did check to verify it's setup correctly. So the other settings here look correct. I believe the error was something to the effect of "cannot find correct output device". I will also verifynext trip there, likely Saturday. Thanks again for the information. One last bit of info... studio is the Soundcaft 12MTK, remote is a Behringer UMC202HD. 

I am wondering if a different bit depth setting on the output may be the issue.  the new setup is set to24. I believe the main studio is set to 16. Something to try perhaps?

Jack Hawk

I recently brought a second site live and I'm usingCbB. Created my first project and tried to open it back in my main studio. I took the entire folder backto the studio and opened it,but when I attempt to play it,I get an error that it doesn't have the correct output.It opens correctly and the outputs are mapped correctly for that PC.  Projects created on that workstating play fine. This one plays fine at the remote location. My goal is to be able to mix and edit all files at both locations. What am I missing? any help apperciated.

Jack Hawk

Tonight I saw there was an additional update and installed. This was the first time I have been prompted to log in tp Bandlab internally to Cakewalk. So essentially, we'll be connected to Bandlab whenever we're using Cakewalk, and that's a good thing.  Studio One works much the same way. So if I understand this correctly, I could uninstall Bandlab assistant if I wanted to? Last question, someone mentioned that this started back last November, but I just now had my first instance of being asked to log in? just wondering if I missed something? (Yes, read the damn release notes!!!  😀)

On 5/18/2021 at 7:07 PM, Noel Borthwick said:

Does anyone on the planet read release notes?

Most times anymore I get notification through CbB when I run it. Since just before it became not cool to copy and rename folders, I have not spent as much time on the forum. I was unaware of the fact things had changed. Not trying to make excuses, but I find myself logging in here when I run into issues, and not so much other times. I'll make to effort to be visiting a bit more often...

On 5/15/2021 at 10:41 PM, Toddskins said:

I'm still using Win 7 and the latest update of CbB is working fine still.  But when the day comes that an update causes havoc for me, is there a way to revert back to the prior version built into CbB software?   I think that was spoken about a year ago on this site, but don't remember.

And then 2nd, when updating can no longer be done by Win 7 users, is that going to cause a problem in some manner with regard to the activation thing?  (Will we be able to maintain using CbB on the latest good Win 7 version that works for us, forever?)

Before updating, go to C:\Program Files\Cakewalk, and copy Cakewalk Core to a location of your choosing. Rename to Cakewalk Core Rev# (ie Cakewalk Core 2021.04). Then run the update. If need be, copy the renamed file back to C:\Program Files\Cakewalk, and you'll be running your old version. I do this for each update, and it's saved my @$$ more than once.

23 minutes ago, greg54 said:

When I installed the new update, I noticed that my audio tracks all had a weird kind of glow to them.   Anyway, they weren't normal.    I uninstalled the update because it bothered me to look at it.   Does anyone else have that issue with the new update?

Turn off the track outline function, new to 2021.4. From the View menu, select Display, and then toggle the Show Waveform Outlines option. It had me wondering initially as well...

That sir, appears to be the ticket. Thank you very much. I appreciate the help immensely!!!

This is the last one I tried to fix.  I originally found it on a repository of Sonar Themes, as I recall. Thank you very much for doing this.

Soft tones highlighted buttons.sth

It only worked one time gmp, when I copied the core folder back to it's correct location, it blew up again and I cannot get it to fly a second time...

Actually, strike that. When I reconfigured to run from my desktop icon, it blew up again. When I loaded it previously, it appeared to open correctly, without the Theme error. Once I copied the files back to the Cakewalk Core folder, it shit again.  I'm done.

13 hours ago, gmp said:

Hey Jackson, I ran into the same problem. I know it seems crazy but load the old theme in the new theme editor, choose save as and look at which folder it's being saved to, but don't save it yet. Mine is like this:

new theme editor and CbB use this folder for themes
C:\Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Themes - there's only 1 theme in there - logic GP 21.sth (this is my custom theme)

here are old Sonar themes - which have all the old themes, which need to be updated if you want to use them
C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR Themes

Once you're sure of the folder, then open the old theme in Theme Editor and go to that folder and just move that old theme file temporarily to any folder , now choose save as and this time you'll notice it has today's date not something in 2017 Ike mine was. It's not updated until you have the current date. 

There really should be an error message pop up so others don't go through this. You can't just rename it old, like I did. That didn't work for me either, move it out of that folder.

You can do this, I'll help you. I wasted a lot of time to. I hope this post saves others all this frustration.

Wow...   that is the strangest behavior I have ever seen, but it worked sir, thanks so much for walking me through that process. I tried several renames that failed to work as expected, but this one did the trick and I am back in business. Many thanks for jumping in and sharing your results.

Best Regards;

Jackson

12 hours ago, scook said:

Really should review the changes noted in

Running a theme with images that are not the correct size messes with the ability to use the function associated with the image.

This is why it is important to either use a theme supplied with CbB, use a theme that is actively  maintained or learn how to use the theme editor to properly maintain a theme.

This part of the forum is dedicated for questions about the theme editor and current user themes.

Seriously Scook? I am a musician, somewhat well versed in IT, software and computer hardware, but my primary goal here is making music. I try to keep up with it all, but not surprisingly, sometimes things get past me. I set this up in 2017, and really have not gone back to re-address it since. It's worked fine for 5 years now, until this latest change. I am not a programmer, nor do I wish to be, but it seems more and more I am expected to understand all the intricacies of all the varies packages I'm using. I do fine for the most part, but I think I've earned the right to throw up my arms on occasion. I mean no disrespect, and your knowledge of the software has been a godsend on numerous occasions, but not all of us have the time or inclination to dig real deep into Cakewalk, or any of the other 10-15 packages I use. I messed around with Themes 5 years ago long enough to get something to work that I liked, and honestly do not understand all the ramifications the recent changes have wrought. Be patient with those of us looking to record our songs. This change came out of left field for me, and I have spent hours struggling to find a fix. I have days where this frustrates the hell out of me...

Peace;

Jackson