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    Bug in Workspaces

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted · Edited by jsg

    When I set the order of the track parameters (input, output, patch, channel, bank, etc.) and check the boxes Track Control Manager and Track View Control Order in "Manage Workspaces" to ensure that the workspace follows the order I set, I expect that to be the case.  But it is not.  Every workspace seems to have a default order that I cannot control.  When I uncheck the same boxes, the same thing happens, I cannot seem to get the order I want to stick.  

    User error or bug?

    UPDATE:  When I uncheck Track Control Manager and Track View Control Order, it seems to work now as expected.  It defaults to the order I set.  But I would think that when I check these boxes, the order I set would also stick because I am telling the workspace manager to keep the order as I want it.  In any event, I got it to work, but it still doesn't make sense that checking the boxes wouldn't just keep the order rather than default to something I didn't choose.  Hmm...

    Thanks,

    Jerry

    Question About Screensets

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    10 hours ago, clovis said:

    The screensets are counterintuitive when it comes to duplicating and renaming…never been successful at this.  However, I do use them often as they do not affect my control bar, custom menus,, modules, and do not affect color schemes that workspaces do.  
     

    workspace is about changing the interface for a particular type of session such as Recording and them a seprate for mixing.  They dont just change the browser and console windows around, they also enable and disable various functions and user access.  
     

    Screensets are simply quick and customizable window view resizing and browser/type inviee/collapse.  Screensets do not mess with or toggle on/off other sensitive settings and  changes to the control bar.

    Workspaces do not have to affect those areas and parameters you named above.  Go to manage workspaces and you can uncheck any of the items you don't want the workspace to change. 

    Question About Screensets

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    1 minute ago, John Vere said:

    Probably no answer because I don't think people use screen sets anymore. Myself I looked at this thread yesterday and realized I forget how to even use them because it's been a long time.  I use workspaces. Just set things up the way you like , and save as a new workspace. I have about 6 of them and that seems to cover most situations I need. If you really need to use them then I'm sure the answer is in the documentation. Just Google Cakewalk-Screensets. 

    Wow, I use them all the time, they're very useful for the way I work. I've never found workspaces to be as necessary, but that just reveals how everyone uses a program differently. 

    Question About Screensets

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    When I call up two files (it doesn't matter which folder they're in and it doesn't matter whether they are .cwp files or template files) and try to import the screenshots from one file to the other the import works fine, but the file that I am importing from is always named "symphony #9".  It doesn't matter what I name or rename the file I am importing from, it always has the same name.  Somewhere lurking in that file is the name "symphony #9" but I don't know where. 

    Anyone know why this is happening?

    Thanks and much appreciated as usual,

    Jerry

     

    Nine Hymns on Spiritual Life

    in Songs

    Posted · Edited by jsg

    I recently completed my project of writing hymns using the East West Choirs and word builder software.  I am posting the link here.  I hope you find meaning and pleasure in these short pieces.  I suggest following along with the score as it will help to clarify the words that the choir is singing!  For those hymns with instrumentation, I'm using instruments from the VSL Orchestral Cube. 

    Jerry

    Nine Hymns on Spiritual Life

    It's Always Worse At Night

    in Songs

    Posted

    2 hours ago, KurtS said:

    That's crazy that you can create a choir like that. Even with the text I couldn't make out the words but it sounds good.

    It is difficult to understand the words. I'm really hoping that new choir software with word building becomes available soon. 

    In the meanwhile, the best way to understand the words is to follow the score, which is why I posted them with each piece. Doing so will definitely make it easier! 

    Jerry 

    It's Always Worse At Night

    in Songs

    Posted

    I'm still working on short hymns using East West's choirs and word builder. 

    This is number nine.   Please follow the text or the score as it's challenging to understand the words without seeing them written down.

    PLAY

    Jerry

    https://www.jerrygerber.com

     

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    A Bit of MIDI History

    in Songs

    Posted · Edited by jsg

    Here's a video from one of the earliest animated TV series to utilize an entire MIDI-based score, composed and produced in 1988.

    Synchronizing the music to the animated band was very complicated.  At the time I was using a Roland TR-909 drum machine and every drum stroke, keyboard and guitar lick had to be matched to picture. 

    My, hasn't our medium evolved in terms of DAWs, sample libraries and sound quality...

    PLAY

    Jerry

    www.jerrygerber.com

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    Closing Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Max Arwood said:

    I don’t know about the freeze up thing, but I just wanted to say I can load 1/3 more plug-ins with windows antivirus disabled. It is amazing how much system resources it take. Disabling it might help. If your pieces are as many tracks as I think they are, you could be on the edge of the computers processing power.  Large pieces look like they close quickly, but cakewalk is still doing stuff in the background for a little bit.  How large are the files and how many tracks?  

    I think the files that might aggravate this issue are ones with VST instruments.   A file with only MIDI tracks, I think, doesn't cause the problem.  My files range from 4  tracks to over 40 tracks...

    Closing Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted

    2 hours ago, bitflipper said:

    Something is keeping Cakewalk from shutting down. A hidden dialog could be one explanation. However, dialogs usually don't time out after 3-5 minutes. Whatever's holding up the shutdown is probably not directly part of Cakewalk, but something external. I've seen interface drivers cause this, as well as antivirus products, network adapters and faulty disk drives.

    Maybe some more information about the computer system might shed some light. Laptop or desktop? Internal or external audio interface? Wi-fi enabled? What audio driver (ASIO, WASAPI)? 

    Hi Bitflipper,

    It's a desktop. Asio (MOTU) driver with 1248 audio interface.  MIDI over LAN and MOTU Microlite interface. Virus program is Windows 10 default and there is Wi-FI connected to a router.  CW is the only app that has this issue.

     

    Closing Cakewalk

    in Cakewalk by BandLab

    Posted · Edited by jsg

    Hi all!

    I'm running the very latest version of CW on a Windows 10 machine with a fast i7 CPU, 32GB of RAM and fast SSD drives.  When I close a file in CW, I cannot just close the app at the same time.  If I do, it gets stuck in memory, and even using the Task Manager doesn't work to release it from memory.  So I have to log out, restart and then it's gone.  But if I close a file and wait 3-5 minutes, then I can (usually) close CW and it leaves memory as it should. 

    I've had this issue across many versions of the program, going back to Sonar.  I have searched for a solution but so far have not found it.  Any ideas?

    Thanks!

    Jerry

    https://www.jerrygerber.com

     

     

     

    Symphony #5, 3rd movement

    in Songs

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Wookiee said:

    This was extremely pleasant to listen too.  Well composed, beautifully captured, constructed and mixed.

    Thank you for sharing.

    You're welcome Wookiee.  Thanks for listening.

    2nd movement from Symphony #11 for Virtual Instruments

    in Songs

    Posted

    4 hours ago, jwnicholson78 said:

    I'm really enjoying the mix of synths and orchestral samples, as well as the overall composition.  Well done.

    4 hours ago, jwnicholson78 said:

    I'm really enjoying the mix of synths and orchestral samples, as well as the overall composition.  Well done.

    Thanks jwnicholson!  It means a lot to me that others enjoy my work..

    Sincerely,

    Jerry

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