Jerry Gerber

I am running the very latest version of CW. When I choose to hide all midi tracks and display only an audio track and save the file, the next time I open the file some of the tracks I've chosen to hide (all hidden tracks are muted and archived) reappear and I have to hide them again. I think this may be a bug. Thanks, Jerry

I've been posting movements from my new oboe concerto. I finished the 3rd movement today and am posting it, so the composition is now complete. I am thinking about recording it also with a live oboist when COVID is really over, but for now I think the VSL oboe sounds good. PLAY

Hi all, There's a setting in Preferences-Customization-Display that I've never understood in all my decades of using Cakewalk. Whether I check or uncheck the setting "Display Envelopes on Percentage Scale" I don't see any visual change to where the envelope sits relative to the audio waveform. What I expect, when I check it, is for the envelope line at 0dB to sit right in the center of the waveform window--exactly between the left and right waveforms. But it doesn't appear that way, it doesn't change its position at all whether it's checked or unchecked. It always appears a little above the center of the left waveform. What am I not understanding here? Thanks! Jerry

Thanks Larry!

Thanks Noynekker, it pleases me that the piece brought you some enjoyment! Jerry

Well, I hope nobody takes offense. On the other hand, is it possible to write or say something funny that doesn't offend someone? Hmm, that's something to ponder..

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Thanks for reading Bitflipper! Best, Jerry

Interview conducted in December, 2021 READ

Thanks, will check out if any of those are scanning at startup..

Thank you Nigel!

I have 2 SSD drives so that's definitely not the problem.

Thanks Andy!

Fast start is a no-no, it causes all kinds of problems. I never use it.

No clients anymore. I stopped soundtrack work to focus on my own music and albums.. Glad you enjoyed listening Tim and thank you for commenting. Jerry

Thanks again Tom for listening and commenting. Glad you find pleasure in my pieces! Jerry

Thank you for listening bdickens, much appreciated!

I think this is true for standard music notation, not specifically the CW staff view. It's difficult to control contrapuntal music without SMN. I can hardly imagine some of the great works by Bach, Mahler, Brahms, etc. being composed if standard music notation hadn't been invented and evolved. The piano roll view (I suppose, I've never used it) can work for simple music, but when you start getting into 6 part harmony or 5 part counterpoint, you're not going to be able to fine tune and develop your ideas as you can with notation. My only gripes with the current staff view is the oldest of all--the inability to display tied and dotted triplets. I've gotten used it, and I can have affection for the imperfect, just as others have affection for me with all of my imperfections. I write tied and dotted triplets whenever I need to and make the quick corrections in Sibelius for the the score.

From the album Cosmic Consciousness Scored for VSL Orchestral Cube PLAY

Thanks, I'll check that out.

No, of course not. It's a DAW in a professional music studio and the computer is dedicated solely to music production. I use CC Cleaner too but that isn't the issue. Thanks for the weblink and tip. Much appreciated! I will check it out. Jerry

Exactly. If the same conversation happened face to face we'd probably be laughing together..

You've taken my reply too seriously and you didn't offend me. I guess my humor didn't come through very well. And yes, meditation is not a contest. But it is a great way to live a better life.

Patience? You've got to be kidding! I've composed and produced 11 symphonies, 43 full symphonic movements among many other works for albums and soundtracks. Do you have any idea how much patience that requires? It's not only about time, it's about understanding my tools and why they behave the way they do. And besides, 16 seconds twice a day 6 days a week adds up to 192 seconds a week. that's 9,984 seconds or over 166 minutes (2.7 hours) a year! Do you know how much composing I can get done in 2.7 hours? 😁😃😁 p.s. I meditate 45 minutes a day and have done so for the past 49 years.. Try that if YOU are serious about learning patience! In fact, I will teach you how for free if you want... Now, back to my original question, might anyone know what causes this behavior?

Hi All , Every day I start up Cakewalk the same exact way, I turn on the equipment in the same order, I boot up the computer with the exact same configuration. But CW starts up differently: Sometimes it starts up immediately, the Cakewalk logo screen comes up and a second or two later the program opens. But most of the time, the CW logo screen comes on and it takes 16 seconds to CW to fully open. I've never understood this, I've tried changing the order of when I turn on the USB MIDI interface, and I've tried waiting a few minutes after booting up Windows 10 before launching CW. But none of this affects the seeming randomness of why sometimes CW boots up immediately and sometimes it does not. If anybody has any ideas, I'm all ears! Thanks, Jerry