Jean Corivo

I upgraded my computer from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Generally speaking, the switchover went smoothly, but there seems to be a problem with the UWP MIDI mode on Cakewalk. Some MIDI messages are no longer getting through, including "Machine Control" messages. I'm using the VS-700C: I receive all status messages on the VS-700C, but I can't send any to Cakewalk, i.e. one-way communication. However, the control surface is well configured. I can only use MME mode. With Windows 10 I didn't have this problem. Perhaps it's Microsoft's rapid abandonment of UWP mode towards "Project Reunion" that's the cause, but obviously for many users it seems that using MIDI UWP mode is problematic.

Hi @Noel Borthwick I installed Cakewalk 2021.09 Update 1 and I'm having the same stuttering problems as with Cakewalk 2021.09 when I use the oversampling feature In fact, the problem seemed to have disappeared with Cakewalk 2021.09 Update 1 Early Access, but with the latest update I'm getting the same stutter problem... I have tried several synthesizer plugins from different companies and even Cakewalk's own such as Rapture Pro and the problem is recurring. The only way around it is to install Cakewalk 2021.06 (build 58) or Cakewalk 2021.09 Update 1 Early Access...

Hi Noel, This update seems to solve the stutter problem, when oversampling is activated on the synthesizers

@Noel Borthwick Hi Noel, I did the test of reinstalling Cakewalk 2021.06 Update 3 (build 27.06.0.058) without changing any asio parameter of the apollo UAD card. The render (freeze track) works fine with oversampling on I then reinstalled version 2021.09, I open the same project and try to render on the same track and I only hear stutter. It gives the impression that the synthesizers are no longer synchronized on the wordclock reference of the project. I did the test with a new project, same result. All the tests were done with a sampling rate of 48khz

With version 2021.09 the upsample function (render & playback) seems to have a bug. When I do a render (freeze track) of a synthesizer on which I have set the upsample function, the result is an audio file with a stutter effect. If I open an existing project, on which the upsample function (2X) is on and whose synthesizer tracks have not been frozen, it is absolutely necessary to set the upsample function to off and then to on, otherwise the sound is completely distorted. If I unfreeze a track that was playing correctly from an existing project and then freeze it again, I end up with stutter I also sometimes get a message that the sampling rate of the synthesizer is not correctly set at the time of rendering... Test made with the synthesizers of the Komplete Ultimate 13 suite and the Synthogy pianos x299 9980XE Skylake X 18-Core 64g ram Apollo thunderbolt audio card

I have the same problem with my Bandlab account. Whether it is with the app or via the web

Here is the message I sent to David Gustafsson from Softube... After several hours of investigations on the compatibility of the latest versions of softube plugins in ProChannel mode in Cakewalk here are my conclusions: Version 2.4.96 is totally incompatible with the ProChannel version of Cakewalk, i.e. the 64-bit versions of Active Equalizer, FET Compressor, Focusing Equalizer, Passive Equalizer, TSAR-1R Reverb. In addition, all projects that were created with earlier versions of Softube (which worked relatively well) can no longer be opened. They literally crash the system and we are forced to reboot the computer, regardless of the sound card used (Apollo UAD, Focusrite Clarett, Tascam, Roland V-Studio 700). I already noticed that since versions 2.3.xx occasional instabilities appeared. But since version 2.4.xx and subsequent versions, the problems have worsened, becoming completely inoperative with version 2.4.96. It is mandatory to use the plugins in standard vst mode (vst2 or vst3) to be able to use them. This in itself is not a problem for projects that have used the standard versions of the plugins, but highly catastrophic when trying to open projects in which the plugins have been used in ProChannel mode. I wondered how the Saturation Knob plugin (64-bit) in ProChannel mode, which is in the standard Cakewalk installation, didn't crash the system, even though I'm installing the Softube plugin series from version 2.4.96, of which Saturation Knob is a part. Cakewalk installs in a particular folder all the plugins that will be recognized in ProChannel mode whose path is the following one: C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\Internal. All the ProChannel plugins installed in this folder and recognized by Cakewalk will bypass the more recent versions installed elsewhere, such as in the Vstplugins folder. for example. To my knowledge, I have never seen any Softube plugins other than Saturation Knob installed in this folder. All other plugins made by Softube, are installed in the standard Vstplugins folders, even for the ProChannel versions of Active Equalizer, FET Compressor, Focusing Equalizer, Passive Equalizer, TSAR-1R Reverb. The current version used by Cakewalk of Saturation Knob (64 bits) is 2.2.84. It bypasses the ProChannel version of the plugin, but if I use the standard vst version, I end up with version 2.4.96. Workaround: The only way I found to retrieve my projects with Softube ProChannel plugins was to unzip an old 64-bit version of the Softube installer (2.2.79) I found on my server to extract the faulty plugins and copy them to the C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\Internal folder. I do not touch in any way the normal installation of Softube plugins which can be found in the following folder C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\Softube. Now everything works perfectly, I have access to the saved settings and presets. Moreover, I found a stability with Cakewalk (Bandlab) that I hadn't known for a long time. On the picture below I inserted 6 various plugins on 64 tracks without any kind of problem It would be imperative for Softube to work on this or give indications about known bugs with the ProChannel versions of their plugins...

I see your point. It seems that on Mac, we're more likely to want to reinvent the wheel... 🙂 Here is a screenshot when saving a midi file with Cubase 10 on OSX. By default the .midi extension is selected.

When I receive midi files from Cubase or Nuendo on OSX, the extension is .midi. As far as I know, the same is true for files from Logic Pro.

Actually, the Quicktime .mov works well with the "Media Foundation" video engine. However, changing the starting point is impossible and the entry points and operate in an approximate manner. You have to fall back on the old video engine, much less powerful, but which allows a better handling of .avi files. (mjpeg, DV and a series of old, mostly obsolete codecs) The only way to get around the problem is to use an application like VidPlayMTC or a second computer and do the synchronization by midi timecode. However this slows down the production process, especially when you need to synchronize sound elements at specific sync points. An integration of a better video player would be highly appreciated. However, Cakewalk is a fantastic creative tool and the multiple updates show that it is powered by a dynamic and energetic team. !

A complete overhaul of the video player : Better file support for both import and export files Possibility to change the starting point, entry point, exit point, Better use of the graphic card (GPU) Currently, the video player hasn't evolved for almost 10 years... it's completely outdated... The use of Cakewalk in post-production, film music, tv ad, multimedia, video game's post-pro, etc., becomes totally tedious. 😕

After several hours of investigation, it seems that Softube's plugins in ProChannel mode of the ''Mix Bundle'' series are causing the problem. Saturation Knob as well as all other ProChannel plugins made by other software companies such as Overloud, Boz Digital Labs, do not cause any problem, even if they are used on multiple tracks and are visible on the ProChannel Strip in the console view. Are these the latest Softube plugin updates? I wrote a message to Softube

When there are 10 tracks or more with ProChannel plugins visible in the console, it makes Cakewalk totally freeze. When I use the Cakewalk, Softube, Overloud, Boz Digital Labs plugins in ProChannel version, I must use a maximum of 8 ProChannel console tracks visible at the same time to avoid crashing my Cakewalk session. Operating System Windows 10 Professionnel 64-bit CPU Intel Core i9 7980XE @ 3.00GHz Skylake-X 14nm Technology RAM 64,0 Go Motherboard ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. WS X299 SAGE (LGA 2066 R4) Graphics BenQ GW2765 (2560x1440@59Hz) BenQ GW2765 (2560x1440@59Hz) 4095MB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (NVIDIA) Storage 14904GB Intel Raid 0 Volume (RAID ) 14904GB Intel Raid 0 Volume (RAID ) 1863GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB Optical Drives ASUS SDRW-08U9M-U USB Device Audio Cakewalk VS-700 System or UAD Apollo

All grouped commands or functions with the CTRL + [command] key, no longer work. Release: 2020.01 (Build 28)

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