Hi, I am having this exact same issue. I am also a loooong time Cakewalk User - since Cakewalk 6! It first happened after I downloaded a free instrument VST (Ample Precision Bass Lite II, to be exact.) At the time, I thought it might either be a defective download, and/or also I was recording in 96K, which I rarely do. I thought maybe the VST didn't like 96K so I changed the sample depth to 48K. Still had the problem as described. Plug in will play, then mysteriously the volume will drop to zero, but completely randomly. For example, last night, I was using the TTS-1 plugin, which is actually a DX plugin. (I like the synth brass settings...). I recorded a whole midi track of brass parts, no problem - playback perfect. This morning, I went into the studio to listen to what I laid down last night. Get half way through the song, then nothing from the midi brass track. No sound. Check the slider on the TTS-1 channel I had the brass on, it's at zero. I have been having this issue for about 2-3 weeks now. You can actually play the track with the TTS-1 GUI open and see the volume slider suddenly zero out. It can happen at totally different parts of the song. I also checked the midi event list. No clue there. And it happens while playing live too, not just on playback.
Should mention that it's not just the Ample VST, or the TTS-1. I've had it happen in this same song with the Dimension Pro synth and am also using the Cakewalk drum plug in just to keep time in the track - same problem.
I too downloaded the latest update to CbB about a month ago - maybe that has something to do with it. I have also messed around endlessly changing midi inputs and outputs. Nothing seems to fix this random problem. One thing that is maybe worth mentioning and is different about my issue is that I do my midi track editing in Piano View (I'm a lousy keyboard player...) and that does seem to provoke the problem. I also have an old Roland U-20 synth that I use as my midi controller. Could be the old keyboard's midi out is causing it, but again, it seems to be related to editing in Piano view and since the problem is random, one would think the track wouldn't play at all if I had a wrong midi setting.
I can sometimes make the problem go away temporarily by replacing the synth, or shutting down Cakewalk and restarting the project, or sometimes even rebooting the 'pute, but it always comes back...
Very frustrating. I'm open to suggestions, guys. Thanks!
Hi, I am having this exact same issue. I am also a loooong time Cakewalk User - since Cakewalk 6! It first happened after I downloaded a free instrument VST (Ample Precision Bass Lite II, to be exact.) At the time, I thought it might either be a defective download, and/or also I was recording in 96K, which I rarely do. I thought maybe the VST didn't like 96K so I changed the sample depth to 48K. Still had the problem as described. Plug in will play, then mysteriously the volume will drop to zero, but completely randomly. For example, last night, I was using the TTS-1 plugin, which is actually a DX plugin. (I like the synth brass settings...). I recorded a whole midi track of brass parts, no problem - playback perfect. This morning, I went into the studio to listen to what I laid down last night. Get half way through the song, then nothing from the midi brass track. No sound. Check the slider on the TTS-1 channel I had the brass on, it's at zero. I have been having this issue for about 2-3 weeks now. You can actually play the track with the TTS-1 GUI open and see the volume slider suddenly zero out. It can happen at totally different parts of the song. I also checked the midi event list. No clue there. And it happens while playing live too, not just on playback. Should mention that it's not just the Ample VST, or the TTS-1. I've had it happen in this same song with the Dimension Pro synth and am also using the Cakewalk drum plug in just to keep time in the track - same problem. I too downloaded the latest update to CbB about a month ago - maybe that has something to do with it. I have also messed around endlessly changing midi inputs and outputs. Nothing seems to fix this random problem. One thing that is maybe worth mentioning and is different about my issue is that I do my midi track editing in Piano View (I'm a lousy keyboard player...) and that does seem to provoke the problem. I also have an old Roland U-20 synth that I use as my midi controller. Could be the old keyboard's midi out is causing it, but again, it seems to be related to editing in Piano view and since the problem is random, one would think the track wouldn't play at all if I had a wrong midi setting. I can sometimes make the problem go away temporarily by replacing the synth, or shutting down Cakewalk and restarting the project, or sometimes even rebooting the 'pute, but it always comes back... Very frustrating. I'm open to suggestions, guys. Thanks!