Dean

Thank you very much. I'm sure I will use both.

Thank you for the replies! It is a deep program as you say. At least I know it is possible to do what I want. Just a matter of finding tutorials on it. I have been able to use effects built into Cakewalk but have more to learn. Lots of advice already. Do you think the sight "Creative Sauce" is good for learning?

I would like to use an effect called Quiet Piano to learn how to use effects. So I found the effect clicking on FX-Insert Virtual Instruments-Uncategorized-choosing Quiet Piano-dragging it to FX-Clicked on the blue screen that said Start. Quiet Piano shows up but I can only play the keys with the mouse. Is there a way to use a MIDI keyboard? Thanks

Disregard. I got it.

Just started using Cakewalk and was looking for a tutorial on "Staff View" and how to use it. From what I am seeing here there isn't one. I tried entering the last quarter note in a 4/4 measure and it created an 8th note tied to another 8th note in the next measure. Is there any information on how to enter notes. I did download a page called "Inserting Notes On The Staff". Is that about it? Thanks

After staring at your screen shots and trying different things (all wrong by me of coarse) I decided to contact Focusrite. Just to see if I had settings correct. After over 2 hours on chat he or she got focusrite set up correctly. I couldn't tell you what they did. I was able to hear through the headphones my songs! So I can now record and hear my instruments, Korg EX, Korg Z1, Casio WK-1200 and mic or guitar. I can't hear through my stereo though. But I will keep looking to find how to wire that as I had it before. I just want to thank you for all your help!

This what I have set up with Focusrite. I am assuming this is 1 and 2. This is a shot of my preferences The third is one of the songs. I changed the input and output to 1 Are any of these correct? Why do you have a green bar across the top of your preferences? In the audio track should the master be chosen to the right of your MOTUM Se where mine says Input 1+In where it says Output 1+ ?

If I save all my files from Cakewalk on an external hard drive the delete Cakewalk, reinstall it, will I then have sound?

Thank you very much!!!

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Is the red circle what you are referring to as master?

Thank you John for doing the tutorials in the first place! I was able to use one of them before they were deleted.

I don't know how to. I tried to use one of your tutorials. But the tutorial wouldn't download. In one of the postings I saw a similar screen and an arrow that went from the "A" track to the "audio" track. But I had no idea why he was showing that. Does the image give me any clue if the master bus output is there?

Thanks for responding! Yes, 5 or 6 times

Every Thing was fine. There was a notice to update Cakewalk, so I did. Now I have no sound when trying to play my songs. I checked for muted speakers. I checked for Focusrite drivers and for updates. Checked all my wire connections. Checked Audio inputs and outputs. Checked Sound and Video controllers. Said they were all working. I tried recording an audio file which it did. But no sound when playing back. I tried different settings on songs recorded say from 1 to 3 with Focusrite. Checked Audio inputs and outputs, sound video controllers. Focusrite control input settings analogue 1 inst-air, output routing analogue 1-2 stereo. I listened to a music C D which worked. Since my system uses a receiver I have it hooked up to tape monitor 1. I made sure that was on. I am probably missing something but I don't know what. Thanks

I wanted to be able to record certain sounds from that keyboard. So that is why I am happy to be able to hear and record them. This Cakewalk program is a steep learning curve and progress is slow. Have a great day!

Thank you John! I spent the last couple of days (not all day) with the Casio WK-1200 and am now able to hear the sounds and record them from the keyboard through Cakewalk. What a treat! Have a great day. Dean

In regards to my post about the checkmarks in the green boxes that means that is what is installed. Duh on me!

WOW! Thanks John. I will see what I can do with all the info.

bdickens These are the settings on the three tracks 1.Audio track-Input-left focusrite USB ASIO input 3-output-focusrite USB ASIO output 3 2.MIDI track-Input focusrite USB MIDI omni-output 1 focusrite USB MIDI 3.Si-String Section-input left focurite USB ASIO input 3-output-focusrite USB ASIO output 3 On the Casio the settings are GM Mode-on, keyboard ch 01, chord-off, Local-off, AcompOut-off. I don't know if these make a difference. The second track says there is a recording and the sound will play but only on the Casio with the correct Casio sounds, not in Cakewalk. I can save the file but it will not play sounds in Cakewalk. MikeZ do I drag the notes from the second track where they are to the third track? (After the new track is created, drag the MIDI notes from the first track onto the new track. That should give you some sound.) Thanks

Yes John. That is the tutorial I used to get my Korg EX to produce the sounds from the actual Korg EX and it works just fine. Thank you very much for the tutorial! So using the same procedure for the Casio. So with the Casio I set the Casio up for using MIDI. Then following your wonderful tutorial, thanks again. I get what I assume is a recording but no sound. Mike, thanks for the reply. I have a Focusrite 4i4 that I use for my Korg EX and following John's tutorial it works just fine. Steve, thanks for the reply. I didn't try "default GS Microsoft Wavetable Synth in MIDI preferences".

I hope this is the right place. Can a Casio keyboard WK-1200 be used with Cakewalk? I did the DIN plugs for the keyboard into the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4. Turned on MIDI on the keyboard. Turned off Local Control. Selected a basic project. In the MIDI track I made sure I had Focusrite for the input and output. tried recording and the sound meters went up and down. The track shows something recorded but no sound when playing the track back. Need more info let me know. Thanks

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I'm sorry if I misunderstand the thread. Is scook telling me I need to delete and reinstall Cakewalk?

I did a search for the problem and found one which said the program froze at a white square. But nothing for the next step witch when I press "Install Add-ons" I get "Select Add-ons you would like to install" I get a screen that says four choices. "Studio Instrument Suite" "Drum Replacer" "Melodyne" "Theme Editor" with light green squares with check marks and an install box light green. None of those choices work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks