Andres Medina

Hi, I do work a lot with Vienna Instruments, but unfortunately don't use Vienna Ensemble. Instead, I just insert the VST's directly into CW.

I had some trouble before with Vienna Instruments - specifically Synchron player - crashing on CW, but it was addressed by CW support team. They were very diligent, and worked with VI support to resolve the case.  Since then, all VI works just fine. At one point, VI even provided a hot fix so I could work while the next upgrade was available.

I suggest you contact CW support and VI support.

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Also, I'm not sure if you did this, but remember that Vienna interface has the usual "give all keystrokes to plugin" command in the right corner. It's necessary that you activate this button to instruct CW to do that. Otherwise, the keystrokes will be instructed to CW instead.

As far as I remember, the fx bin automatically adjust it's height to the number of plugins used.

3 hours ago, Billy86 said:

Don’t know what you mean by “pause key.” Interface is Scarlett 4i4 as noted in my sig. 

Sorry, it was meant to Billy86. 

5 minutes ago, gustabo said:

Is the pause key on your keyboard on?

 

The pause key is on your computer keyboard, usually on the right upper corner, next to the NUM Pad. 

36 minutes ago, Billy86 said:

Thanks. Lots of EQ going on. Mostly Waves SSL plugins. SSL mix bus compressor for glue. No limiter at this point. 

I definitely would check that the EQ plugin is not causing the delay. You could temporarily bypass it, or, as other user suggested, bypass all Fx, to make sure some of them are not interfering. Check the Mix Module. See pic.

There is even a Full Screen option, that fits the entire screen.

Also, experiment with the Stretch Options that suit your needs.

Another possible explanation: if you have inserted at some point in the audio chain a  "look ahead" plugin like EQ or Limiter (like Adaptive Limiter or LP EQ), you can experience this lack of sync. 

It happened to me once, and just turning off the plugin make it work fine again.

54 minutes ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said:

But then you'll have spin up as well.

mmm... couldn't produce the spin up - 

Once stopped after a spin out, I get no audio from the plugin...

Thanks!

Right, all the artifacts that simulates scratches and everything are always playing.

And, if you engaged the Spindown button, there will not be any audio from the audio track unless you turn the button off again.

2 hours ago, Billy86 said:

Izotope Vinyl could get you where you want to go. I think it’s free. It will do the spindown like a turntable. Not sure about the spin-up. https://www.izotope.com/en/products/vinyl.html

I did try the free plugin, and works GREAT.

Among other features, the spindown is very good!

I know, it can be confusing!

Think of buses not only as mix buses, just a multipurpose super track that you can configure to receive from and send to whatever you like. That's why is important to understand the concept first.

Check the documentation here: the concept and the detalis are explained very well: https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Mixing.10.html

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In my setup:

(Hardware/audio card) 1+2 (means audio out 1+Audio out 2) = Main Out (this is the signal that gets "printed" when you export your mix)

(Hardware/audio card) 3+4 = audio signal that goes to my speakers (from my audio card outs 3+4, via audio cable to my speakers). I want to be able to control my speakers volume without affecting the main signal. I also use a dedicated plugin that "fine tune" my speakers according to my control room, and this is something that I don't need in my exported mix, it's just for monitoring.

(Hardware/audio card) 5+6 = I can use a separate out to connect a headphone amplifier, and for example configure this bus to output a mono signal, that many musicians prefers to use while recording their parts. So, this audio feed need some particular setup that I don't want in my exported audio.

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[Also, if I put a reference track in my DAW, can I create a Reference bus to play it through?  ]: of course. This way you can control the reference track levels directly from the console, or use several reference tracks all routed to your same "Reference" bus. No need to adjust the volume of each one separately.

In reality, once you understand the concept, you can use busses in a very flexible way, depending on your needs and your hardware. The first one can be project specific.

Think of them as "super tracks" that sums several audio tracks into one. Keep in mind that a bus can be routed to another bus, which comprises several busses into a "super bus", and so on.

I, for example, use a lot of busses to "group" instruments or families of instruments (Brass-Woodwinds-Percussion, and so on), that goes to my Master Bus, that goes to my hardware audio outs 1+2.

However, I need a secondary mix that goes to my speakers (hardware audio outs 3+4), because I need to process the audio that goes to the speakers in a different way that the "main" audio. Hence the use of a secondary "Main" bus. This one is fed by the Master Bus 1.

You can configure yet another Master Bus that goes to a headphone amp, and so on.

As you can see, busses can be very helpful, if properly used. 

Hope this helps -

If you are not playing your midi keyboard and the leds shows activity, I means your keyboard is transmitting some kind of midi messages (typically a faulty hardware control)

Yes, I was a huge fan of Bundle files, until I didn't! jeje

Nowadays is a far better choice, less problematic, to use the "Copy All Audio with Project" option in the Save window.

You can either work in a regular project file without the audio, and when finishing your session or your project create a new file with the audio embedded.

I prefer to use the general wav location for the sessions, and the "Copy All Audio with Project" option for archiving and backup, but it's just my personal preferred workflow.

Regarding [When I go to open a bundle file it always ask if I want to save audio to a folder. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN}, you will always get this prompt because CW needs to know where you are going to locate your audio.

As far as I remember, you were able to overwrite a bundle file only after saving it for the first time, as long as the project was still open, and not even sure it was so. 

Reopening a bundle always gave me the prompt you don't want.

If you accidentally erased this folders, I still have the original project templates.

Or I guess if you reinstall CW it will re-write the Cakewalk content.

2 hours ago, Emanu3le85 said:

you're the winner, i tried 62 samples(a red exclamation mark appeared on the asio panel of the sound card) and finally it locks to the clock perfectly anytime i press the note on kbd, i think the problem is my PC, now yes...❤️

Good to know! 

Yes, latency is much better now, but still... there IS latency. 

8 hours ago, Emanu3le85 said:

i tried for a long time to play the arpeggiator of the hardware synthesizers without midi synch with the daw (only synch the BPM clock of the synth to the daw BPM), and it was enough that i was precise on the trigger and they played in time even without synch

So, playing live, you just matched the tempo of the synth and the DAW, and it worked fine, but using the CW arpeggiator does not.

mmmm, I'm not sure about what is going on, but I would check your audio driver buffer settings, as it really affects the minimum but at times noticeable delay between hitting your keyboard and the actual sound produced. If your settings are too high (over 128 samples), this latency could be the reason why you hear a difference between you hardware synth (which has 0 latency), and the DAW.

Not 100% sure about this, but is worth a try.

Hi,

I do use your same Midi controller (UMX610).

I did a few tests and found out this:

1. If I play the keyboard with the arpeggiator engaged, it follows the tempo without issues, AS LONG as my playing is accurate. In fact, I got better results by playing a little ahead of the metronome (like 1/16 ahead). Arpeggiators needs perfect input to work right. For playing live I guess you really have to master your playing technique to get consistent results.

2. I got even better results if I engaged the input quantize, for the above reason.

I tried several tempos and it followed the tempo without issues, even using tempo changes created in the tempo track.

Hope it helps to narrow down the culprit...!

Thanks!

I had configured this shortcut since old Sonar days, and for some reason I never changed it, so it got stuck as a it was, until I tried to change it now.

I see in the selection options that there are some blank spaces... could be it, I don't know.

Same here.

It's a really important function.

Hi,

I'm trying to create a shortcut to ARCHIVE track(s).

I couldn't find the corresponding item in the Key Bindings area. I checked all the categories. It should be under Global Bindings I guess.

Last saved shortcut had the text "Set All Selected Tracks to Archived Status", which I didn't find.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Mmmm... yes, you are right. I can't find a way to do that. Sorry!

Workaround: use the X shortcut to use the Assist Line to help align precise changes on a lane with the audio clip while automation lanes are open?

Regarding hiding envelopes: just click the minus when the Automation lanes are displayed, AND the "Display Ghosted Data" is OFF: the envelope disappear from sight completely, with the automation lanes open or closed.

To show again an envelope: click the plus sign (apparently, CW remembers the envelopes used...!)

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Colors: have no idea how to change the envelope colors! - someone will have the answer thou.

15 minutes ago, JnTuneTech said:

-Just remember, that technique will speed up the tempo too. -And, FWIW, it took me a bit to figure out - select the audio clip first, then open Loop Construction (view - tool(?) - I did it from the Views selection in the file menu), as I hadn't seen that one since I don't usually work on loops much, but that is just me!  -Also, maybe try it on a short section of audio first, I'm not sure how long of a recording you are talking about here.

Spot On! it worked just fine. Yes, it took me a while to read the OPEN THE LOOP CONSTRUCTION VIEW b ... jeje

Yes, I struggled a little bit with Loop construction, but made it work.

Yes, there is a limit in the audio length: in my case, it worked splitting the long clip in two, each one around 7 minutes long (it's a lot! - this was a whole movement of a Beethoven Symphony).

I did all the steps and was able to fine tune by pitch cents (-23 cents), and voilá... the audio matched my VSTs.

Thanks a lot!

1 hour ago, JnTuneTech said:

Are you OK with changing the time factor as well as pitch? -Disclaimer - I'm terrible with math elements, so I don't know if the tool I am thinking of has the right range settings, but I would look into the method described by Craig Anderton, on changing the entire pitch & timing of an audio file, just like we used to do with varispeed on a tape machine:

Craig Anderton - How To Do True Tape-Type Varispeed In Cakewalk-Sonar

I have used this technique, and though I use it most to do full semitone adjustments, it does offer up to +-49 cents adjustment, and in fact I just used it to nudge tuning on a sample, and if I knew the proper math... I'm sure someone here will laugh & help out, but anyway, adjust the audio file up to the cent level you need, and I would think that would do it.

(Yes, just an example, not the right value!)

Great...! I'll give it a try.