Andres Medina

1 hour ago, OutrageProductions said:

In the documentation section titled 

"Using Content Location presets."

"The Media Browser allows you to save and recall presets to quickly access your favorite folders."

Is that what your looking for?

Thanks!

mmm, no... when I first open the media browser it always opens certain folder (i.e Midi Groove Clips folder, that i never use), and don't know why. Nothing important, just annoying

It seems that it's not tied to last saved file, or a template, so I'm a bit lost -

I already installed and added to the utilities menu (thanks msmcleod!) the Acoustica 6.

Works great!

I have a question: what's the difference between the pencil tool used in protools and the leveling freehand tool of acoustica? Does the pencil just draw a volume envelope?

Hi,

I wonder how the media browser saves the default folder in the Content Location menu?

Didn't find an answer in the documentation.

Thanks!

Check this tread: 

25 minutes ago, Dean said:

I would love to read the relative information for a particular problem as I have done in the past.  In my case I don't know what to ask.

Hopefully there is a screen shot of what I want to do.  On the purple track at the left side I want to move the first two sections to the right  to line them up with the tracks above.  I hope that makes sense  

Oh - Check the msmcleod post above. It shows two ways to accomplish that. Another way is to slip the purple clip and just move the splitted portion to the desired place. 

It's good practice to read the relevant info in the documentation:

http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=toc.html 

http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Arranging.37.html

Check the Snap to Grid settings. Maybe it's set to measures.

8 hours ago, msmcleod said:

You can adjust existing envelope shelves by holding down CTRL and moving the shelf:

Man, I wish I knew this years ago! Thanks!

At least in my system I have no problem importing Mp3. I mean, it converts the mp3 file while importing, but once converted it plays just fine.

8 hours ago, msmcleod said:

Great!

I wonder how you can quick edit the already adjusted envelope? When I try to do it is very hard to include exactly the same nods?

I'm not sure if this is a general issue, or system specific?

At least here I get correct fast bounces, even if I use a lot of VSTS's+Fx+Automation.

Several ways - my preferred one: create an automation level envelope. You can level "by ear" moving the fade slider of the audio track in real time, or you can write the nodes in the lane. Depends on the audio material, one way should be better for you-

I agree.

Anyway, you can get almost unnoticeable delay nowadays, but it requires a powerful system, and proper configuration. Try reducing your driver configuration settings to 128 samples or even less if your system/projects allows it.

I understand that yes, it can be overwhelming to have all of this options! However, each one was implemented to cover a function, and those functions seem to overlap sometimes.

For me, I decided to adopt a flexible workflow, instead of a static one: I mean, I have my basic configurations fixed, like the main template for all my projects, the preferred workspace to start with, and the basic 3 or 4 screensets that are most used. I don't use lenses because it hides functions.

From there I can twitch here and there depending on the project.

Sometimes I save a new template for a particular project that is comprised of several cues that share orchestration, or a new screenset to address a particular task. 

Currently I use 3 project templates: Basic - Masterization - Remote Recording

Those covers my needs, and they are dissimilar enough to be separated.

I guess everyone has a different workflow and make different decisions regarding this settings? 

5 hours ago, dantarbill said:

My thought would be that export to video would be the same process right?

Apparently not, since File/Export/Video just gives you the entire video you started with (not just from Start to End) without any audio

Export to video exports the full lenght of the video. No way to set start-end points.

...but it should export the audio as well. Be sure that your audio export settings are correct. If I remember well, CW exports audio first, in the same way it exports audio alone, and then exports video.

Long time ago I tried Sonar for exporting audio+video but it was not good. I migrated to Adobe Premiere for this.

I remember this setting was implemented for System Toasts, like updates availables, or other tasks... but not for the export toast. If I recall, there was a huge debate about it! But the toast stayed as it is.

Correct me if I'm wrong: the templates are starting points for a project, not a wrapper. I don't think there is a way to "apply" a template to an existing project.

I think you can copy/paste several items from project to project, in addition to midi data and the like: Window layouts come to mind.

But I can be wrong -

5 hours ago, JonnyHeyhey said:

I could not stop it from automatically activating the sustain pedal effect whether the pedal is plugged in or not

Seems that your midi instrument is stuck in a Pedal ON midi command. It could make the sustain pedal always on, even without a sustain pedal connected.

A way to fix it could be to draw a cc64 controller that takes back the instrument to OFF.

26 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

Left click on the tempo scale and drag up (zoom in) or drag down (zoom out) in the same way as you would a clip.  Double clicking on the tempo scale will force it to fit to the current extremes.

Wow. Problem solved! Didn't know that either. Thanks!

Now, thinking about this some more, I've found this problem with the new tempo track: if you have some BIG tempo changes, the vertical space scale of the track apparently is drawn according to the extremes of the tempos, and adjust dinamically, which in normal conditions is great. When I sync music to video, it's useful to make these changes to align the 1st frame of the video to my 1st beat of the music, since there is no way to move the video itself. (this is an old trouble for us who deal with video inside CW).

The problem is that the scale of the map gets stuck, making very difficult to draw subtle tempo changes later in the project. 

There is no vertical zoom control, as it was on the original tempo view. I wonder if this can be done.

Should I post this as a request?

If I'm not missing something, I think the Tempo view was replaced in recent CW versions with the tempo TRACK. It opens from the same View/Tempo menu on top, but behaves differently. It's a track, so I don't think it can be docked.

Here is the documentation link: https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Tempo.04.html 

But, perhaps I'm wrong on this one.

Another way to do this: quick group the tracks and ctrl click on the Gain control of any track, to lower it. I find this useful because you can changehe values in small steps and with greater precision. I found the shelf tool difficult to use with small changes.

I do have this issue from time to time. I personally use a conventional electronic cleaner in spray to clean the USB sockets (in case you use it, remember to disconnect your PC completely from the power line before performing the cleaning)

Yep, Adobe Premiere.

But any video software (even free ones) that can use h264 codec will do the job -

36 minutes ago, Kerryman said:

So far, I've only replaced an instrument used on a track for one from the same plugin (Spitfire LABS for example).

I'm trying to replace an instrument with one from a different plugin than the original one.

But, if I do 'insert instrument', on the instrument icon, it opens up a new track - and I'm trying to use the existing track, because the notes are on it.

Advice is welcome on how to do this, please.

Insert the new instrument and just copy/paste the midi track to the new one.