John Vere

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Once again —- Render all Melodyne active clips before you close a project unless you desire a corrupted project down the road. You can easily re apply the regional effect a second and third or fourth time. There is no benefit in leaving Melodyne active in a project. It’s almost like not saving before you shut down.

If the first few measures were recorded using say 120 bpm. Just go into the editor and change any events up to where you want the tempo map to start and enter 120 instead. Now the intro will play at original tempo up to where the tempo map kicks in

What I think a lot of people don’t realize is you can creat the drm replacer track and now drag that to a midi or instrument track. Now just remove the regional effect from the audio track and get on with blending the VST drums with the original etc. I made a video about this method

Yes in my example it would most likely be just about anything but vocals or drums. Those definitely are the tricky buggers. But peak level normalization will work on material that is more sustained like crunched guitars and bass.

It is best practices to use Melodyne as a regional effect and when you are finished editing the clip render it This removes Melodyne from the project and saves on CPU. It sounds like you might be using Melodyne as the stand alone app? In this video I explain the basic stuff about using Melodyne in Cakewalk

I guess the reason I say this is because in my experience if audio software ( DAW or Wave editors) has a normalization function, it seems to only adjust to a pre set peak level. In other words the settings are only speaking in terms of peak values and no mention of RMS or LUFS. And this function seems to always be a tool or Process like in Cakewalk not a plug in. I guess I think of normalization as a tool that works just like the volume fader. It only turns up or down the peak level. It's asset is that it will analyze the clip or whole song, and you can choose what the very highest value will be. Example we have a quiet track that seems to be peaking at around -16 db and we need it to be closer to - 6 db we could either use normalization or could have simply turned up the tracks gain by +10db. I am aware of plug ins that normalize to RMS levels. Then yes, the word Normalize can defiantly apply to RMS or LUFS but it's not very common and I've yet to see it built in to any of my audio software. It would have to involve compression and for that we have a lot of free options to choose from. So back to the OP idea of having the option of Normalizing to either Peak or a RMS values. That would be a nice option as a built in tool in audio software. I doubt if I myself would use it preferring to have more hands on with my compressors and limiters, but it would probably be very valuable to those who work with a lot of short clips they've scrounged from a lot of different sources. 50 free compressors - https://youtu.be/PLBxSGozIwo

To me the word Normalize is refering to automatically adjusting peak levels not loudness. As said a million times before. Totally not the same thing. Peak level is easy to do with normalizing. Example As a starting point for complicated projects, say like a live band multitrack or a 60 track dialogue/narration recordings I will globally normalize the whole project to -6 db. As I said this is only a starting point and will often get me half way there. Loudness is a lot of work. There's no easy fix unless you are willing to pay for it and then pray the plug in doesn't create other issues. But compressors, limiters and analyzers are free and if you learn how to use them properly then you might now be most of way there. That last bit might actually require some manual editing which is a skill worth developing. By the way, what was with that -20db?? that's almost inaudible. most people work at between -14 to -6 db.

I actually have never made a video about lyric views as I found it to be sort of a useless part of Cakewalk. But what I tried which did work is I used the arranger view. You can re name each part and I typed each line of the lyrics in the boxes. Works brilliantly. Obviously I don't use the arranger track for arranging. The other thing I did is I have made music videos of a bunch of my backing tracks. They are basically my own home made Kareoke So I dropped that into the original project and if you set the zoom level just so that worked as well.

Are you using the start screen or the file menu? Only time I've not seen a recently opened project on the list, is when I open a project, play it and mess around a bit and then just close without saving because I didn't do anything I wanted to save. Therefore my conclusion is that only saved projects will show on that list.

It might be due to the recording mode you are using. Every time you record any audio Cakewalk creates a new file and gives that file a new name. Open your audio folder on a second monitor while your working on a project and watch the action. One audio track where you keep redoing parts will grow into dozens of audio files. In Overdub mode all this stays there until you Save/ close Cakewalk even if you overwrite a part because it needs to be available for UNDO. If you are using Comping mode I think they get kept even after you save and close Cakewalk. I don't use comping so cannot verify this but I think comping mode keeps everything so you can go back even after save and close. Add this to using a higher resolution like 96kHz and your hard drive will quickly fill up. If you use Save As , check the copy audio box and place that in a new location this is supposed to clean things up but I cannot verify what comping mode does, you can test it yourself. For me, an Overdub guy, the audio folder contains only files relevant to the projects audio.

Don't see it as an issue. But I do see where you are coming from. My Scarlett 6i6 has a similar list. Most people are only using the first couple of inputs as they are alone in the studio. So inserting a new audio track only requires one click to select the input. But this is even easier if you use templates. I have track and song templates that have the correct inputs selected already. If I load a guitar track template it selects mono input 1. a bass template uses 2. Vocals use 3 etc. I sometimes record live bands and will use a Tascam 1641 and I then load the song template that has all the correct inputs and tracks assigned. In less than 15 seconds I'm ready to record 14 tracks. As long as the same interface is connected and being used by Cakewalk before you load a template all is good. I used to use more hardware stuff and in those days I had a Yamaha 01v digital mixer using the SPDIF ( digital ) connection. That was mostly used for stereo equipment but I sometimes recorded 2 mikes on acoustic guitar that way and I would separate those to mono. Once again I think I made a template for it.

I find myself using only one screen as my office computer and Laptops are as such. But even my main DAW with two 28' monitors I often only use one screen because I need the second monitor for word documents, screen capture etc. What you actually realize is it's only the Multi dock that gets put there and using the "D" key solves that problem. I just released a video on how to optimize your workflow using one screen.

https://youtu.be/X-gHziqwth4?list=PL7YqVth30eGsdimFV6w1niyBN07M2uhRj

My first version of Cakewalk was around then. It came with Roland drum machines , keyboards etc. I was a Roland dealer and the sales Rep gave me a disk. It was called Guitar studio I think. I couldn't get it to sync the audio ( Sound Blaster ) but I used it for midi. I think it was 2005 I stumbled on the Cakewalk forum and started sorting things out and on advice bought a proper interface. ASIO was a new thing back then for sure and everyone was told to install asio4all which as it turns out was just as stupid as Creative Labs so called ASIO driver ( not). The M audio i bought was still suffering ASIO birth pains. I started getting somewhere with the purchase of a Tascam then a Scarlett. I would safely say more than a decade had gone past before I got this stupid stuff working properly. They are all sitting on the shelf and they all work just fine now that the ASIO drivers have finally been sorted out. And I'll add that Cakewalk has paralleled the development of better Audio drivers and is now (more or less) stable and (sort of) trouble free. Too bad I'm too old to make use of this stuff properly anyhow.

I had 2 Sony DAT machines similar to the one above back in the 90's they were the preferred way to submit masters to the duplicating plants. I needed 2 because it was the only way to make backups and to properly assemble and sequence a master. ! no more splicing 2 track R to Rs. They both had digital connections, optical and SPDIF. Stupid thing was being Sony they had copy protection coded in if you used the digital connections. You could only make a first generation copy. Copied tapes could not be copied again. I sold them both to these guys who had built a home studio for their band. I think they still have them. I had switched to using Wave Lab and a PC. Before I sold them I transferred all the taped directly into my PC using my interfaces SPDIF connection. If you want to preserve the best quality then see if who ever transfers the tapes not only has a DAT machine but also has a SPDIF connector on their audio interface. The tapes are worth money so the person might be willing to re use your tapes as a partial payment for their time. And what @aidan o driscoll is saying could be true because DAT machines are like VCR tape machines so subject to dirty heads and magnetic weirdness so things can get funky if they are not maintained properly.

Well I'm a long way away from seeing any money from You tube. I refuse to do the " 10 ways to make money with You Tube" craapo. Watch Mo work the crowd and you'll see what I mean. I get a lot of positive comments and e mails from people who appreciate I don't babble for 2 - 5minutes before getting on topic but it would seem that sort of stuff makes you into a You Tube Movie star and you therefore get paid. As a long time gigging musician I guess I'm used to not getting paid. Put your hand up if you remember a movie called the "Groove Tube!" In the intro was this talking puppet and they very slowly they zoomed in... Anyway Cakewalk is not exactly a hot topic compared to things like Cute Cats or squirrel catapults.

I actually had just finished the video and while playing it back for proofing heard my self saying " Son -tin-us " every time. I had to practice saying it the way it looks but I could be dead wrong and oh well, too bad. If you want a real laugh watch # 4 and listen to how I enunciate Kotelnikov. ( a well known freebie compressor) I live in a community where there are a lot of people who originated from Russia . Funny that album cover. When it came out my friends said I look exactly like him. I even bought a Buckskin jacket which I still own and it sort of fits me! I think I sing a bit better, just think what Neil could have done with Melodyne handy.

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I had an addiction I needed to kick. Posting on this forum. Back in November, to kick the habit, I deleted my Cakewalk Form Bookmark and that was it. No withdrawals or late night trauma. That was easy. I thought my time would be better spent actually using Cakewalk now that I had the beast fully under my control and continuing to produce videos about Cakewalk . Making those tutorials about features I had never bothered to explore before put my learning curve was at 76 degrees. I feel the videos are helping a lot more people that I was reaching here. And it was getting frustrating as the new generation are not as engaged as we old farts were so the forum made me feel like most of my answers were talking to the wind. In doing research for my videos typing in questions would often open this forum and like today I would see I had some PM's and then I also found that @Starship Krupa A member I highly respect, had tagged me in a thread. I didn't want to go off topic in the thread so figured the good ol' coffee house is a nice safe place to hide now. Here is part of his post I wish to respond to. Approaching BandLab for any kind of promo money is a good way to be disappointed. It's just not how they roll. As far as why YouTubers not being around the forum, well, unfortunately, it's apparently not even worth it for them to announce new content here, as so few hits come from this forum (or any, for that matter). That's according to @John Vere of Cactus Studios fame, who remains a stalwart forum participant. @AdK Studios is the only YouTuber who still bothers to announce new videos in the Tutorials section. It's sad. Not even XelOhh posts announcements here any more. This is so true. And say what you will about Facebook < I personally avoid it if I can, it is were all of our potential new form members are hanging out. It's a terrible format which I need not explain but that is where I post my videos when I publish them. I will have over 100 views by the end of the second day. My analytics show that it's about 40% coming from Facebook and 50% from subscribers and then 10% are keyword searches etc. There are 5 Facebook groups I post the videos to and I sneak the odd one onto Mike's page so that #6. I have to check those pages for notifications and sometimes get sucked back into the question and answer vortex. So I'm a forum lurker now and once in a while I'll check my notifications and PM's as well as I might scan through the main forum and Q&A . I see nothing has changed and people are getting top quality help. I got a nice new mike for Christmas a SM 7B and so I'm on a mission to redo 30 songs vocal tracks. I also grabbed the upgraded to Melodyne Editor and looking forward to surgically fixing a few guitar chord boners. If anyone is interested in what I'm up to this is my new playlist I started. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7YqVth30eGuFWMs-8myWkFMJBrEnPU9b

One thing I’d love to see is the sidebar track selection like PVR has.

Vary rare that this has been reported as successful. And I do believe Zoom is class compliant drivers anyway. The L 12 has 14 DAW inputs which to me seems like plenty. It depends on how many inputs the OP needs. If they only say, need 4 or 6 more inputs I would recommend purchasing a 4x4 or 6x4 audio interface that has better specs and drivers than Zoom products have. This would also be more cost effective than a $1,300 L20. Example a Tascam 16 x08 has 8 xlr inputs etc. $500. Lots of 4x4 interfaces are around $300. The new interface would then serve as the heart of the mixing and mastering stage of recording. It would have a proper ASIO driver. It would have better RTL for overdubs too. For recording sessions you have the L12 and the proper interface connected and switch to say WASAPI shared mode. When the session is over you return to ASIO mode and carry on with overdubs and mixing. Win, win.

You can’t have 2 ASIO devices connected but if they support WASAPI or WDM modes you can have multiple devices ( USB mixers) inputting to Cakewalk.

The Fast track has a control on the front called Mix. Turn to left to increase input level in monitoring. The track controls in Cakewalk have no effect on input signal. All monitoring is controlled on the Fast track front panel. If you are new to Cakewalk you might want to watch my tutorials that will explain all this and speed up your understanding of how Cakewalk works.

If you actually had deleted the CWP icon it would have been in your recycle bin