John Vere

I have started using the Add Track dialogue mostly because I like that I can choose default input and outputs for that session. Here's a few ideas that would possibly improve this feature. Pardon if it's already been requested. 1. Save your preferred setting as either a Workspace option or at least per project. Presently if you close a project your setting are all lost. 2. Add the options for choosing track colours. 3. Add the option to add a Name. 4. Add the option for adding an Icon. 5. A feature missing that is in the Insert Synth dialogue is the "enable Midi output" option.

Here. I just made Workspaces easy. They actually have a very good tool for managing which modules show. Workspaces are no more or no less complicated than using the menu in the control bar.

Cakewalks whole internet access is pretty bad from my point of view. As the OP just found out Google search will often take you to the old DEAD web pages. Most times however you get the pop up splash screen telling you what you already know. Cakewalk is free! It might be more useful if it gave you links to actual live pages. There’s even pages that lead you to purchasing Sonar? You can get quite far before you hit the wall. And the most important pages that need work are the documentation . It’s a mess and only a few people would figure out how to make the icons and pictures visible. Not sure why they keep it on an unsecured site? And then there’s the totally dis functional Download and install the actual software. None of this bothers me personally but I can see someone who has heard about The greatest Free DAW called Cakewalk becoming pretty frustrated with the Web site and giving up. I expect to Google “Cakewalk “ and a page opens with a big fat download link right there on the home page. Instead I get a page dated 2014 with a boring introduction

Ya but crazy complicated. Never did get far with it. Movie Studio even walks you through basic stuff the first time you open it. A built in getting started tutorial. Now that’s user friendly!

What video editing software do you have? Most of the semi pro editing software will have audio editing built in. Movie Studio ( Sony Vegas) even has a way to open the audio track in any Wave editing app and comes with Sound Forge. I haven’t tried it but it probably could be set to open in Cakewalk But even better is most of my Plug in’s I use in Cakewalk work in the effects bin of Movie Studio. My experience with Cakewalk and movies was pretty negative so I’ve not used it for videos for a few years now. Probably a Black Friday deal on Movie Studio right now. I paid $30.

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Delete due to incorrect info I’ve never noticed that tab before I guess because I am new to using simple instrument tracks?

Black Friday sales. Just got 500 GB Samsung 870 Evo SSD $70 can.

People who aren’t bothering with workspaces are sort of missing out on how Cakewalk can be customized and saved. I think screen sets sort of failed because they were project only. It was a hassle to save and copy to a different project. Therefore they came up with workspaces which are not saved with projects they are a global setting. The concept is simple. Create a screen set up you want with lots of details and save it. You only have to do it once if your set up never changes. Then if something buggers your screen set up just re load your workspace. But that said if you never change you screen set up you can most certainly ignore workspaces and screen sets. Anyone who knows the hide show shortcuts C, I, B and D plus divider resizing can quickly change things too

Cakewalk forum has never blocked any posts containing any products and the links to them. Including other DAWs. Only if it’s obviously spamming. But someone still has to report it.

Ok that’s different when you said remote room monitoring I bought a set of Sony Bluetooth headphones from Costco a few years ago. $75. My wife stole them and won’t give them back. Paired with her laptop so she can listen to her art lessons without the cable to trip over. Always worked. I was disappointed with the latency for studio use.

So it’s not clear what you want? Do you want to use it as an input device? Did you follow the instructions in the video on how to set this up? It’s under manage sound devices

I just noticed this I'll assume this is a iso booth for recording new tracks. ? If so your best bang for the buck is a small mixer with at least 2 balanced inputs. The Client ( or you?) then can have full control of the headphone mix. How I do this. Run a balanced cable(s) from output 3/4 of my audio interface to the mixer. It needs to be balanced if the run is 10' or more. Depending on the mixer routing you should be able to set up a mix of the vocal or guitar amp mike and DAW playback in the phones. Sometimes you have to use a mike cable splitter ( XLR Y cable or Radial box) to send half to your interface and the other half to the little mixer. This system will have Zero latency because it's analog.

You made me nervous until I spotted this. Gear= Enough mikes, stands, mixers, speakers, monitors and lighting to do a small stage with up to 10 musicians performing or recording. Multiples of Guitar, bass and Keyboard amps for backline. 3 drawers full of adaptors and weird thing I forgot why I have. 5 Audio interfaces. 5 mixers, 4 desktop PC'S 5 laptops, processing hardware? lost count, , 3 sets of good studio monitors and various power amps, bunch of miscellaneous passive home stereo speakers, 12 sets of headphones. 4 suitcases full of audio cables. I won't even count how many guitars, Basses, banjos, mandolins, keyboards, drum stuff, percussion. ITS GOTTA GO! All the live stuff for sure. And I'll keep only 6 guitars I think, 1 bass.

And of course the issue is easily solved with proper audio settings

Just be aware that Bluetooth has over 30 seconds of latency. It’s not exactly the best system for overdubs. Fine for playback if you don’t mind the audio degradation Just Google “ Bluetooth Latency “.

Yes this is true for many. $1,000’s worth of guitars, pedals and amps and all it takes to get that connected to a DAW correctly with no hassles is a $100-$300 audio interface. Peanuts ?. But there’s these $20 USB to 1/4” cables on Amazon that never seem to work because they don’t have a good driver. There’s even a Behringer interface that’s like $75 that also never works because it doesn’t have a proper driver. So from experience here on the forum the best advice is to please spend a few bucks more and purchase a proper interface that comes with good ASIO drivers. But we are bashed every time we say this here so it’s a bit of an in joke.

Normally you use track templates to copy settings from project to project. Get a track set up with everything you want including effects and icons and save as a track template. It will also include any buss it was directed to

I’m seeing your video card as the audio driver. Go into Windows sound settings and disable all output devices except the one you are actually using

?Shhh. We’re not allowed to state our opinions about gear. The Furry guy will bust us.

It's not clear why you would ever need to do this? It's generally not a good idea to mess with Cakewalks utility folders. Is there a reason you need to even go into these folders? You can do everything needed from within the Workspace drop down menu. Use the Workspace Manager to make changes and you can delete your own custom spaces but not the factory ones.

Thanks @bdickens for posting my video. You get credit for being the first person here to do that? Edit: November 26, I just updated that video and will leave it posted for a while because it has a lot of views. But here’s the new link for those who find this thread in the future But to the OP , in the video I show you how to check devices in Windows settings. This is we’re your issue will be. Make sure the device shows in inputs not out puts. And use WASAPI. I don’t think those usb cables come with ASIO drivers. And don’t use the Real Tech ASIO driver.

I can this might happen to someone coming from Sonar 7. The start screen shows by default might throw you off

I just updated this to include new info