John Vere

Most name brand keyboard controllers have a midi driver so check the support pages and be sure to install that instead of using the generic version

Files do get corrupted . My CWP files are mostly around 600 kb. As @Promidi said I would check your hard drive it might be pooched. Not sure where you stored the back ups because they should be fine if this was the case and they are on a different drive.

Where it doesn’t work was I was splitting a song and using highlight to right of split point. I had to use the Edit/Delete option. Try it and see. Take a whole project, CTRL A to select all, S key to split, Now when you use the Delete key for me the selection flips to unselected and nothing happened. I just tried this on 3 different projects to test. These are raw audio tracks no automation etc. In the undo menu it shows a delete had been performed. But I can use right click/ edit/ delete just fine. I was thinking they did this for a reason to stop you from deleting large pieces of a project. They are rare but I’ve run into a few times the keyboard delete key didn’t work. Therefore why I said that.

I'm just downloading now. But a CWP file without audio should not be 3 GB? There is only midi and the project parameters in a CWP file. it won't open for me either, same message.

First some advice- always back up any projects you have spent time on. Use Save as to copy to a back up drive. Projects do become corrupt but it’s pretty rare. If your audio is safe then you can rebuild with that. But if you had a lot of midi then you might be hooped without a backup copy. I often save projects as midi files as these are bulletproof and can be opened with any DAW. I put more work into the midi part of my songs than the audio. Audio is easy for me to redo but creating something like a good drum track with midi can be a lot of work. Therefore it needs to be stored safely. You could post a copy of just the CWP file with out the audio and maybe one of us can see if we can open it for you.

So why would we even suggest the Assistant when something better is now available? The Assistant has been the worst software I’ve been forced to use ever. I’m so glad that it is been replaced with a proper solution

I find that for some processing I have to right click/edit/delete. The delete key defiantly doesn’t work for everything

I have used my laptop on board audio directly into PA systems for almost 20 years. Some laptops hum and I had to use a ground lift. If the mixing board is near you on stage All you need is a TRS 1/8” to 1/4” stereo pair adapter cable. But for longer runs you need to convert to a balanced signal. For this I bought a Radial DI box that is designed specifically for use with laptops and portable devices. But all I’m doing is playing backing tracks that are recorded in Cakewalk and then pre mixed to wave files. If your planning on playing your backing tracks directly from Cakewalk you might be best off using an audio interface. Most have balanced outputs. An audio interface is also a good investment if your going to use Cakewalk for recording audio.

USB mikes are a waste of money because you can’t use them like a proper mike with professional audio equipment. No XLR cable. And most have no audio driver so your system will never be working properly. Your actually better off using the little jack but then you waste more money on adapters.

Yes Mikes video is telling people to use asio4all instead of WASAPI mode. I guess he’s never looked into how on board audio works in W10 now. And the cheaper Behringer interfaces use asio4all so don’t buy one.

Yes which is is exactly why you shouldn’t do that. One should be in the habit of always naming and saving before adding anything to a new project when using templates Thats one point against the start screen. The old dialogue box accessed from File/New allows you to name your project and choose the location. It seems the start screen was not well thought out.

There’s also possible the ability to take the sample and manipulate it in a wave editor

Roland or Yamaha. Or are you lusting after a new QWERTY ?

I live in Grand Forks BC. We have a huge Russian population here. The alphabet uses different letters sort of the same as Greek. When we were in Greece I could actually read the signs because of my understanding of the caricatures. Canada is very multi cultural and although English is the main language you certainly need to respect other dialects. In My community hearing Russian is sort of a day to day thing just like hearing Spanish in LA Personally I can not even understand what some people ask in English because they have zero language skills these days. ?

The op has the controller correctly set up there is no need for the M audio cable The Casio is recognized by Cakewalk so that shows there’s a proper midi driver present The op needs to set the Casio as the input to a Simple instrument track and it should be fine

Good question and if someone has a easy answer I’m waiting

Project audio should not be going to the global folder if you do things properly. In preferences under folders set your project pathway to your new drive and folder. Always make sure you check the copy audio box when saving new projects

I just watched Mikes video and he has people using asio4all. Shame. Can’t recommend that one.

If you are using your laptop sound system then do not use ASIO. Use WASAPI. There are known issues with Real tech ASIO driver.

Yes look at the screen shots. It clearly shows Casio USB as input device so the driver is properly installed. I think this is a simple matter of not knowing basic set up for audio and VST instruments

Your keyboard is correctly set up. Only select that as your input. You can disable all midi outputs if you’re not using those. I see you had that properly set What I see in your screen shot is the VST is output to +1. This should be set to your master buss Do you have audio from your master? Play the metronome to test set it to play on playback and hit the space bar.

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=NewFeatures.017.html

That link is pretty outdated info must have been windows 7 era. |With W10 it's a 2 second trip to Settings/Sound/ Manage Sound devices to disable any unwanted sound devices. It's one of the first things any DAW user setting up their audio should have done. This keeps Cakewalk and all audio apps focused on your interface. I never have conflicts and especially when I stay with 44.1. I only have the on board enabled right now because I am making tutorials to demonstrate how to set this up. This immediately seems to cause problems for Movie Studio and VLC player. If I disable on board everything always works I have no need for on board sound output. Pretty easy to toggle on and off if you need it. Here the where you set windows clock rate- Settings/Sound/ Output device/ Additional device properties.

Not be rude but all you need to do is use Google. There seems to be a lot of info