John Vere

Funny how people don't take the time to read the release notes which is offered after the install. This is real important information and much easier to take the time right then to do this. You'll miss out on all the new features some of which you actually might need.

Oh I had you all wrong- That's a blues song and totally different. You'd have the blues fans running for cover if you played a actual Waltz It's actually what we call 6/8 time or Slow Blues. The snare or accent is on the 4. not the 1. Here's a better example. October.mid 6-8 time 60BPM drum loop.mid

You are correct and it's why I often avoid using the metronome. I use drum patterns instead, most originated with my Roland 505 drum machine. Here are a few of my midi drum patterns as well as the Tennessee Waltz which has bass and strings as well. Make sure you have NO midi output devices selected in Preferences and the TTS-1 should load and play these files. waltz beat 85 BPM.mid WALTZ 2 104 BPM.mid Waltz 3 122 BPM.mid TENNESSEE WALTZ.mid

The video was on my possible to do list and I bumped up production thinking it might just be what you needed. My methods are probably not approved by the big guns but I don't care, it works for me and seems like it worked for you too. Ya, that old turn up you monitor thing often gets me as well. I used to have little white out marks on my old Power amp and I always set my other controls at 12 o clock and leave them there. My new power amp needs me to put that white out line on it soon! But I use the You lean Meter to tell me what my getting deaf now ears don't. I was tested last year at Costco and they said I "should" be wearing hearing aids. Phooey on that. I can hear my wife yelling at me same as always. ANd I can always move that white line up a few more db

Check for automation on the drum track. Look in the event list as well. That is the only thing I know about that can change the level of a midi track

I got a PM from You Tube asking why I didn't mention USB mixing boards. I thought about it but the video was already 12 minutes before editing. Yes USB mixing boards can also be audio interfaces but to me they fall under Mixing board first- Audio interface second. I decided to stick to the topic that I figured most would be interested in. I have a Soundcraft Signature 10 which I used as an interface briefly before it just stop working. Hard to recommend that. Crappy generic drivers. I have also used Behringer Xair and a Yamaha mixer. The Xair was so complicated I just gave up, I really needed an iPad,, but I do believe they make good interfaces. The Yamaha was basically a Steinberg audio interface and I would highly recommend that, But my experience is very limited and short lived so why trust my opinion. The problem is most are only a 2x2 interface and this confuses people when they see all of those inputs. And some have bad drivers or use generic. Then the good ones like the Yamaha are probably out of a lot of peoples budgets. $600 is a lot to pay for a 2x2 interface. It's certainly is a great choice for a band needing board mixes or a person with a lot of hardware needing to be connected. But then It might be more cost effective to purchase a none USB mixer and a 4x4 interface. So there, I left all of this out of the video to save time. Maybe I'll make a part II and elaborate on the process of choosing.

Making this video I spent a lot of time on a few vendor sites just looking for the pictures. Often they don't even show the back which is more important to me than the front. It's easier to understand features by looking at the pictures than to read through 2 paragraphs of hype. I discovered where this is not always the case is with items like Instrument/line toggle buttons and the mix control for blending playback with input. This is sometimes hidden away in the software mixer. If you hate software mixers then you need to be aware of this. When you first look at the picture you would have to assume these features are missing.. which sometimes they are. But you can understand that using a software solution instead of the more convenient hardware option keeps the cost down. Like the missing power supply on my Motu M4 cost me $40 to fix. I would have been happy to pay that to have it included, but then the Motu would have been a higher price than the other competing 4x4 units on the market so you can see the strategy there. Consumers drive the market and the majority make the mistake of shopping by cost and not shopping by other important factors. I had never even heard of a lot of the units I found. Amazing at how many I would never consider purchasing because my list of needs. People come on this forum a lot asking for recommendations and that's OK but its only a small factor on choosing the correct interface. And we can become easily Biased when we only have a small world of experience. So therefore this video which I hope will help the many people who have never used an interface before look a little harder at what they need first before pulling the trigger. I think at this point in time interfaces all have good ASIO drivers and then it's really a price point driven market of the more you spend the more you get. My quest last November for a 4x4 interface showed me that once you narrow it down to say 6 brands then the final pick is the one that is the closest to your ideal. They are never perfect. And price can defiantly sway you.

Please remove thread- Video needed updating -editing.

Don't know if the two are related but this was due to another Izotope plug in.

I rebuilt 2 computers last year and also did similar to what Andy did. I wanted fresh so cloning was not a good idea. I have everything backed up to a portable drive including my command Center stuff. I did install splat first and then CbB. The thing that takes the longest is VST’s. But I just installed the ones I actually use and the rest are easy to grab if I need them.

Do you set your input to Omni It might be a channel issue

Your thread actually now serves a purpose. People will now know if they had your issue that it could be a plug in. And Isotope stuff is often a problem with Cakewalk. I uninstalled all of mine. It was my first thought when I saw this thread.

A few months ago I did some testing while I was making a tutorial on setting up for on Board audio. I used 4 different computers and a bunch of ASIO interfaces as well as the on board audio. I have always advised against on board audio and spouted the same old " Get an Audio interface or you will die " mantra over and over. But I was actually converted after running the tests using loopback testing and trying different buffers etc. Bottom line is you absolutely need an audio interface if you are actually a real musician and plan on recording audio. Your tracks will not be in sync otherwise unless you take the time to adjust the manual offset. As well as there's no professional audio connectivity to a computer. But if you are just a DJ, Producer etc. and you don't need to record audio there's nothing wrong with a properly set up on board audio system. I work for hours on full projects that have a lot of plug ins and tracks using my on board audio in WASAPI shared mode. My Scarlett interface is sitting right there but there's no real reason to turn it on. It doesn't change anything about the work I'm doing. If I actually wanted to record anything I will turn it on then. I can record midi keyboards as well with WASAPI, no latency at all. Just do the usual by pass all effects. And please leave asio4all back in the W7 world. It serves absolutely no purpose now we have Windows 10 and WASAPI modes for on board audio. It was so sketchy I couldn't even run tests with it. And then it causes issues with my ASIO drivers. The Real Tech ASIO driver as noted above, is real junk and it failed all loopback testing( when I could get it to work) So you only need to know these 2 things For recording = A proper audio interface with ASIO drivers. For editing and midi = On Board audio using either of the WASAPI modes.

Yes I give clear instructions that will defiantly solve your problem. Cakewalk is not exactly user friendly so it always takes a bit to figure this stuff out. Good Luck.

I don't understand when you say both the guitar and the drums are coming from the computer? You need to describe your set up a bit more. Normally the guitar is plugged into the interface and by setting the mix control more towards Direct you'll hear more guitar and less of the playback from the DAW ( USB) Only case I know of that will lower volume is using what is called DIM SOLO. https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR X3&language=3&help=Playback.15.html But you don't normally Solo a track you are recording if you want to hear the other tracks.

On my web page there are lots of videos about using midi. https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/cakewalk-videos This is a 5 part series you'll find there that covers everything starting out with using the TTS-1 and then moving on to other VST instruments. https://youtu.be/HdXWLq0PMDc This one is for hooking up a midi controller but also important info on set up. https://youtu.be/qInIUuy8xiQ

Are you using the direct monitoring system on your interface? Most interfaces have a mix controller to adjust the balance between the input and audio playback

All good here now, Thanks for the very, very quick fix. I'll watch for the official release for my main DAW now.

Not sure what your getting at because you don’t mention which playback format or device you are targeting. You can make a CD and that’s an album. For mp3 files I often put the songs track number first in its title 1-first song 2- second song Then most MP3 players will play in order.

Life is better when you use a proper audio interface. That is the only way you'll get the true performance of ASIO. On Board audio is OK for editing and playing audio. If your getting dropouts possibly your system was not optimized for audio. Run this utility to test- https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon But still,, even if you do that, you should purchase an audio interface. This video explains why- https://youtu.be/Avtw7dOb0fM Here is a blurb I made about buying an audio interface: Shopping for an Audio Interface? There is a lot of choices. Make a list of your requirements first.. What kind of connectivity do you require? and how many of each. This is the most important determining factor. Most of us only need a few in/outs. It’s nice to not have to unplug and plug stuff in. It’s false economy to short change yourself on this feature. You end up having to purchase a mixer as example. These are some of the options: XLR, 1/4", Combi jacks, RCA, ¼” line level, ¼” Instrument level ,MIDI, SPDIF, ADAT,MADI How many ins and outs do you think you'll need now and in the future? Are they accessible? Front or rear panel? Are all ¼” jacks Balanced? Some have RCA jacks in Parallel with main outputs. Is there a true stereo input pair? Some don’t have a matched set of inputs which sucks for recording stereo devices like outboard synths and drum machines. Are there peak level meters or just a little LED for each input? Do all inputs have a peak indicator? Are there channel Insert jacks? Are there separate controls for Monitor level and headphone level? Is there a blend control for mixing Input Source with Computer ( DAW) ? A lot of cheaper interfaces are missing this important feature and only have a on/off toggle. How many Headphone jacks? A level for each? This is also important if you work with other musicians. Are the input pads or line / Instrument toggle switches on the front, back or software controlled? Is it a metal box or cheap plastic? Is it light and portable or large and bulky, Rack mountable? Does it have an on / off switch? Does it use Buss power or a power supply? Buss power can have issues with noise and Phantom power and some need a dedicated USB 3 buss. Look for at least an optional power supply. Does it have DSP effects built in? Does it use a GUI mixer? Having a software (GUI) mixer adds more options. Can it be used as stand alone? Some interfaces are also handy as a small mixer. Does it have a Loop back function. This is a newer feature that is real important if you do live streaming, screen captures, stand alone VST recording or wish to record any playback from outside your DAW. What are the Round Trip Latency (RTL) specs? Do you need low RTL for real time processing? Low RTL is going to be at a higher price point. Most interfaces under $600 will have hidden buffers etc. Zero Latency monitoring is not the same as RTL. All interfaces have some latency. Zero latency is just marketing hype for monitoring directly from the interface. And most important of all, Does it have top notch ASIO drivers for your OS. Don’t buy any interface that say’s “class compliant driver” that will work for a Mac, but not very well with a PC. What is the word on support from the company? Visit the web site and try creating an Account before you purchase. Pretend you just bought the device. See if the drivers and manuals are easy to get at and kept up to date. Does it come with free software, Example Focusrite interfaces seem to come with a lot of good stuff. This has added value to the purchase price. Everyone will recommend the interface they have chosen, that doesn't mean it is the right one for you. Make your list starting with the input /output specs. Example you determine you need a 4x4 interface. That just narrowed down the search by a lot! You might find only 10 models. Now compare those to get the most features needed. Check for pricing on sites like Sweetwater or Musicians Friend.

I can just see them scratching there heads now! But this all just goes to show you how important the ASIO timing master and calculations are. I'm glad I didn't update my main DAW as I'm right in the middle of a song and it will need punches like always when I get going. This would drive you bonkers if it was how a DAW normally worked. This is all normal behavior if your not using an ASIO driver. I remember my Sound Blaster days and this was about it.

If Zoom is like OSB studio what I had to do was set Cakewalk to WASAPI shared mode to get it to work. BUT- and I see you are lucky because your Focusrite seems to have a loopback channel. Once I figured that out I now have both my live mike and Cakewalks playback into OSB and I can use ASIO. Not sure why this works but otherwise like you my mike worked but no Cakewalk playback. I had to choose the Loopback channel as one of the input sources in OSB. By the way, your buffer setting seems a little high. I use 256. Also make sure all your settings are using the same sample rate. either 44.1 or 48.. even check in Windows sound settings because that is what Zoom probably uses. Oh and get rid of asio4all. You really don't need it because we now have WASAPI as a better alternative for on board audio. Always use ASIO with the Focusrite and use WASAPI shared with your on board if you turn off the Focusrite. asio4all can sometime interfere with stuff like this.

I can see that what is happening and I have also complained about this. They have made the basic templates with most of the features missing. They say it's too confusing for new users,, I say too bad, they can suck it up. So what you have to do every time is change the Track Control from either workspace or Custom to ALL. My workaround is I opened the Track control and changed all the options to always use "select all controls"

I just noticed there's another thread regarding this. Anyhow yes- the punch in is visibly early on the timeline. Even without the audio the punch in point is early as you can see here. l