John Vere

You don’t give any info. Saying you tried everything means zero. it really helps to provide details when posting for help on any forum Anyhow 90 % of these posts are solved because the op is using on board sound and the master bus is outputting to the wrong device.

I believe so, don't quote me on that one. I just remember reading about it. Here, lets tag @scook and he can clarify for you. He can actually decipher the release notes. In the 100 years I've used Cakewalk I have only JUST started reading those release notes. But like most, half of it goes in one ear and out the other.. I am constantly having to re discover how things work. I just watched one of my own older videos and in that I double clicked on the Multi dock tab and it opened full screen!! In a video I just made I'm fumbling around dragging it here and there. Use it or loose it . Cakewalk is complicated, lets face it.

OK so that narrows it down when you say this is something that gets Printed to the audio. Possibilities are your audio interface drivers acting up. Too low a buffer setting. Is this on any particular tracks or all of them. Example only tracks recorded via your interface, only tracks recorded with input one etc.

Read the release notes there was a change made with how midi inputs are handled to prevent loopback from vst's that have midi output enabled.

I created a special web page for Cakewalks Video tutorials I will add this to my Signature https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/cakewalk-videos

Here's the Part IV where I demonstrate how to swap out TTS-1 tracks for other VST's included with CbB.

Here's my Blurb I wrote a few years ago regarding interfaces. 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 use only need a few in/outs. It’s nice to not have to unplug and plug stuff in. If you plan on recording a drum kit then you'll need more. 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 connectivity 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 a very handy feature. 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? Input levels are very critical to good recordings. Are there channel Insert jacks? In other words do you have a old school compressor you would like to use? Are there separate controls for Monitor level and headphone level? Is there a blend control for mixing Input Source with Computer ( DAW) ? This is the Direct monitoring feature, some only have a switch which sucks because you have no easy way to balance your singing or guitar with the backing tracks. How many Headphone jacks? A level for each? This is also important if you work with other musicians. Some interfaces have very elaborate headphone/ monitoring set ups. 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 USB 3. 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. 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. A $200 interface 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 drivers for your OS. What is the word on support from the company? Pretend you just bought the device and visit their web site. See if the drivers and manuals are easy to get at and kept up to date. Does it come with free software, LE version of a DAW you would like to try? 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.

If you play the exported files on a different system is this still happening? Do you also hear this when you play other music files? Might be a hardware issue. Open the files in a wave editor and play them and make note of where you hear the click. Zoom in. And if the clicks don't happen in the same place everytime then it's for sure a hardware issue. Your Cables including USB. Your interface. Your monitors Your house wiring- as in your furnace coming on. Any wireless stuff. Example I can hear my hydro meters mirco burst transmission on my clock radio. Its a process of elimination.

Did you scan throught the realse notes page , This is what I was talking about was an issue for many. But they might have fixed it by now. https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/

Common knowledge and much talk about here is that it is best to install all your old Cakewalk products first even if you just do bare bones of older versions like X2. The last thing we install is Bandlab Cakewalk. This seems to avoid this issue. But I think it's easy to fix. Go to the file be it a midi file or a CWP file/ Right click / Open With/ / More Apps if it isn't showing/ And if not on the list at all you might have to browse to the Program Files/Cakewalk / Cakewalk Core folder and Choose the Cakewalk icon. Make sure to check the always use this App box option box I don't think the Choose apps in settings works very well so I never use it.

I have a Blackstar amp the ID series which have a lot of the same guts as yours as well as the infamous USB port. All it's really good for in the end is to run the software for creating and saving patches. Forget using it for recording. It's just badly done. No driver and it actually has a hum in it on my system. That also includes the lineout/headphone jack. This is true of a lot of these modeling amps like the Fenders too. So I just use a mike and it sounds great. What I like is it can be played at a low volume and still sound about the same. Not true of my Tube amps. Get that ASIO4all out of your system. You only need to use WASAPI mode now it is less invasive. You will want to purchase a proper audio interface for recording with any quality and hassle free. ON board audio is good enough for midi and editing loops etc but to record guitar best to use a good interface and a mike.

First run latency monitor to see if your computer is running correctly for audio. https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon Second- https://loudaudio.netx.net/portals/loud-public/#search/exact/dl16s I don't see a ASIO driver here. Did it not come with a driver? If this is correct then you will have issues like your discovering. I don't think Mackie ever supplied a good driver. But for recording a live multi channel tracking session you should not have issues just recording. I have recorded 16 tracks live with a 2008 Laptop and a very old Tascam interface. Recording audio is a very low demand and latency is not involved. But for overdubbing and editing you need low latency and best to then switch to a good audio interface. For that you only really need 2 channels. Even a Focusrite Solo would work.

Removed for updating sorry for the inconvenience.

The most common cause of this issue is a plug in that is in demo mode.

There’s a catch to the latest version and it involves an install of some Microsoft software. It should prompt you during the install and it takes a few minutes. Read the release notes it explains why. I’ll put @Noel Borthwick here and hopefully he can explain it better than me but it might be your firewall or antivirus block it

Are you using your audio interface direct monitoring feature? Don’t use the input echo to monitor when tracking. Also a good idea to bypass all effects while tracking. What brand is your interface?

Personally I think the best route is to purchase a new midi controller. If your not planning on recording audio then an audio interface is optional. You definitely need an Audio interface if audio is in your future. And most interfaces come with midi din jacks. So you always have that option. Cakewalk works best with ASIO drivers so and interface is always a good idea. But for pure midi recording WASAPI mode works great. If your a serious keyboard player make sure you get a good quality controller and not some cheap plastic toy. I use a Roland A 49 which has both the USB and the 5 pin Midi output. It always works. It has an up to date midi driver and Cakewalk always recognizes it. It feels smooth and solid under your fingers. Before that I had the almost identical Roland Controller PC 200 which was only a 5 pin Midi output and that always worked too >>for 20 years. It was still working until I spilled coffee on it. I like the size as it fits nicely on my workspace.

Funny thing is, only reason I knew it was there is on my set up it keeps defaulting back to the numbers when I want the Piano keys ( Diatonic) I also see you can set it to match the GM sounds which I didn't know and now I do so thank you for asking because I also learned something new.

There's the problem. You need a proper audio interface. Those devices are a waste of time and money.

There is an Atari emulator as well called STeem all found here- Tims Atari World http://atari-music.fddvoron.name/ All the old software is now freeware more or less. I think I paid $400 for Dr.T in those days ( 1984?) But the emulator only runs on Widows XP. I converted all my SEQ. files to MID files before my last Atari died in 2002. They were on Floppy and it was getting hard to do this even then. I still have, and occasionally use them. A piece of software that I had back then was written by a local person and I had him customize it to include using the Joystick port as a foot controller. I could stop,start and advance playlist.. And of course the biggest button was the PANIC ( for those who wouldn't remember it sent an all notes off for stuck notes. ) http://atari-music.fddvoron.name/promid.htm Jeff moved on to work for Roland for a while and I also used his MT 32 editor. The MT 32 was possibly one of the first GM synths and Cakewalks TTS-1 is a descendant. That might be why I have a low tolerance for those sort of sounds ? Anyhow to this day there's never been a PC version of this program which to me was the ultimate performance tool. Configured your midi set up, Played your files, Foot control of playback and displayed the lyrics using txt files when the song started. All in 1985-86

I just got a question on the YouTube comments were the poster was only getting the first channel to work. I used a GM midi file for the video which of course already was using 5 channels. So what I did not demonstrate in the video was how to assign midi channels to each track if you’re starting from scratch. im not sure if anybody actually uses this sub forum when searching for tutorials but tag me using the @John Vere if you have any questions about the video

Welcome to new decade. I bet your keyboard has a ROM COMS battery in it. Even my Roland 505 needs that replaced every decade. I need to do it again soon. It still has all my patterns I programed in 1985 in it. My Yamaha 01v digital mixer is the same. They are usually the 2022 like computers use ( and Snark Tuners)

You need to set this up properly,

The first way you had it connected was correct. Out to in, For now while troubleshooting do not bother with the other connection. That would only be used if your using the sounds in the keyboard. As a controller to trigger VST instruments you only need the out. Make sure your have installed the drivers for the M audio midi convertor. In Cakewalk Preferences/Midi/devices make sure the M Audio box is checked as an input device. In the Midi track you arm for recording select the M audio as the input OMNI. Make sure input echo is highlighted in the midi track. Set the output of the midi track to the VST instrument you wish too use. If the VST instrument has a GUI with the ability to pre view the sounds, like a Piano, make sure that is working to test.

We seem to get a lot of these 1 hit wonders these day's.