John Vere

Watch the Creative Sauce videos. He's excellent at explaining this stuff. I watched the one on using audio snap to have a free form track be used to create a tempo map.

I drew this up for someone else with same issue a few weeks ago. It's a standard diagram found in the user manuals of most audio interfaces. He had passive speakers so I've included the stereo amp set up but if your monitors are active then you just run the 1/2 outputs directly to them. Your using your Ketron as both a midi controller and a sound module. This is a little more advanced than most people who just use the VST instruments inside their DAW. First make sure Cakewalk is using ASIO mode for audio. Midi will use MME. Attach all cables as shown in diagram and insert both a midi track and an audio track. Set the input of the midi track to the Focusrite USB midi Omni. arm it for record and see if the meters move. Set the input of the audio track for Stereo Focusrite USB ASIO line 3 You won't need the audio track yet but you can test it right now by arming for record and make sure your getting a signal. Note; you will use inputs 3/4 on the rear of the 6i6 for the output from the Ketron. You will hear the audio from the Kenton in the Scarletts headphone jack and your studio monitors via the direct monitoring function of the 6i6. Make sure to use the default setting in Mix Control. You will then record the midi output of the controller, after you can edit the data, quantize etc then once happy you set the output of the midi track to the Focusrite USB midi. This should play the Ketron. Now arm the audio track and record the playback.

Don't forget the "local off" toggle.

I didn't see your video you posted before my last post. I see now how it works. You will have the loopback channels show in Cakewalk as following When you open the ASIO input dialog. M2 inputs 1/2 are the physical inputs , (on the M4 there is 1/2 and 3/4 ) M2 inputs 3/4 are the virtual loopback input s ( on the M4 5/6 and ? 7/8? ) In the video he is clearly using ASIO mode. So this might depend on the DAW you use and sharing drivers on how it works. Also I think You tubes use 48 hz so might depend on that too. Your stand alone synth might have the options to share drivers or clock rate. . But it looks as easy as setting an audio track in Cakewalk choosing inputs 3/4 and away you go. In other words the loopback features is a simple matter of adding 2 more virtual inputs to the ASIO driver channel list.

On a 2x 2 interface the only way you could have a true loopback is internally via a software mixer. With my Scarlett I have Mix Control which goes beyond the simple controls and option on the hardware. I don't think M2 or M4 come with the Cue Mix software mixer, at least there's no mention of this in the any of the documents and no download link. From the Motu web site and Manual for the M2 and M4 Loopback The M4 driver provides convenient loopback channels to your host computer, so you can easily route computer output back to the computer, where you can mix it with live mics and/or guitar inputs from the M4 in your host software for live streaming or podcasting. Streaming and podcasting has never been easier and better-sounding! LOOPBACK Use the Loopback 1-2 input channels provided by the M Series audio driver to capture audio output from your computer. These channels return the signal being sent to Outputs 1-2 back to the computer, as Loopback inputs 1-2, so that you can capture the signal in your host software, stream it to the web or broadcast it with pod casting software. Mixing loopback with live inputs If you need to mix loopback channels with live inputs, use the Loopback 1-2 Mix channels provided by the M Series audio driver. These channels combine audio being sent to Outputs 1-2 from the computer with any live signals on the unit’s inputs. For example, you could play back a music (or other audio) from your computer software, speak or sing into a mic connected to the M series unit, and feed the combined result back to the computer for recording or internet streaming. ☛ Remember, be careful! When monitoring loopback channels and live inputs, your host software can cause loud feedback loops. Be sure to disable the monitoring of loopback tracks to avoid feedback. This implies a software loopback channel which I do not see in the control panel. If it was anywhere it would be in Cue Mix. Possibly it shows somehow in the interface mixer section in Console view found to the right ? Not overly impressed with info at this point,, very Mac oriented. On the list of DAW's they don't include Cakewalk. Oh well, I downloaded the sparse manual and have installed the driver so ready to go when it gets here. The other downside is it doesn't come with any useful freebies. Focusrite at least came with some 1st class Plug ins and a licence for Addictive keys. This is the Cue Mix which I don't think is included and the very basic control panel.

Sorry Its all Ed's fault. But when I get mine I will most certainly try this. I was thinking it was for reamping too. Or send my vocals though my Lexicon MX 200.

Funny I always wondered about that as I too find it a bit annoying when I copy a clip and try to then paste it in 2 places. I guess I'm inadvertently doing some move that clears the clipboard along the way. I guess there's a feature request. A "copy to Special clipboard" that stayed put until something new was put there. Sure would save time.

I was lucky and found one in Victoria were my son lives. Was 1 of 2 that Long & Mquade had in BC. He should be bringing it to me this coming week. I can see they would be popular as they are $30+ cheaper than the Scarlett4i4 and have better features.

What I have found over time is that if you come up with a plan that seems to work stick with this and then your mixes will be consistent from song to song. This is why I use the sub busses. I have a general idea of where those meters should be for each part. I totally agree with Marled above. I have always put the hi pass filter on every track. Seems strange to some to do this to kick and bass but these are places your levels can go right over the top and the song doesn't even sound very loud. I cut at around 95hz on the bass and 150 on the kick. And think about those frequencies on Vocals or even some guitar parts. You don't need them in a mix. Vocals will just have plosives. EQ is the next thing to master once you've got your head wrapped around things like Compression. And good point made by Dave about peak level is not what matters but Loudness does. Invest in a good LUFs analyzer like the You Lean or Span ( it's free ) and pay more attention to loudness not peak levels. https://youlean.co/ https://www.voxengo.com/product/span/

http://www.gearsoftware.com/pro-mastering.php I guess it's not from your link but your link took me down a rabbit hole that ended up here. Hofa seems well liked and shows up via searches a lot. So does Sonoris. I played around with the Wave Lab tool and it seems pretty straight forward. Wave Lab is never user friendly. They haven't updated the GUI for a long long time. Well maybe they did, but I'm still on version 7. But while looking up DDP I found Wave Lab mentioned a few times so that's how I stumbled on the feature. Was super hidden and had to google the help info.

Actually it's a grossly overpriced USB mixer. Same features would be less than $300 if it was a Mackie, Behringer or Yamaha. Bose uses snake oil marketing to give common features new names and make it all seem like it's magic. I don't think you have any control over some parameters, just stuck with presets. My last client came back at me complaining about how this percussive sound we placed in a song was not loud enough. He couldn't hear it on his beloved Bose stereo. It was very audible everywhere else.

Like all things to do with audio there are many ways to approach this common issue. We all end up with our own best practices. Mine : I use sub busses to group instruments - Bass-Drums-Keys-Guitars-Vocals as example. I can simply turn the instruments down and turn the vocals up. This also allows you to leave the tracks alone once you've say balanced your guitars or synths. It's a can of worms to have to go back to 16-30 tracks and fiddle with levels and effects sends. Compressor - My goodness, I have soooo many compressors I never know which one to use. I'll even use the adaptive limiter on my vocal. But this solves the issue of peaking. There are special plug ins for vocals that are worth a shot. I grabbed IZotope Nectar for free from Plug in Boutique last week. I have also used the Vocal Strip which is included with CbB. I really like the way the delay works. SImple.

I did install the DXi version I just checked and mine says it is also a DXi version but I didn't install it. It might be project specific. I used to use it a long time ago without issue. But now the one project I tried it on it immediately froze up. I tend to move on to better things when this happens instead of troubleshooting.

That's probably because Bose did not supply a proper ASIO driver and the device is running on some iffy audio codex. You know Audio interfaces that work properly are pretty cheap these days. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UM2usb--behringer-u-phoria-um2-usb-audio-interface But if they want to use it try the Cakewalk WASAPI driver mode. Be warned, they will have a lot of audio issues like latency and syncing tracks. You need ASIO drivers for proper results in a DAW like Cakewalk.

I have seen it exactly like the OP's picture, was a few moths ago so what ever the latest version was at the time.I'm always more of less up to date. . I think it was an old project and the Master buss didn't have the EQ module which I found odd. I opened the Insert Module dialog and there was the Gloss EQ on the list. And just like the OP's picture, it had text and no picture which I also found as odd. What version of CbB are you running?

There you go. It's 32 bit, W10 hates 32 bit. It is a real cool old synth. Just works like it should without fuss. Sounds very real too. Totally awesome reverb too. I still have a fully loaded W7 Laptop that I use for remote recording so I can always use that.

Right under my nose! Wave Lab can save a CD file as DDP. So Wave Lab Elements only cost me $99 I now get more than my moneys worth as I have always used it for mastering. Writing Audio Files to DDP Image There might be situations when you want to freeze an entire Basic Audio CD, without actually writing a CD. This is done by saving it as a DDP image. Prerequisite Set up a Basic Audio CD project. Procedure Optional: In the Basic Audio CD window, select the Edit tab, and click Check CD Conformity to check that all settings conform to the Red Book standard. In the Basic Audio CD window, on the Edit tab, click Write Audio CD or DDP. From the Device pop-up menu, select DDP Image. Specify the destination folder. Optional: Activate Write Table of Contents and Customer Information to create a text file, containing information about the DDP file. Click OK to start the writing operation.

Yes I saw that. There must be more? almost $700 Can. Ouch. That's my annual studio income. I guess it has a lot of other features for mastering. I found this one Hofa https://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/cd-burn-ddp-master/ and it's $78 Can I have downloaded the demo and it's good for 14 days. So I'll see What it does. I don't really need to do this but I'm curious and if I can do things properly for my clients all the better. What ever happened to mastering to a 1/2 track @ 15ips and just making sure the meters didn't pin?! SO back to the op- You might want to try this Hofa demo, I'll soon find out if it works 100% and doesn't do something weird like add beeps. Hopefully it's a real demo. Update: Demo is a waist of time as It doesn't do anything. You can't even play a song. Give this company a pass. Keep looking.

So what software is recommended to create a DDP file?

I’m looking into DDP as my latest client says that’s what the duplicate people are asking for. I guess they don’t compile the CD anymore. I’m out of touch with all this as most clients walk out the door with a USB stick and a CD and end of story. Now I have 2 clients asking about getting CD replicated

In PVR. If you highlight all notes. Grab one at the top in the middle the velocity tool should show. Now you just drag them up or down paying attention to the little bubble that will tell you what the velocity is.

Are you sure they are not just hidden? Open the Track manager and look

This is correct. ASIO is exclusively the driver and devices for all your audio when in use. You can only have one asio driver running. Just plug your computer speakers into the headphones jack.

Good point. Next thing is someone will ask how can I make my note blobs look like that!

Ample Bass does the same. I think the Basses in Dim Pro too, Because I can switch these 3 around without transposing.