John Vere

So you didn’t watch the video ? I’m using an M4 in the demo so the steps I take should result in everything working properly for you. And the secret to sharing apps is also demonstrated in the video. I actually ditched my M4 because the driver seemed sketchy. It would randomly distort recordings. But otherwise it’s was a decent unit. Re installing Cakewalk is not going to help. It never does . Waist of time But checking the Motu website for the latest driver and install that if you haven’t already done it might help. Other issues I had was the Motu is designed for Mac and it likes to use a USB C connection . I had to install a pci card

Another thing you can try is you could connect the controller directly to a sound module.

Because you are using a 5 pin midi cable the problem seems to start there. Midi OX and Cakewalk have recognized the Midi input of your Tascam. And as you say the output is working because your sound modules are producing sound. So it’s either the midi cable or a setting in your controller. You can test the midi cable by swapping it with the ones working properly with your sound modules. Didn’t you said your controller has USB? If it does then why not use that instead? Then make sure the driver is installed and showing in device manager. It would then go directly to your computer and not the Tascam.

Did you install the M2 ASIO driver.

The jack is probably typical mounted to a circuit board and has no mechanical support from a nut. These often get damaged easily and disconnected on the circuit board. So look for hairline cracks around the soldering.

I still have a similar disk that I think came with my Tascam us1641. I had 8.5 full version at the time so the X LE version was a step backwards and I put it aside. Then with all the grumbling on the forum about X1 then X2 I waited until X3 and bought Studio for $99. Platinum Professional was another deal at $125? Then finally there was the infamous lifetime Splat which was also dirt cheap. I got Home Studio free around then from that magazine deal. So at this point my investment in Cakewalk products is well under $500. That’s $25 per year.

As said above the answer to that question is in the Alesis user manual but generally sustain pedals are just doorbell buttons. I have a few generic foot switch’s that have a toggle switch to change what they do.

I’m too busy playing with Next anyway. I’ll just purchase Sonar when it comes available in June 2025.

It was from like 1985 or something and possibly the very worst of what midi sound generated devices have to offer. Nobody will miss it. I think it was 8 bit. Sort of like an MP3 at 32kbps.

Naw. But it would make a good song idea. “The One Post Blues” Key of Am 85 BPM 6/8 time My baby she won’t talk to me Makes one post then she just done up and leaves. Oh I got the One Post Blues… I want talk to my Baby, but she just won’t talk to me .

Is the pedal the correct pedal for that keyboard? There’s often different pedals. Best troubleshooting tool is to download and install Midi Ox it shows you all input data.

Few years ago we were talking about this same topic of the blue spinning wheel of boredom. So it is not a new issue. For me it turned out to be True Pianos. If I deleted and re inserted it went away. So no clue to why that was but it would happen on dozens of projects. I still use True Pianos a lot and the issue went away on its own. Then last year around March the spinning blue wheel of boredom returned. This time it was my Data drive was starting to die. Oddly enough it was only 2 years old and less than 1/2 full. But apparently this is more to due with how many times you write and delete. It was a 250GB Samsung SSD and the Magician said I’d written over 5 TB of data to it. Such is the life of a audio/ video data drive. So point made is I don’t think Cakewalk all of a sudden is to blame. It’s always a plug in or system acting up.

You should be able to use bounce to track and when the export dialogue opens un check all the options for automation and effects. This creates a new clean track.

On my set up red is Pan envelope. Or clip gain. And you can’t edit or move date in tracks unless you open the envelope lane or bounce to clip.

Nope never is.

Check list 1- Midi cable is tested and in good condition. This is not just in but out. 2- Midi connection directly to sound modules works. ( bypass interfaces) 3- Midi file playback from DAW plays sound modules. 4- Midi interface input and output ports are checked in Cakewalk preferences Midi Device. 5- Midi interface input is chosen as input for midi or simple instrument track in Cakewalk. 6- input echo and recording standby is on and track meter shows activity. 7- Inputs are set to Omni or the correct channel being used by hardware. 8 install Midi Ox to confirm midi signal path is working.

That was the first thing came to mind. Most stuff is very returnable these day. They generally don’t ask questions. Either send a replacement or your money. But don’t leave it too long. On a side note. I just built a new system and it took 3 days and I’ve used a total of 60 GB of the 3 TB of storage I installed. I’ve got more stuff than I’ll possibly ever use. Probably a better strategy is to only install stuff as you need it. You’ll be surprised at what you don’t need.

My Dad was a lineman for the CPR railway in the 30’s and then switched over to BC Telephone co for like 40 years. He had lots of stories about static and what he called induction. You could be Ok working on a line until someone placed a call and hit you with 90 volts. I had an issue with getting shocked from the taps of my basement laundry tub. He put a meter on it ant then to the ground of a nearby outlet. There was 20 volts DC. He said it was induction putting the current in the house from the hydro lines ground system that my copper pipes were part of. His conclusion was my house was not really grounded and when I touched the tap in my bare feet standing on the concrete floor I became the best ground in the system. I had to add a couple more ground rods which solved the problem. But he explained how the proximity of hi voltage to any copper lines will induce a currant. It’s sort of why we use shielded cable down there on the stage with the A/C lines. And why you should not run them parallel to each other.

Thanks for the kind words. A lot of work goes into making videos. At least the way I do it. As far as Sonar/Cakewalk/Sonar goes It depends on how you use the software as most certainly a lot of stuff is still the same even going back 20 years. But example, with CbB Workspaces cannot be ignored and any instructions that don’t include them might miss a lot. The new Sonar we are told will be a major upgrade to the graphics and possibly a bunch of new features. I had to pull my tutorials on Next because they are updating it just about every 2 weeks. I’m slowly re doing them and trying to keep it basic for now but probably anything I make right now will become outdated in a short time. Mostly I mentioned this because I’d hate to see the OP go to all that work for discontinued software. They might be totally unaware of what is taking place.

Definitely a bug with the software. It seems it is not staying in focus. It’s like when you go to type a new track name and all of a sudden all heck breaks loose. Like typing the word “Guitar “ opens the Gain, U=? the inspector, the Tools, Arranger, and will start recording if I have a track armed! The good news is Cakewalk Next has a Lyrics track and I’ll assume Sonar will have one too. The Next lyrics track is like the Arranger track. I like it’s system of creating, there’s a place you just drag and drop the whole song called the scratch pad, and then from that window drag each line to create the little boxes at the top.

The click sound is the sign that Cakewalk just changed Sample Rate. Make sure everything you are using is set to the same sample rate. I even set it in Windows sound settings. I use 48 because of making videos.

FYI. Cakewalk by Bandlab has just been discontinued so tutorials will be obsolete very soon. Sonar will be similar but the whole look will change so CbB videos will look wrong to new users.

Not exactly sure what you are asking but to increase all tracks height select all and hold CTRL when dragging one track up or down. All selected tracks will resize equally. To Zoom in and out on a project ALT mouse scroll wheel.

That totally depends on the material. Every song is different. Generally I use 1/16. But a lot of my material uses triplets. That’s why I Quantize as the last step before editing. You’ll soon hear that you choose the wrong one so you undo and try again with different settings. You can try different grid line settings in PRV and see what grid matches your notes

If you don’t see certain track widgets it because you are using the Basic Workspace. Change to Advanced. This reminds my that Scook is still missing since Sept.