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I own one and i enjoyed it a lot until i upgraded to a motorized fader unit (The Mackie MCU). Your dates may be off a little bit though (March 2016). It came out long before that. Heres a video i did back in 2013.

It still works for Cakewalk and Bandlab. The problem is the drivers. They were produced by Roland Corp. They stopped updating the drivers after Windows 8.1 So if your running Windows 10, there will have to be a work around performed in order to get the drivers to work. A quick search of the old forum will yeild the desired results.

Even an SM57 will produce better results than the BM800. I do agree with the use of EQ and compression is key, but haven't we all had a horrible acoustic guitar track that we have tried to dress up/mask with EQ but no matter how hard we tried, it was still horrible ?

I have to respectfully disagree with my fellow members who think gear is not an issue when it comes to making a quality acoustic guitar recording. I agree within reason, but using a 14 dollar microphone isn't going to get you the same quality as... Most You tube users there days are using high quality mic's and pre amps, the others are using IPhone audio and mixing it in after the fact (and its obvious) That itself is largely depending on room sound. Close mic'ing an acoustic guitar at a 1 inch range over the sound hole is not a great idea and is sure to cause your hand to hit it frequently. Mic'ing from a 4-6 inch range (away from the sound hole) will produce a combination of body and string (fret board) tones and not cause room problems. Unless your playing in a bathroom.

You need a good mic for starters. you didnt mention which mic you are using. i use a RODE NT1000 for acoustic guitars. It has phamton power and adds warmth. The second element is the mic pre amp itself. For acoustics i use a Focusrite ISA one. What kind of mic ? what kind of pre amp are you using ?

- There is a switch in the control bar to turn on/off the metronome. Possibly by mistake you accidentally clicked that button ? - The metronome is routed to the Master Bus. You may have switched your routing by accident ? - Hold down the SHIFT key while starting CbB to restore any files that might have gone missing.

If its a guitar sim and your using a mic, it could be faintly picking it up in the background if your playing through speakers for monitoring. If its a VST plug in with no mic it could be being picked up through the pick ups. What kind of VST plug in are you using that needs input echo ? im guessing a guitar sim, especially with that hiss, it sounds like guitar hum, hiss, buzz.

Its probably linked to Workspaces or Screensets. Are you saving a Workspace or do you have a Workspace loaded, or is it set to None ?

You are correct. However it never mentions Bandlab, only Sonar. So possibly there were some minor alterations done on the site but nothing I can see as far as DAW's are related to. Quote - "Cakewalk 2018.11"

FWIW, no program crash will break down the door and steal your midi files. Most likely were unsaved at the time of the crash.

It could be a VST-I plug in preventing the .CWP from opening. Try using Safe mode. Don't load any plug ins upon entry of the project. You can try to problem solve it if you'd like.. but I would start by saving any Midi files to a separate folder first, this way those wont get toasted.

Not sure you can take this comparison seriously. 1- its last update was in 2018. 2- It shows favoritism toward certain DAWs he spent a more time with. 3- His ratings for Sonar (it was Sonar at the time) are skewed. It almost appears he either didn't find features, or made up a # 1-10.

Hey Rod, I put all multi tracked drums in a folder. This makes the selection process easy. A lot of videos I've seen on explaining how to edit multi tracked drums have a project with just drums, which is not always practical because typically at this point, the project is complete and only drums need to be selected. Thus you cant just use CNTRL+A to select all. This video explains the basics. If you work methodically from left to right, you wont have to keep selecting all drum tracks, the right portion of the track will remain selected and the left portion of the clip (which you just made your edits) becomes de-selected. One word of caution, don't go crazy lining up every single hit to the grid. These days everything is so over quantized it sounds like machinery. It sounds almost too perfect and ruins the feel of the song (you already know this anyway). A good drum groove always fluctuates in tempo and that's what gives the groove its unique stamp like non other.

Are there any Region FX that are not rendered ? Or does it happen on a completely new/empty project as well ?

I believe Duplicate clips was built on the existing "Paint tool" settings as its almost identical in the way it works (snap wise). Selecting whole clips (that span a whole measure) works here.

Have a look here, sorry if you've already read it http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=NewFeatures.10.html I work a lot in the piano roll but I use the track view for copy/paste selections. In the PRV, things are zoomed in closer for detailed precise work, thus the track view is a great place to copy/paste because there is more viewing room. I don't expect you to work like I do, im just saying I find the duplicate clip feature useful in its current format because I can highlight exactly what I want to duplicate. Audio is different, there is data at blank spots (nothing present) midi is not, if there is no midi note, the clip ends abrupt according to the last note entry.

See if this works, Try using... Edit > Preferences > Customization - Editing and select Use Current Snap Settings on Duplicate Selected Clips. Sorry never mind, re-read your OP, you tried that

There are updated transport control enhancements. http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=NewFeatures.21.html Not sure everyone loves them, but they are what they are. Also see http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=0x1894E

Try selecting the whole measure instead of just the notes. Cakewalk doesn't really understand what you want it to do, in this case you need to tell it to select the whole measure not just the notes themselves. Select the whole measure first, then try duplicate clip.

arpeggiator automation replies on movements of parameters. If nothing is being moved, nothing is being automated. To record arpeggiator automation 1.Right-click the desired arpeggiator parameter in the Track Inspector, and select Automation Write Enable on the pop-up menu. 2.Click the Play button to start playback. 3.Adjust the arpeggiator control as desired. When you are finished recording automation, click the Stop button to stop playback. Automation (envelope) data appears in the Track view. To create arpeggiator automation In the Track pane, click the track’s Edit Filter control, point to Track Automation > Arpeggiator and select the desired arpeggiator parameter. Automation (envelope) data appears in the Track view.

Tap tempo can be added to the custom module and pulled up for recall with 1 click.

I like the idea personally. I have brought this up a few times but Cakewalk is such a great DAW, I am surprised there hasn't been a state of the art meter added years ago. Any DAW that is used for Mix-down and Mastering processes surely needs a large format meter that can be seen large enough to make accurate, precise measurement readings.

@Bill Phillips Yes sir. Those are great ideas for sure. Everything you outlined in the post above are great editing techniques. I think though, that the OP is asking for a way to avoid copy/pasting clips around the timeline but instead, 1- Highlight a part and add a marker. Call it "Marker one-Verse" 2- Highlight another part and add a marker. Call it "Marker two- Bridge" 3- Highlight another part and add a marker. Call it "Marker three- Chorus" Then have a Marker module for ordering these parts Vs. having to copy/paste everything. Almost like a playlist within one song. A playlist for each individual part/parts of the song. And be able to arrange that playlist of parts to create different arrangements. To audition what would sound best.

How ?

oh hey, I agree with you, im all for enhancements like this. Would be great to have an in-depth, customizable Insert Track template menu to include midi, audio, automation. I was simply giving you a work around which I thought might be helpful. And you have to admit, its a lot easier that loading up a project and deleting all kinds of tracks just to salvage a few templates. Where is this Audio being recalled from ? Midi I can understand as it is digital # recall. Audio however is not. That file needs to be found and placed. Which can lead to corruption 50% of the time. I believe now as it is, Midi track templates will hold midi track data in them, have you tried it ?