chuckebaby

+1 Problem solving consists of some basic principles, ingredients (OS + devices) being the most prolific.

Really no use for this type of guessing and conspiracy theory's.

Listened to the 1st song. Great tune. Loved how the Choruses came in with 3 big guitars (one in each speaker/one up the middle). That center guitar that plays through out the majority of the song could stand out a bit more though (I think anyway). Could be done using Delay/chorus or possible a touch of reverb.

Imagine if Google made a DAW... You'd be recording that difficult solo and then out of no where... an add pops up

All versions before Sonar X3 were serial/registration which means no online authorization is required, these versions will work for ever (considering you have a supporting OS). your second question is trivial because even though you need to be online to authorize Bandlab you can use it offline

I also agree, I would love to see Aim Asst fonts a big larger. I can see them now but they are a bit smaller than I would like. I believe Cakewalks largest user base is between 40 - 60 years old. Which means the eye sight is on its way out the door. IE- We need bigger letters so we can read them.

Bandlab is doing something way ahead of its time. So for them to own their own DAW is an integral part of their process. They sell interfaces, Harmony guitars and more. I know what your thinking.."There must be more than that". Well maybe there is.. Maybe its the analytic data they want. If Bandlab wants access to how many times I hit the Undo button, by all means let them. I can understand where your curiosity might get the best of you but just let it play out. Use Cakewalk and be happy. I consider what Bandlab has given us (this past year) as a gift. A big one at that.

Always power up all interfaces/midi devices before powering up Sonar.

I don't save the installers, I haven't since Bandlab took over. Its not like the Sonar days where the installer was saved to Command center. Now you must save the install before completing the installation process. I haven't had any issues with new releases so ive never needed to save any installers. I was simply trying to save you the hassle of wasting your time. Band lab calls home with each new release. Trying to install 2019.01 will require Bandlab 5.0.3

Im not sure I really understand here. as Karhide just mentioned, you wont be able to use it unless you authorize it first. So just download the Bandlab asst and that will allow you to install 2019/01

if transport start stop doesn't fix the issue look no closer than epicVerb. Some users complained of oddities in other DAWs as well.

What kind of plug ins/ VST I Synths are you running in this project ? Can you list them or is the list too long ? My guess is its a plug in that doesn't want to play nice with Sonar. Possibly an older 32 VST plug in.

As Steve mentioned, the search feature for the old forum doesn't work and its not worked in years. I've always searched by entering Subject type...then this > site:forum.cakewalk.com Example Ripple editing site:forum.cakewalk.com

Just wanted to let you know... it appears they added a new maximum for project templates (500). From the (2019.01) Release Notes: "Start Screen can now show up to 500 project templates (previously limited to 100)"

Make sure to synchronize the Track view and Console view 1. Click the Strips menu in the Console view and choose Track Manager to open the Track Manager dialog box. 2. Clear the Keep track/console visibility states in sync check box and click OK.

I thought the same as L Tim Audiosnap is a great tool for this very purpose, however I agree with you on slicing and shifting clips vs using Audiosnap (on simple fixes) I don’t like stretching audio and avoid it at all costs. Tim is really good with Audiosnap and is probably a lot better than I, but I can always hear stretched audio vs non stretched audio. Maybe it’s in my head ?

Is it possible to use a you tube video as a reference and if picked I can upload a project

I use the default menus and don't create any custom menus in the plug in manager but I used to and I know the time and effort I put in to making those menus. This is kind of a cool feature to have. It gives CbB another great depth at customization. That's what every DAW's greatest point is (customization). A way to use the DAW like you created it, similar to the music you make.

I see no reason why not. Cakewalk is simply freezing the old forums to a "Read only" format. Unless Cakewalk changes the URL Your bookmarks should work just fine.

That seems fair to me. To be honest this forum has been everything I thought it would be and then some. So I see no need to use the old forums except maybe to make one last post for old times sake. You guys have done a great job on the transition from old to new * Would like to see more sub-category's though.

Yep listen to the recordings before (very nice). You might be able to open her up and see if she can be fixed. Im leaning towards a belt (Capstan belt) though. The guitarist is right, it does change how recordings are made and gives us inspiration beyond words. Though so does "Start New project" in the digital domain. About 10 years back I went listening through a lot of my older tapes and realized my recordings were very clear, but for one reason in particular.. Less instruments clogging up the mix. Yes I bounced tracks but even good engineers can make bounces sound awesome (destructive but awesome). Once I had unlimited tracks at my disposal I became a pig. 10 vocals, 6 guitars, stacking drums. I had to go back to basics (like the good ole 4 track) and remember an engineers worst enemy... "Too much goin on" So for that alone I think the 4 track is amazing.

The belts are hard to come by for this machine. Tascam still sells belts (except a lot of their famous 4 tracks built in the 90s (the 424, 424 MK II, Exc, Exc). But don't see many old MT2X belts flying around much. This might help a bit. Even though its related to the MT1X is still pertains. Let me know how it works out. I still use multiple machines several of them on a daily basis because I do transfer work (convert 4 track cassette/8 track cassette/2 track, 4 track, 8 track reel to digital). FYI- Spell check doesn't do to well with the word "Cassette". am I really getting that old ?

The only one I know of is the keyboard shortcut "I". This hides/shows the Inspector.

Your lucky you got the tape out. in order to diagnose the problem the tape has to be pulled out (typically to unscrew the 2 housing screws/under the cassette). I've had to do this many time myself, however using a pocket knife is not my first tool of choice. I use a small flat head screw driver the grab ONLY near the pinch roller assembly is, this allows a rocking motion (remember the heads are still engaged). One can then use a finger to pull down the heads a bit and pop the cassette shell out. Just my opinion of course... but the MT2X are not a great multitrack recorder. If its all you got then understandably so, but if ever investing in a multitrack recorder find something closer to the early/mid 90's where they basically ironed out every kink in the transport mechanism. Because that's where 90% of the problems are in these old tape recorder.

Im more curious about where you got the Maxell XL II Cassettes. Your problem is trivial. the tascams of this era (85-88) switched over to a gear transport retractable system. this one I believe is belt driven transport (to start/stop the heads). Take it apart and lube any gears (stay away from belts with lube) the check all belt wear, slippage, damage. I own quite a few of these machines and im constantly doing work on them.