Bass Guitar

For a new computer what I have done is use a storage device that is big enough to copy my old computers Program, Program Data and Documents folders onto. If you had own Legacy versions make sure you have the download folder for the Command Centre. This way you can easily access a lot of your personal settings. Also a lot of plug ins might not use installers so just copy them over. I am also in the habit of save a lot of stuff that was in my download folder. But best to see if a plug in was updated. For me Google is another lifesaver for a new computer. Just install Chrome and then log in. All your saved passwords and bookmarks are there. Before you turf the old computer make sure you de authorize any plug ins that were tied to that machine.

Im using 4 other Daw’s and I have absolutely never paid attention to the graphics. I just open them and get to work. The new Sonar has me squinting to find things I used to have no problem with before. I keep making mistakes when working because even the mouse doesn’t respond accurately.

To tell the truth I don’t remember getting any notifications from Bandlab? Possibly I might have them turned off? I would think that if you set it up to automatically renew then you’ll be charged on your credit card automatically at the full price. I find this frustrating as example I use Vegas and they just emailed me an offer with a big discount to upgrade. Cubase has huge discounts for upgrades. Every single software I use has always been this way. This membership system seems like it will be more expensive than any other software I use over time. I think this is how most people feel about it. A year went by for me and now I have no more full version to use.

If what you’re saying is that you are only seeing one send and there are actually two, then you need to drag the dividers to reveal what is hidden. It’s a bad design

Other option is entering the value in the event list. Doesn’t get any flatter than that! Then when you get to the point where it stops enter 0. Or ?

Nobody should be dependent on Cakewalk as of yesterday. That would be foolish.

That doesn’t work. Once you have a subscription you are no longer eligible for the discount. I just went through this back in early July. And exactly a year ago it was the same story and staff said they were going to sort it out but they didn’t. I had to create a new account to get the discount. At the end of June Everybody else was offered the discount of $49 but my renewal was for $149 US which is $205 Canadian. So I bought Studio one instead. Unfortunately they are loosing thousands of users because of this issue with the membership. Thank goodness for the free tier version but I don’t expect that to last forever.

If you use Google you can go into the password manager. Look for Bandlab and it might show your 2 accounts. Then you can see the correct email and password.

I have a similar problem with my Motu M4 and it’s not really Sonar causing the problem. It only happens when I first open Sonar and then I also might open a YouTube. When I return to Sonar the audio is rough sounding. I have to re boot the interface and it goes away. I write it off as even after 30 years of ASIO drivers code being developed they still don’t have it exactly perfect. The price we pay for using a computer that was ultimately designed for everything else but audio.

Tomorrow is the end of life for Cakewalk anyhow. So why waist your time. You should be using Sonar by now.

Changing the tempo of a project with audio in it has limitations. As you increase or decrease the audio will start to degrade quickly as that amount increases. So first experiment with the midi part of the song which is not affected by any tempo changes. As you work just record scratch vocals or guitar parts until you settle on the right tempo. Then start recording your audio parts. If the audio parts are just loops and samples then it would depend on how much you can stand the artifacts.

I recommend you simply start with the free version first. Then you will have a chance to learn about the basics of the software. Then you can decide if the add ons are worth it. If you have the older versions then you will already be most of the way there.

The OP I noticed has a habit of posting, returning a few days later and then not responding to the thread.

Seems people rarely visit this sub forum so best to contact support directly as Ashwin has directed above.

That is why I stopped asking about people’s specs 10 years ago 🙃 But one thing never changes and that’s not having optimized it for audio production.