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As far as I can tell those are exclusive to Sonar. The 3rd party plug-in’s usually have the Brand name visible in the GUI. VST2 is a long way from being obsolete. I wouldn’t worry about that just yet. I’ll most certainly be dead.

I try and stay away from discussion of audio and Daw’s because there are way to many different opinions about it. But for what it’s worth my opinion is very simple. You purchase a brand name Audio Interface that has all the right connections , features and controls that suit your needs. In my case one feature is now Loopback. The other most important thing I learned years ago, is you should always use the latest version of ASIO drivers from the manufacturer website when using a DAW. All other ASIO drivers that don’t belong to a hardware audio interface should be completely removed from your system including the Registry. Take note that this is more a Sonar issue than it is with other audio software. Loopback. Theres 2 different types of audio Loopback. External and Internal. External is when you connect the output of your audio interface back to an input using a patch cable. We use this to test for the accuracy of our reported latency. Example when using Oblique Audio’s RT utility. Internal loopback is where the audio remains digital. Then it makes it available as an optional input to all applications that are designed to access ASIO multi channel audio. Im not dead sure of where it accesses the audio but it seems it would be involved with the Windows mixer. So to answer your question it most certainly is available in ASIO mode. Im not sure it is actually available in other driver modes because I’ve never checked. And a heads up, Just because a Daw includes a generic ASIO driver doesn’t mean you should or have to use it with that Daw. Example Cubase includes a Generic driver that becomes an option when I set up Cubase’s audio system. But I always choose my audio interface driver. Removing FL ASIo driver will not have any effect on using the Daw. You are always better off using your interface’s ASIO driver.

I don’t really care about colour but I find it has become very hard to see icons and stuff that was not a problem before. It is not a Daw for old farts like me. That’s fine. I’m not exactly sure what bugs they might have fixed but so far after 3 months I have not found anything. Im actually pretty amazed at how much is actually still there! It’s only a few little things I have been missing like Workspaces and the Add Tracks dialogue. This is more about wanting to own my software than about colour. I will most certainly be first in line for a permanent license. But we are censored for taking about this.

Apps like voicmeeter are designed for people who are using their computers on board sound card. Why would you want to install iffy 3rd party apps when you own an audio interface? Sonar generally doesn’t like generic audio drivers and staff always advise to remove all of them and only use your interface ASIO drivers. I spotted the FL Studio generic driver in your screenshot which is on the list of things that you need to delete from the registry if you’re having problems with audio.

This is why you use OBS to handle that. It will use all available inputs. It actually now has Multi track recording capabilities. If I used my ZoomL8 audio interface it has 8 mono inputs available as well as the Master( stereo mix) and the 2 stereo Loopback channels. The Zoom L8 was designed mostly with podcasting in mind. It even has a 1/8" stereo input for cell Phones or Tablets and 6 Sound effect pads. Even with my Motu M4 I can have the the loopback for all internal computer audio and then I can have 4 Live audio inputs. The OP is talking about recording Video Tutorials so that's a simple set up. Exactly, Voicemeter was one of the first things I tried back a few years ago before I bought the Motu. It worked fine with WASAPI shared mode but then I found the sound quality suffered as well as there was terrible latency when playing midi from a controller. I never got it to work with Cakewalk running ASIO. Mabey they have updated it? But it's also something that can mess with your audio system so that to me is scarry. like using Asio4all kind of. My best solution before I had the Motu was a small mixer that fed my Focusrite 6i6 ( no loopback). I used Outputs 3/4 into the Mixer as well as my mike. The problem was then I had to tell Windows to use 3/4 as the default device so I could playback audio from WinAmp or Foobar for the Narration. PITA.

Digital mixers are for the most part designed for live shows but they can also be first class audio interfaces. But that just like all audio interfaces depends on the quality of the ASIO drivers. I can personally vouch for Behringer, Zoom and Yamaha having good drivers but I’d want to research Allen and You are looking at $&$$$ for the desks used in pro studios. But the live band consumer models are definitely top notch for smaller studios. The Behringer x32 with the Midas pre amps is worth looking at. I have a X18 rack. Your statement about using analog mixer is very interesting because that is how many long time sound engineers feel. The controls are right there in front of you. Example my Soundcraft 10 and My Zoom L8. They are both basically the same channel count and features but the Soundcraft has 72 controls and the Zoom has only 10. The Soundcraft is 3 X bigger. I have a 1997 Yamaha O1v digital mixer that is still working almost like new. It has outlived dozens of my analog mixers. One huge advantage to digital mixers is the ability to save scenes. My Yamaha has scenes that go back 20 years. It is dead simple to use its midi capabilities to record events and play them back. It’s got motorized faders so it’s fun to watch clients jump out their chairs when they move around during playback.

You’re not alone in that but sadly the answer is no. They have 100% replaced Cakewalk with New Sonar. The option a few of us have chosen is to using Sonar Platinum until they solve the problems.

The answer is to use an ASIO audio interface with a loopback feature.

Lots of apologizing going on here these days. And I can’t help thinking that it’s generated by AI.

Ok I wasn’t sure how you were using Sonar. You only mentioned “Save our recordings”. I’ll repeat, Using software that you don’t own ( have a perpetual license) is risky. Even Cakewalk was risky. Time to start looking for a Daw that is not at risk. My solution was to return to using Sonar Platinum. I own it and it is not at risk of not opening. You still didn’t say if you are using the Playlist.

To record audio in sync with your Daw you need an Audio Interface that uses an ASIO driver. Not- Asio4all Not- Realtek asio Not- Generic ASIO But a reputable brand that supports your OS.

Are you using the Playlist or just recording? Ya that’s something that the developers never really considered. There are a lot of real musicians that have used Cakewalk for live performances. Mostly using the playlist because that’s a feature that is not available in other Daw’s. This change made many now look for alternatives that can be used without expiring in the middle of a gig or recording session. Bottom line is using any software that you don’t own is risky in a professional setting. Just an idea but I love my Zoom L8 for recording and our 3 piece bands live gigs. Lots of bands are using the L12 or L20. Push of a button to record just like in the good old days. Transfer the tracks from the SD card to any Daw. It also records the stereo mains at the same time so instant board mix. It’s also a first class ASIO audio interface so you can stream your backing tracks from your laptop and you have total control of the mix using real channel strips. And it never phones home!

Sonar is not well known for its Video capabilities. That feature works OK for adding a soundtrack to an existing video but it has always been limited in what format you can use successfully. For high quality video editing you should always use Video Editing software. Vegas, Filmora, Adobe or DaVinci Resolve etc

It looks like you used that plugin in the project and Sonar is trying to locate it. If it can’t find it then it will list missing plugins once it opens the project. They should show in brackets in the location where they are. Console view is the best way to see everything. You either delete them or replace them and save the project. If Sonar crashes while trying to open the project you will need to use SafeMode and tell Sonar not to load it.

Does it come with instructions?

What also can happen is if you are not using an Audio interface with ASIO drivers a new audio track will possibly be recorded out of sync with the existing audio. This is due to the system latency. Sonar has two ways to mark off events. Markers as well as the Arranger track. There’s almost enough space in the arrangement view for lyrics if you zoom out enough. Cakewalk Next has a lyrics view that can be used exactly as a karaoke track. But it is labour intensive to set it up. Many downloaded midi files will often have a guide “ vocal “ track.

OK. That’s what I thought. It’s just abandon ware and Im sure Roland has no problem with the fact that people are still using it. I mostly use Coyote.

Im curious because someone has posted in the Instrument forum about how installing Sonar removes the TTS-1? I thought that there’s an option to choose to keep your old settings and so on.

The TTS-1 is easily installed using any version of Sonar or Cakewalk from before Aug 2023. I think that is the correct time as they removed the TTS- 1 that fall. So using the latest version wouldn’t work. I don’t think you need to authorize the version just run the installer. I haven’t tested that because I have Platinum. And possibly what is happening is you didn’t download any actual sound fonts.

What you re saying is that you installed Sonar and it removed the TTS-1.? I don’t think that is normal. If it is it’s something they did recently. It didn’t do that to me but it’s been a while since I’ve had it installed. I still have the TTS-1 and I’m sure everyone else who has used it does as well. Nothing really can replace the TT-1 outright when it comes to all of the features that it included so it might be worth looking into getting it back. The easiest way I know of is to use any older versions of Sonar or CbB. It was removed from the last few versions of CbB so you need an installer from earlier in 2023 and back. As far as GM midi players go I found that SynthFont 64 is the best alternative because it is the only one that is still supported by the developers. It is strange to me that they also removed the access to the MS Wavetable synth which is still working fine and most other Daw’s and Media players still support it. They basically overnight removed all access to GM playback and 2 years later they still don’t have a replacement. Oddly enough Cakewalk Next does. And yes Im not sure what you are referring to about drum maps? GM is a map. Different drum VST’s as well as dum hardware might use different drum maps. But many also have a GM setting like Addictive Drums. What is missing is all those cool GM percussion sounds. The within the GM sounds there are different dum kits which really are only slightly different than the standard kit. With the exception of the electric or orchestra kit. But that’s not a map, it’s a bank.

I was just going to say what @Max Arwood said. Track template is the way to go.

I just watched the video and now I see why my method worked that didn't require a Re Amping box. His points were: First the Level needed to be attenuated. So that was my use of the 3/4 Bus. But now I see that in the case of my Scarlett 6i6 I could have used the second headphone jack and simply controlled that using it's level which I would assume is analog. Too bad I bought the SSL2 that doesn't have the second headphone output. But my Zoom L8 has 4 independent headphone mixes. Then second, the Ground Lift issue. I didn't have that because I was running though Battery Powered pedals. I did get a hum if I used a power supply. I almost always use batteries for recording. Third was the Impedance miss match of which he came to the conclusion that it didn't seem to make any difference sound quality wise. So instead of a Re Amp box one could most certainly get by using any Audio interface that sports an independent headphone mixes. Done. I use my L8 at live gigs and one set up is running the Bass track from my laptop into my Fender Rumble. I guess that's sort of Re Amping a Bass.

It must be similar in design to my Radial Trim-Two Passive Stereo DI. It is designed specifically for connecting the headphones output of a laptop or tablet to the PA. Built like a tank. I used to live near the Factory in Port Coquitlam BC. I see they are still there. Back then I think they were called Cabletek. In the 90’s I had a music store and I bought all my cables and a bunch of stuff from them. I still have every last one of the cables they made. It’s not the cheapest gear made but it will never let you down. I looked the company up and this was on the page. The history of the Radial RE Amp- ReAmp Playing a recording through an amplifier - 2011 Prior to 1994 anyone wanting to re-amplify a previously recorded audio track from a professional tape recorder had only a few options. The most common technique was to drop the gain of the tape recorder's output to a modest –30 or more and feed it into the back end of a passive direct box's XLR connector. Then connect the direct box's ¼" input jack to the guitar amp's input. The result was disappointing at best for a number of technical and practical reasons so the process of Reamping never really caught on in a big way. In 1993 engineer John Cuniberti, while in the studio recording with Joe Satriani, Cuniberti began to realize that the current issue was a simple interface problem with no off-the-shelf solution, so he and audio tech James Ganwer set out to build a box with off-the-shelf parts for the purpose of Reamping. The project was a success from a technical standpoint but took several years to gain traction in the market. The sheer high cost of parts complicated the situation. Several years and changes in the market place later, Cuniberti, realizing the difficulty in building a small-scale product economically, decided to sell the company. Realizing the importance of this technology, Radial Engineering Ltd. purchased the assets and in June 2011 began shipping a Radial version of the original.

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@bmarlowe That’s weird that they recommend using the headphone jack? Seems clunky. And most people don’t have the option that you have of 2 separate headphone mixes. I would still try the 3/4 jacks as well.