Gary Edelman

Well I tried the link you posted to the Cakewalk Product Center & that did the trick as far as letting me out of Demo mode so i can save my work. It let me install the newer version & ended up with version 2024.07 build 108. I'm having some problem with audio drop outs now that I didn't have before but I'll deal with that later. I'm wondering if I shouldn't just install everything in the CW Prodcut Center & see if that makes the system any more stable. Thanks again for the help.

Thanks, I'll try a little later today & let you know how it turns out. I've been using Cakewalk since it came on a 5 1/4" floppy disk & recording audio on a computer was just considered a dream. It has too good many memories to lose.

Maybe my version 2018.09 (Build 29, 64bit) of CW BandLab is outdated because there is no option under HELP to log into Bandlab. All I get is a pop up that tells me to activate via BandLab Assistant. Also if I go to https://www.bandlab.com it will show my name so I think I am already logged in. Is there a way to update CW BandLab without deleting anything?

I haven't used my CW BandLab program for a few months & it switched to Demo version but I can't find a way to activate it. It used to be if i just logged in to the assistant that would take care of it but it doesn't happen now. If I click on the Bandlab assistant, it shows my name & email so it looks like I'm already logged in but i can't get out of demo mode. One of the reasons I have not used the program much through the years is for fear of this very problem. I also tried rebooting but that didn't help. Any ideas?

Just wondering if it is still recommended to record on a different drive than the the drive that the program is installed on. HD speeds & memory used to be an issue so it was always recommended have a separate drive for audio to get better performance. Is it really necessary with the hardware today?

Thanks to all for helping me understand things a lot better. When I logged into bandlab.com the other day I thought that everything had changed & that there was no more stand alone CW by BL. I got nervous because the emphasis seemed to be on social media rather than recording music. Let's hope BL keeps things going because CW does all I need.

I've been an off & on user of CW since the days it came on a 5 1/4 floppy disk. I've been through numerous upgrades & I think my last one was to CW producer before Bandlab took over. I did upgrade to CW by Bandlab a while back but am just now starting to get back into recording. It seems that Bandlab is more of a social media outlet than a stand alone software to record with. I don't want to start getting involved in studio projects just to find out that they are all going to be obsolete & useless. I like the idea of having access to social media & online recording but I mainly want to be able to record offline & feel secure with the program itself. Also what happens if my computer crashes & I can't find my original program files to reinstall the CW software? Will I be able to download it somewhere off Bandlab's site? I'm just a little confused right now.

Thanks, Now I see what I was missing. If I understand it right I have to insert a soft synth track with the sound I want first, to route the output of an existing midi track to it.

That's a very good point. I've had problems in the past not getting the right feel out of the synth sound I like because of the way it was recorded using a different synth.

I know how to insert a soft synth track & how to copy the data from an existing midi track to the soft synth track. I'm assuming there is a better way to convert the midi track to a soft synth track & would appreciate any guidance in that matter. Right now I record & play back my plain midi tracks through my external synth( SC88) until I get the tracks the way I like them. Is there a way to play back a plain midi track through the soft synth?

Thanks, That worked like a charm.

I just did a clean install on my laptop. When I open CW/BL & try to open Dimension Pro 1.5 it tells me I have 30 days to register. I used the serial # & registration # that still show up on my products list on the Cakewalk site but they don't work. Anyone have any idea what I 'm missing?

I think I'm sold on sticking with CW/BL. Everything works fine & it does everything I need it to do so my only concern is not capability but keepability. I want to be sure if my HD crashes or if I want to build a new DAW that I will have no problems being able to reinstall the program with all my extras. Backing up CW bundles is easy but without the program to open them they wouldn't be of much use. I haven't figured out how to back up my vst's & Native Instrument stuff but I guess that's for another thread.

Thanks, The one Cal program I always used was the split notes to tracks for midi drums.

That's pretty much what I do except I dual boot between Linux & Windows. Most all of my computing is done on Linux with the exception of Cakewalk & one other Windows program. I just tried the newer CW/BL & it looks just like my older X1 so it might not be too hard to get things going again. I have to relearn how to use the soft synths but it's coming back to me little by little. It's great that BandLabs is keeping CW going. I probably should start another thread but does anyone know how to use a CAL program? There used to be an undocumented key combination that would let you access them.