Salvatore Sorice

Thanks all for the comments. I'm an IT Consultant during the day, so the virus/disk suggestions are appreciated but I'm well versed on the OS side - Cakewalk / Audio Interfaces, etc. - not so much :^) What is strange - at least to me - is that what seems to trigger the Sonitus errors and the vanishing ProChannel pane is updating my Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 Control software from 3.6.0.1822 to 3.10.0.1981. After updating and rebooting, the problems appear. Not sure if/how it could have anything to do with the Focusrite device - it's just an audio interface. Any ideas? I'm going to leave Focusrite on the 3.6 software for now, but can't understand how that could relate to / cause the bizarre problems.

Sigh... Getting worse. Also noticed that ProChannel has gone missing as well. When you open it all you get is a blank panel. This happened once before and ended up having to do a clean install of Cakewalk (per https://help.cakewalk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034066393-Clean-Install-Cakewalk-by-BandLab). Note that this reinstall was only done because of the blank ProChannel issue, not the Sonitus issue as mentioned above. Perhaps they are related? This is getting frustrating. I'd rather be making music... :^(

This is very strange. I've been working through some great Cakewalk/Sonar tutorials from groove3.com. Many of the tutorials utilize Sonitus plugins as examples. I've been happily following along when suddenly my Sonitus plugins got 'lost'. When I try to load one (happens with Reverb, Gate, EQ, etc.) after closing/opening Cakewalk I get this error: What's even MORE strange... I decided to do an image restore (I use Macrium Reflect) to a known good working instance of Cakewalk. I restored to November 18, 2022. Fired up Cakewalk. Opened a blank project. Inserted an Audio Track. Then loaded up all the plugins - and they loaded fine. Closed/reopened Cakewalk and loaded several again - no issues. Since all looked well, I installed an update to my Focusrite Scarlett 8i6. That is the ONLY thing I did. It requested a reboot. Rebooted. Same problem! Any idea why Cakewalk can't find ('patch') the plugins? I can't understand how things could work fine, then fail after a reboot. I have Windows update turned off, so no Windows updates got installed upon reboot. Running latest Cakewalk build (2022.11 Build 013, 64 bit). PC info: Win10 Pro 64-bit; i9 @ 3.60GHz; 128GB RAM; Focusrite Scarlett 8i6; 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe; Intel UHD Graphics 630; Realtek 2.5GbE Controller

Just added the reg key and was able to install Platinum Studio Mixing Suite without issue. Big thanks to IgoRr! Looks like the installers in Cakewalk Command Center are just looking for a registry key saying that Sonar is 'installed'. CbB picked up the added VSTs immediately.

Thanks msmcleod. I'm worried about installing Platinum since CbB is already installed. I read that Platinum should be installed first. Don't want to mess things up. IgoRr messaged me and said that only one reg key is needed so that Cakewalk Command Center 'thinks' Platinum is installed, and then all the installers will run. I'll probably give that a try and report back with results.

Saw a post by IgoRr (see here) about being able to use a registry entry to make Cakewalk Command Center 'think' Sonar Platinum is installed so you can then install things like Studio Mixing FX Suite, etc. I have Cakewalk by Bandlab installed and get the 'Cannot locate the required version of the program..." error when trying to add Platinum elements. Don't want to install Platinum to get them (at least not on the same PC). Has anyone tried this? Was also wondering if it is possible to install Platinum on another PC (or a Virtual Machine) and then 'export' the items I want so I can 'import' them into Cakewalk by Bandlab. Not sure if that is even possible...

I had this happen to me and it was because I had my headphones on and microphone plugged in. The metronome click (during recording of the mic) was bleeding through the headphones and getting picked up by the mic...

Interesting stuff! Curious if anyone has used a 4k TV as a monitor? A 3840 x 2160 43” 4k TV is pretty cheap. Thinking of trying one. Currently using 3 32” monitors with same resolution but things are pretty small at 125% (but very clear).

Thanks to all of you more experienced and knowledgeable Users! It's reassuring to hear that it looks like Cakewalk will have a long and productive life in the new owner's hands. Hats off to BandLab!

Hi bdickens, Thanks for the input. Was not aware that BandLab was a piece of a large portfolio. Hopefully that is a good thing! I'm just hoping that Cakewalk gets the attention it deserves (at least according to us Cakewalk fans)...

Preface - I am just a Cakewalk user/fan - not an employee/affiliate, etc. of anyone associated with BandLab, etc. - just a loyal Cakewalk user. Nuff said. Since I've been a Cakewalk user for many years I was overjoyed when BandLabs took it over and has continued to update and improve the DAW. Thanks BandLab! That being said, I recognize and appreciate the amount of work that goes into maintaining/improving Cakewalk. While I applaud BandLab for making Cakewalk free, I wouldn't mind paying a small 'subscription' fee (maybe a few bucks a month?) to help defray the (obvious) costs of the work that goes into Cakewalk. Why? Because, in my opinion, that would make it (much) more likely that Cakewalk would be able to thrive - and not be cast aside or left to wallow - if economic$ come into play. I'm sure we all realize that - at any company - a product that is offered for 'free' is usually always the first thing to go when allocating capital. Opinions?

Title says it all. installed EZ Drummer 3 (just released on May 3rd). Unfortunately, it crashes Cakewalk every time I try to insert an instrument (either as Simple Instrument, Instrument Trask Per Output, etc.). EZ Drummer 2 works fine. Only difference I notice is that EZ drummer 2 is VST2 and EZ Drummer 3 is VST3. Opened Support Request and sent Dump files. Anyone else having same problem?