msmcleod

CTRL+A selects everything, so it's likely including something that is starting at time zero. CTRL + Click only selects the clips you click, and nothing else.

I think you're mixing up the cable type ( coaxial ) with the most common type of coaxial cable which has BNC connectors. Coax cables with BNC connectors are typically used for digital clock signals, 10-Base-T networks, and analog video. Both the Lexicon and octa-capture have RCA S/PDIF connectors, which REQUIRE coaxial cables with RCA connectors to operate properly.

The export presets are stored here: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\Cakewalk\Core\Presets\{FD3918AE-AF3D-414B-8701-C9A02623E875} Just export this registry key from within regedit.

Looking at your event list, you've got 3 audio clips starting at time zero, one on each track. These are most likely what are stopping you from moving the other clips. It may be you've got Cakewalk set to hide muted clips. Make sure these two options are checked so you can see them. If this still doesn't do it, switch to the advanced workspace.

I'd avoid using converters if possible. I've almost never got them to work properly due to clocking issues - sometimes the converter wants to be the clock master, other times not, and not all of them support all of the sample rates/bit depths. For SPDIF, just connect it directly. You will need to designate one device as the clock master and one as a slave though.

All of the Mackie compatible controllers are great for transport / fader control, but not really suited to custom control of plugins. The monogram CC should work perfectly with ACT Learn however. You just need to add the "ACT MIDI Controller" under Control Surfaces in preferences, setting the MIDI IN to be your monogram's MIDI input ( don't bother setting the MIDI output ). Once you've done that, you're ready to assign knobs/sliders to VST parameters. Once parameters have been learned for a VST, they'll be remembered globally - so the next time you insert that plugin, the controller will automatically work for that plugin while the plugin's UI is in focus. A quick example of how to set it up for plugins is shown at 1min in on this video: A more in-depth explanation can be found in this video:

You can also use the Arranger Inspector for navigation, which is my preferred method. Clicking on a section within the Arranger Inspector will set the now time to the beginning of that section, so both the tracks view and PRV will scroll to it.

Clips are always given unique names when they are recorded. Some people like them to be uniquely identified, other's may not. It's easy to change them all at once though: 1. Select all the clips on the track ( clicking the track number is the quickest way to do this ) 2. Open the clip inspector - the one with the waveform icon. 3. Type the new name ( or copy / paste it from the track name ) into the clip name property - this will change the name of all the selected clips.

If you've got "Select Track Envelopes with Clips" checked, and there's a track envelope earlier in the time line, this can stop you moving things to the left, because the track envelope can't be moved to a negative time. Unchecking it, or deselecting it in the Selection module should allow you to move the clip (but obviously without the envelope). You can find this either in the Track View Options menu, or in the selection module in large mode: As far as moving lanes into tracks, the bounce method you've described is one option, as long as you're happy with it all being one clip afterwards. Another method is to select all the clips on a lane by clicking to the left take lane number ( T1, T2 etc ), then holding down SHIFT while dragging it on to a new track. Holding down SHIFT ensures the clip won't move left/right while you drag the mouse up/down. You'll need to do this a lane at a time, otherwise all of the lanes will simply end up as new lanes on a new single track.

This will be fixed for the 2022.06 general release.

Finally got around to finishing off watching season 2 of Star Trek Picard, and in the last episode noticed Rafi was using a KORG nanoKONTROL 2 to hack into the drones... ... with a strategically placed bit of aluminium covering the KORG logo & name.

Unless you're up to date with all of the latest the Windows 7 updates, you may have issues using the in-app refresh activation. Downloading BandLab Assistant and using that to update activation is still an option on Windows 7.

Arranger sections are definitely not tied to any of the material - they're either tied to a specific MBT time by default, or specific sample time if the arranger track is set to absolute time. There's really no such thing as single track ripple editing... there's either Ripple Edit All or Ripple Edit Selection, so I'm assuming you're using Ripple Edit Selection for tracks. Ripple Edit Selection should have no effect on arranger sections - only Ripple Edit All all does. Moving an arranger section will move the events under it, but not the other way around... unless you've got Ripple Edit all on. From what you're saying though, maybe this isn't always the case. If you do see a case of arranger sections moving unexpectedly, please let me know the steps to reproduce, or alternatively post a video of it happening.

This message is in response to Windows telling Cakewalk this MIDI device has been removed. If it's coming up repeatedly, then it could indicate one of the following: A dirty USB connection ( clean your USB connections - I normally use contact cleaner, or WD40 ) A faulty USB cable ( try another cable ) An out of date driver for your device ( update the drivers if it has any ) A fault in the device itself... in which case it might need replacing

I don't think you'd want to add the MPKMini as a control surface. Control surfaces are primarily designed for controlling transport. Just enable its MIDI input within Preferences->MIDI->Devices.

We're not aware of any outstanding Arranger bugs - can you elaborate?

Sad news... https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/19/vangelis-greek-composer-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-dies

You could try checking "Always open all devices" within Preferences->Audio->Playback and Recording. On adding a track, Cakewalk enumerates all the devices for populating the input/output dropdowns in the track header. This is much quicker if the devices are already open and ready to go.

Sounds like you're running CbB as Administrator. Windows automatically disables drag/drop between applications running as non-admin and admin.

I got this, but the CPU usage is crazy high... (both in CbB and Studio One 5) anyone else seeing this?

From what I can tell, the clips or the content aren't actually moving, but what you're actually seeing is the clip being drawn slightly differently due to where the split points are. When you're zoomed out, the drawing of a clip is average of the waveform as it's trying to draw several sample values in a single pixel. The number of samples that are being averaged are changing as you are effectively changing the length of the clip by moving the split point. As you zoom in to the point where samples are more obvious, this effect is lessened to the point where it doesn't happen at all. But audibly, the clip is fine.

Yes, you can do that. Just insert a new synth, and change the output of the MIDI track to that synth.

Yes, you can do that however: 1. It requires knowledge of how MIDI tracks / soft synths are routed, and 2. Most new users just want the track to be an single instrument track, rather than separate MIDI / synth tracks. Having separate MIDI / synth tracks makes for a more complex project ( up to double the track count ), and can cause confusion for new users. For example, the gut instinct for adjusting the volume of, say a piano track, is to go to the track with all the piano MIDI data on it and changing the volume slider... except by doing this you're not changing the piano's synth's output volume, you're changing the MIDI volume ( CC #7) of that channel. Instead you have to go to the synth audio track to change the volume. And then there's which track to use for FX, or MIDI vs VST automation. So you have to be constantly aware of what you're adjusting and how things are routed. Simple Instrument / Per Output Instrument tracks take the complexity out of that. You've still got complete control via the Track Inspector Midi/Audio tabs, but by default it's easy to work with. The only limitation with using instrument tracks is the case where you've got several per-output instrument tracks fed to a single synth instance, and you need automation on the VST parameters. In this case, you're limited to putting the VST parameter automation on the first track. However, this can be usually worked around by mapping CC's to the parameters within the VST itself, then adding MIDI automation in each individual track. Alternatively, you can create an additional MIDI track solely for adding VST automation.

Yes - the shelf tool alters existing envelopes. If there's no node to the right of it, there's no envelope to modify at that point.

@Torbjörn Lundberg - there are a lot of different ways to do this, as detailed in this thread - but I admit the explanations are a bit daunting for new users. For new users, I'd recommend doing the following: 1. Create a new Kontakt instrument track for the track you want to change, then move that track so it's underneath the old MIDI track. 2. Select everything in the old MIDI track by clicking on the track number, then hold down SHIFT and drag the MIDI clip selection to your new Kontakt track (holding down SHIFT stops the MIDI clips moving left/right in time when you're dragging). 3. Delete the old MIDI track. I appreciate there'll be a bunch of users who think "Why, when you could just do X,Y, Z.....", but this method is simple and easy to understand for new users. There are definitely more efficient ways of doing this, especially if you're going to be changing all of your tracks to share a single Kontakt instance, but this should at least get you up and running.