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Hi guys. I was using the free Modo Drum vst(which I love) but it started giving me bad clicks and pops. The prob started when I switched from WASAPI to ASIO. Note, the performance tab showed plenty of memory available. I'm now having to use the Slate SS5 free drums which gives no problems at all. Could the prob be that Modo Drum file size is much larger or could it be I need to download it again with the right driver? I'd love to use Modo Drum again so any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

Oh, my bad. You prob said Windows update in the video and I misunderstood. And great to know the midi info is there to stay. Thanks for the help and all ur videos John. (When I win my Grammy award, I'll give u a shout out ?)

Got it John! In preferences > midi> devices>inputs, i had my interface unchecked(don't know how I did that). Thanks a lot man! Btw, I really liked the redone videos but u scared me when u said the TTS-1 may become incompatible with a future update. If that ever happens, I assume I wouldn't lose the midi track info correct? IOWs, can I just assign those same midi tracks to a diff soft synth/vst instrument?

Thanks a lot John. I've watched many of ur videos before but I've probably forgotten a great deal. I'll def go watch em again. Cheers!

Hi guys. Ive been laying audio tracks for the last couple months but I just went back to punch record on a soft synth piano track and I have no signal showing. I also tried it in a new project then with diff driver settings to no avail. I'm still fairly green to routing stuff. Can yall please give some troubleshooting tips on how to fix this. Thanks!

Awesome, I got it now guys. I thought they meant to hold left click on the marker and a "delete" option would appear. I didn't know they meant to use the delete key. Y'all saved me. Thanks so much for the help!

I followed Cakewalks directions on how to delete markers but it doesn't work. How exactly do I delete markers? (Thanks in advance!)

Cool, thanks. I'll def try that.

Thanks Scook. Id love to go back to wasapi but it stopped recording audio. It's just letting me record midi. So yeah, asio seems to be my only option.

Thanks for all the responses guys. Btw, I do have a high pass on bass, drums and most instruments so I dont think it's a low freq thing. Also, my soft synths are the same level as my audio tracks so I don't think it's an input recording level issue.

No bud, it's working backwards. Moving the slider to the right to a slower "safe" buffer speed like 46.4 msecs causes more clicks & pops during mixing. So I always leave it to the left on 11.6 msecs. Fwiw, when it was set to wasapi it worked correctly. Also on wasapi, when I set it to a slow buffer speed there was a delayed response when I pressed play, stop, etc. IOWs, it worked as it should so as to look ahead but set on asio, there's no change in control response time regardless of where I set the buffer speed. It's like it's unable to look ahead.

Thanks John. Btw, your Cactus Studios vids have helped me a lot. You're a good teacher.

Hi John, I watched ur videos and everything seems set up right in windows & cakewalk. My ins & outs(and playback/record timing master) say "Audiobox ASIO Driver In/Out" and Driver Mode says ASIO. Something just seems outta wack. Like how I get more clicks & pops when set to a slower buffer size. Again, it worked & sounded better on wasapi. I think I'm gonna borrow my brothers interface and download the driver for it to see if possibly my interface or driver is the issue. At least it'll rule that out.

Thanks Jonesey. Im using an Audiobox 96 and the driver is set to ASIO. But you may have hit on something cause I was actually getting louder and better performance when I had it set to WASAPI. Now with it set to ASIO, it cracks and pops more and is not as loud. I only set it to ASIO because WASAPI stopped recording audio. It was only letting me record midi. From what Ive read, I think I may have created a format issue for WASAPI. Anyway, I know ASIO is supposed to be the better, go-to driver but I'm getting the opposite result. Any light you guys could shed on this would be awesome. Cheers! Btw, for some reason with ASIO, I also have to keep the buffer size set to fast(11.6 milliseconds) even when Im not tracking. When I set it to a slow buffer size it starts cracking & popping. IOWs, it's working backwards. Maybe I have something set wrong? I just dont know.

Thanks my friend but I'm pretty cautious esp with headphones. I was just wanting a bit more volume from my monitors so I can sometimes FEEL the music when I'm listening back. I like to mix as I go and hearing a loud, fat mix when I'm done with a session keeps me inspired. I keep the ca-2a leveler on the master which helps it sound polished & fat but I'd love a bit more volume(without cranking everything & clipping).

I appreciate all the advice guys. Btw, did I mention Im 70% deaf? Just kidding. Anyway, I'm still pretty new to daw recording so there's surely things I'm overlooking or just unaware of. I'm about to record now, so I'll try to apply all this good advice and let yall know how it works out.

Yeah, the master bus is up around unity. If I raise it anymore it causes clipping too. Maybe I do just need more powerful monitors.

Thanks guys & sorry, I shouldve gave more info. I have Rocket 5 powered monitors which are cranked, the interface output is cranked, windows is cranked, cakewalk shows cranked, the master bus is nearly cranked. When I play imported itunes mp3s, it's so loud I have to lower down but my tracks(incl midi tracks) are not loud enough for me. I was hoping there was a way to add volume between the master faders and monitors. I think Protools has a decible boost post master bus. Then u just take it off when it's time to master ur mix.

Hi, I have my monitors cranked and the master bus nearly full up and it still isnt loud enough to really enjoy tracking. I know that mastering is where u really boost the dbs but while I'm tracking, is there a way to boost the overall mix volume so that Cakewalk output hits my speakers harder? ANY tips to boosting volume is very appreciated.

Thanks David. That fixed it. Cheers!

Help... When I move a group of midi notes forward or back, the sustain info is no longer moving with the notes. I dont know what setting I changed. Please help ?

Thanks for all the advice guys. I set up keyboard shortcuts for next & previous markers and it works perfectly. Navigating is a breeze now. Cheers & Thanks Again

How do I set markers and quickly jump to diff markers/sections in a song? Any advice is greatly appreciated