Colin Nicholls

@sjoens, thanks for your comments. I've made some minor changes to the PRV entries (now on page 75,76?) and updated the graphic because when I re-tested this, it looked a little different from my previous screen-clip. (new version 2020.12.13 uploaded) >> Re: Synth Rack View >> I'd like to see 2 graphics - one Selected & one Un-Selected used in all views - and 1 color for the preset text. I'm not sure what you're asking for, that isn't already in the document. Can you give me a visual example?

Interesting, good catch. Thanks. I've added a section to chapter 3.8 in the YLIP and uploaded v.2021.01.12.

@Starship Krupa, I haven't found a Theme Element that controls the Rec-Arm tint. Even my PURPLETRATOR theme (Every possible color element is a shade of purple) uses the red tint for armed tracks.

It definitely uses the "Clip Background" color as a tint, e.g. I get brown/grey outlines in STEAMPUNK, which uses a dark brown background for clips. In TUNGSTEN I can't see anything, until I select the clips and manually set their backgrounds to a light color, i.e: It's a shame that TUNGSTEN, being a canonical default theme, uses a color combination that renders the clip outlines invisible. But I guess (I know) it's hard to cover every possible case and still have something aesthetically pleasing.

You either need two audio interfaces, or use a different Driver that is not ASIO, because ASIO doesn't share audio between apps.

I just open it via the URL in a tab in Firefox and do a Ctl-F. Works great.

I believe settings in "Color Preferences" override anything specified in the Theme. Remember also that a re-start of Cakewalk is the only guaranteed way of ensuring that all Theme settings are respected - just changing themes can leave some items unchanged (I don't have a complete list and it seems to vary). As for the left/right pane backgrounds, I believe the two Theme Elements in play are: LEFT: Track View / Strip Under RIGHT: Track view / Clips Pane / Track View Clips Pane Background That's assuming I understand your screenshot correctly. @Starship Krupa, @Kevin Perry

@Kevin Perry, When in doubt, set the older Preferences > Colors to the "Normal" preset and re-select the Theme. Is the PRV still "wrong"?

Possible re-start of Cakewalk required to update all colors to respect the theme?

A worthy clarification, agreed.

@scook, seems pretty unambiguous to me.... I think it is great that Cakewalk has notes at the project/track/lane level, but the number of times I've been playing back a project listening for "things to FIX" and keeping notepad open with MM:SS or Bar references for each note... it would be nice to have Timeline Notes.

Expanding Markers to include a text note would be nice, as a way of attaching notes to a specific moment in the timeline, which currently none of Project/Track/Take notes are able to do.

V-Vocal is still an indispensable tool for me. I tried Melodyne Assistant and it was so slow (not counting the initial load which is like molasses) when compared to VV and the results are not audibly better. Love me some V-Vocal. Glad you got it restored, @John Vere.

I've always felt that the "Project" menu should be renamed "Timeline".

As a purist I'm astounded that anyone would consider post-mix audio stretching an acceptable solution. That said, if you're producing uber-compressed MP3s for consumption, it probably isn't going to matter. As always, consider and compare the results carefully before committing. And also, consider this a learning experience that determining the right tempo for a project is best decided before tracking audio. For next time.

Damn, I hope someone else has some insight on this. It's about now that @scook shows up and lays down some solid knowledge, but he's probably raving out at a Zoom Party right now.

I attempted to reproduce the problem and couldn't. Even though I didn't save the New Project in which I'd just created and saved the Drum Map preset, when I exited Cakewalk and then re-opened it, created a new project, added a MIDI track and directed it to a new drum map - the preset I'd just created previously was there, along with all the others. Now, I expected this, of course, but I wanted to make sure. You're not switching users or anything? Can you run Cakewalk "as Administrator" just to see if it makes a difference?

Double-check the entry under Preferences > File > Folder Locations > Drum Maps, just to be sure

10 points to Gryffindor.

You can monitor the sound being recorded with the track's Input Echo button

>> "Stable"=not updated since the '90's, Like, say, the MIDI standard, for example? I'm surprised we manage to make any music at all with something so archaic. ? >> "well-documented"=you have to go to the manual to even know where to start. I would hope so.

I submit that Drum Maps are possibly the most stable and well-documented features of SONAR/Cakewalk that get mentioned by folks having difficulty. In terms of enhancements, personally, I'd love to see an XML or JSON export/import.

Because it is, and always has been, how you adjust both Project and General preferences. If you don't have a project open, you don't get all the possible options in the Preference dialog.

You'll notice that the "Cut" operation changed the selected area in the tracks after the clips were transferred to the clipboard (ha). Sort of "shrank" the selected area to include just the clips, not the beginning space. I'm actually surprised that Copy+Paste worked the way it did. It would be nice if "Copy" and "Cut" were consistent. Is it a bug? Debatable. An inconsistency? Arguable. Is Ripple Edit the solution? Not in my opinion. It is, however, another tool in the toolbox that could be used to perform the operation you're trying to do.

Do they sound good when solo'd? There is a real art to finding amp settings/FX pedal settings that sound good in a mix. They may not be the ones that sound good when solo'd. However, depending on the style of music, you probably need to EQ. Try a mix with just Drums, Bass, and one Guitar. Can you make the guitar sound good in that context? The most common thing is to cut bass frequencies out of the Guitar track to make room for Bass, etc.