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Hello. I have a DAW desktop that runs Win XP and I currently record with Sonar 7. This setup is currently set up in a spare bedroom of a friend's house. Considering how old the recording PC is, my home laptop running Win 10 could probably handle mixing. Would it be possible to record with Sonar 7 and put the tracks on a separate computer to mix with CbB or whatever the latest CW product is? If it is possible, would I need to attach my audio interface to the second computer to get Cakewalk to work? I know with Sonar 7, if my audio interface is not plugged in and activated, the DAW software won't work.

I've been slowly running through this thread and attempting to look up system requirements of the different plugins and bundles. Do any of the freeware effects plugins work on Windows XP machines, Sonar 7?

Every time this happens to me it's that pesky VPN

No worries, you were helpful. Maybe I just needed a little more explanation, which you provided here in the follow up. The only thing I really want to do with the dry mix is to cut out mistakes and pull good parts out of different takes to paste back in. I have a good case of tinnitus so I definitely don't trust my ears to mess around with EQ or effects, those things I outsource. Great idea about posting to Songs. I recently moved all of my recording equipment and DAW desktop out of my one bedroom apartment and into a spare bedroom in my friend's house. So it may take a few days to get over there and export some projects to WAV for posting here. Thanks again!

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate it. That is part of why I am seeking guidance here. To my unprofessionally untrained ear, a cut and pasted track may sound great, but to your trained ear, it may sound like a turd. I play instruments and write in order to sing and record myself. Other than reading a couple of books and bothering people on forums, I don't have much training on how to do all this. So if I may please ask the question differently. Let's say there is a right way and a wrong way to apply crossfades and I, Badtimes Banjo, cannot hear the difference. What is a better method to apply so that other people, who can hear the difference, will have an enjoyable listening experience? Thank you ??

Hello, I have recently revolutionized my music creation by recording more than one take and, if needed, to split and copy/pasta tracks in order to eliminate mistakes or miscues. So my question is: When you do this, how long are your crossfades? I have been zooming in and applying crossfades at one frame on either side of a split and paste. Is this sufficient or should I extend the distance? Obviously I'm going for seamless so there will be variables. I'm just trying to find out if there is a "standard" method I don't know about that can be adjusted as necessary. Thanks.

Gotcha, thanks! I just checked my box of spare parts and I do still have the disk. Excellent

Thanks for all the helpful replies everyone!

Interesting. So SONAR 7 Studio Edition, which ran on Windows XP, can be installed on a Windows 11 machine? Can SONAR 7 even be found anymore? Or would I be able to transfer it from the XP machine to an 11 machine? Sorry for the tedious questions.

Hello. I have an old DAW computer that runs XP and Cakewalk Sonar 7 Studio Edition for recording. I've had much success with the setup since 2008 and recently finished a couple more projects. If I were to upgrade my system and transfer all my music projects, does Cakewalk still use the CWP file format? Or would I need to export individual tracks to WAV and re-import them into the new Cakewalk software? Thanks!

Excellent. Thank you very much!

Oh yeah, now I have a different dithering question. I've dusted off my recording computer and equipment to set up my home studio for the first time in 4 or 5 years. Somewhere somehow I set my Cakewalk settings to record at 44.1khz/24bit. I recorded a really good take of a song and want to get it to 48khz/24bit like the rest of my songs. So would I be able to dither the 44.1 up to 48 and not change the bit rate? I'd rather spend 30 seconds doing that than re-record the song. Thanks!

Thank you. One example of why I dither prematurely sometimes is so I can create a WAV file that will play on my other computer that will not support a CWP file. I'm pretty sure Windows Media Player will not accept 48khz/24bit. It's pretty much for reviewing purposes only, the original CWP file will remain unchanged for when I send it off to be wrapped up and made CD ready.

Thanks for the replies y'all. Sorry for my late follow up, I've been out of the house for a week or so and my internet usage has greatly decreased. Anyway, after searching more around this site, I determined that I should indeed keep my mix at 48/24 and let the mastering guys do the dithering. Thanks again!!

Hello, I have a question about dithering while exporting a CWP file. I'm using Cakewalk Sonar 7 Studio Edition but I don't think the version should matter here. All I want to do is export a single song CWP file into a WAV file but the song was recorded at 48khz/24bit. Of course I am trying to get it to 44.1khz/16bit, hence the dithering. In the Export window, the only options I have are rectangular and triangular. Which one of those is optimal for what I described? This is a recording of one instrument track (miked clawhammer banjo) and one vocal track. Neither the instruction manual that came with the software nor the additional book I bought (Sonar 7 Power) mention dithering. Thank you!