Jonathan Sasor

Cakewalk is under active development, so it's not quite an apples to apples comparison to something in print. We continually fix bugs, and have added a major feature recently as well as numerous minor features since relaunching the app with BandLab. There's a lot of moving parts in a DAW configuration. The app is subject to how Windows updates work and the hardware behavior. That said, I can't see any reason for you to have any issues by upgrading to 2020.05. We now offer a rollback installer that will revert the app to the previous release version. If you wanted to go to from 2020.05 to 2020.01, you'd simply need to grab the 04 and 01 rollback installers, both of which are posted on the release info pages of the forum. Or in the unlikely event of an issue in 2020.05, see if it exists in 2020.04. If there's a problem, we'll definitely investigate.

Thanks for that. I can definitely repro your problem with your project. We'll take a look and see if we can figure out why it's going wrong.

Could you upload a copy of the project for us to try? You should be able to create a duplicate section by CTRL dragging Section headers. It's possible there might be something unusual going on in the project file. Thanks.

Can you provide a project file where this is happening? Also what audio device are you using and the driver mode? Thanks!

holding Shift will constrain the clip, either vertically or horizontally, so if you wanted to copy a clip to another track, you'd hold CTRL + Shift, then drag the clip to the other track for a copy with the exact same start time.

Hi Paul, We went and took a look at your dump file, and it would appear your issue is related to Auto Track Zoom being turned on when duplicating the track. This should be fixed for the next update, but for now if you just turn off Auto Track Zoom temporarily, you should be able to duplicate without crashing.

As @scook mentioned, if you don't see the Event List, you're likely in a Workspace. Switch to the Advanced or "None" workspaces and you'll see the Event List available. As for the export, Cakewalk renders based on selection. Simple way to adjust the end time of the project is to simply hold Shift and click the time ruler where you want the export to end. Then go to File | Export -> Audio.

We recommend that users who had previous versions of SONAR install that and its related content first, then install Cakewalk by Bandlab. Then you'll have access to all your previous content in the latest version of the app. SONAR Platinum/Professional/Artist can still be downloaded and installed via Cakewalk Command Center.

When you say it hangs, do you mean the view is not scrolling as you use the wheel? Any projects in particular that exhibit this issue? Also if there's any consistency as to where the cursor is placed when you're seeing this hang in scrolling? Thanks.

Do you use any screensets or workspaces? It's possible this setting is getting overridden if the view settings are being changed.

@e2studio How consistently are you seeing this? Is it specific to this project? If so can you upload us a copy of the project file?

You can also go to the Clip Properties in the Inspector and adjust the start time for the clip which displays in Measures : Beats : Ticks.

We're looking into the best way to handle that moving forward, but if you wanted to get the full installer, you could run the previous 2 rollback installers to go back to 2020.01, then hit update in BA. That'll force the full installer download from without uninstalling altogether. It shouldn't cause any issues if you roll it back to 01 then update your download system back to 2020.05.

While you were recording, you were likely using direct monitoring through your interface rather than monitoring the audio that's actually going to the track (via the input echo button on the track). As mentioned, microphones are a mono source, you just need to make sure you set the input on the track to be the proper input for the microphone. Cakewalk groups your audio drivers as stereo pairs, so choose the appropriate left or right input on the track, then it will play back as expected.

Yes, you'll need to download the app using BandLab Assistant, then use Assistant to process the authorization request. This does not need to be on the actual machine you're authorizing, but Assistant is what accesses the download and auth.

Everything should be back in order now. There were some server side issues with delivering the installers have now been resolved.

I did some checking and noticed that I was on v1.0.0 for Cassette Transport. The one you can download now is v1.0.3, and that seems to fix the problem.

I can understand your point, but at the moment this is how Input Echo is designed because the track states are always saved as part of the project, and if Input Echo were to be turned off, it would cause Aux Tracks to stop working as you mentioned. Also it's a common use case to have monitoring kept if you're working on a project and want to pick back up where you left off.

Region FX utilize Celemony's ARA format where the host (Cakewalk) can pass the audio directly to Melodyne (or other ARA plugs). This is by far the preferred method for using Melodyne with Cakewalk, and we work closely with Celemony to provide the best possible experience in Cakewalk when using Melodyne.

If you're intent on always using a singular snap setting, I'd suggest turning off Smart Grid (which dynamically sets the snap value), then save the project as a template so every new project created will persist that. Otherwise it's a matter of saving it per project, but if you start with your own template, you can just roll with it moving forward.

A little more detail would be required to give you a specific answer. If you're trying to simple record MIDI mod wheel message, then as mentioned you can just make sure your MIDI device is enabled in Options | MIDI Devices, then you would simply arm and record on the MIDI track that you wanted to add the modulation too. If you're trying to add modulation in the form of an audio effect, then you'd be adding a plugin to the FX bin and doing plugin automation if required.

Import is already fixed and will be in the final 2020.05 release.

There's an option in the Preferences to Hide Related VST2 plugins, if you want to see both the VST2 and VST3 versions, make sure that's unchecked.

This crash doesn't seem to be 2020.05 specific, but I can repro it. We'll investigate if it's an issue on our side or Wavesfactory's.

Rest assured @Leones, we have a great working relationship with Celemony. They always have access to our latest.