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I'm trying to record a MIDI track from my Alesis Vortex keyboard. Actually I WAS able to do the first verse earlier today, but for some reason I'm suddenly unable to. I HAVE chosen Vortex as my MIDI out in the track. I have it routed it to a Korg Triton (thru MIDI). I AM able to record MIDI from this Triton. In fact, I am able to record MIDI data from my other hardware synths as well. At first I thought that perhaps CBL only records if I press keys on the Triton, but, as I said, I was able to do it earlier from the Vortex. On the track, other than choosing Vortex on the output field, I am choosing the MIDI channel of 8, which is the MIDI channel I usually keep the Triton on. I should also add that I do hear sound when I play the Vortex Keytar, and this sound IS coming from the Triton. I just can't get Cakewalk to record the MIDI data. Since I was able to do it earlier, I'm just thinking that I must have hit some control key somewhere. Perhaps there is a command that either does or does not let MIDI data pass thru the Triton, though I can't see how I might have changed that. Perhaps I haven't chosen the correct MIDI channel on my Vortex, though it's not intuitive how to do this. However, if, as I said, I'm able to hear sound when I play the Keytar--which doesn't have it's own sound--I would think that the correct MIDI channel has been chosen . Lastly, perhaps the MIDI channel for the track I'm trying to record on should be set to something other than the same channel as my Triton. However, I wouldn't be able to hear sound if I chose another track. While I'm writing this, I guess I could try to MIDI record a Cakewalk included virtual synth. Then after I get the data down, I could route it anywhere I want. I'm just bothered by the fact that I was able to do it this AM, but not this afternoon. And, I did reboot to see if that would help, but obviously not. Any ideas? Thanks for your time. LNovik

Thanks. I must have hit this key when I aimed for the "pause" key next to it. I find my timeline stutters fairly often, and hitting the Pause key corrects the problem right away. I visited your site, 57Gregy, while I was at it. Cool songs. LNovik

I am working on a downloaded MIDI song. I have the staff view docked to the bottom of my screen, showing the track I'm trying to learn. Suddenly, as the music is playing, the staff view no longer shifts to keep up with the rest of the music. In other words, I no longer see the notes that I should be playing, only the ones that I've already played. As I glance up to the track view above, I see that the time ruler also will then stop at the far right of my view, and it just stays there. This is all as the music continues to play. I'm wondering what I must have clicked on to cause this. thanks LNovik

OK, I think I figured it out. Under my saved files, the Master.ins is not found under cakewalk Core, but under AppData, as someone in this forum told me about 6 months ago. AppData just doesn't show up in "trees." Thanks. LNovik

I have recently gotten my broken computer back. It seems the reason for the intermittent freezing--both while in Cakewalk and other programs- was that my SSD was defective And that was on a new Dell computer. . Since replacing it, I no longer see any freezing. Of course, I've had to painstakingly reinstall all of my programs. Which leads me to: It seems like I am able to easily find Instrument Definition Files for all of my instruments, except the Kronos. I have been searching for about 40 min, but cannot find any links. Any ideas? Thanks. LNovik

Thanks. I was easily able to access all my numbers at what you cleverly called, Your old Cakewalk account. Actually, I started to download everything BEFORE removing it from my hard drive. After I complete the process of downloading everything to my SSD, I will then remove all of it from my hard drive. Thanks for the help. LNovik

As Nigel says, I should install Sonar X3 Producer on my SSD instead--and get rid of it on my hard drive. I realize that I cannot find the original discs that came with my purchase of Sonar x3. However, I'm sure I have the serial numbers, etc. IS there a place to download Sonar x3 if I have the serial number. I guess, alternatively, as he says: I could just copy some of the plug- ins that are now on my hard drive to my SSD. . But I don't mind trying his preferred suggestion if I could download and install Sonar X3. I trust that when I would then download CbB, this wouldn't interfere with the Sonar on the same SSD---Ah yes, I believe SCook is saying that they SHOULD be on the same SSD, and that will not interfere. That is about the only thing I understood in his note, not because of the content, but because I am not at the level to understand such things--or, at least, to execute such things. Thanks. LNovik

Hi, After many problems with my new Dell computer, it looks like it's finally fixed. It's been freezing for months, and 2 returns to Dell had not helped. Now they've installed a new SSD, and, at last for the past 2 days, it hasn't been freezing. As I'm setting up my computer, I know that when I again download CbBL, I'll put it on my SSD. I also know that I'll put my "Cakewalk Projects" folder on my larger hard drive. I do have a previous version of Sonar X3 Producer, and that's currently also on my hard drive . In fact, I hope you'll be able to view below the list of files that I now have on my Cakewalk Content folder. Perhaps some of these files are even left from CbBL. M question: can I just leave these files on my D drive (hard drive), and simply now download CbBL onto my C: or SSD drive. I already, this AM, downloaded drivers for my midi and audio interfaces, as well as my updated version of Melodyne,--and have placed all of these on my SSD. Thanks for your attention. LNovik

Yes, when it occurs, it continues to occur even if I press the stop button control. And, of course, I have checked the "zero controllers when play stops" box. Perhaps I am not checking the correct other boxes in that area, or am checking boxes that I shouldn't. LNovik

Re, David Baay's response, it is true that other tracks are probably using the same sound, and maybe even on the same channel. I'll check that. However, as I had said, it even occurred when I changed the single track I was working on to another synth==which of course was on another channel. As to slartabarfast's response: while this is also occurring when I am playing along (not recording) with the song, it also occurs when I pause the track and try to play certain parts alone. I will try to see if it occurs when I stop a track, and not just when I pause the track. LNovik

I am working on a 3rd party version of a song. There are about 10 midi tracks. I'm trying to learn some of these parts, so I bring up the staff view for an individual track. When I then play these notes, some of them sustain as if I'm holding down the sustain peddle (or key). It doesn't always occur on the same notes. For instance, at the moment, it's the middle C, the F above that, and the Bb below that. The other notes don't sustain. The notes are being played on my Roland Integra-7. I assume there is some sustain on one or more of the other tracks as this point in the song, , and this 'bleeds" thru onto my current track. Interestingly, when I assign it to another instrument, such as the Motif ES7, there are still abnormally sustained notes, just not the same ones. Again, I'm not just saying these notes seem to sustain during the song when I don't think they should (though this does also occur.) I'm saying that when I stop the recording and simply play a scale, certain notes just sustain inappropriately. LNovik

Thanks. That seems to agree with my experience. The LANDR version seemed to be a little brighter. HOwever, since it's just a music video I'm doing for friends and family, most people tend to listen on their mobile phone. That already is heavy on the highs, with little bass. I figure I don't need anything brighter. LNovik

Thanks. That was easy. LNovik

I was searching on ideas for mastering, and came across something about LANDR. They say I can access it when I attempt to export my currrent project. I have hit the export menu item, but don't see such a choice. DO I have to download it first. The article seemed to say it was already there, but perhaps that was in Platinum. LNovik

That didn't work. Stuttering continues. However, I am setting up my computer. My hope is that the problem will be solved then. LNovik

Hi, OK, I realized that I had to download all the 4 parts of the download, and then the dialogue box came up. I was able to install almost all of it. Thanks. LNOvik

Hi, It's not quite as easy as I thought. I do remember in the past that when I initially downloaded X3 or similar apps, there was alwasy that box that gave me the option of

Hi, It's not quite as easy as I thought. I do remember in the past that when I initially downloaded X3 or similar apps, there was always that box that gave me the option of a regular installation or a custom. I figured I would do the custom one and just load the plug-ins, as Scook suggested. However, when I go to the linked site of all my Cakewalk purchases, I don't seem to see the option that would get me to this initial dialogue box. Instead I see links to download parts 1 thru 4 of Sonar x3, and then some "loop" types of files. I can copy the screen shot, though it may be difficult to read. THus, I'm wondering how I can do this "Plug-in" only download. I guess I could just download the whole thing. I can't even seem to upload the screen shot. Sorry. LNovik

Thanks very much for that comprehensive reply, especially with the links. So, I assume when I'm finally ready to download these, I'll just only copy the plugs-ins from X3 which are not included with CbB. And, I realize I can go to that other link for Addictive Drums. Thanks again. LNovik

I have a new faster computer, having recently replaced my 8-9 year old model. I have downloaded CBL, as well as drivers for my MIDI and Audio interfaces. Since I had upgraded Melodyne, I was easily able to re-download that version onto my new computer as well. However, I'm not quite sure what CBL contains. Before that, I had Producer X3. This naturally comes with certain effects, soft synths, and other software. Do I have to download Producer X3 onto my new computer as well. If so, I can't seem to find my old disks. However, I'll focus on that problem once I have an answer to the question of whether or not any previous versions of Sonar would combine with the current CBL program to offer me any more functionality than regular, basic CBL. Thanks. LNovik

Thanks for that suggestion. I am thinking that my new computer, which, as I have said, I haven't started using yet but is pretty fast and much better than the approx 8 year old computer I was using, will not have these issues. If I see them, I will endeavor to find this LatencyMon application and see if I can figure it out. I assume the LatencyMon program is a separate download and not something included with CBL. LNovik

Update. As I has said, I did go into the "Picture Cache" folder, which for me was located in the Cakewalk Projects folder. I did delete all the files there. I did this for the C drive, which is my SSD drive with Cakewalk, and also the E drive, where I store my files. I can say that this process did not affect the stuttering timeline at all. I continue to use the Pause button, which, as I've said, does stop it for the moment. However, it invariably comes back a minute or 3 later. We'll see what a new computer does. I actually just bought a pretty fast Dell with intel i7, prob 8th gen with an SSD and regular hard drive. I haven't converted everything yet, since I want to finish my current project. I know that last year when I added an SSD, it took me a while before I got my new setup working. This time I have remembered to download drivers for my Midiman Midisport (MIDI) interface, as well as for my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface. I also downloaded my version of Melodyne asst, which is a somewhat more complete program than the one that comes with CBL. I would think there is nothing else, but we'll see. I would like to add that I was also engaged in, on this site, an inquiry as to why I was getting "stuck notes." None of the solutions suggested seemed to help, but again, I'll see what happens when I start using the new computer. ON the bright side, last year had been getting numerous crashes, where I would lose everything I had been working on. I had been told that Bandlab had found a problem and would be updating the program. I have NOT been having any further crashes. Thanks again for the support. LNovik

I have tried that "pause" button. while it does immediately stop the stuttering, I find the problem recurs within seconds to minutes... and keeps happening after numerous times of Pause key. I did come across something from about a year ago from, I believe, Robert E. Bone. It was under then subject of "jumping cursor" instead of Stuttering cursor. He had said the following: The jumping cursor issue is a long-time issue going back years. It is also easily fixed. Navigate to the Picture Cache folder for Cakewalk. ?:\Cakewalk Content\Picture Cache (replace the question mark with whatever drive your Cakewalk Content is on. [[NO: my Picture cache folder is under Cakewalk Projects, so I go to C:\cakewalk projects\Picture Cache]] Go into the Picture Cache folder - with Cakewalk NOT running, and select everything in that folder, and delete it - YUP - delete all contents in the Picture Cache folder. Cakewalk will recreate anything it needs to in the Picture Cache folder, and the content is only created by Cakewalk to represent the drawings of audio waves from audio tracks. This is why deleting the contents doesn't hurt anything. What happens is that over time, Cakewalk just gets sluggish when scrolling during playback, and periodically clearing out the Picture Cache restores the correct scrolling of the Now Time marker during playback - making it smooth once again. SO - please do the above - clear out that folder, with Cakewalk NOT running, and then let me know if that fixed the scrolling issues. Note: I just tried this. I'll have to see if this relieves the problem, though now that I think of it, this process was successful last time I tried it--prob about a year ago.

Thank you both kindly. I have not had much time lately to be on CBL, and the few times I have been on, I have not seen the stuttering. However, it has occurred numerous times, and I'm sure it will recur soon. Looking forward to hitting that "Pause" key on the top right of my keyboard. I'm assuming I don't have to hit Ctl pause or Alt pause, since the pause key has both "pause" and, underneath a horizontal line, "break." However, my "print screen is similar, and I don't seem to need to hit any other key (ctrl or alt) when I want to do that. Thanks again. LNovik

Excuse me in that I have asked this question before, but I can't find it when I search under my name. It must have been pre-CBL. I have noticed that shortly after starting to edit my song, going back and forth, my timeline starts to move in a stuttering fashion. In other words, it does not move smoothly from L to R as the song plays. It make it difficult to edit. Along with this, ie, I have also noticed that I can not smoothly automatic volume, since it also does not allow for smooth movement. Any ideas re common causes of this? The problem usually resolves when I shut off the computer, though that is obviously a time consuming process to do over and over. I have changed the buffer size under my ASIO panel, but that does not appear to help. Thanks. LNovik