Glenn Stanton

i put the side chain compressor (or expander) directly on the target track (e.g. bass) and then use a pre-fader send from the source track (e.g. kick) to the target track compressor. no additional aux tracks or busses needed. doing this i can add several pre-fader sends to other tracks (e.g. rhythmically triggering compressor or other effects on pad tracks).

worldwide- how many are actually using a DAW? when you factor that in to the total number of people with computers and phones, it's tiny. it's probably why many people are using 2-3-4 DAW products in their personal and professional work, not including related stuff like audio/video editors, movie/video creation tools, and not mentioning effects even... i use CbB pretty much exclusively (and SPLAT before) but i have PT, Cubase, Audacity, and Live and a bunch of ancillary software to allow me to handle projects originated in other DAW where i cannot simply import and export the track audio/MIDI (which i can probably 80% of the time and only need the "real" software for the 20% when a project must remain in their preferred software).

agreed - cross fades work nicely, but many times i split and trim the sections and add fades (in and out) where needed to suppress pesky transients. this is because sometimes the cross fades are not enough to eliminate sharp transients. so - cross fades first, then split and trim second if there are still transients...

the Waves version gets some high marks as far as emulation goes given its harmonic characteristics and is often on sale... ? i tend to use the Waves version instead of the CW version because i like how it sounds... ymmv

not sure its a copyright violation as much as an equivalent to software theft or "unlicensed software". the CA-2A needs the license number as well as the install files. so someone would need to share their personal license number.

is it the same underlying disk or a partition on the same disk as the OS? i recommend a separate physical disk because (esp if its a rotating disk drive) the access contention will be higher.

this is a rabbit hole ? i prefer the dome tweeters myself - i find the ribbons are too harsh for me. but i know a bunch of clients who have the ribbons and absolutely swear by them.

sometimes drum replacer is your friend if it can't be used as @Bruno de Souza Lino noted about old school mixing ?

i have my OneDrive and Google Drive on my D content drive. With the Google Drive you can pick folders outside of the base folder, OneDrive unfortunately only allows choices within the base folder. when setting up the OneDrive you need to unlink it after the initial install, then move the folder, and relink it and then point to the folder you moved. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-the-location-of-your-onedrive-folder-f386fb81-1461-40a7-be2c-712676b2c4ae

the problem with keep the OneDrive (or Google Drive) active while using it - they're aggressive in trying to synchronize the files and i've many times run into a collision which caused the DAW to crash or report permission issues. so before starting a session - i reboot my PC so its as clean as it will be, then i pause the OneDrive and Google Drive (and sometimes the network) and i'm good to go. Once done, i resume the OneDrive and Google Drive to sync and go take a break. since i've gotten into this habit - no crashes or reported conflicts with files, and only take a few seconds to resume.

i usually just record to a separate track while i operate the speed controls. or use the automation recording to do the same - depends on how much of a rush i'm in ?

1980 - HP 2116 / HP 2100 w/ 4K core RAM. when a bit got stuck you take it out and shake it and back in. programmed via front panel switches and mini bulbs. green tube dumb terminal and HP 7900 tapes for advanced stuff ?

currently a 43" Vizio V435-G0 @ 1920x1080 using the windows custom resolution set to 100 (which forces the screen to behave like a monitor...) . technically it says it supports 4K content but obviously not via external inputs (HDMI, composite etc) ? . and sometimes a 24" HP display which is a better display but much smaller so engineering work (detailed studio construction docs etc) is less fun than on the larger monitor...

actually the higher end UMC units have a decent ASIO driver - i can often run my UMC1820 down to 16 samples for raw recording audio.

File -> Save-As is your friend. then edit the copy as desired.

did you import it into a blank CbB project and listen? if it sounds different then the export process(ing) you're doing is the cause. if it's the same, then i'd look into making sure all playback apps and systems are calibrated to the same levels as CbB, no extra effects (EQ, reverb, loudness, spatial, etc etc).

in addition, i've also used the Cakewalk Session Drummer and a number of the drum programs come with a variety of percussion - some is in WAV, others FLAC, but overall decent enough where @bitflipper and @John Vere noted percussion isn't front and center. other times i use the AD 2 session percussion when something a bit more real is needed (although not a fan of the congas, so i'll either play those myself or record as a sample).

btw, a workaround i've used is the comping features to create separate tracks. i've always been a bit nervous about long recordings when transferring from tape. so i'll loop on say 100 measures @ 60bpm, then start recording (this is how i've been extracting several hours of tape recordings into the digital realm). then each track can be readily rejoined as needed. typically i'm splitting on between song sections then creating a separate new track for each song and bounding to create individual clips. so far i've managed about 250 hours without an issue. oh, make sure you're doing this to a fresh disk since it will eat your regular disks up pretty quickly. since i don't care about the maximum quality - i'm using 44.1@16bit - i'm using an inexpensive 1TB HD.

agreed, if this is doing it on two different systems and cables, you probably have a defective IO unit. may use another device or borrow one to test that it goes away. perhaps even the internal audio device might be enough to complete the assessment.

hmmmm. is the networking off or disabled? including bluetooth etc? this tends to be the biggest offender when there are audio system interrupts involved. in most cases i leave my networking on but turn off or pause my OneDrive and Google Drive apps. i don't use bluetooth so that's disabled, as we ll as my other audio sources like webcam and internal audio.

thanks! i don't usually have problems except for the 2x per year for massive updates ? more likely it's when i have other software products which have 2 or more runtime libraries to install that somehow squash my drivers. this is good info though.

as a simple principle - whenever Microsoft does a large update on Windows, or i get issues like this after install some software, i just re-install my drivers and reboot. fairly painless (10 mins or so) but seems that the "stacking order" of runtime libraries gets confused somehow, so i make sure my drivers are "last in - wins"... and so far for the past 2 years it's been a reliable strategy...

are your monitors functioning when you play an MP3 file or something from YouTube? if not, step one is to make sure the speakers are connected to your outputs on the UMC interface, levels are up enough to hear sounds, and any "USB <> Direct" knob is set to USB. make sure you're getting sounds from Windows before setting up CbB. you need to go to the preferences section and make sure your audio device is selected for both inputs and outputs. if you don't see in the device list, you need to make sure the ASIO setting is selected under the playback and recording section, then select the device. it's a good idea to check settings and make sure you have 24 bit selected in the driver settings section. close the preferences. if you run your demo project, you should hear it. if not: in your project, you need to make sure either the track(s) or master bus are set to use the device output. and when recording, the track needs to have its input set to the device channel (left, right, stereo) you have your instrument or mic plugged into. arming the track let's you see the input meter operate so you can adjust your input level on the interface to put the meter at -18db to -12db peaks.

i had similar problems with the version 4 product (Editor) but the upgrade to 5 fixed it for me (as well as the newer features). one thing that happens on occasion is the timer circle completes but the screen never seems to refresh, so i have to close the tab then re-open. this only seems to happen on long segments with a lot of detail (like if i'm converting an acoustic guitar track to midi and there's a lot of notes to analyze. time keeping wise - it's in sync for me. have not seen the double-spacebar thing except when i'm being spastic trying to get playback to stop or start when i'm using an older 32-bit plugin ?

you have to check the ASIO4ALL control panel - mine sometimes slips into using the Realtek audio or the webcam instead of the mixer, but opening the CP and touching the USB (mixer) enables it.