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Over the past few weeks I have pruned some of my soft synths from my scan paths including Proteus VX. Not sure if I removed it because it didn't work under Windows 10 or if it was redundant. If it would help, I could add it back and rescan and check.** If you can find a working copy of the last version of the sampler, I'd recommend that over Proteus VX any day (assuming it can still be authorized). Some of the E-Mu CDs for the X series no longer scan properly in Cakewalk, possibly due to changes to changes in Windows' protected locations changes.*** **Update: Yup--I pruned Proteus VX because it doesn't work under Win 10 (as others have confirmed). ***

It looks to me like you have an older version of SONAR/Cakewalk as evidenced by "Lenses" listed in the space where newer versions have Workspaces. Perhaps if you switch one of the Lenses in your version, it might reset the main screen views. I barely started exploring Lenses when they were changed to Workspaces, and since then there have been several improvements to Workspaces. Just a suggestion. There are other ways to change the User Interface (visual layout), but I thought since your version has Lenses, I'd mention the new and improved Workspaces. You might also try switching screen sets.

I was curious about this, so I tested a little bit (Windows 10). On my PC when I reduce the size of my main Cakewalk window so I need to scroll, I find something similar. The mouse-wheel scroll range of the Inspector panel changes based on what display items I have enabled [checked].** As a result, the right-hand strip doesn't get fully displayed. Basically, it looks like the upper scroll limit is compromised. It almost seems like the scroll range is not computed correctly. **Its not just the presence of the volume slider in the left strip; its just more noticeable because of the height of the volume slider. ADDENDUM: Just floated the Inspector and had the same problem (lack of a full scroll range). IMAGE: Left shows floating Inspector scrolled down (low end of scroll range); right shows floating Inspector scrolled up (high end of scroll range). Notes: Its not just the volume slider, but possibly the computed scroll range from a combination of display options. It happens on Win 10. It happens with floating windows as well. Display/scroll range is independent of monitor/monitor range. display looks the same on two different monitors with different display resolutions 1600 x 900 1920 x 1080 display scaling = 100%; no accessibility magnification

Just wondering, are you saying here that if you save "MySong.cwp" as "MySong-rev1.cwp" in the new location, when you open "MySong-rev1.cwp" from the new location after rebooting and only opening CbB, you get the same error?

OK--I see it: I had MSuperLooper before MPC Beats; when I get around to trying a live loop creation workflow, I will also give MPC Beats a try. Of course by then, some new ones might come along!

I haven't used MSuperLooper, but my understanding is (correct me if I am wrong) that you can create and manipulate loops in real time. Your demo of the Matrix is nice, but my understanding is (correct me if I am wrong) you are using pre-made loops. I am aware of Ambiloop and Mobius and seem to recall I tried to integrate them into a workflow with Sonar/Cakewalk a few years back, but it was cumbersome (and I am not sure I was able to make the integration I was striving for). Again, I haven't used MSuperLooper or tried to integrate it into a workflow with Cakewalk, but based on the videos posted in the forum when it was announced as new lead me to believe (1) it can be used to real time creation and manipulation of loops and (2) it can be integrated into various Cakewalk workflows. I am probably months away from trying it myself, but if I do and find out it doesn't work as shown in the videos, I will report my efforts and lack of success.

. . . Just another crack on the wall.

Exactly!

Obviously you put a lot of time into developing and writing up the details. Maybe I missed it before, but for the first time in this thread I see that you want the knob to be non-linear (I think). Also, the explanation helps get at a question I wondered about--what does your proposed knob do to handle bumping up against the upper and lower limits (127 and 0).

I found an online listing for Pffft: Not sure if the UK and US spellings are the same. ?

Did you try the Help > Get Started . . . wizard? That will step you through a number of pages where you can see what Cakewalk finds. Another option is to look at Device Manager in Windows, but if you are not exaggerating about knowing absolutely nothing, I think the wizard might be a better option to see what choices you have for setting up Cakewalk. If you feel comfortable with this, you might want to look at (don't change anything just yet) Window's Sound Settings [and device properties]: NOTE: This is just a suggestion to look around so you can better understand what's under the hood of your Windows PC/laptop. At this point, unless you know what you want to do specifically and how to do it, its probably not a good idea to make changes. You should also understand how you can change the settings back first. For example, notice above (my PC) Windows sees some playback devices and some recording devices. Also notice that Windows can tell us things like "Default device," "Ready," "Not plugged in," and "Disabled." JMO: You don't need to know what's under the hood; so far as I can tell, the Get Started . . . wizard will look for you, but at some point you might want to have more control over what's there.

It sounds to me that you have taken the time to (1) understand the components of the Windows Sound/Audio settings and how they interact with devices on your computer and (2) make adjustments to settings to get the system tuned-up to your needs. I do this too, but honestly, it took me many hours over several months to try to understand the many complexities. In fact, I even tested hiding audio devices via BIOS only to get a warning that some Operating Systems ignore the BIOS settings! (Not sure if that means Windows can still access a sound chip even if it its disabled via BIOS.) However, yesterday I installed a new-to-me device (iConnectMIDI4+), updated the firmware, and took a look at how the ports were listed in the configuration software, a standalone soft synth, and Cakewalk. I did not change my Windows Sound/Audio settings and I changed the software preferences back to my main sound card (a PCI card). Previously, my setup allowed me to have Cakewalk loaded, listen to Youtube audio, etc. BUT: somehow my default audio device got changed from my PCI card to the iConnect. I don't know if it was caused by installation of the drivers, Windows' detection of the new device being on, or what. So, I knew to go into the Windows Audio device setting and changed it back (so that the default playback device is my PCI Card). If I am wrong about my premise (see my 1st paragraph), then maybe the deity / deities of your choice had something to do with it. ?

Are you talking about the Inspector-based Arpeggiator? If so, are you using remote control MIDI? If so, there are other discussions about that issue.

I don't know if there is such a function; I will defer to others on this. If there isn't, you could make a Feature Request. I'm not sure how many people record one track at a time (v. multiple tracks). As for me, I often split Instrument Tracks (soft synths) into their components (MIDI + Audio); sometimes I record both at the same time in separate tracks, sometimes I will just record the MIDI track. For hardware synths where the sound is layered, for me it makes sense to record each synth on its own track. I have also read that many people record different drums simultaneously using multiple tracks.

I'm not sure, but it sounds to me like you want the functionality of a radio button such that pressing record in one place turns off all other record buttons that were on.

I have a pair of Korg nanoKontrols which have some transport buttons, though I mainly use the sliders, knobs, and non-transport buttons for various parameter controls, usually with Remote Control/MIDI Learn. They are older usb devices. For my purposes and on my PC, I find they work very well with Cakewalk. I have seen discussions of other devices in the forum. Hope this helps. Oh--I also tried TouchDAW and liked it, but I used my tablet for other things and never seemed to have a convenient place for it when doing music.

Some questions to try to understand what you proposed: Is the multiplier based on percents? If so, does it have a min and a max--e.g. 0% to 400%? If not, what is it based on (e.g., 127 values)? What hardware/software parameter does it change? Also, can what you want be done with this--the CSMultiCompander? And if so, what settings would give you what you propose if there were a single track control with that functionality? Just trying to understand your proposal. (Apologies if your posts already answer these questions; I have read them and there are issues discussed that prevent me from seeing the answers.)

Not sure what you mean here--asking for clarity. With hardware I have frequently used CC 7 for overall volume and CC 11 for per channel volume tweaks. Are you saying that you use a controller that uses expression in a certain way that precludes this usage (or that the use of CC 11 in this way might interfere with someone who might have such a controller)?

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Its an old one, hasn't been available for a decade (+/-). I just mentioned it as an example. I have seen other samplers listed in the forum that are available. I just don't use them.

I use an old sampler--Emulator X. It functions as a standalone sampler and also as a VSTi in Cakewalk. I don't do anything special to make it work as a VSTi. Is the sampler you chose in your VST scan path and did you rescan after you installed it?

**Or, if the velocity filter range scale went from 1 to 127 and all notes where vel = 0 were sent along the midi signal path w/o regard to the range setting. I am having a hard time imaging cases/scenarios where I would want to filter out all note offs. You have me wondering if earlier versions of SONAR behaved the same way--that the midi event filter allowed for all note offs [note ons where vel = 0] to be ignored.

I am not sure that there is a bug with the MIDI Event Filter itself. It seems to do what it claims to do. Rather it seems to me it is not the solution you want. I think it could be usable for this purpose if there were an option to handle special cases for note events where vel = 0 and those events are being filtered. I am not sure that improvements will be made to MFX by the developers, but maybe it is something @Variorum (or someone else who writes MFX) can do.

Hope you don't mind my sharing some additional details about the problem with using the Midi Event Filter as described above. So far as I can tell, the filter acts on midi input the problem is because the note-off [aka note on with a velocity of zero] doesn't get passed on from the filter for any filtered note where min vel > 0

Sorry. I used that phrase to refer to "a track with a MIDI FX Event Filter where the velocity range chosen is in the middle a (e.g., 50-93 as pictured) as opposed to being at the low end (e.g., 0 to 80) or the high end (e.g., 50 to 127)." Good to know its only an issue using a controller. I had the same problem as you with a different controller. I suspect it will be a problem with any controller. I have seen other issues with the way Cakewalk handles live midi data. (I gave up trying to get Cakewalk's Inspector-based Arpeggiator to respond properly to remote control midi data.) Glad to see you found a workaround. As for me, I have a software sampler that lets me layer samples. However, using the filter would be quicker for me than re-tooling a multi-sample preset. So, thanks for the solution and for the video.