Jim Fogle

Try setting Cakewalk's tempo to match the wav file tempo before you import the file into Cakewalk. Chances are the file tempo is morphing during the import in an attempt for the file tempo to match the DAW tempo. Also, if my suggestion doesn't help please provide the steps describing how you're selecting and importing the file into Cakewalk.

This is the kind of stuff I like to see. Yes, there is a plan and it reads like a good one for us users.

Two more virtual steel guitars to add to the growing list of virtual steel guitars. Tod's midi steel guitar: $149 US Requires full retail Kontakt. https://todsvirtualinstruments.com/product/tods-midi-pedal-steel-guitar/ I get the feeling you program your midi track to hear what you want. I think this is a difficult virtual instrument to play in real time using a keyboard. But, you can dig deep and get anything out of it that a steel player can play. Pedal Steel Guitar by Wavelore. Normally $299 US; on sale for $149 US until August 10, 2019. http://www.wavelore.com/products.php?product=WLPS Old library that requires Kontakt 2.2 or higher.

@martins, If it is okay with you, I will wait until the updated theme is available. I like the theme. I do not wish to distract attention away from the theme.

@martins I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner. I was offline for some time. My Dell laptop has Windows 7 Home 64 bit. I'm not finding the path you provided. I pasted and extracted the jsb4wun0.zip folder to the Cakewalk Themes folder containing the easyeyes theme. I pasted the png file into the easyeyes folder and inside the folder. No difference. I'm sure I'm not placing the file in the correct location but I'm not sure how to proceed.

@martins, you are correct; luminescent pink. I've added expanded track view and console view.

I like this theme a lot. I use a Dell laptop and normally my eyes start to feel strained pretty quickly. This theme feels easy on the eyes. One small complaint or change request. Look at the screen shot below and notice the Sonitus insert plugin. That color doesn't look too bright in the screen shot but on my computer screen those rectangles pop out from the screen like a 3D image.

This "Tech Support Guy" Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts discussion may help you. https://forums.techguy.org/threads/how-to-go-fullscreen-f11-doesnt-work-in-windows-10.1161139/

Plugin developer Blue Cat released Re-Guitar. Re-Guitar is a plugin that emulates tones produced by multiple guitar body styles and multiple types of guitar pickups https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_ReGuitar/ Here is a review from Audio Geek 11: https://audiogeek11.com/daw-plugin-review-blue-cat-re-guitar/ And here is a YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGWYRs4iZRc

This hotfix can be downloaded and saved wherever you want because you're saving the file, not BandLab Assistant.

Is there a way to visually verify that the hotfix was correctly applied? I updated to 2019.07 shortly after the update was released. I just noticed the hotfix is available, downloaded and installed. The about box shows 2019.07 (build 72). Is that correct?

Most laptops switch to a sleep or hibernate mode when the lid is closed unless the default bios settings are changed.

@Zephaniah Spliffée, Welcome to the forum! The answers to Mike's questions will be very useful information for us. When you install Bandlab Assistant, click on the Apps tab and finally click on the button to begin the Cakewalk by Bandlab installation the program files start downloading. But ... The files download in the background. There is no progress bar the first time the files download. It takes twenty (20) to thirty (30) minutes to download all the installation files. Maybe even longer if you are browsing or otherwise using your computer. Once all the files are downloaded, Bandlab Assistant starts installing the program files, There is a progress bar during installation. I'm thinking you are aborting before all the files are downloaded. Twenty to thirty minutes without any sign of activity is a long time. I never was successful until I clicked the button and walked away from the computer for more than a hour.

I love Audacity.

The Cakewalk by Bandlab Reference Guide is also updated. The link is at the top of each webpage under the Cakewalk by Bandlab tab.

@mike0liver I'm looking forward to reading your Sekaiju update. Hopefully you won't find it as difficult to use as I find the name to spell ? Like you I am a rank beginner using Cakewalk by Bandlab. The program has way more capability and features than I'm ever likely to use and certainly more than I need. Plus I have great difficulty retaining new information. I've found YouTube, "baby steps" and repetition are my friends. The best section of this forum is Tutorials. I've watched the "Cakewalk by BandLab - Tutorial for Beginners" multiple times. It's more midi focused than some of the other videos. Plus it is a standalone video versus being one video of a video series. The "Chernobyl Studio - Cakewalk by Bandlab Tutorial Series" is an excellent overview of the program. The video series focus is audio recording and mixing. The first post in the Tutorial section is "Getting Started". The series is created by Cakewalk. There are more videos listed but these are the ones I keep returning to and viewing time and time again. I like to have the program open and follow along while viewing a video. For me, watching and doing helps me to retain what I'm viewing better than just watching.

@Promidi and others, Noel Borthwick wrote a pretty concise post about minidumps. The post includes information about how to collect a minidump report when one is not automatically generated. Here is a link: https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/3865-better-problem-reporting-how-to-capture-a-crash-dump/ I also have a link to the article in my signature.

@Twisted Fingers I stand corrected. I assumed all the guide hyperlinks are blue but they are not. I will pay closer attention to my mouse cursor in the future. Thank you for identifying my error. It turns out I am also wrong about Index hyperlinks. The content name is not hyperlinked but each page number has a hyperlink. That makes sense when one Index entry is included on multiple pages. One last thought. The Cakewalk by BandLab Reference Guide is updated with each new product release. 2019.07 was released yesterday (July 30, 2019). Users can download the current 1724 page pdf document by opening the "Cakewalk by Bandlab" tab at the top left of each webpage and then selecting the "Reference Guide PDF" selection from the drop down menu.

I don't have a suggestion for help converting Atari ST files to Microsoft Windows files. But I do have a suggestion for a pure, simple MIDI sequencer / editor program; Sekaiju. https://openmidiproject.osdn.jp/Sekaiju_en.html I hope you find this useful.

@MusicMan11712 (aka Dr. Steve), I like the dull yellow over charcoal and large font. You don't have to have aged eyes to appreciate your ideas.

The existing pdf file format has the capability to embed document navigation hyperlinks. While the existing Cakewalk by Bandlab Reference Guide uses this capability, use is too limited. I think at the very least every listing in the Table Of Contents and Index should have a link to the listed content.

I like how you went against existing trends. The trend in many studios is to have a lava lamp sitting around somewhere. You have an aquarium, how cool is that!

@sadicus, Thanks for answering, I knew there had to be a good reason for the question. I hadn't thought of using it as a troubleshooting tool. That's a pretty neat idea. You used the term, simple instrument, to describe TTS-1. It is simple to use but it is not a simple instrument. It is a rare and vanishing breed of software instrument, a multi-timbrel sound module with a user interface. Today, multi-timbrel sound modules either reside as hardware outside the computer or as an operating system support file inside a computer, cellphone or tablet. It is difficult to find a product that has a user interface, is multi-timbrel, polyphonic sounds as good and is as easy to use as the TTS-1 in Cakewalk by BandLab. The alternative is to find a player like Virtual MIDI Synth, https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth, Synthfont https://synthfont.en.lo4d.com/windows or Sforzando https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando.html and then match whichever you choose with a bundled set of GM, GM2, XG or GS patches (instrument voices) like Timbres of Heaven http://midkar.com/soundfonts/ Once you download, install and figure out what you have then any of the above is almost as easy to use as TTS-1. But even then none pass through incoming midi data because a player is the end user. Another thought, how about using the Studio Instruments suite of virtual instruments? I am not demeaning your question or response in any way, shape or form. I was intrigued to know the reasoning behind your question.

@sadicus, Why would you want the TTS-1 virtual instrument to have a midi out? Are you wanting more than one virtual instrument to playback the data on a midi track? If so you can duplicate the midi track then direct the midi output to a different instrument.

For those that are not aware, the free BandLab online mastering service has been around since October, 2016. Here is a blog link that provides more detail: https://blog.bandlab.com/bandlab-introduces-free-automated-mastering/ here is a link to the BandLab online mastering webpage: https://www.bandlab.com/mastering There are three settings to try: CD Quality, Bass Boost and Enhance Clarity.