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Except a cheap laptop I use when travelling.

I had a stock HP with a VIA FireWire card that worked perfectly for many years. It probably still works but the computer doesn't. Got a card from another forum member here with the TI chipset to try to continue using my Focusrite Saffire on a newer computer and could never get it to work due to software issues (I think). Anyway, the TI card is just sitting in a box. Free to a good home. Bapu was the donee.

That's good to know. MS has been trying to get me to enroll almost every time I start this computer. But, it's a reconditioned machine I got for $90 about a year ago, and who knows how long it will last, mechanically, that is. Still, 30 bucks ain't that much. Or a newer refurbished box which already has W 11? Under $300 and will/may last longer than the current computer. I have never bought a computer when I still had a working machine. It seems... wasteful.

Shoot, I know next to nothing about computers. It was only a few years ago that I read that they have batteries. Now, reading this, I think a low battery might be the cause of all the problems with my laptop computer. I'll have to open it up and see. I just happen to have in my desk drawer a 2032 battery I got from the dollar store.

Ensure 'Enable MIDI Output' is not checked for your soft synths. Also, change each MIDI track to different channels. Welcome to the forum.

I don't even read music (quickly) and I use the staff view a lot.

"Production Techniques".

Hundred-foot USB cable?

I think more practice is needed. Are they your songs or someone else's? If someone else's song, practice singing along with it (not your "simple starter project") until you get it right. If it's your composition, ditto. I don't think there is anything like that in the reference guide. You can look through the over 190 listings for vocals in the guide if you want. I didn't see anything in a quick scan. That's more a 'techniques' thing and there is a forum here for that. It's called "Techniques". 😉 Lots of knowledgeable folks there willing to help.

Thanks. I didn't do a direct comparison like that. Now I see the height is the same whether the 3 collapsed lanes are there or not.

In my CbB, they're not there at all unless you choose to show them.

You're right that it works well with wma, no other file type I tried worked. The Start Time box was greyed out.

NCIS is kinda like Hotel California; you can never leave.

Why didn't I think of that? I seldom work with video, but this topic comes up regularly and it seemed to be impossible to do with Cakewalk products. I use the properties window to move audio often. Doh!

Jees, the only thing I can think of is somehow you're leaving the 'note on' message behind when you drag. Try opening the Track Inspector and change the start time of the clip to the desired start time. See if it works that way. Drag all of the other clips the other way one measure and what happens?

Three Days of the Condor is still one of my favorite movies. RIP.

It may be upgraded. I'll have to check if it's different than what I have. If so, I'll get it.

If those audio files are on a different computer and that computer is gone, well, so are the files. If it's the same computer, they should be there, somewhere. If you still have access to the old computer, simply resave the projects and make sure to save the audio in the project folders instead of the Global folder.

Right. Drum Replacer? Don't need it. (Some may disagree). Session Drummer? Already have it. I need help. 😁 Don't know what Pro Channel Modules are but downloaded them because it sounds cool. I like the Sonitus plug-ins, so an updated suite seems like a good idea. Got 'em. Maybe I'll learn to use them properly someday. They probably won't take up too much room and even if you get them all, you don't have to use them.

You have a shotgun. Nobody cares if it's in tune.

Why copy the data to a new track when you can just change the output of the track to the new synth?

Which SONAR did you use then and what are you using now? The closet I can get to that era is SONAR X3. You don't see the +/- on the upper left? You may need to ensure all the widgets are visible by selecting All.

Quoting will cause a notification for him the next time he checks in.

That's what I thought, too. Well, they're just a track height when collapsed.