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Really. We all want to know what it is.

I think the gist of most of these posts is, don't quit. Take a break, maybe a long break. And whatever you do, don't sell off your gear. When the mood to create strikes, you won't be sorry.

Not-so-Big Big Train.

If all you want to do is record audio and MIDI, your songs, then not too long. I was doing that within a few hours of installing Music Creator 2003. After buying a better audio interface, they even started to sound good. If you want to produce lavish, orchestral movie soundtracks and world-class symphonies, or Dark Side of the Moon-like rock and synth music, a little longer. ? What is your goal? What kind of music?

Not a keyboard shortcut, but you could have the Markers view open and undocked all the time. Pretty easy to click the desired marker.

Then using the ASIO driver, you won't be able to adjust the volume with the Windows mixer; you must use the Zoom hardware, or software (if any) controls. Monitor from the Zoom with headphones or connected to powered speakers or a stereo amplifier. Try deselecting the Magix driver, close and reopen Cakewalk. What happens then? Can you select the ASIO driver?

This would be normal for most of us who choose to not have Windows/computer sounds streaming through our DAW audio interfaces. In Windows, you can select different defaults for different devices, and that sounds like what you (or someone) have done. Of course, if using a device other than the computer sound card, the Windows mixer may not work I see on the Zoom support site that they have a driver for this mixer. It doesn't really say whether it is an ASIO driver, but if it is, it would typically be better for recording than your standard Windows audio drivers, such as MME, WDM/KS or the newer WASAPI. So, check out your Windows defaults, check what Driver Mode Cakewalk is using and let us know.

Full schedule.

Hey, Ed (not Bapu), did you know Melodyne was on sale? ?

Output timing master is the output, natch. Recording TM is also self-explanatory, the input. Being computers, they have to be synched together, or 'timed' the same to work properly. For a beginner, those terms are irrelevant; just trust that in most cases, Cakewalk will set things up to work well, based on your hardware and processor's capabilities. As you progress, you can dig in and learn more about the innards of CbB and your computer, and why dithering at a different rate may be worthwhile and how a higher sampling rate may benefit you work.

Thanks, Steverino and all. Yeah, another trip around the neighborhood, feels so good. Sixty-five today, got no time to play, I have to mow the lawn. Then ?

He failed to migrate.

I would first check each MIDI track's outputs and channels/patches, etc. to see if they go to the right place. i.e. your MIDI device and/or soft synths and that the audio is set up correctly for the soft synth outputs.

Also, if the headphones are USB and the Scarlett is using the recommended Focusrite ASIO audio driver, you can't. You would have to change the driver mode in Cakewalk to WDM/KS, or MME or WASAPI, but then you would have a delay (latency) from the time something is played to the time you hear that sound. That kinda defeats the purpose of a metronome. In any case, more info on how you're routing things and what your headphones and driver mode are would help us help you.

To insert a measure in the middle of a track, place the cursor where you want the new, empty measure. Go the Project at the top. Select Insert Time/Measures. Choose the number of measures (or time) you want to insert. Click OK. This will insert a measure in ALL the tracks of your project. To insert a measure(s) in a single track, place the cursor where you want the measure inserted. Select the track. Right-click, select Split. Drag the right-side clip to the right for 1 (or more) measures. Having Snap set to Whole or Measure will allow you to move the clip the exact amount.

Wow. I'm really thankful my life is so simple. Most of my songs have 0 plug-ins. That may be reflected in how the song sounds, though. ?

Is it gear? Then I vote yes. The answer is always yes.

And jiggle your cable ends when the sound diminishes to see if they're going bad.

That is the original title, "not a Cakewalk problem". The problem was a computer beep he couldn't identify.

Thanks. I don't know how to do that. Should I delete that link, ya think?

They're from South Carolina, not Georgia. ?

A new thread for each topic would be better, I think. That would make finding the right one easier.

Sounds like more than a hobby! I have always used off-the-shelf computers that cost, at most, $500-$700 US. One, I'm cheap, 2, I ain't rich, and 3, they've always worked. I must admit I don't use a lot of soft synths or audio plug-ins, so I don't need a supercomputer. I managed to open up the DAW and work on some of my songs this week, inspired by this thread, I think. And like a lot of other folks here, I'm kinda old (65). And retired, too. I have plenty of time to work on a lot of things, barring a visit from the Reaper.

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