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Good luck. Sorry for the conflict. I hope things get better from here!

I'm not having issues. If you start a new project, does it have the same problem?

Just start a new project. Don't delete anything. This is almost surely something you have overlooked. Copy your tracks to the new project. Try them one at a time. You will find the issue.

Are your tracks muted? Did you select them? Ctrl+a?

Try bouncing to a new track. Does that have the problem?

Time machine

I had a case where turning one plug around fixed a buzz.

Lessons help. And time for practice.

John, snap to zero crossing can be helpful.

Insert the soft synth. Output your midi track to that soft synth.

Dooby dooby Doonesbury

When you record a full band all night, you might make gain adjustments during the night. When you mix each song, normalizing the tracks gets the gain level into the fx fairly predictable from song to song. This way you can save time and mix faster. Each song will need adjusting, but it is something i will use.

I'm guessing as you get more practice mixing, this problem will burn off like a morning fog. Share your files and I'll do a mix and show you what I did. You may not like it, but you might.

I play on a couple of champs every week at a friend's. I play on my fender 4x10 at other times. It's is loud but sounds stunning. Deville. I use a rock crusher to cut the volume. Some tube amps have this built in now. The champs don't break up a ton. A distortion pedal might be useful with the champ. The are rivera amps that will diffuse some power prior to the speakers. Kinda a built in rock crusher. I think the internet has hurt chances of getting a super cheap local deal, but watch Craig's list. Stuff does pop up. https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/msg/d/puyallup-crate-palamino-v8/7352179097.html

Seems like glitchy cache stuff to me. Recompute image?

You can set the meter to pre fader.

@Noel Borthwick isn't there a way to change the default snap value for volume faders with a right click?

Omg i went there! It's how i got to where i am today!

Automating clip gain before the compressor helps.

There is a way to disable all fx. My bet is you have accidentally done this. https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=Mixing.30.html#:~:text=In the Control Bar's Mix,active project are temporarily bypassed.

Don't give up. We all struggled when we first started recording with computers. Play some music. Feel good. Revisit later.

did it help?

Yes on high performance setting mentioned by @msmcleod. If your network card isn't WiFi, it is usually sufficient to disable power saving setting. When it is WiFi, the Wi-Fi part can usually be disabled. But you know how to disable it... I was just trying to help. What happens if you disable the network monitor thing? Or some of those other items under the network card?