MikeyT

UPDATE: March 2021 The following issue was caused by me using the Zoom R24 as an audio interface. I bought a Steinberg UR22C and the problem described below went away. Zoom last released a driver for the R24 in about 2016, so I guess subsequent Windows updates have broken it - it seems for older plugins (the Sonitus ones and Session Drummer 3 seem to be the problem issues for me). Zoom have been completely unresponsive - a real shame because the R24 (and the H4n that I also have) have been rock-solid until this recent issue. ORIGINAL POST: First up, many thanks again to Bandlab for keeping Cakewalk going, really very much appreciated. Sorry to say that with each Windows update and Cakewalk version update, I'm seeing new problems arising, making it harder to continue using Cakewalk. The thing I've started having trouble with over the last couple of weeks seems to be related to Cakewalk not freeing up resources/memory between opening projects. The symptoms are: I open a project with a combination of midi and audio (the particular set of projects I'm using at the moment are using Session Drummer 3, which came with Sonar X2, my last purchase) I do some work on this, close it and open the next project. However, sometimes, this second project starts to play the midi track but then stops. The audio continues but the now marker does not progress. It doesn't always do this but the further through a working day I progress, the higher the likelihood of it happening. It also seems to happen more frequently if I drag Cakewalk files from the file manager into the software rather than using the File->Open route. Once this problem has manifested, the only solution is to completely restart Cakewalk However, sometimes, Cakewalk will not close down properly. The interface dissappears but I cannot restart Cakewalk. If I look in Task Manager, I can see an instance of Cakewalk running. However, it is completely immune to Task Manager's attempts to "End Task". So, now I need to re-boot my PC. All of the above happens far less if I click the "Reset Midi and Audio" button before I close projects. However, it is still the case the longer my PC is on and I am working, it happens eventually. The final symptom I have noticed occasionally is that after one of the above mentioned failures, on re-starting Cakewalk I get a message saying there is not enough memory to connect the midi devices. I'm not techie but all of the above seems to point to me towards something not releasing memory properly. My technical spec is: Dell Inspiron 15 with 16GB Ram, Core i7 (8th generation) processor, Cakewalk and Cakewalk files all running off an SSD, Windows 10 Zoom R24, with the latest ASIO drivers (which are pretty old) M-Audio Keystation-Pro 88, with latest ASIO drivers (which are pretty old) Cakewalk version 2020.01(Build 28, 64 bit) Any thoughts or suggestions from anyone else who has experienced this are very welcome. Many thanks, Mike

Dear Bandlab people, I think this is a bug: I have a bass guitar track, on which is a gate. The gate is triggered by the bass drum on another track - the gate opens when the bass drum hits, so the bass guitar can be heard. The gate then shuts, cutting the bass guitar off, making it sound tighter. However, if I freeze the bass guitar track, the resultant frozen track is silent. I presume this is because the code responsible for freezing the track is not recognising the gate is triggered to open by the bass drum, and hence the gate remains closed for the entire mixdown. Many thanks, Mikey

Have used Cakewalk for many year, so many thanks to Bandlab for keeping it going. My suggestions for additional features are: 1) Sub-folders (somebody previously suggested this) - would come in handy for decluttering. For example, I frequently put all the guitar takes in a folder. It would be great to have a sub-folder to then hold all the guitar takes that didn't get used. 2) A better notes facility, i.e. notes about the project. In particular, the ability to add notes to a track - I'd note things like when it was recorded, who the person was, what microphone position was used, etc. At the moment, I have to try to keep all this in the project-based notes facility. The ability to then export these notes to a file would be useful. 3) I'm finding that even with an 8th generation i7 with 16GB of RAM, Cakewalk still crashes on me on projects where I am using a lot of busses with effects processing. It would be great to be able to freeze a bus - which would of course then freeze all the input tracks as well. 4) It would be great to be able to reset a track - the reset would involve setting all faders to default values, deleting all effects, deleting all automation, etc. You can sort of do this by duplicating a track and deleting the original, so just a nice-to-have really. Many thanks, Mikey