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That file has a common name to numerous programs (each is different, but its purpose is the same) and it is embedded into the app directory which needs it. The one you reference is probably for the Cakewalk Start Screen, and defaults to being in the C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\StartPage directory. It is possible you have a corrupted installer for CbB. Did you use an installer you had previously downloaded or download the last version released? The re-installation recommendation (or even repair if available) would be your best route to correct that. As an aside, the Shared Utilities are as the name implies, so installing older versions of software over newer versions can replace files that the newer version needs to run. This is why during re-installs that it is recommended to start with the oldest Cakewalk version first and install them in order of oldest to newest.

Quick side note with the OP database specifically. The "file creation date" is embedded in the files, and I am assuming they are the server upload dates (since there are numerous ones in massive "slugs"), but cannot verify. While the gp3/4 format was used to keep files backwards compatible (Guitar Pro 3/4), I found this interesting: Only 9 files have a creation date after 1/29/2006, and only one after 2006 (11/12/2012). 67 files are in gp5 format (Guitar Pro 5, released NOV 2005). Only one file is in gpx format (Guitar Pro 6+, GP6 was released in APR 2010). That is "Blackbird - Beatles White Album.gpx" that was uploaded on 11/12/2012. Bottom line, that database is relatively old but also unmodified. Much like MIDI files from the period, many are "as is" renditions that have carried forward in time.

I admit I was a bit confused by that comment as well. Just a word of caution... the whole purpose of the timeline is so you can visually track when events occur... if you start using other methods to "nudge" them, you will need to drill into each one to find out what is going on. Far better to be able to look at something and know when it starts and stops in relation to everything else. Here is the documentation on configuring Nudge Settings (you can easily set one of the 3 options to 50ms). Nudge physically moves the event, which you will actually prefer long term. To drill in (and set) Nudge preferences: In CbB... Edit->Preferences (default shortcut is P)... on that pop up, be sure "Advanced" is checked at the bottom, then on the left pane... Customization->Nudge. By default, the nudge commands are assigned to the number pad (1, 4, and 7 to shift things left/earlier (by nudge 1, nudge 2, nudge 3).... 3, 6, and 9 to shift things right/later (by nudge 1, nudge 2, nudge 3)). The values you set in preferences will be the default, so 50ms for "nudge 1" will shift the selected event 50ms earlier (with NumPad 1) or 50ms later (with NumPad 3). Visually you will have a much better time tracking things if they land on the timeline precisely when they start/stop.

+1, I highly suspect that the intro price was to bring the harder-core folks online to help beta test. Their forum is a better way to track progress with things going on than here. After I had jotted down several things from the initial release, I saw a post there about the modals being all wrong, then a response admitting that they were blindly pulled in from Scaler 2 and will be fixed in the 3.1 release. After seeing that one, I set my list aside and will check things out again once 3.1 hits the streets.

Like @bluzdog mentioned above, I also spot checked some files for the two links posted AFTER the OP, and they appear to be duplicates of what is posted in the OP. The advantage to both of those is that you can instantly download all the .gpx files, but by letter. Since they have to be extracted anyway, you can easily "assemble" the entire database on your own from either of those sites as well. Given this, the only "advantage" to the OP (if the other two sites are true duplicates) is that the assembly part is already done for you. I had half-considered assembling one of those other sites and running a duplicate file finder against it over the weekend; but for $9 it wasn't worth the effort, and I have wasted way more than $9 on things I never use anyway.

If you are also using the M-Track as a general playback device (for Windows), the first application to use it may be locking the sample rate and bit depth on you. Check in "Sound Settings" (in the Windows search bar)->Sound Control Panel (upper right) of that next screen. Highlight the M-Track, then right click->Properties. At the top of that next screen click the "Advanced" tab at the top, and make sure the "Default Format" matches your project. Also, uncheck both options in the "Exclusive Mode" box (this is what locks it to the first app that touches it). Also, while in there, on the "Enhancement" tab, check "Disable all sound effects," and on the "Spatial Sound" tab, select "Off" for that drop down... both of these tap into Microsoft's internal Mixer and you do not want either for DAW use. Even with the above done, if two apps are trying to use the device at different settings, the first one will lock it (i.e., your browser). When using a DAW, make sure all other apps are closed out first so your DAW can match the M-Track to the project you have open. Once that is done you "can" use your browser... unlike DAWs, browsers default to "whatever" output format is available, but a DAW must have the ability to sync the interface to the project (which it cannot do if it is locked out).

Hopefully someone who uses these can chime in on which is preferred, but there are MIDI Mapper/MIDIMapper (some need to be found without using the space) VSTs that can be inserted between a controller/MIDI track and the virtual instrument you are driving to reconfigure the data. Some are very specific on what they can modify, but a handful specifically support CC mapping.

Can you post the specs on the computer as it is now? That will help us a lot. If that computer has all spinners in it, you will see a major improvement just from swapping out the O/S drive. Samsung's Magician software will run clones easily, and for an O/S drive 500GB is more than sufficient. Reason I say this is for imaging purposes (smaller they are, faster they image/restore). Swapping data drives with SSDs will give improvement, but not as noticeable as with the O/S drive unless you have massive sample libraries you use in projects (in that case you will). I have carried forward a 3 TB HDD through 3 computers now, and it is the only HDD in my machine. I primarily use it for internal backup and download storage, but spinner drives tend to not catastrophically fail if they do go and are permanent (barring sticking a massive magnet on the disc and/or opening the enclosure). SSDs have gotten far better in this regard, but write cycles specifically will degrade longevity (so as an O/S drive they will see this... keep that in mind). SSDs primary advantage is read speed over an HDD (and the O/S drive will use this most). The only two SSDs I have had to replace (due to noticeable degradation) were both O/S drives.

I cannot even find a manual on that guy. The manufacturer's site circles back to Amazon! Something to check because I cannot find the manual, and you "should" have a hard copy... The USB capabilities of that unit are not explained well at all... it seems you can either record directly to a USB drive or connect that to a PC/MAC. It does not specify the number of channels (I assume this is the stereo mix only); but, if there are unit specific drivers for it, you can install those and connect it to your PC and see what Sonar is telling you is available from it. It is highly likely that is only a stereo mix output, but you would need to test that to actually see for yourself. As mentioned above, even higher level mixers often have limited number stereo mix outputs (and often no A/D conversion), so to get that information into a computer is going to need an audio interface capable of the task.

I drilled straight into the Def Leppard folder when I opened it up, so the three referenced above were Animal, Armageddon It, and Bringing on the Heartbreak. That format comment won't be across the board, of course, since it is 100% dependent on who made (or last edited) the file.

One interesting perk to this database came to light immediately. There are quite a few files that have both a gp3 and gp4 file formats (and when downloading them for free there is no distinction between which is in what format). Of the three sets I just checked out, the gp3 version is more accurate (by far in one case for the lead). Changes the playing field a bit when you can just double-click files and "boom" they are available to use immediately.

Sorry for the late post on this but I just noticed it! Guitar Lesson has had a free database in place for years, the only catch is that you need to wait 15 seconds for each one before it downloads. This is nice if you want to hunt and peck and only want a few. It has also has had the ability to pay them to download the entire database (link at the top of that page), which is normally $18, but is on sale for $9 through April (ends today). I finally got sick of the hunt and peck aspect, so just got it. The download is 125MB (it unpacks to nearly 1.3GB), and contains over 52K gpx files. Bear in mind these are files for Guitar Pro (but will also open in some other VSTs, like Ample Sound). As an aside, they also have a standing 10% discount on the Guitar Pro app for anyone interested, which I believe can also be used during a Guitar Pro sale event. Again, sorry for the late post on this, but the regular price is $18 anyway, so not a "massive" deal, BUT this site is a nice alternative to Guitar Pro's "My Songbook" subscription (which as far as I can tell is using this site's gpx files anyway, but not sure on that one).

Many VSTs have fixed this behavior (it is really on them, not Sonar, if this is what is occurring), but there are still ones out there that can intercept the SPACE bar if they are in focus.

Do a quick check on ALL of the inputs for the Universal Control mix you are using. The reason I say this is I was doing video work over a year ago and every other input was in 48KHz, but CbB was running in 44.1KHz. UC refused to crash (using a Revelator, no less), and it trudged along and did its thing but with a massive amount of latency/overhead. I didn't think anything like this was possible (and still function), but it did. It is almost like the "handshake" between CbB and UC was broken by the order in which things were added to the mixer. See if you have multiple inputs active on your UC Mixer and and make sure that all of the bit rates match each other there.

Sorry about the loss of the original files Unless you are focused specifically on re-mixing only, having the final mix would be something you could take to the Songs sub-forum and ask about. There are a lot of folks that do collaborations there, so it is quite possible to find someone to recreate the guitar riffs for you if you ask. Stem extractors can be frustrating, even with hi-end wav editors to supplement that work; so if you hit a wall with that, consider poking around in the Songs sub forum.