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Need to make the track headers a little wider in the track view to account for the new WAI display.

All tracks/buses will be aligned because they will be padded with silence starting at 0. If you prefer you can export broadcast wav clips but full tracks/buses may be easier to work with.

The last reference to a mono delay was in X2. Here are the plug-ins included with CbB.

The onboarding dialog is relatively new.

Split the MIDI clip and create two step sequencer clips.

Clean install instructions

By default project templates are installed in C:\Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Core\Project Templates The template path used by the program is setup in preferences.

The bundled Sonitus Compressor and Gate also have sidechain inputs.

decent free Plutec plug-in http://www.igniteamps.com/#pteq-x

Make sure CbB is not running WASAPI Exclusive driver mode and the sample rate is the same as Windows.

Is the device in Control Surfaces? If so, all the MIDI data may be going there instead of to the tracks.

LoopBe1 gives you up to 16 channels of MIDI data coming out of JJazzLab or ChordPulse directly into CbB allowing you to make instrument assignments in CbB using regular synth plug-ins. Once setup, CbB can record the MIDI in real time or just use it as a sound source while composing in JJazzLab or ChordPulse then export the a MIDI file to use in CbB.

If deleting everything to the right of the "end" of the project does not fix it, it may be a problem with the project template. This has been reported once before, rebuilding the template seemed to be the only solution.

Use the Add Track menu. For some reason it never enables the option. To me it's a bug but it is also an expedient way to always have this feature disabled on synth insert.

Remember tools like this do not lock you into their sounds. They can send MIDI directly to your DAW using a virtual MIDI cable such as LoopBe1.

Might be too low a buffer setting in preferences.

With SONAR X3 and older, any plug-ins bundled with 64bit SONAR may be added by running an Advanced install of a SONAR version containing the plug-ins and selecting them from the advanced install pick list. Newer versions of 64bit SONAR did not offer an advanced install option. Instead the plug-ins were either part of the core installer or bundled in separate installers. In this case, plug-ins not part of the core installer may be installed at any time by running the appropriate installer. If a plug-in is part of the core installer, it will be necessary to re-install CbB after running the SONAR installer. Keep in mind old DX plug-ins that were not ported to 64bit will not run in CbB.

Defines hardware outputs only. This includes the MS GS Wavetable Synth because it resides outside the DAW in the PC hardware. When the DAW does not have any MIDI devices defined in preferences, opening MIDI files will be automatically setup to play with TTS-1. This and the better performance of TTS-1 over the MS GS Wavetable Synth is why I recommend deselecting it from output devices. TTS-1 and SI Electric Piano are software plug-ins that run inside the DAW. They will never show up as MIDI hardware devices. You have already found one of several methods to add these plug-ins to a project - Insert > Soft Synth another is the add track menu. (see the "To create Instrument track" section about midway down the page). Plug-ins may be added as needed to a project and once the project is saved, the plug-ins will be there when the project is re-opened. It is possible to create a project template containing the synths already setup if you wish. For now, it may be a good idea to add them as needed to get familiar with the process.

To have snap always land exactly on the measure set intensity to extreme.

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Which one: TTS-1, SI Electric Piano or the MS GS Wavetable Synth? If the latter, try one of the plug-ins? The MS GS Wavetable Synth is not a low latency device. In fact, it may be a good idea to disable it in preferences. Of all the "common tweaks" the only one that makes a difference to latency is the driver buffer setting. Sample rate can affect latency but there is practically no difference between 44 and 48 (doubling sample rate halves latency at the same buffer setting). Bit depth does not matter. Switching driver modes may make a difference because different drivers may work better with smaller buffers. Having a purpose build audio interface with a manufacturer supplied ASIO driver performs better than the sound chip in the PC. The driver makes the difference. That said, PC chip may be enough for simple projects. The other source of latency is plug-in delay compensation. If bypassing all plug-ins makes a difference, then one or more plug-ins in the project are contributing to the latency problem. To bypass all plug-ins toggle the FX button in the Mix module. While reading about the FX button review the PDC button function as well.

In the PRV Notes menu enable "Show Durations in Drum Grid"