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Whenever parts seem to be missing from the UI, often it is the result of a lens. Try setting the lens drop down to None.

Try holding the SHIFT key when starting CbB. This will restore files that are missing from the user directory such as the audio clips used in the metronome.

Try a different driver mode and/or "enable Suspend Audio Engine When Cakewalk is Not in Focus." Both of these are on the same preferences page. The audio distortion may be due a small audio I/O buffer setting. For ASIO driver mode, this is set in software supplied with the ASIO driver for all the other modes use the buffer size slider in the Mix Latency section in Preferences > Driver Settings.

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Some of it is in the registry, some of it is in the three ini files in %appdata%\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core

Yes, it includes the percussive algorithm (along with a couple of others). Make sure to install the VST3 format plug-in.

Instead of using AudioSnap try dragging the clip to the timeline.

Make sure Windows and CbB are set to the same sample rate

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This is never going to work if the user has a 32bit OS. CbB is 64bit. There is no 32bit version of CbB.

The scanner recursively searches the folders in the scan path. So everything in the folders in the scan path are scanned including other folders.

Users have no way to change this but when using Sort by Category or a custom layout it is possible to create a folder at the top of the plug-in layout with a collection of favorite plug-ins. The help shows how to create new categories and add plug-ins to them. BTW, there are an area for feature requests on this forum.

Thanks for this. Maybe these feature overviews should be moved to Tutorials once a new version of CbB is released and cataloged in a sticky so they are easier to find over time.

Save yourself the trouble. The Realtek ASIO driver is not a good one. It has been the subject of several problem reports in the old forum. WASAPI on Win10 or ASIO4All are better choices for Realtek chips. The best solution is a purpose build audio interface with a manufacturer supplied ASIO driver.

BandLab may be able to help. Start by contacting support@bandlab.com although this may take a little extra effort maybe from @jon sasor [cakewalk]

Melodyne Essential was bundled with X3 Producer and Studio. It was also included in SONAR Professional and Platinum but only if the licenses was not already issued with X3. There should be a separate line item in your old Cakewalk account for Melodyne Essential. It should contain a code in the serial number column. activation code for version 2 of Melodyne Essential. The upgrade to version 4 was free when v4 was released.

That would be per track. Multiply by 16 for continuously recording 16 mono tracks. BTW, the default record bit depth is 32. This is set in audio data preferences.

Fortunately, the disk space needed is predictable. On this help page is a table of MB per minute for a variety of sample rates for 16 and 24 bit audio clips. Actually the table does not help in this case, if you are storing audio as 32 or 64bit floating point. The formula is clip duration * sample rate * bit depth * number of channels in the wav = clip file size. For example 1 minute of a stereo clip recorded @ 44.1kHz 32bit uses ~20.187 MB. 64bit uses twice as much.

There is no need to set the external as the default project location. If you want to do so, it is the Project Files entry in Folder Location in Preferences (see the help link above). That said it is possible to create projects on any drive available to the DAW regardless of the default setup in Project Files. The Global Audio Folder is where audio is stored when not using per-project audio folders. It is also where audio is temporarily stored if a project is created and used before naming the project. Once named, with per-project audio folders, by default the audio is stored in a folder where the project file is written.

If there is only one internal drive that is as good as it gets. If the projects are small, using an external drive for recording may work.

The defaults are shown in the help I linked above.

Not sure if I would go to the trouble of re-installing especially if the DAW is working. Per-project audio folders will go a long way in keeping projects and related data together. May want to review the folder locations and audio data settings in preferences.

Per-project audio folders are the way to go. It is the default and has been for some time. Don't even need to bundle, rar or zip projects for archiving. Just drag the project folder to the new location. The new location could be a local HD or elsewhere. The project folder should have at least one project file and the associated Audio folder. When projects are created using the default per-project audio structure, the project folders are portable and may be run from any local drive. Yes, re-pointing the Global Audio Folder may work for you. Usually the DAW asks where the audio is when it cannot find it during project open. One thing about using a non-default Global Audio Folder, upon starting the DAW if the the folder is unavailable, the program silently switches to the default and updates preferences. This can be a real PITA when using external drives. I always use a different internal drive for current projects and create a directory junction pointing C:\Cakewalk Projects\Audio Data to the actual physical location and leave preferences alone.

If you were not in the habit of using per-project audio folders, all project wav files are stored in the Global Audio Folder. While a user may locate the folder anywhere, the default has been the same for years - C:\Cakewalk Projects\Audio Data