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Try enabling "Input Echo" the button right of Record in the instrument/MIDI track header.

May need to use WASAPI Exclusive driver mode with RealTek to adjust the Mixing Latency Buffer Size. This may help with distortion.

This is the first thing a VST Reset does before re-scanning plug-ins. Aside from the time it takes to run, a VST Reset is an easy way to fix most VST scan issues. When running a VST Reset, it is a good idea to enable "Generate Scan Log" just in case the Reset does not clear up the problem. The log may be useful as a diagnostic aid.

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The solution is as old as the Digidesign interfaces pre-dating CbB by years. I am sure that read about the issue and solution on the old forum.

By default, CbB will "Enable MIDI output" for any synth plug-in capable of sending MIDI data. Jamstix4 likely has "Enable MIDI Output" enabled. If this is the case, any instrument or MIDI track input set to omni will receive the MIDI data from Jamstix. If the track has input echo enabled, the data from the Jamstix track will play. Track one in this image shows input echo has been automatically set because Always Echo Current MIDI Track is enabled in preferences and the input was likely set to None prior to giving the track focus. As a result, track one is now setup to play the data in the Jamstix track. Here is a similar thread

It is not a bug. The Console View has a function to show/hide the ProChannel in the Console view for selected track(s). The Track View does not have a ProChannel to display so there is no show/hide ProChannel function for the Track View. The image in the OP shows the Inspector left of the Track View. The Inspector contains a ProChannel and there is a default global binding CTRL+I to display the ProChannel for the track that has focus. Because this is a global binding it works in both the Track and Console views. This function is not exposed for re-binding. Currently there is no way to re-map CTRL+I in the DAW. Here is a similar discussion

How would I use these; is there a particular Cakewalk folder where I would place them? Or is there another method... (noob but learning! ? There is a brief explanation of how to install the ARP presets on my Goggle page.

see my reply in your thread

install the driver and update the firmware (if necessary) https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/digital-mixer-multi-track-recorders/multi-track-recorders/r8/r8-support/ It is very common for ASIO drivers to work at a single bit-depth, usually 24 bit.

To record the arpeggiator output, duplicate the track and MIDI data (in order to have a copy of the original MIDI clips), select the MIDI clips in either the original or cloned track and Bounce to Clip(s).

Yes, PTN files and the ARP files created from them were made using Project 5. PTN and ARP playback was added to SONAR but it never got the editor. I have no idea if the original file is still available on the internet or not. I do have the ARPs installed but it came from a large collection of customizations that get copied from machine to machine. Found a copy of "Alesion ARP Presets.zip" in a snapshot of one of my old PCs incoming files folders made in Aug 2007. The file is now on my Google page under presets.

I don't have this file on my PC. UPDATE: For the "fun" of it, I tried the most recent update I have and the most recent rollback I have using VT. No red flags. Evidently some AV software couldn't handle the files, though. CakewalkSetup.exe is the newish CbB installer. The partial replacement for BandLab Assistant. Available from https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk

If you prefer not to clean up the project, the export audio dialog has options for start and end export times. Set the export parameters for the project one time and save it as a task

This depends on the VST3 migration settings in preferences and whether the plug-in developer supports automatic VST2-to-VST3 migration.

When using MIDI tracks for a soft synth there needs to be at least one audio with its input set to the synth or instrument track defined for the synth. Maybe you are recalling instrument tracks. An instrument track is an audio+MIDI track pair associated with a soft synth plug-in presented as a single track in the DAW.

The onboarding process runs once the first time CbB is run. It may also be run on demand from the Help menu. Re-running the onboarding process is harmless. The process uses the previous entries as its defaults. I was not sure if onboarding ran before or after CbB tries to discover drivers for the current driver mode. Looks like it runs after checking driver mode.

The audio driver mode setting from preferences is stored in Core under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\Cakewalk\Core When I have driver mode set to ASIO, Core is 0x29a When it is set to WDM/KS, Core is 0x7d0

Try setting OnboardingShown to 0 in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\Cakewalk\Core then run CbB. This should start the onboarding process when CbB is run, the first screen can set the audio driver mode (in the advanced options) and the CbB device i/o preferences.

Or use the MIDI Event Filter MFX

FYI, a lot of the modules are polyphonic. For example, to change the initial demo synth from mono to poly, right-click on the Cardinal Host MIDI module and increase the Polyphony channels setting. The connecting cables increase in thickness to indicate polyphonic connections.

This may be of interest

Soft synth audio recording

DISTRHO Cardinal is a free plug-in based on the VCV Rack 2 modular synth Both FX and synth plug-ins are included. For more info see

For those interested in a free taste of the plug-in version of VCV Rack. From the Readme.md in https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/ It contains over 900 of the free VCV Rack 2 modules. Compiled binaries for all OSes are here. On Windows, the installer exe is required. The zip contains plug-in binaries and redundant resource files. I skipped VST3 for now.