RexRed

Hey awesome Cakewalk peeps! Here is my latest song, I hope you like, thanks for listening! Best to you! RexRed 💝

Hey awesome Cakewalk peeps! Tonight I made a new tutorial for you. Finding Creativity Cakewalk Sonar 2024 | MIDIMakerTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufJ3zwBn3w In this tutorial I make a new song from scratch. Please like and click the bell for "all" notifications and you can join me in the live chat this can be a way to get you music out there though the live chat and the YouTube Cakewalk community. This channel is about making music, music that will go on and get millions of listens on my other channel. You will learn vital Cakewalk tips and keys to success as my music has been getting an average of two million listens a month for the last 5 years. Come along and be part of the community I am building @midimakertv I already have 1000+ subscribers. I need 3500 hours of viewing to get this Cakewalk channel monetized. 😁 Leave comments if you like as well. Best to you! RexRed

It might be time to have a "formal release" and dedicated website with all the splash and pomp the new Cakewalk Sonar DAW truly deserves. 😁

Me, being a user of Cakewalk since Cakewalk for MSDOS, I think I am entitled to "gush" when an update improves the performance to such a superlative degree as is the case. 😎 Having nearly 400 published original songs created in Cakewalk, I have an "invested" interest in the well being of this DAW... 🎵

Thanks Andy! I am still adjusting to the song, not sure what to make of it yet. My ears get tired and I need a break to come back and listen to it fresh again. The lead vocal may be a bit too hot in the first and second verse and there are a few lines that may need adjusting. Thanks for the awesome compliment and all the best to you buddy! 🌞

This song is not done yet, I am thinking of adding a lead guitar part in the solo section and there are a few minor edits in the mix. Maybe some drums in the chorus part?

Hey Cakewalk peeps! Here is my latest song, Hope you like! Let me know if you have and critiques and suggestions! Best to you! Rex

Very very loud signals can clip but I have not experienced that yet. That is why there is no gain on the device. Just look at what is recording, if your signal is in the ballpark but clipping occasionally in the track view you are golden. Just pay attention if it is way too high or way too low. I have had it clip a ton and still not be any noticeable distortion at all in the recording. The algorithm used by the Zoom UAC-232 to switch between the two 24-bit converters is designed to minimize any changes in the color of the sound. Here’s how it works: Seamless Switching: The algorithm continuously monitors the input signal and seamlessly switches between the two converters based on the signal level. This ensures that the transition is smooth and does not introduce any noticeable artifacts or changes in sound color. High-Quality Components: The converters and other components used in the UAC-232 are of high quality, which helps maintain the integrity of the audio signal. High-quality components are less likely to introduce coloration to the sound. Precision Matching: The two converters are precisely matched to ensure that their output is consistent. This means that when the algorithm switches between them, the sound remains consistent and transparent. Digital Signal Processing (DSP): The DSP algorithms used in the UAC-232 are designed to handle the switching process efficiently, ensuring that the audio signal remains clean and free from distortion or coloration. By using these techniques, the UAC-232 can switch gains without altering the color of the sound, providing high-quality, transparent audio recordings.

I am not sure what you mean, it never clips and there is no noise level. So the final result is a 32 bit floating point recording that sounds pristine (better than my Fireface). The converters are facilitating a 32 bit algorithm. The Zoom UAC-232 uses two 24-bit A/D converters for each input to achieve high-quality audio recording without the need for gain adjustments. Here’s how it works: Different Input Gains: Each of the two A/D converters is set to a different input gain range. This means one converter handles quieter signals, while the other handles louder signals. Automatic Switching: The UAC-232 constantly monitors the data from both converters and automatically selects the one that provides the best recording results. This ensures that the audio is captured without clipping or introducing noise, regardless of the input signal level. Wide Dynamic Range: By combining the data from both converters, the UAC-232 can achieve a wider dynamic range than would be possible with a single A/D converter. This design allows the UAC-232 to capture a broad range of sound levels, from very quiet to very loud, without the need for manual gain adjustments, ensuring high-quality, clip-free recordings. Then the algorithm turns the two signals into a 32 bit recording. The end result of having 2 x 24 bit recorders one set for low gain and the other for high gain is a wider dynamic range when they are both combined allowing for a performance with dynamic range to be capture flawless and then saved in a 32 bit format. Then you can use Cakewalk to lower and raise the volumes to the median.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UAC232--zoom-uac-232-usb-3.0-audio-interface Even lower price, almost 50% less than what I paid for it. Let me know here if you buy this. Let others know if you own this and like it a lot like I do! I'll give you a tip on how to use this device in Cakewalk. Since it does not have an input volume sometimes your project volume can be louder than your input volume. I just put a bus output volume envelope on my master bus and temporarily lower that and sometimes I will send the recording track output out of Cakewalk rather than have it flow to the master. That solves that issue. Then you can attenuate the recording input volume with that of the mix. Consider that it never matters the volume you record something at, low or high volume it will "always" be perfect in 32 bit. If you have a mic boost button, you might use it in the on position to raise the input a bit above the volume of the mix. Imagine a vocalist that is all over the place screaming into the mic and then whispering. This is NEVER a problem as 32 bit recording it is impossible to clip or saturate the gain or have it so low that turning it up reveals the noise floor. There is virtually no noise floor and there is not much in this world loud enough to clip this. I am a vocalist and the price of this to never have to set my gain is worth every penny of the investment not to mention that it does sound better, with more bits it should (in my opinion). The file sizes are larger but not enough to notice, a whole project may only be a few gigs... Just imagine your song in 32 bit... And Cakewalk does not run noticeable sluggish either, and with the new updates it is super efficient and fast. I was using this interface with the Bandlab version and was very happy then as well. I am not affiliated with this product in any way, I am just a very happy customer.

You use Cakewalk to gain stage, look at your levels and use a brick wall on your final mastering bus.

Once I switched to 32 bit recording I would never consider switching back. I own a RME Fireface UCX II, it cost me $1,700. I use that for Windows handling and routing all of my sound for live stream sources (couldn't do without it). But I use the Zoom UAC-232 2x2 32-Bit Float USB-C Audio/MIDI Interface for Cakewalk. I never have to ever set gain, it actually does not even have an input level knob. So when I re-plug a mic into it, it is always the exact same attenuation for re-singing lines. And it totally sounds better and cannot distort my sound. Even better than the Fireface, After years of buying many interfaces and never satisfied with the sound, (including the Fireface) I have found the perfect interface for my music and it is rock solid. I might add that with the new headroom with Cakewalk it might be/is time to experiment with 96khz settings again for songs. The Zoom I paid 200 bucks (it is now selling for $129.00) and, take my word for it, there is no interface on the planet that can even come close to beating it. For 129 bucks you can have the very best interface ever made... I will tell you now it will beat whatever you have. My Fireface gets HOT too, that bothers me a lot, the Zoom stays cool as a cucumber. And the Zoom is VERY easy to use. Easier than any other interface because you can just sing into it without setting any levels or worrying about clipping, EVER. This is a totally worry free and less cumbersome way of making music. Over time you feel like making music more because there are less obstacles. Try it and you will never ever consider going back to 24 bit.

I just got the new Cakewalk Sonar update and, WOW! I have been working for several hours now, laying down many vocal tracks and midi (in 32bit) and not one single dropped frame! (not one!) Clicking in the timeline is very noticeably more responsive, I am no longer fighting with the timeline, you fixed it!!!!! I could cry, Cakewalk (getting teary) is running so very nice! You deserve a 2024 award for excellence, never has a program of such magnitude improved so greatly over such a short amount of time! If I gave out awards and I could only give out one first place 2024 award, Cakewalk wins hands down without any doubt or reservations! (...and I work with a lot of very big programs!) You have made me very happy! Someone has noticed your work and you are, AMAZING! Cakewalk is king! Big thanks to the bakers! (Take a break, you deserve some time off!)

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