Jossy

Thanks for the feedback! And let's not forget the phase flip for an aux send. It might not seem that useful at first glance, but Reaper lets you do just that and it is amazing what powerful things you can do with this feature when mixing.

Hi there, I am reposting this topic under Cakewalk Sonar, originally posted under Feedback loop and Cakewalk by Bandlab, because I forgot that new features will not be added to the old Cakewalk (sorry for forgetting this😅). I really hope that these features will be added to the new Sonar though. 1. Parameter linking and modulation for every single setting in a plugin, Pro Channel module, channel, or bus. This will allow for a more vast range of possibilities for mixing setups and options. 2. General Enhancement of Routing-Patching capabilities. I think for this one, some inspiration can be taken from Reaper's implementation of routing options. In my experience, they allow for invaluable flexibility and faster workflow, so it would be great if something similar could be done in Cakewalk . I think it would also be well-paired with Cakewalk's own patch points. Which brings me to the next (and probably most important) suggestion: 3. Adding a virtual Patch-bay. This could give us the ability to view and edit all the routing options of the whole project in one place, and would also make it easier to see what's going on and speed up one's workflow. I think the patch-bay would also make patch points easier to use, as it would provide us with a visual representation of what's happening behind the scenes. It should also be made possible to patch anything into anything else within Cakewalk, be it channel, bus, hardware input/output, plugin or ProChannel module. 4. More options for aux sends. I think it would be great if the sends could be given a few more options than just the pre/post-fade button, such as the ability to flip the polarity of a send. This would allow one to use more powerful mixing tricks and customize their sound. Actually, the above suggestions were inspired from Dan Worrall's mixing tips videos, but I think having these options would be useful for every music producer/engineer and would make Cakewalk even more powerful and superior. Personally, I would be extremely grateful if at least feature 3 could be added, but I would urge the developers to consider all of them if possible. Thanks🙏 🙏

Hi there, I hope it's not too late to request features for the free Cakewalk by Bandlab. But even if the features below cannot be added to CbB, I think they would be an excellent addition to the new Cakewalk Sonar, or at least would make me more interested in paying for it via the Bandlab suscription. 1. Parameter linking and modulation for every single setting in a plugin, Pro Channel module, channel, or bus. This will allow for a more vast range of possibilities for mixing setups and options. 2. General Enhancement of Routing-Patching capabilities. I think for this one, some inspiration can be taken from Reaper's implementation of routing options. In my experience, they allow for invaluable flexibility and faster workflow, so it would be great if something similar could be done in Cakewalk . I think it would also be well-paired with Cakewalk's own patch points. Which brings me to the next (and probably most important) suggestion: 3. Adding a virtual Patch-bay. This could give us the ability to view and edit all the routing options of the whole project in one place, and would also make it easier to see what's going on and speed up one's workflow. I think the patch-bay would also make patch points easier to use, as it would provide us with a visual representation of what's happening behind the scenes. It should also be made possible to patch anything into anything else within Cakewalk, be it channel, bus, hardware input/output, plugin or ProChannel module. 4. More options for aux sends. I think it would be great if the sends could be given a few more options than just the pre/post-fade button, such as the ability to flip the polarity of a send. This would allow one to use more powerful mixing tricks and customize their sound. The above suggestions were actually inspired from Dan Worrall's mixing tips videos, but I think having these options would be useful for every music producer/engineer and would make Cakewalk even more powerful and superior. If the above features cannot be added to either CbB or the new Sonar, I understand. Personally, I would be extremely grateful if at least feature 3 could be added, but I would urge the developers to consider all of them if possible. Thanks🙏 🙏

Hi there, I think this is a very nice list of features overall, but here I've selected a few that I think are more important. And also, I will add a few more: 1. Parameter linking and modulation for every single setting in a plugin, Pro Channel module, channel, or bus. This will allow for a vast range of possibilities for mixing setups and options. 2. Enhancement of Routing-Patching capabilities. I think for this one the devs can take some inspiration from Reaper's routing options. In my experience, they are superior and they allow for invaluable flexibility and faster workflow, so it would be great if Cakewalk had similar options as well. I think they would be well-paired with Cakewalk's own patch points. And this brings to the next suggestion: 3.Adding a virtual Patch-bay. This could give us the option to view and edit all the routing options of the whole project in one place, and would also make it easier to see what's going on and change the routing. I think the virtual patchbay would also make patch points easier to use, as it would provide a visual representation of what's happening behind the scenes. It should also allow us to patch anything to anything else, be it channel, bus, hardware input/output, plugin or ProChannel module. 4.More options for aux sends, such as the ability to flip the polarity of a send. The above suggestions were actually inspired by Dan Worrall's mixing tips videos, but I think having these options would be useful for every music produce/engineer and would make Cakewalk a much more powerful DAW than it currently is. I also think these 4 features would be a perfect addition to the new Sonar, encouraging more people to buy it (or at least me personally, if all the above features are integrated on Sonar, I would definitely be more likely to pay for it).

Wow, it is really mind blowing what one can achieve with a free daw.

You actually don't need to do this. Look, I had exactly the same problem, don't worry, it is a very simple fix. First of all, you should look for the path the Cakewalk templates (.cwt) are gonna be in. Usually there are two paths, "C:\Users\blah\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core" and "C:\Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Core\Project Templates". If there are no templates in either of these folders, they have to be somewhere else in folders related to Cakewalk by bandlab. If you you cannot find them no matter what, You can download them from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y3ZR47tGki_J34-t4FSqff0ffwVTCE8G?usp=sharing After having downloaded them, you can choose a folder to put them in, whether it is one of Cakewalk's default folders (the ones above), or whichever you want to put them in. And here is the important part you should not forget! After putting the templates in your selected folder, you should open Cakewalk with the Bandlab assistant and ignore the empty "New Project" tab . Then go to preferences, and under the file section, go to folder locations. There you can select the path to your templates in the Templates selection. After clicking "Apply" and then "Close" and then restarting the daw, the templates should be showing up where the are supposed to every time you opne the program. I hope this was helpful... If you solved your problem, you can now make great music and have fun! Yours faithfully, Dj Jossy

Thank you for the feedback, it was really helpful!

Hi there, My name is John and recently I have been trying to install Cakewalk by Bandlab to my pc. The Bandlab Assistant was installed and waorked just fine, but when I am trying to install Cakewalk, the following error shows up near the end of the install. If I select "Try again", nothng happens. If I selecto "cancel installation", the program will simply not be installed. If I select "Skip this file", the program will continue its installation, but every time I open it, the "New project" tab in the Cakewalk start screen shows nothing. How can I fix this?