Keeping Cakewalk active when selecting YouTube (or any other program)

[guitarzan007]

Hi.   Is there any way to keep a Cakewalk channel active when you click on something else on your computer?

Here's what's going on.  I've got two monitors, and will have Cakewalk in one, and YouTube in the other (typically showing me a guitar lesson).  I'll run my guitar into Cakewalk and dial in some great effects.  As soon as click to start YouTube, my sound completely cuts out of Cakewalk because the channel is no longer selected.  I CAN start the video, then click on the channel in Cakewalk and be have everything work as long as I don't change anything, but the trouble is as soon as I pause the video, or back it up, or click on it in any way, I lose my guitar sound again.

I'm not sure this is possible, but I thought I'd ask.  Thanks so much.

[Promidi]

2 hours ago, guitarzan007 said:

Hi.   Is there any way to keep a Cakewalk channel active when you click on something else on your computer?

I am able to do this all the time.  Maybe this will work for you.

Cakewalk Preference - Audio - Playback and Recording

Start + run > "mmsys.cpl"

[57Gregy]

What sound card or audio interface are you using?

If it is the computer sound card, use WASAPI Shared for the driver mode.

If an audio interface, you should be able to set it to play Cakewalk and let the computer sound card handle the Internet stuff.

Promidi beat me to it.

[guitarzan007]

Thanks guys.  It worked!! I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out.  I would have never figured it out on my own.

[John Vere]

Those settings for sure as well as it helps to use 48 as your sample rate. Videos all use 48.