GUYS I NEED HELP!!!

[Parsek]

Hi, everyone! Today I ran into a problem related to pianoroll. when I try to overlay sound on the pianoroll, it overlaps, but the sound does not play. I set the sound format to waw. I can even arrange the sounds on the pianoroll, but they still don't play. and I don't quite understand what the problem is. I'm new to this thing, so I'm asking for professional help.🙏

[IgoRr]

10 minutes ago, Parsek said:

I don't quite understand what the problem is

Cakewalk (almost all modern DAW's) does not have an internal synthesizer (sound generator), so in order for your project to sound, you need to specify on each track which instrument the information will go to. You can use any available synthesizer, but the easiest way is to install Cakewalk Studio Instruments Suite, which can be downloaded for free from the official website or done directly inside the open Cakewalk. After installing this set of tools, you will need to scan the plugins and simply specify on each track the output (destination) to the appropriate instrument - bass, piano, strings or drums.

[Bristol_Jonesey]

2 hours ago, Parsek said:

Hi, everyone! Today I ran into a problem related to pianoroll. when I try to overlay sound on the pianoroll, it overlaps, but the sound does not play. I set the sound format to waw. I can even arrange the sounds on the pianoroll, but they still don't play. and I don't quite understand what the problem is. I'm new to this thing, so I'm asking for professional help.🙏

Not sure what you mean by "overlay sound on the piano roll"

Can you explain exactly what you're doing

[Nigel Mackay]

Then go to YouTube and watch Creative Sauce videos about getting started with Cakewalk.

[Sock Monkey]

After trying most of the popular Daw’s over the last year one thing I discovered. Most of the better ones have a steep learning curve. Only a few I found I could go a long way without instructions.
Cakewalk/ Sonar is one of the hardest Daw’s to learn. Cakewalk Next is super easy. 

As said above it is highly recommend to watch the beginner videos of which there’s hundreds. Just google it and you’ll see 10 pages of videos. 
I think the best ones are still the ones listed at the top of the Tutorial Sub forum here by Morton. They are a bit outdated but will cover what you need to know judging by your question. 
 

And when learning a new Daw I found that just typing my questions into Google search almost always had the new AI gizmo answer my questions immediately. Below that were associated videos as well. 

Edited February 13 by Sock Monkey

[mettelus]

23 hours ago, Parsek said:

I'm new to this thing

To expound on the above and give you terms you can Google for help. MIDI data (what you are using in the Piano Roll View (PRV)) is simply note data (essentially pitch, velocity (loudness), note on/off timing). MIDI is not audio, which is why MIDI files are so small. The most common method starting out is to insert a Simple Instrument Track (SIT) into a project, because the routing to connect the MIDI to the audio output (via a virtual/VST instrument, or VSTi) is done for you. "Input Echo" is another term to be familiar with, which lets you monitor live MIDI input even when not recording. The key thing for you is that MIDI is not audio... you will never hear it unless it is sent to an instrument to play it.

For searching, things like "setting up a virtual instrument in Cakewalk" will focus on what you need to do. Below is a video that is referenced above for convenience.

 

[Parsek]

On 2/12/2025 at 9:41 PM, Bristol_Jonesey said:

Not sure what you mean by "overlay sound on the piano roll"

Can you explain exactly what you're doing

I take the sound and put it on the piano roll. I want to change the tone of the sound on the piano roll, not through transposition.

[Parsek]

On 2/12/2025 at 7:04 PM, IgoRr said:

Cakewalk (almost all modern DAW's) does not have an internal synthesizer (sound generator), so in order for your project to sound, you need to specify on each track which instrument the information will go to. You can use any available synthesizer, but the easiest way is to install Cakewalk Studio Instruments Suite, which can be downloaded for free from the official website or done directly inside the open Cakewalk. After installing this set of tools, you will need to scan the plugins and simply specify on each track the output (destination) to the appropriate instrument - bass, piano, strings or drums.

Thank You, Sir!

[Parsek]

Thank You!

Edited Sunday at 03:26 PM by Parsek

[Parsek]

On 2/13/2025 at 7:06 PM, mettelus said:

To expound on the above and give you terms you can Google for help. MIDI data (what you are using in the Piano Roll View (PRV)) is simply note data (essentially pitch, velocity (loudness), note on/off timing). MIDI is not audio, which is why MIDI files are so small. The most common method starting out is to insert a Simple Instrument Track (SIT) into a project, because the routing to connect the MIDI to the audio output (via a virtual/VST instrument, or VSTi) is done for you. "Input Echo" is another term to be familiar with, which lets you monitor live MIDI input even when not recording. The key thing for you is that MIDI is not audio... you will never hear it unless it is sent to an instrument to play it.

For searching, things like "setting up a virtual instrument in Cakewalk" will focus on what you need to do. Below is a video that is referenced above for convenience.

 

Thanks!