recording Cakewalk Recording Problems

[ijustwanttomakemusicPLEASE]

Hello.

I am trying to record acoustic guitar. One mic from my pc mic, and one from my phone mic. 

The screenshot shows the PC recording (top track) cutting off for no reason.

This has happened multiple times and there's no indication while it's recording it will cut off whenever it wants . 

Why is this program like this.  Someone explain.  I'm about ready to move to another DAW (other issues too which aren't relevant here I'm very sick of).

[57Gregy]

Welcome to the forum.
Ensure that all the devices and Cakewalk by Bandlab are using the same sampling rate and bit depth.
You probably need to use WASAPI Shared Driver mode. Speaking of which, can you post some pics of your Preferences? And the tracks's Track Panes to indicate what the ins and outs are? 
Plus, if you want to make music and not become aggravated every time you try to blend different devices and sources and mics and driver modes, you probably need to look into getting an audio interface to plug your real recording microphone into. 
Good luck!
 

[Sock Monkey]

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Edited 1 hour ago by Sock Monkey

[David Baay]

This is Digital Audio 101 and you will encounter the same issue with any DAW software.

- Digital recording into any device requires setting the sensitivity of the analog input to not clip the A/D convertor.

- The iPhone is likely automatically compressing the analog input to avoid clipping the convertor or just isn't as inherently sensitive as your PC mics.

- You need to lower the input sensitivity/level of you PC's mics under System > Sound in Windows.

- A dedicated audio interface will have front panel knobs to adjust input sensitivity.

Note that Gain level in the track only affects soft synths and recorded audio. The DAW has no way of controlling the sensitivity of analog circuitry in front of the A/D converter.

P.S. You can actually see that the iPhone recording is compressed (in the analog realm) as the quieter sections have a higher amplitude than the PC recording even though the loud sections are not clipped. The dynamic range between quiet and loud sections has been reduced. This is often desirable for various reasons, but in the digital audio world, you want to record without compression to get the greatest possible dynamic range in the raw recording and apply compression non-destructively as desired after the fact by digital signal processing.

 

Edited Wednesday at 10:36 PM by David Baay

[ijustwanttomakemusicPLEASE]

Hey guys,

Thank you for replying.

You're all really answering my question though. The top track is just me pressing record on a computer and then it turns out it cuts out at around 20 mins for no reason. I hit record, and then it stops recording for no reason. It also doesnt tell me when its stopped recording randomly, so I can never know until I record what I want, then find out it didnt record the last 10ish minutes when cakewalk was showing it as recording.

Thanks.

Thoughts?

@David Baay @Sock Monkey @57Gregy

[Sock Monkey]

OOK

Edited 1 hour ago by Sock Monkey

[57Gregy]

6 hours ago, ijustwanttomakemusicPLEASE said:

Thoughts?

I must admit I've never tried to record more than 3-6 minutes, so I can't say how my computer would handle that.
Notice I wrote "computer" and not "application".
Just a feeling, but I would bet that it has nothing to do with Cakewalk.
How are you recording your phone mic into CbB?
Do you have any power options set, like sleep or hibernate, or screen saver?
Have you tried it with your internet disabled and no virus scanning happening?

[57Gregy]

Okay, so I connected a Dean Markley Promag Grand Humbucking acoustic guitar pick-up and Proline dynamic microphone to my interface and proceeded to record for over 23 minutes, playing and singing, on a severely underpowered computer. Anti-virus on, internet connected, but all power management off.
No glitches, no cut-offs, no problems.
I suppose the difference is that I was recording into a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 audio interface.
If you really justwanttomakemusicplease, no matter what DAW program you choose, an interface designed for recording will reduce a lot of stress and headaches.
Seriously.
Good luck!

[Sock Monkey]

OOK

Edited 1 hour ago by Sock Monkey