tehinferno
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Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
I have a Spectrum Guitar and I also received this program for Christmas. It is very much a pain in the ass. I cannot hear any thing when I play the guitar, what is the correct setup for it?
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57Gregy
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/02 13:24:40
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How do you have the guitar connected? What is your operating system? How fast and how much RAM does your computer have? What sound card do you have?
Sorry to reply with all these questions, but we need to know how you're doing things to know what might need fixing or adjusting.
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Kalle Rantaaho
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/02 19:44:19
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Greg is a very diplomatic person, I've noticed.
MC is not a pain in the a**. Is there a manual or a help file in it? Have you read all of it?
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57Gregy
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/03 00:29:21
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Shucks, I haven't even read all of them. Three versions. I just sorta stumble along and when I have a problem, I ask here, like "what is this thing called that I'm trying to do so I can find it in the help file".
Most folks here are ready and willing to help, even eager, but we need more cowbell... uh, information.
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tehinferno
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/03 17:47:26
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4 gigs DDR2 dual channel ram windows, XP 32bit . Core speed 3000.3MHz. bus speed 200.0 MHz.
AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+ is the processor. On board sound (no actual sound card)
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. model M3N78-VM Rev X.0x
I plug the guitar into my front USB bus
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/03 18:24:52
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Guitarhacker
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/03 18:51:40
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Hey tehinferno..... this is a family oriented forum.... keep the language under control.... PITA works better actually.....
however..... I disagree.....that MC is a pain.....it has a learning curve....and you need the right equipment to make it perform at it's best.... so..from the list of specs.... it all looks OK except you will need a decent dedicated interface..... go visit Beagle's site and research the soundcard options.
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tehinferno
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/03 19:16:47
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I have a sound card just not in my pc right now. I will have my dad do it sometime soon.
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Beagle
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/03 20:54:18
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you can't plug your guitar directly into a USB port unless you have a behringer USB guitar. what are you using to plug your guitar into the USB port with? maybe that "First Act USB guitar cord?"
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tehinferno
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/03 22:09:15
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Beagle
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/04 08:31:33
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ok, actually then that First Act USB cable IS a soundcard, too. One way since you can't hear anything out of it, but it's still an A/D converter. that will cause you some problems.
first, just to get you past the hurdle of your initial post, in order to hear your guitar thru your computer speakers as you play, you'll need to use the INPUT ECHO button on the track you are recording. it's located in the properties of the track and looks kind of like this )))
that will allow you to hear it, but you'll also hear a delay from the time you play it until the time you hear it. that's part of the problems I was talking about.
a real solution is to get a real recording soundcard for about $150+ check my website for recommendtaions.
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tehinferno
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/07 22:33:44
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I did that still can't hear anything, but I do see that it picks up what I'm doing i just can't hear it
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57Gregy
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/01/07 22:55:42
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Okay. In 'Options>Audio>Drivers', what is listed and what is selected? The USB thing should be the in, and your sound card should be the out. Deselect anything else.
In 'Options>Audio>General', what is listed for Playback and Record Timing Masters? Again, the USB device should be the Record (in) and the sound card should be the Playback (out).
In 'Options>Audio>Advanced', what is the Driver Mode set to?
In your Windows mixer (double-click the little speaker icon in the system tray to bring up the mixer), do you have the output at a good volume and the output unmuted?
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sketchyrecords
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/11/11 20:49:10
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I have a Dell inspiron 1525(laptop) 2 GB RAM, windows 7, intel premium processor, 32 bit operating system. I am using the same first act microphone and cake walk LE 5 software brand new from the store 37 dollar package from target. I bought it just to record rough ideas and learn a little more about recording. Anyways I have the same problem I have been playing around with the sound devices on the control panel of my computer but no luck. However yesterday I was using it and everything was working fine. Just one problem that I had was when I had echo on something about the sound card not processing fast enough. But when I turned echo off the problem seemed to go away, I also noticed that there was a delay from when I strum a chord to the time that I could hear it through my head phone. This feature is not really necessary for me though. I also have audacity which works but I am liking the user interface and features that cake walk has better than audacity. Besides I had to pay money for it!
post edited by sketchyrecords - 2010/11/11 20:50:32
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57Gregy
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/11/11 23:15:04
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Well, I suggest ditching the First Act USB guitar thing and saving up for an audio interface designed for recording. Plug your guitar or mic into the interface and you shouldn't have a delay. As Beagle noted for theinferno almost a year ago, the USB thing is like a sound card (except there is no output [or is there?]) and using two sound cards will almost always cause problems. Edit: fumble fingers
post edited by 57Gregy - 2010/11/12 13:08:04
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Guitarhacker
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/11/12 07:47:37
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USB anything...either mic or guitar is not a good way to try and use Cakewalk software.
It is best to get a dedicated external interface designed specifically for music recording. Most of those do use USB and that is OK.
The majic happens in the interface.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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sketchyrecords
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/11/13 01:51:01
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Thank you for the responses Greg and Guitarhacker. I had doubts when I purchased it and it is no surprise to me the ability of the first act mic. Limited at best. (To anyone that is thinking about getting the first act mic with cakewalk software I would recommend saving it for an audio interface and real microphone.)
I guess this is off topic but I have been looking at getting the M audio interface and a sure 58 microphone. If anyone has comments or suggestions on those as my future investment please let me hear it.
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Beagle
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/11/13 08:13:52
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m-audio makes great products and you can't go wrong with a shure SM58. solid as a rock.
there are other recommendations on my website if you're interested.
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Re:Cakewalk Music Creator LE5 porblem
2010/11/15 12:34:17
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If he is using a USB cord for guitar is it a midi guitar? If so what synth are you using to reproduce the midi data? Midi does not have any sound unless it is played thru a synth or sampler, or a wavetable chip for a sound card.
I certainly do not mean this as a put down, or any type of discouragement, however it is very important to take some time and learn what all the aspects of recording are. Know what USB does, know what midi and audio are. It will help you to formulate proper questions and solve many issues as you go. Read and study, don't just jump in the pool until you know there is water in it.
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