No Sound From Soft Synth

How did you insert the synth? Which synth?
Was that some random audio track? The MIDI track has to be directed to the soft synth, which is the audio track you need to use. There is no synth in an ordinary audio track.
 

They say a picture is worth 1000 words.  Well this picture is a little fuzzy so maybe it's worth 750 words.
 
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I set the MIDI output to the Dreamstation DXi synth.  I set the audio input to the synth.  I selected a channel.  I press play and the song scrolls but no sound is heard.  I still think it's a deeper problem in connecting Cakewalk to my computer's sound output, because I just re-installed Windows and Cakewalk and I have never heard any sound from this new version of Cakewalk.  I can hear sound from everything else on my computer.
 

Beagle
 
I think you're onto the problem.  When I click on the Output selection from the A bus the only choice I have is New Stereo Bus.  I have a new Dell Inspiron Laptop.  I didn't install a separate sound card.  Can I use the default audio that comes with the laptop?
 
I tried running the Wave Profiler.  It showed me a message that I would need to exit and restart Music Creator.  Then it showed a message that said "We will now perform a series of tests.  Would you like to continue?"  I clicked OK and then nothing else happened.  No progress screen.  No operation complete message.
 
So after waiting 5 minutes with no response I closed and re-started Music Creator.  Nothing appeared different.  There were still no other choices under Output in the A bus.  Any idea what is happening?
 
Thanks
 
Steve
 

If your new computer is 64-bit, DX synths won't work unless you set MC to run in 32-bit compatibility mode.
As to the Wave Profiler thing, I also had that problem ( SHS 6 Win 7 64-bit running in 32-bit mode). I click on the profiler and it hangs. Task manager showed SHS using >50% and it never finished.
Don't know why, but it's not a problem now that I've removed SHS 6 from this computer.
 

you need to open the GUI of the synth. That is usually where you choose the patch or sample to play on the synth. 

Find the synth in the FX bin of the track or if you inserted it, in the input and double click it to open the GUI. 

find where it stores the patches... in a file or browser window and double click the one you want.

With DreamStation, you select the patch in the MIDI track.
Also, turn down the volume of the synth track before listening; some of the patches are very loud.

I think what Guitarhacker suggested worked for me, or maybe I don't understand what he suggested.  I selected different instruments from the synth on the Synth Rack and the sound changed accordingly.  I can even change the instrument as I'm playing.  I also have a real keyboard, but I like experimenting with the virtual synths.  I think everything is working now.
 
Thanks
 
Steve
 

sgaines44


I think what Guitarhacker suggested worked for me, or maybe I don't understand what he suggested.  I selected different instruments from the synth on the Synth Rack and the sound changed accordingly.  I can even change the instrument as I'm playing.  I also have a real keyboard, but I like experimenting with the virtual synths.  I think everything is working now.
 
Thanks
 
Steve
 

Yes, you can do that, but every time you stop the project and restart it, DreamStation will revert to the default patch. Selecting the patch from the MIDI track will keep the patch there, and you can change the patch there while it's playing, too.
But I admit I'm going from memory and it's been a long time since I used DreamStation DXi.

No problem Beagle. 

I don't think I ever used Dream Station so I was simply going from my understanding of how all of my current synths work. I figured DS might work the same way. 

Beagle... son!... I'm taking you to school this morning. Getting you educated on the finer points of TTS. 

I just opened a new project in X1. Inserted TTS in audio track 1.

Inserted 3 midi tracks and popped in miscellaneous notes using staff view.

I went into the track inspector and pointed all 3 tracks to TTS-1 and assigned each one to the proper and different midi channel 

Then, I opened the TTS GUI... all channels are default to piano. Clicking on the button at the top of the TTS GUI...directly above the channel you want to change from TTS GUI, a new menu opens and there is a selection of all the GM sounds available as "presets". I chose organ on track 1, bass on 2 and piano on 3... then I clicked on 3 again and changed it to Brass/Trumpet from the GUI... doing nothing else, hit play and there were midi trumpets coming out of the monitors along with bass and organ.

upon playback all the correct voices sounded. they were changed from the TTS GUI mixer looking screen, not in the banks and patch in the tracks. 

Even TTS will work that way.

OK... when I was ready to close it earlier this morning I elected to save this project.

I just re-opened the project....did nothing else to it except to hit PLAY...

I can open & close the GUI and the patches assigned stay in place.


Everything was saved and played back just like this morning.