Track Folder Order...

Hello,

I made a template with 8 track folders.  I noticed that no matter where I position them in the track view, they ALWAYS go back to the original order I made the folders.  I see this as big flaw!   Are there any fixes?

Thanks,
Adam

Hi Adam-

I made a template with 8 track folders. I noticed that no matter where I position them in the track view, they ALWAYS go back to the original order I made the folders.

I'm not sure I understand your question. I'd expect them to be in the original order -- the same as when you arranged and saved them in the template. Are you saying that when you open a template the track folder order isn't the same as when you saved it?

-Susan

I notice they change order as soon as I add tracks to them!  

Hi Adam-

I don't recall seeing that, but I'll check tomorrow unless someone comes back in the meantime.

-Susan

Hi Adam-

You saved a template with 8 empty folders? There must be a point, but I'm missing it.

And what "others" move "where"?

-Susan

Hello!

Well not all of them were empty.  I have some setup for bounced tracks, and just other things I do in there.   Some have some midi and some have some audio... but there seems to be NO pattern here.  It's just random.  It's not even how many tracks are in the folders because some of the empty ones fall in the middle!  This is soooo bizarre!

-Adam

Adam, I don't use templates, what I've done is to save a couple of projects and name them Base EZD Pop&Rock and Base EZD Nashville. Each has the appropriate drum kits in them in a track folder called EZD Drums, a MIDI folder, a Guitar folder and a Vocals folder. There are five or so busses with effects applied to them, such as Guitar Delay,  Reverb, Chorus etc that are routed to a Main Mix buss that goes to my soundcard (the Main Mix buss has a multi-band EQ in the fx bin). So when I'm starting a new project I fire up one of the Base projects then Save As. The folders stay exactley where they were when the projects were created and it saves me hours of fiddling around setting it up.

Hello,

I was wondering if someone can do a small favor who is using 8.5.2.222.   Can you make a new project from using the Blank (no tracks) template,  create 2 folders (leave the names alone) and 1 audio track...   then put the audio track into folder 2, save the project, close it and then reopen?

Is it now in Folder 1?

Thank you,
Adam

adamlewis723


Hello,  sorry I do not want to be a pain in the a$$ but i dont know anyone else with Sonar.  Would some kind soul please help me with this?

#1.  Create a new project from using the Blank (no tracks) template
#2.  create 2 folders (leave the names alone) and 1 audio track
#3.  then put the audio track into folder 2.
#4.  save the project.
#5.  Open the project.. did the audio file somehow move to folder 1?

I am having this issue and it is really bothering me!

Thanks,
Adam

Yes - the same thing happens when I do it.

Thank you GWP99!   Hey Susan,  you are right, if you change the folder name it DOES keep with that folder.. BUT it does move location.   For instance, if you put the audio track in the folder on the bottom, and leave the top one empty... once you re-open the file, the folder moves to the top.   bothers me :(  

Hi Adam-

bothers me :(  

Then report it! From the "How to Contact Cakewalk Directly" sticky:

If you think you may have found a defect in a Cakewalk program, inform us so we can fix it:

http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/ProblemReporter/

-Susan

I hear you, Adam, but frankly there are so many workarounds for this already that I'm not sure how high a priority this will get and how much support you'll get here for fixing this at the expense of addressing other bugs. Post back if you get a bug ID from CW by all means, though.

-Susan

Hi Susan,

I guess you can call it OCD lol.  I like my MIDI Inputs at the top.. then the softsynth outputs.   Then a vocals folder, then an "IN PROGRESS" folder for ideas and stuff....    I like it in that order.

What would be a workaround?

See a doctor about your OCD? *LOL*

Bluesmeister... it doesnt matter if it is a template or a project that I do a "save as" on.

papa2005, yes im workin on it! LOL

John/Susan, that doesnt work.  It doesnt even matter if you NAME them.  Yes they stay in the right folder but the FOLDERS dont stay in order!  Seems like they get sorted by the amount of tracks in the folder.