problems with the playback portion of calkwalk

The direct answer is: we need more information.
What sound card are you using? What MC program are you using? What is your operating system? What's a "virtual instrument"? What is your driver mode? What synthesizer are you using to make MIDI sounds? Can you hear audio playing from a recorded or imported audio track?

Carl, just relax and give us something to work with. You said you do not have midi, but are working with virtual instruments, well that is midi. You are writing out notes, is that in the staff view? If so that is midi again, and the VIs you mentioned are synths or samplers designed to playback midi.

It still could be related to audio since even midi has to eventually be audio to escape into the outside world. Go here and walk slowly and methodically through the setup process. http://z8.invisionfree.com/GAPers/index.php?showtopic=72

I just dont understand cause it was working fine before the track I had saved no longer works as does the others Ive been working.When I play the song it plays the first portion then audio goes off with the notes and transcribe being right there.Im completly confused and downright pissed off cause every time its allways something going wrong with this program and this internet forum crap isnt helping either.Is there any help out there??????????:(

internet forum crap isnt helping either.Is there any help out there??????????:(

Bad attitudes dont recieve much help sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And tech support will refer you back to the manual. Good luck!

There is a reason why we ask those questions: everybody's system is different. Different sound cards, OS, RAM. Different 'virtual instruments', hardware synths, different settings. We need to know these things to help diagnose your problem.
In the time it took you to type the above flame-outs, you could have written 'P4, 1G RAM, Vista, MC 4, name of sound card, MIDI through the TTS-1 soft synth, record and playback timing masters are XXXX'.
So when you email CW support, make sure you have those details handy, and they'll likely refer you to this forum.

Let me just start out by saying that as far as the program working correctly but there are a few problems that Im running into and I believe it has to do with the settings in the audio portion.Here is the problem I have been using the virutal intruments portion of the program cause I dont have midi and I can write and compose but when I go back to play the actual file it wont play it or it only plays the first small portion and then stops even know I have it all wrote out.I would like to know what I have to do to change this or make it work properly.Also sorry about the spelling Im in a hurry and not worried about that I would just like a direct awnser and response is to what is going on.
thankyou for your time

carl

"Let me just start out by saying that as far as the program working correctly" And? "but there are a few problems that Im running into and I believe it has to do with the settings in the audio portion" For instance? "Here is the problem I have been using the virutal intruments portion of the program cause I dont have midi and I can write and compose but when I go back to play the actual file it wont play it or it only plays the first small portion and then stops even know I have it all wrote out." A. What virtual instruments? B. Not using midi, but writing and composing? Hmmmm that sounds very much like the staff view! I might mention at this point that the staff view is MIDI!!!!!! Even know you have it all wrote out!?!?!? Say what?

Look Carl, if you can humble yourself a tad, and type a detailed post about what the problem is (what kind of media are you using, what version of MC, what do you mean be Virtual Instruments, Give some computer specs, Tell how you are inputting the notes, and on what screen, then i will be happy to help, even though you acted like a *&$%^*S.

ok well let me try this again and hope I get a straight awnser instead of a response that has nothing to do with my question!WEll the problem I have been having is the audio playback portion of the program I am using virtual intruments the reason why is I havnt yet found out how to work the 4 track and other portions I found that this works best for writing music I write.The problems I am having is trying to playback the track once it is wrote.It plays the first part and then drops the audio even know what I wrote is there in transcribes.I really dont know what is going on I have tried tinkering around with some parts of the audio properties and nothing has works IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN GIVE ME A DIRECT AWNSER TO THIS PROBLEM ????

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ok well let me try this again and hope I get a straight awnser instead of a response that has nothing to do with my question!WEll the problem I have been having is the audio playback portion of the program I am using virtual intruments the reason why is I havnt yet found out how to work the 4 track and other portions I found that this works best for writing music I write.The problems I am having is trying to playback the track once it is wrote.It plays the first part and then drops the audio even know what I wrote is there in transcribes.I really dont know what is going on I have tried tinkering around with some parts of the audio properties and nothing has works IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN GIVE ME A DIRECT AWNSER TO THIS PROBLEM ????

Carl - I don't know how old you are but you're acting like one of my teenagers when she doesn't get her way.

At least this time you're not cussing me out, so I will TRY to help you, but you STILL are not giving us enough information to deal with your problem.

are you trying to create music using the STAFF view like Robo said above? have you inserted a softsynth? you can't create MIDI notes in the Piano Roll View OR in the STAFF view and be able to hear anything without a softsynth as the output for the MIDI track.

Carl, we want to help, but again you didn't give us any more info than that in your first post.
We need to know what hardware synthesizer or software synthesizer you're using, specifically, not just "virtual instrument". TTS-1? Edirol VSC? DreamStation or Triangle II? Some other after-market soft synth?
We need to know what your driver mode is, because if it's WDM driver mode and you're using the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synthesizer, that may not work well with MIDI or audio..
We need to know which Music Creator program you're using, there are many.
We need to know which operating system your computer is running, Windows 98? XP? Vista? There are different fixes for each.
We need to know how much RAM your computer has; a low RAM number can cause audio to not work well with a sophisticated sequencing program like MC. The speed of the processor is also important for audio production.

yes I am using pianoroll I told u people a million times that everything is working fine. Its that it wont playback and if it does it only plays the first portion.Yes I am using vista Im using a stadard soundcard so nothing is wrong and I really dont need some offshoot awnser about nothing.Tell me what exact info u need and I ll provide but Im not gonna do this circle around the question I understand that u need specific info but I have gave everything I can pertaning to my question.So if u can please get back to me soon cause this is very irritating .

Certainly not British!!!

Maybe you missed this....WE ARE NOT CUSTOMER SUPPORT...
Go away.
I hear audacity is free, and everybody loves it
Later
Albert

Everything is working fine but i have a problem,hmmmm oxymoron?

Okay, Carl lets talk, you want help, and are asking us for it, and we seem to be frustrating you. Let's put aside why we are frustrated in return for a moment, and let me try to help you understand our problem. in the first three responses from Greg, Herb, and myself we ask you kindly amd precisely what we needed to know, i even invited you to come to our personal work site to discuss the problem, we have a chat box there to work out problems in real time. You responded to that with insults. Maybe you are feeling frustrated by that fact you know little or nothing really about this process, but hey all the newbies that come here face that challenge. At this point I am unsure what more you expect us to do for you!

Told us a million times? You have told us very little to nothing of value! All you have said is that everything is working fine, but stops playing, and it is an audio problem. Then after much debate, that you are using a midi input device, the piano roll. Your original statement was very confusing. Since you are using the piano roll through the built in sound card, then i assume you are using Microsoft synth GS to hear the piano roll, which means you are not using audio, but hearing the audio output of the midi notes through the internal synth in Windows. So hopefully you can see that your statements are all wrong.

First off we had to beat you half to death to find out it was Vista, still we have no idea what version of MC you have. You think that we can give you an answer to a problem on a machine that we can not see, have no knowledge of it's setup and systems, and very little information about your process. These questions we ask are very important, because some versions of MC ARE NOT compatible with Vista. So we ask you not to give the run around, but to save time and effort chasing a bogus problem in the long run. The responders have been specific, and precise in their request, it is you that fails to listen and supply information. MC as a system is complex because it brings together both the audio world and the midi world. Most newbie folks that come here are confused as to what midi is, and where the lines are drawn, as it is apparent you are. This is not a shame, but a process. Go back over the post and answer all the questions ask, in detail come back and post a response that does not include sarcasm, and earnestly asks for help without a tone of anger, but one of cooperation and I will try to help. I call this going the extra mile, even though you have not earned it still I am willing. But a word of caution, come back with an insulting, accusing tone and i doubt you will ever get a decent response here again. We do not have to help you, unless you treat us with respect.