How To Use Cakewalk by Bandlab - Tutorial For Beginners (FREE DAW)
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- Learn how to use Cakewalk by Bandlab, a free DAW. This Cakewalk by Bandlab tutorial for beginners will teach you the basics of the digital audio workstation. I go over the layout including the playlist, piano roll, and mixer, as well as what most things do. I also talk about setting the DAW up so you can record at the right bit depth and sample rate, import your VST plugins, and get your samples and loops in the software too.
Previously called Sonar, this digital audio workstation was made free when it was acquired by Bandlab. Although a new company owns it, it's still the same DAW (Cakewalk Sonar Platinum), just with some updates. If you want to download Cakewalk for free, check it out here: www.bandlab.com/products/cake...
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To open something in the multi-dock, select a track and then go to "Views" on the top menu of the DAW. From there you can open the piano roll, console, step-sequencer, etc. You'll have to repeat this process for each track.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Quick Overview & Important Information
0:43 - Setup Instructions & Preferences Menu
1:58 - Control Bar
2:52 - The Layout
4:45 - Song Arrangement Window & Creating Tracks
5:14 - Track Settings / Options
5:24 - Automation Clips
5:47 - Track Settings Continued
7:14 - Control Bar Playlist Options (Transport Module)
7:58 - Piano Roll
9:06 - Mixer Rack / Mixing Console
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Thanks for watching, I appreciate your comments and support! - Jak na to + styl
Hey everyone, I thought I'd try talking a bit slower for this one as many people say I go to fast in my videos. 😅 Let me know what you think. Thanks for watching!
Sorry for not including this but here is how you open tabs on the multidock: Go to the View menu at the top of the DAW and select the tabs you want open there. You will need an instrument track for the MIDI ones.
P.S. If you want to use your *computer keyboard as a MIDI controller,* you can bring it up by going to Views > Virtual Keyboard > Computer Keyboard. Thanks to @Choco milk
for pointing this out!
Welp, someone already asked me why I talk so fast in THIS video. 😱
@@TransverseAudio Probably English is not their main language.
I was a Cakewalk customer since their only-midi seq...then last year Gibson killed Sonar: do you know if there's any customer support/upgrade project by Bandlab or is this only a walking corpse which will end with next win versions??
@@Hamfantasy56 To my understanding and what I have seen so far, BandLab is releasing updates and new features in CakeWalk every few months. I don't think they are planning to stop developing. They have plans to make money by another means not yet announced. But, CakeWalk as is now and with future improvements will always be free (according to BandLab announcements and confirmations when many users ask).
@@RecordingStudio9 Hey Vatche, you're right, I haven't actually thought of that before. But, I do like to put subtitles in my videos to help people.
thanks. now i’m one step closer to world domination
I made it so easy for you, you could say it will be a cakewalk.
@@TransverseAudio bro.... LOL
I see you have subs... do you have any music?
🍄
Yo, same.
im so confused but i was more confused before i watched this so i guess thats a good thing
Still, sorry for going so fast!
Lol I feel that so hard
`Transverse Audio no ur good very helpful
You're not confused; you're just bi-curious.
@@TransverseAudio how to pack in cakewalk
I've never in 10 years witnessed such a smooth flowing, quick and concise, informative tutorial for ANYTHING ever. I wish you did guides for everything.
Thank you very much! It's very nice to hear you enjoyed it that much, I hope I can make more videos that bring the same value.
Yup - TOTALLY AGREE....I hope you have one for Logic ProX!!!
@@chriskindler7625 Thanks for the suggestion!
I’ve been making Cakewalk tutorials for a long time and I have to say, yours are really on point man. Great to see others teaching about this powerful DAW!
@@Homestudiosimplifed Thank you! I'm glad you found this one! It is nice to see Cakewalk picked up again.
THIS IS THE BEST INTRO VIDEO FOR THIS PROGRAM. FAST AND TO THE POINT.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed!
hell yeah dude
omagad I was gonna comment the same thing, this video is the best in the universe.
Intro ??? Man...
This is the standard for all software introduction videos. I've watched so many tutorials on how to edit videos and audio and they always seem to ignore the most basic thing which is how to navigate the interface and the basic settings to start with. Excellent concept and execution. Thank you for this and I will be checking out more of your videos soon.
This tutorial wasn't helpful at all in my opinion. I understood barely anything as some things aren't the same as what was shown
@@user-qf5kl6cv2y Yeah the multidock just fuckn appears????
This was the first DAW I used for about a year and a half. Then I switched to Reaper, now Ableton. Watching this video made me realize how much I missed out on Cakewalk since I never looked up tutorials and was pretty much self taught.
This is the first video I ever watched after switching from audacity to LMMS and finally to cakewalk. And this video was so straightforward. I loved it! And now cakewalk is my main DAW
Thanks, Jake!
Hey, I'm glad this helped you! Thanks for sharing your feedback, it's nice to know.
This is great, clear and concise. It's true that you go quickly, but there's a lot of material to cover so I'm happy with the pacing. Naturally, I'm going to be watching it a few times and taking written notes. Thanks for doing this.
Hi, I'm guessing that this is a brilliant introduction to Cakewalk, but I completely disagree that it is for beginners. To me, a beginner is someone who is completely unfamiliar with basic techniques, terminology and actions. I've only just now worked out what a 'DAW' is, for example. I'm afraid my eyes glazed over after a minute or two, haven't got a clue what's really going on, so if this is an entry-level tutorial then I now realise that this is not for me and that I'd better look for a dedicated multi-track recording console. I think if you're going to post a video tutorial for 'beginners' then you should assume that a viewer may not understand little, if anything, of the terminology and data-manipulation that is shown, and may not even have the technical knowledge beyond being able to turn a PC on and load up CZcams. As I said, I'm sure that for those with the basic tech knowledge on the subject already that this is an excellent intro to Cakewalk and it's features.
Hey, thank you for such a thoughtful comment on this. I understand where you're coming from but my intentions were for people new to Cakewalk, not DAWs entirely. I don't think you should give up on them but instead look up a tutorial about what a DAW is and what it can do. I think that is a great place to start.
Tbh I came here, watched the tutorial and before that I didn't know anything about these terms and I have never had a DAW before. I watched this video and checked up those parts he showed in the video. I learned something new and just by discovering things by myself I learned how to do simple actions with it. So actually you don't need to know anything, you only need some curiosity! So don't give up!
he says beginners for this particular DAW not daws in general. there are plenty of other videos that break it down even further. then you can come back to this
@@TransverseAudio Great reply!!
@@jeesjees3024 That's great. Thanks for sharing your point of view, it is powerful!
Even though it's a lot information at once, nobody has ever explained so perfectly. I mean this must be the tutorial video for DAWs I've ever seen. Thanks a lot!
Hey, thanks for letting me know you found it so helpful! You're welcome.
Lucky t o have found your channel. I have been a Logic Pro user for a long time but no longer have a mac and now use a Windows laptop. Finding both Cakewalk by Bandlab and your channel gave me the opportunity to finally get back into the game. Thanks a lot and will definitely be one of your many followers in learning Cakewalk from your very informational and easy to follow videos.
When I saw you could write sheet music, I was sold on giving it a shot.
I hope you like it! Sheet music editing is a rare thing for DAWs to have I find.
Is tabs possible?
Perfect! Just the smart fast no nonsense overview I was looking for! Thanks for posting this Jake!! And the great thing about CZcams - I can replay and rewind as many times as needed for everything to sink in. If it's too fast I can change the playback speed in YT too.
You fully understand my point, and I tell people the same points you mention, often. I agree with all that you've said. Thank you and you're welcome!
Great tutorial! For me, this was a good overview of the DAW and its features. Being familiar with other DAWs did help me to follow what was explained. If I were a newbie, I think the speed of the tutorial might have been a bit intimidating, but from the perspective of an intermediate user I think that this was a very intuitive look at the DAW. The layout was explained in about the same order in which I would have asked questions. This quickly helped me to grasp where the various "things" were, such as the mixer rack, track list, and list of plugins. Overall I would give this a 5-star review if that was a thing on CZcams.
I haven't looked through any of the other videos in the channel yet, but I will definitely be poking through some more! If there isn't one already, I would love a video that focuses specifically on workflow tips, perhaps also broken down by area in the DAW. There were already a few tips in this video which I really liked, and I think an entire video just focusing on various tips and mouse/keyboard shortcuts would be really valuable for more experienced users that really want to establish a more efficient workflow.
Hey, thank you very much for an in-depth review of the video! I'm glad you enjoyed the content and thank you for the feedback on how it could be made better and for future videos on Cakewalk.
I just started learning about music composing for game dev and your channel have helped a lot already.
Thank you for such great tutorials and videos.
You're welcome! Check out my video for Bosca Ceoil if you plan on making music for a pixel/retro game.
I may still have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but thanks to this video I was able to scrape together enough understanding to keep going.
Nice, I'm glad it could help! Sorry it wasn't more.
@@TransverseAudio It was more than enough to get me over the hump of an unfamiliar interface and help me figure out the actual window I wanted to be in, so that's good.
This was my first sequencer back in mid ‘90s.
Old good daw from old good times.
I’m glad to see it’s here around this times, modernized but faithful to itself.
Nice, pretty cool how it's free now too.
I got started with cakewalk pro audio 9 on a windows pc and a tascam 4 track tape recorder. Back then cakewalk retailed for $350.
I got to the part where you talked about suspending playback outside of the DAW and knew this was going to be an awesome tutorial. You immediately solved my FIRST problem.
Thank you, I'm glad it helped you so soon in the video! I don't know why they didn't make it a default as it was a problem for me when I first used Cakewalk too.
Super helpful, I had given up trying to fix the video error while Cakewalk was open but you helped me fix it within 2 minutes of the video!
Great, I'm glad you found it helpful! It really should just be enabled by default, I don't know why anyone would have it turned off.
Hey, guys... this video is not for beginners in music production, but beginners in Cakewalk! But it is a complete view in a few minutes. The best to do is to put the hands to work! Practice makes perfection!!
It's few, not phew :)
@@underscoredotpng Faulty act... Those traps of one's mind... corrected anyway.
practice makes progress !
I just downloaded this and WOW.....it's REALLY GOOD. I can't believe this is free! The last time I used Cakewalk was Sonar 2. I've been using Reason, Reaper, and Mixcraft lately but I can't wait to start using this "new" daw.
Nice! I really like it too. It is amazing that it's free! I hope you enjoy using Cakewalk.
This is excellent. I used the original Cakewalk in DOS!!!! over the years, I stayed true to it as it added audio, etc. But eventually, Sonar simply became too expensive to update and maintain. While I need to re-learn much of this, who can argue with getting one of the very best Digital Desktop Recorders EVER for.....Free! Thank you!
Nice! It's also really good to see this DAW made free as it was one of the best paid options out there. Although it doesn't come with all of the plugins from the original, I think it is definitely worth getting this one. I'm glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
I want to CRY!! This is the best tutorial I have come across (and I've been struggling for a year now 😅) I thank you soooooo much! 🥰🥰🥰
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for letting me know you did.
I just came across @Lily Hollows music as a result of reading this comment. Such a beautiful voice - subscribed.
@@ianv-ttp1174 Aww my heart just burst!! Thank you so much! 😊🥺
Wow, precise, informative, clear voice and still fast. Thanks for that great tutorial.
You're welcome, thank you for your kindness.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Happy to share, thanks for taking the time to let me know your appreciation!
This is a REALLY good video presentation. The slower talking helps a lot. I still can't believe how much information you present in an 11 minute video.
Hey Jim, glad you made it over to CZcams! I don't use the Cakewalk forums that often. Thank you for that, it's nice to know you appreciate it.
This is a wonderful introduction to this software!
This is the first video on CbB that has decent production value. Thanks.
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching.
This is, by far, the best tutorial for this app that I have seen.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
This is the best beginner guide of anything I have ever seen! Thanks!
You're welcome, thank you too!
The best introduction video I´ve ever seen for a DAW ( and most other things I´m interested in !)
Thank you very much! I'm glad you appreciate the video.
I have a newfound respect for music producers! Dang, I didn't know it was this hard.
Everything takes time to learn and become proficient.
thank you so much! i wanna get started into music production and this was a very nice to understand introduction video
You're welcome, I hope you enjoy!
Great tutorial on Bandlab Cakewalk. It's taking me a while to find my way around this new version. Thanks heaps :)
You're welcome!
Ive been using Cakewalk since Sonar 4 (currently using X) but ill definitely download this version aswell! Thank you for keeping one of the best DAWs alive!!!
(As 'EVESTUS')
Wow, that is a long time! I hope you find this version to be nice as well. Happy to share but thank Bandlab for buying it and publishing it for free!
That was a lot of information in a short period of time, my brain is zapped!
I hope it's zapped in a good way! What I used to do for tutorials was pause after a short bit, implement what I just learned, then continued on with the video. Doing this 2-3 times for a video makes it pretty close to fully understandable that you can do later at any time by memory.
Amazing video, so much content packed very clearly. I'm hearing "a whole new world" as I watch the video
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the format of my videos.
Wow, this really is some in depth coverage. Good Job.
Thanks! I understand this DAW better than I did before, and I may even try working with it soon.
The UI looks really good. I remember trying out Cakewalk years ago, never stuck with it
Hey, now's your chance with it being free! It's the equivalent of Sonar Platinum.
`Transverse Audio You’ve done a really good job with this video. I feel like I can just download it start using it right away after watching this. I’ve watched a few times and just might try it. Similar to Acid Pro which I’ve used before. Anyways I’ve liked & subbed 👍🏽 nice work
Thank you very much, I appreciate you. I hope you have a good time using it!
me 0.00001 nanoseconds before the vid actually starts: *I N S T A L L*
😄 I hope you enjoy!
S a m e
exact same situation here lol, boutta reprod all my music on legal DAW hah
i already had it installed but had literally no idea how it worked
What a great video. Concise....clear and everything you need to get started.....perfect.
Thanks!
This is most simple and fastest tutorial. This is an Ideal tutorial
I actually purchased Sonar back in the day and I found it so difficult to use that I eventually ditched it and moved to FL Studio. If this video had been available back then it would have been so much easier.
Thank you! FL Studio is actually my primary DAW.
FL studio all day marathon gang gang bang bang
FL gang
Hey . . . this was a fantastic lecture !!!! You should do more videos like this >>> You pay attention to detail, which is good to newbees !!!
Hey, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
i know that this program isn’t for absolute beginners (me) and this video was confusing but i kinda got it. i watched this video while everything was installing. i know that I didn’t “get” everything about the video but i’m 100% happy to watch it a few more times and play around with the program. i was really excited to get into mixing but there aren’t that many programs that are as nearly flawless as this one is made out to be. i’m excited
Thanks for sharing! It definitely is a video to watch a little bit, pause, implement what you learned, and repeat. I'm glad you found software to mix, enjoy!
Thanks for this! I'm new to Cakewalk (and audio lol) and trying to record a voiceover but the interface freaked me out. Now I feel a bit better and can get back to work ❤
Is there a waaaaaay more "101" version of this? I'm just totally lost.
I don't have one but try watching a small section, pause the video, implement/repeat what you've watched, watch again, etc...
Im not trying to be rude but if you don’t know what he’s talking about making music will be very hard
@@asap6763 Why do you support the idea of music being hard to make? Music should be for everybody to have a go dude. Right wheres my turntable 🤪
Very comprehensive tutorial. Thanks my dude.
Happy to help, thanks for letting me know it was easy to follow!
This is by far the best introduction to a DAW I've ever seen. Congratulations man!
Thank you very much!
This is a great tutorial for beginners! Since I am one 😅 I will watch more tutorials to be step-by-step closer to be prepared to go to the music production community!! ❤
Having grown too tired of the endless bugs in Studio One, I thought... hey lets try this free DAW. It has more learning curve than Studio One, but it is a phenomenally capable and stable DAW. Actually I really am starting to love it. It's also very efficient - Studio One used to regularly run at 90% CPU usage, but Cakewalk is running at 30-40% with the same project and plugins. At least for me - this is going to be my workhorse for the foreseeable future.
Nice! I really like Cakewalk. It's the best free DAW imo and even competes with paid options.
Thank you, this video was a huge help! Just one question: It plays audio clips perfectly fine but any time I import MIDI files there is literally no sound. I know it's not muted and the files should be fine. Any suggestions?
Thanks, you're welcome. MIDI files don't actually have any audio playback, you'll need to use a virtual instrument or a sample/sfx to play them with.
@@TransverseAudio Oh that makes sense. Thank you!!
@@marleyshouldice2402 Happy to help!
I just got cakewalk working on Linux and think I’ve finally found my guitar tone, it’s an incredible DAW
Great introduction. Thanks for this! 👍
Amazing tutorial, although I did notice the subtitles were a bit off. Apart from that, it is very good for beginners like me.
Thank you, I try my best to sync my subtitles up in every video that has speech. Where was it messed up? Or was it the entire thing?
wow on your tutorial thank you just downloaded cake walk and it helped a lot
You're welcome, thanks for letting me know it helped.
Totally briliant tutorial. you get through so much so quickly. Very clear and articulate and mighty useful. heartfelt thanks. I m very impressed indeed.
Thank you very much! I did try to respect peoples time by doing that. You have the ability to pause and replay, but you can't know what parts to skip in videos that ramble or have voids in content. I did go a bit too fast in this one though, but I'm glad it still helped you.
I'm so glad Cakewalk is free now. My old punk band from years ago recorded 2 EPs, one was recorded in the basement with Cakewalk, the other was in a studio with ProTools. I know the engineer has a lot to do with this, but the one we did with Cakewalk sounds WAY better than the one we did in ProTools.
Have moved to Cakewalk from Audacity..love Cakewalk! But background noise removal was easy in Audacity: you start recording but don't sing or play for say 5 to 10 seconds. Then select a 5 second clip and check for background noise. You can then remove the noise in the entire recording. No such feature in Cakewalk. Can anyone suggest what I can do? Thx!
I don't personally have an answer for you. Hopefully me pinning your comment will get it in front of someone who can. 😉
You can use audacity for noise removal and then use cakewalk for anything else you want to do...
Or maybe there's some plugin for noise removal...
You'll never find a DAW that does it ALL. At least not for free.
you can install a plugin. I personally recommend reafir
idk if music production is for me this is overwhelming as hell
I thought the same thing when I first started. We often find what we don't understand uncomfortable.
@@TransverseAudio yeah there's a lot going on right now in my life s idk if something like this would be a great idea... but maybe in the future i'll give it another shot
Absolutely, sometimes other things need to take priority.
same dude i have to create five songs for a school project but i'm starting with Bandlab Mix Editor because it's soooo much more simple, it's kinda like garageband. i understand nothing about cakewalk or other DAWs and these tutorials make me more confused and demotivated than I did before so I just stick to the easy stuff first
Agreed to an extent. A little time just searching and trying, watching a few tutorial vids and you'll be on your way to start understanding. I mean literally a few hours of time and you'll understand better. The terms and process seems so intricate and complicated. It sounds like a language u dont understand. But its not that complex once u get into it. I taught myself. IT IS...a lifetime learning process. But what i loved...is once i figured out the basics...i could sit in front of any program, search around to find what i need...and work it like i always used it. I tell everyone...music production is a constant investment of time and money if your serious...if you have neither to spare...or willing to sacrifice...this isnt for you.
Just downloaded this program. Coming from 10years of using Logic 9 on iMac but wanting a DAW for a windows laptop. Was previously using openlabs stagelight but only just found out today about roland/zenbeats takeover..., one year too late, which left a bitter taste in my mouth. Didn't really dig that interface. I am glad I went with cakewalk. Everything from the install and setup was rather hassle free. Managed to figure out most of the basics easily but this video definitely helped that extra bit. Lots of good features for a free DAW! Subscribed.
Thank you for sharing your experience with this. I appreciate your kindness as well.
Awesome. Very dense, but very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make this!
You're welcome, thanks for letting me know!
Thank you for this video. I'm new user to Cakewalk with Addictive Drums 2 plug-in. When I playback the beat in Cakewalk, somehow I don't hear any sound. Can anyone answer this question?
Hey, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Although I'm not 100% sure, it may either be your volume levels in the plugin/DAW (pre-gain or mixer level) or could be your preferences. If you have something else open with media playing, you'll have to check off the box I mentioned in the beginning of the video to get it to work I think. I would also check your drivers and playback devices, even with your computer if nothing else works from the DAWs settings. I hope this helps, let me know how it goes!
0:43 I only got the first one. I assume the second one is the actual "full version"? Where do I get it though?
It's a different DAW entirely. Bandlab is an online DAW and Cakewalk is a full-featured downloadable DAW. You can get it from the link I provided in the description of the video.
@@TransverseAudio BandLab isn't an online DAW. You download it as you would SONAR/previous Cakewalk products.
@@chrisking8379 Bandlab is online, Cakewalk is offline.
Thanks for tutorial video! I've been using Audacity to record, mix, and master my music. But now I wanted to start adding drums and other cool effects so I needed a basic introductions video for this software. Thanks again for lesson!
Cool, Im glad you are moving up to a more advanced software to meet your needs. You're welcome, I'm glad to have helped!
Nice fast paced no blah blah blah, thanks.
I didn't have a keyboard when I opened piano roll, there's more I need to learn.
Hmm, Check the description for getting it in the multidock or my pinned comment if you want to have an onscreen computer keyboard to midi option. Unless you mean something else?
Hey I'm a beginner with daws and I cant figure out how to get the audio to play out of my computer speakers. I'm really at a loss!
Hmm, do you have a virtual instrument or an audio file on your track that you're trying to hear audio from? You may need to go into the preferences menu too and set up your drivers. Make sure you check the box where I go over how it can let you use CZcams and stuff (external media) when the DAW is open, it might be interfering with it too.
Hey...did you get it working? I was going to suggest going into windows, sounds, and make sure the correct output device is selected.
Great video. Would like to see you create a song with this and show the audio track with a waveform.. slicing and fading.. basic audio editing.. thanks
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the suggestion as well!
I really needed a fast recap on modern DAWs after not using any for 7 or so years. This certainly did the trick. Thanks.
Hey, I'm glad it helped, thank you for commenting! Have you been using old-school trackers or just have not been into making digital audio?
I certainly had been @@TransverseAudio , and really also used cakewalk back then while it was still Sonar-branded. However after that time you're never sure if the habits you used to have, even work anymore. Just think windows 3.1 vs windows 10 ;)
I see the similar playlist + rack philosophy still applies, though is covered in more glitter and certainly works snappier.
Oh and actually, I may have a question, since I'm already bothering you. Em trying to get 3 usb mics to work simultaneously via asio4all (saw you're using it too), but given one is from a different manufacturer than the 2 others, it tends to drift away over time. You think it's something that can be battled on the record level, or the only hope is to manually sync the track post-recording ? What's the case for asio4all for you anyway ?
Cool to hear! It wasn't too long ago since it was called Sonar (early last year). You might be able to fix your problem via the preferences menu. Turn on advanced on the bottom and go to "Sync and Catching" under Audio. On the bottom, there is "record latency adjustment" that you might have to play around with. Other than that you might be able to "remove DC offset during recording" under "Playback and Recording". I've never come up against this so I'm not totally sure if it can be solved on the recording level.
@@TransverseAudio Ok yeah I saw some of the places you mention, but not all I think. Will check them out. Many thanks buddy!
As for the dates, I might be dreaming it was Sonar back then, but I'm sure I've done DAWs last, long time before my kids arrived, so just guessing around 10 years or so. Though you know (or not!) sleepless nights can melt your brain in no time, especially combined with poop, so who knows! ;)
I'm glad you made this video, it really helped. Thank you!❤️
Hey, you're welcome. Thanks for the support!
Thankyou very much Sir. I wanted to ask if Cake walk can be used professionally.
Hey, you're welcome! Absolutely, Cakewalk used to be one of the best paid DAWs but was made free after a series of acquisitions by companies. You can definitely use this DAW professionally.
@@TransverseAudio Thanks for this. I don't have the money for FL right now. Is this better than the FL demo? It seems like you can do a lot more with it and also seems easier to use.
@@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185 Hey, you're welcome! Good for you for not resorting to piracy. I think it is better than the FL demo for sure as you can re-open saved projects. As for ease of use, FL wins hands down in my opinion, but that may be due to the fact that it's where I started from and is where I spent a lot of time producing in.
Yes it can. It will not be the weak link in your production.
@@cary3428 Agreed, it really does offer great features for a DAW.
How did he get to the multidock I’m lost ….
Amazing video!!!
Thank you, excellent introduction.
how do I find the piano roll, I can't find it! pls help
You need to have a MIDI track in the playlist. Selected it and then go to Views > Piano roll. It will then be in the multidock and the same would apply to the other tabs you can open there from that same menu.
Ayy saw this on my recommend list. Our Lord and saviour traverse has delivered. Thanks for doing this!
Hey again, Stephen! Although I'm definitely not the Lord and savior, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 😃
I stumbled upon this video looking for a quick tutorial on Cakewalk, really awesome job on doing it. Yes you talk fast, but I spent 10 minutes and I knew almost everything I needed to do my project. Very quick, concise, and straight to the point. I wish you would do a tutorial on Arbour, I really want to try that one as well as I hear good things about it.
I appreciate you for saying that. I'm glad I could make a tutorial for you that is what you needed. I didn't have Ardour planned but now that you mentioned it, I am trying to move more into free DAW space and not just FL Studio as I do with most of my tutorials. Who knows, maybe in the future I will do a tutorial on it! I have a lot planned first though.
Everything I needed to know it 10 minuts! Thank you
Why dont i have a multi-dock? I only have "console" at the bottom
The multidock holds the console, you can find the tabs there in the View menu at the top of the DAW.
I had the same problem at first, if you haven't already figured it out add stuff from "views" and everything will show up at the bottom
Its like FL studio, logic pro, Ableton and lmms mixed in one.
Yeah, it as a really nice piano roll. I think it competes with the one in FL Studio and it's free!
Ayy you mentioned lmms
What is the size of full download ?
10 Musical Fingers about 750 megabytes. Not too bad
Fantastic video!! THANK YOU more making it, and being so skilled at getting us started!!!!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate your kindness. 😀
I just watched the LMMS tutorial you made and you recommended me to a video you made yesterday about top 5 free DAWs. Cakewalk appeared there, and then I came to this video. I actually tried downloading cakewalk a while back, but I did not know how to and accidentally installed BandLab from the assistant. Again, this video helped so much!
Sweet, I'm glad you figured it out now! So do you think you will be going with Cakewalk over LMMS?
@@TransverseAudio Hmm... It really depends, I'm probably gonna use both for a while to decide... But I think in the long run I am gonna end up using Cakewalk over LMMS.
Yeah, both have their pros and cons. I think LMMS is good for Chiptune or retro stuff where as Cakewalk may be overkill for that. Although, Cakewalk does have a lot more features so it's good that your trying both out.
It may be LMMS, you would just have to get your own plugins. here is a playlist of free ones: czcams.com/play/PL6faDNDX-aTJ5wENxQzyi_nvyqSDGVHF_.html
trying to use cakewalk along with this tutorial, but every time I open the program it kills my CZcams audio so I can't watch the tutorial :/
You will need to check the box in the preferences menu for pausing/suspending the cakewalk audio engine to play media when you minimize the DAW. I mentioned it when I go over the settings. You can't play them at the same time though, and I would recommend watching a part of the video and pausing to go and put it to practice.
@@TransverseAudio This doesn't help in my case. Also, why on this vid the DAW looks smooth and in proper focus while in my computer it doesn't?
@@gilgvirts You may need to restart Cakewalk for that to come into effect. Also, you may have the wrong screen resolutions set up.
@@TransverseAudio Thanks :)
i am not getting any sound through my headset, does someone has a solution for this?
Hey, thanks for asking! You will probably need to go into the preferences menu > Audio > Playback & recording and set your Driver Mode to something else until it works. Let me know how it goes.
@@TransverseAudio I have tried the five driver modes (WDM/KS, WASAPI Exlusive, WASAPI Shared, ASIO and MME 32-bit), but none of them seem to work. I have tried reinstalling the software as well but that did not make a difference.
@@bartgeers9803 That is strange. Try checking the box for suspending audio driver when not in focus - I talk about it when I go over the preferences menu. Restart the program and if that doesn't work, I don't know what could fix it.
Having been a Sonar user, I may have an answer. If you have a MIDI track in Sonar, you have to insert a soft synth like TTS-1 or Dimension Pro and assign it to that track in order to hear the music in that track play. Don't know what soft synths or plugins are included with Cakewalk by BandLab, but I am guessing it would work the same way. Everyone who is not hearing music may be in this same situation. Just a guess!
Thank you very much for this tutorial. It's very helpful for learning the software. It was still a bit fast, but very informative. (Oh, and I know it was about the DAW only, but when you were going over how to access the busses, it was an A Ha moment for me re signal flow.)
You're welcome! It's nice to know I could shine some light on how a DAW handles a signal. To add to that, it passes through the effect plugins you add from top to bottom I believe so the order of effects like reverb and distortion will change the outcome.
Great video man.
I wish I knew half of what this guy is talking about lmao I literally just looked up free DAW, never touched one in my life and I don't even know how to put notes down
Sorry, "how to use a DAW" would be something you're looking for.
There is no sound on my laptop when I want to work on cakewalk.
pls HELP!!!!
Although I'm not 100% sure, it may either be your volume levels in the plugin/DAW (pre-gain or mixer level) or could be your preferences. If you have something else open with media playing, you'll have to check off the box I mentioned in the beginning of the video to get it to work I think. I would also check your drivers and playback devices, even with your computer if nothing else works from the DAWs settings. I hope this helps, let me know how it goes!
I GOT THE SAME PROBLEM HOW DID YOU SOLVE IT
@@gentcungu3022 Did my suggestion not work?
thanks - so so helpful and excellently explained
You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!
This is really interesting! Honestly for a free DAW, this seems perfect
Yeah, it really is a leader in free software, not to mention some paid options.
ANYONE HELP ME PLS: no matter what I do (I’ve followed all instructions) no audio plays, I have multiple tracks in, all playing, but no audio..
Hey, you may need to check your audio drivers in the preferences menu and play around with what output you're using.
@@Castafer Interesting, I never knew having it too high could make it not work at all. Thanks for commenting!
@@Castafer Thank you, I like to keep my videos to the point. I'm glad you enjoyed it! T7 is another good one, I think it ranks pretty high in the free DAW space. I would need to use it to get a better opinion on it though. It's unfortunate that it has problems like that though.
@@Castafer Yeah, EW is a good company for orchestral instruments. Don't forget that Bandlab is a for-profit business and this was most likely released to do just that in some way. Whether direct in the future or indirect via influence or reputation. Don't get me wrong though, it really is great to see this thing made free and is great of them to do!
@@Castafer Yeah I do, it would be nice to chat. You can join my server here: discord.gg/ssjVRaE
its legit, nearly impossible to do this tutorial, just because the audio of my speakers keeps needing me to close cakewalk to even listen to this tutorial on youtube.
Watch the beginning when I talk about the settings, I go over how to fix it.
@@TransverseAudio ok ty
One of the best daw ever!
What a great intro video! Yes, he DOES speak quickly (but clearly) however if you miss something, which I did many times, simply hit the left cursor button on your PC keyboard once or more to review. Thank you Transverse Audio. I can't wait to deep dive into Cakewalk again.
Thank you very much! My aim is to keep it to the point and I am working on improving my cadence.
Drinking game - take a shot every time he says "DAW", you'll be hammered in seconds...
Hahahaha, that was a good one. Tell the DJ to throw on this "music video" and play.
@@TransverseAudio It would definitely make for a fun party wouldn't it??? :D
Man you drink fast
there is no sound in my prodject
Are you able to play samples and synths, just without sound? Or are you trying to get those into the DAW?
`Transverse Audio well I was able to hear sound with the demo project but not with my own. However, I have seemed to fix it.
do you have headphones plugged in?
Thank you for the info. Awesome video.
You're welcome, thank you very much.
You didn't answer the question I have, but the video was very informative, and easy to follow. You seem pretty well versed in this program, so all in all it was helpful. Appreciate it.
Thank you for letting me know. I'm glad it was helpful!