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General| Platform | Windows |
|---|---|
| License | Proprietary |
| Type | Digital Audio Workstation |
| Plugin Support | VST |
| Developer | Twelve Tone Systems |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Latest Version | Discontinued (Successor: SONAR, then Cakewalk by BandLab) |
Guides users on how to access online help, support pages, and contact technical support.
Overview of Cakewalk Pro Audio as a music and sound authoring tool, highlighting its features and applications.
Provides instructions for installing Pro Audio and connecting MIDI and audio equipment to the computer.
Teaches basic MIDI playback with Pro Audio, including opening files, tempo control, and track manipulation.
Covers recording MIDI and digital audio, including metronome setup, loop, and punch recording.
Guides users through editing digital audio, applying effects, and mixing projects for radio spots.
Explains how to start new projects, including setting parameters like meter, tempo, and sampling rate.
Outlines the necessary steps before recording, including setting modes, sources, levels, and arming tracks.
Details how to record MIDI data using an instrument or the Virtual Piano.
Covers recording digital audio, including setting sampling rates and checking input levels.
Introduces the Piano Roll view for editing notes, controllers, and automation data using a graphic display.
Covers selecting and editing notes, controllers, and other MIDI events using various tools and commands.
Details how to correct timing errors using quantizing and fit improvisation commands.
Covers editing controller, RPN, NRPN, and automation data for MIDI and audio tracks.
Describes the Event List view for detailed modification of MIDI events, including notes, controllers, and Sysx data.
Introduces the Audio view for editing and arranging audio events on a timeline, covering selection and editing techniques.
Covers fundamental audio editing tasks such as cut, copy, paste, delete, split, and combine.
Details commands for modifying audio data, including volume adjustment, reversal, and equalization.
Covers advanced features like removing silence, extracting timing, pitch detection, and parametric EQ.
Describes the Staff view for editing music notation, including fretboard display, chord symbols, and printing scores.
Covers manipulating musical notation elements like notes, pedal marks, expression marks, and lyrics.
Introduces the Console view as a live digital mixer for controlling recording and playback with track-by-track options.
Details controlling MIDI tracks in the Console view, including setting parameters and adding real-time effects.
Explains how to route and mix digital audio data through aux busses and main outputs using the Console view.
Covers applying plug-in effects nondestructively in real time within the Console view for audio and MIDI tracks.
Details how to record control movements for playback automation using snapshot and real-time recording.
Explains how to assign MIDI instrument definitions to ports and channels, affecting bank, patch, and note names.
Details the process of creating custom instrument definitions by defining patches, notes, controllers, and bank select methods.
Covers creating custom StudioWare panels, adding widgets, arranging them, and saving work.
Provides a step-by-step guide to creating a basic StudioWare panel from scratch, demonstrating key features.
Covers creating template files for new projects with predefined settings, including track configuration and MIDI parameters.
Discusses sound card analysis via Wave Device Profiler and configuring DMA settings for optimal audio communication.
Offers tips to increase audio track and effect performance by managing CPU usage and disk operations.
Guides on sending, receiving, and managing Sysx banks and data using the Sysx librarian.
Discusses different synchronization types and clock sources like internal, audio, MIDI Sync, and SMPTE/MTC.
Covers synchronizing Pro Audio with drum machines and sequencers using MIDI Sync messages.
Details using SMPTE/MTC as a timing reference to synchronize Pro Audio as a slave to external devices.
Introduces the CAL view editor for creating, editing, saving, and running Cakewalk Application Language programs.
Provides troubleshooting steps for audio playback issues related to speakers, sound cards, and MIDI output devices.
Offers solutions for MIDI recording problems, including MIDI input device selection and cable connections.
Addresses issues where audio tracks do not play, covering track setup, software mixer, and sound card recognition.
Provides troubleshooting steps for issues preventing audio recording from the sound card.
Explains the powerful Undo/Redo commands and the Undo History feature for managing editing sessions.
Provides detailed instructions for installing Cakewalk Pro Audio from the CD-ROM, including setup options.
Guides on installing appropriate MIDI drivers and resolving conflicts, including specific steps for MPU-401 cards.
Details connecting MIDI keyboards and interfaces using MIDI cables, including diagrams for different jack configurations.
Guides on ensuring Pro Audio recognizes audio hardware capabilities and setting up for digital audio recording.
Covers setting up sound cards for digital audio recording, including input levels and connections.
Documents three initialization files (cakewalk.ini, ttsseq.ini, aud.ini) used for storing preferences and configuration.
Introduces Session Drummer, a MIDI plug-in for adding realistic drum grooves and patterns to projects.
Introduces Session Drummer as a MIDI plug-in for selecting, arranging, and playing MIDI drum patterns within songs.
Provides instructions for connecting Cakewalk and U-8, including driver installation and initial setup checks.
Explains how U-8 buttons and knobs control Cakewalk functions like track selection and menu command execution.
Covers using wizards to simplify recording and mixdown, including input selection and effect application.
Details controlling the U-8 Mixer window and its buttons, controls, and faders for audio mixing.
Lists common problems and solutions for connecting and using Cakewalk with the U-8, including tips for recording and mixdown.
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