Troubleshooting; Recording Tips And Hints - CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual

Troubleshooting

Problem...
Cakewalk and U-8 fail to
connect.
Buttons don't work.
U-8 Mixer window or U-8
Effects window will not open.
My effects did not record.
I can't hear some of my audio
tracks.
My effects are not loud
enough.
Your screen locks up
(unlikely, but sometimes
occurs when several
programs are open)
U-8 Mixer and/or Effect
window are open but don't
respond to commands.

Recording Tips and Hints

¥ In the EZ Recording Wizard, when you select a track to record on,
always leave at least one track empty to mix down to. If you Þnd
yourself running out of tracks, use CakewalkÕs Tools-Mixdown
Audio-Bounce to Tracks command to combine some audio tracks
and free up some empty ones.
¥ When you work with the EZ Recording Wizard, always set the Track
Status to Audio 1-8. That way, all the U-8 Track Status buttons
Do This...
Always turn on U-8 before opening Cakewalk. If
problems persist, reinstall U-8's drivers, and
possibly Cakewalk.
Make sure the U-8 Shift key is not active.
Open the StudioWare panel first.
Select Apply Insert Effect in the EZ Record
wizard.
Make sure the Port for each track is set to 1:U-8
1 WAVE OUT [MASTER] and not 1:U-8 1 WAVE
OUT [EFFECT].
Open the U-8 Mixer and increase the send level
and/or volume fader on the Input Inst channel.
1. Turn the U-8 module off.
2. Reboot your computer.
3. After the Windows desktop finishes
reloading, turn on the U-8 module.
4. Launch Cakewalk.
The Roland U-8 StudioWare panel needs to be
open. If you don't see the StudioWare panel
open, use Cakewalk's File-Open command and
choose Roland U-8 Cakewalk StudioWare from
the Open dialog box.
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