Index

Numerics

24-bit problems

24-bit tips

64-bit files

96 kHz audio and plug-ins

A

A/D

Absolute-time-based clips

ACID files

saving a loop as

ACIDized loops

saving a Groove clip as

Acoustics

ACT

linking knob to cells in ACT MIDI prop page

ACT Lock button

ACT MIDI Controller Plug-in

Active Controller Technology

Adjusting timing of notes See Quantizing 1, 2

AES/EBU

connecting to

definition

Aftertouch

See also Channel Aftertouch

AIFF

Aim Assist line

Allow importing of WAV File Cue Markers

Always copy imported audio files

Always Import Broadcast Waves at Their Timestamp

Amplitude 1, 2

analog-to-digital converter

Anchor points, see Snap offsets

Apply Trimming

Archiving tracks

ASCII TAB

exporting to

saving as

ASIO drivers

enabling

Audio

auditioning with scrub tool

basic editing

connecting instruments to sound card

digital 1, 2

distortion

effects

exporting

finding missing

importing 1, 2

metronome

mixing

playback troubleshooting

plug-ins

recording See Recording audio

routing

scrubbing

Audio CD

how to create

Audio CD Tracks

importing

Audio clips

Bounce to Clip(s)

changing name off

changing start time of

combining 1, 2

copying

deleting

moving

pasting

properties of 1, 2

size of

splitting 1, 2

to turn off automatic display of

Audio data

backing up

deleting unused files of

distributing

imported files

improving performance with

reversing

Audio dropouts

fixing

Audio effects

controlling

CPU usage of 1, 2

mixing

See also Mixing; Reverb

Audio engine button

Audio events

defined

editing 1, 2

Audio files

Core Audio Format

FLAC

managing

Sound Designer II

Audio folders

per-project

Audio hardware

Wave Profiler

Audio loop

defined

Audio performance

improving

Audio processing

playing backward

See also Volume

Audio scaling

Loop Construction view 1, 2

Audio Track

inserting

Audio tracks

parameters

Audition

Auto arming

Auto punch

See also Punch recording

Auto save

changing settings

Auto save, settings

Automatic crossfades

Automatic MIDI echo

turning off

Automating effects

Automation

automating a soft synth’s controls

faders and knobs in Console view

jump

lanes

methods

quick guide

recording automation from an external controller

recording individual fader or knob movements

snapshots

time base

using

Automation curves

Automation Data 1, 2

Automation Read and Write buttons

B

Backing up your work

audio data

bundle files

using per-project audio folders

Bank/Patch Change dialog

Banks 1, 2, 3

assigning a bank select method 1, 2

assigning patch names to 1, 2

assigning to a track

parameters

Sysx 1, 2

Batch mode

playing back files in

Beat Value

Beats per Measure

Beginner’s Guide to Cakewalk

Big Time view

font settings

Bit depth

setting

Bit depths

multiple in project

Bit rate

Bounce to Clip(s) 1, 2

Bounce to Track

combining tracks using

Bounce to tracks

how to

Bouncing tracks

Broadcast wave files

how to export 1, 2

Browser

media

plug-in

synth rack

Bundle files

creating

opening

unpacking

Burn audio CDs

Burning a CD

Bus

choosing a default bus for inserted tracks

Bus pane

docking views in

Bus Properties Inspector

Buses 1, 2

sending audio data to

C

Cakewalk Generic Surface plug-in

CD

creating

quality

sampling rate

CD burning

preparing audio with higher bit and/or sample rates

preparing higher resolution audio for CD burning

CD Burning

CD player

connecting to 1, 2

Cell MIDI Trigger

Center material

removing

ChanAft event 1, 2

Change audio format

Change Audio Format

Change Audio Format dialog

Channel 1, 2, 3

assigning instruments to 1, 2

note property

pedal event parameter

Chn parameter

Chord

analyzing

Chord event

Chord Grid 1, 2

Chord Library

Chord Symbols

Chords 1, 2, 3

editing from the fretboard

properties of 1, 2

Clean Audio Folder 1, 2

Clear All

Clip groups

Clip Inspector

Clip muting

Clip Properties Inspector

Clip soloing 1, 2

Clips

arranging 1, 2, 3

arranging audio

audio

changing colors of

choosing a specific length

combining 1, 2, 3

copying

copying using copy and paste

copying using drag and drop

cutting and pasting

defined

deleting

displaying 1, 2

displaying contents

displaying names

drag and drop editing

edit multiple

groove clips

grouping

linked 1, 2

MIDI definition

moving 1, 2

moving to a specific start time

pasting as new

pasting into existing

performance effects of

renaming

reversing notes in

revert to original time stamp

selecting

splitting

splitting options

trimming non-destructively

Clone

Clone tracks dialog

Color

screen 1, 2

Color presets

import and export

Color set files

importing and exporting

Colors

Combining clips

Comping takes

Confidence recording 1, 2

Connecting

electric guitar

guitar through effects rack

microphone

Connecting a guitar and effects rack to your sound card

Connecting a microphone to your sound card

Connecting a mixer to your sound card

Connecting an instrument or home stereo to your sound card

Connecting guitar to sound card

Console view

adjusting knobs in

automating controls in

choosing inputs in 1, 2

linking controls in 1, 2

overview

Consolidate Project Audio

Content location

presets

Control Bar

dock/undock

modules

Screenset module

Tools module

Transport module

Control event

Control groups

absolute 1, 2

custom 1, 2

editing 1, 2

relative 1, 2

See also Automation Data

Control surfaces

generic

generic property page 1, 2

generic surface dialog

synchronize with Music Creator channel strips

Controller

MIDI definition

Controller/surfaces

connecting and disconnecting

Controllers 1, 2

assigning, to instruments 1, 2

numbers

parameters

Controllers pane 1, 2

Convert MIDI to shapes procedure

Converting bit depths

Converting MIDI to audio

Converting sample rates and bit depths

Converting soft synth tracks to audio

Copy dialog

Copying tracks

Copyright

Count-in

CPS (cycles per second)

CPU conservation mode

CPU performance 1, 2

Create New Lane On Overlap

Credits

Crescendos

Cropping overlapping clips

Crossfade

changing the curve types in

curve types

Crossfades

automatic

non-destructive

Current track

Current track MIDI echo

turning off

Curves

types in fades and crossfades

Cut dialog

Cycle

Cycles per second

D

D/A

Data

sysx 1, 2

dB

audio scaling by 1, 2

DC offset

removing

Decibel scale 1, 2

Default bus

setting

setting for inserted tracks

Default pitch

changing a project’s

Defining instruments

definition

Delay

adding

Delete

Delete dialog

Digital audio See Audio

digital audio definition

Digital audio recording See Recording audio

Digital distortion

digital-to-analog converter

Diminuendo

Dirty flag

in presets

Disks

caching

compressed

fragmented

storage requirements

Displacement

Dithering

during rewrite procedure

DMA settings 1, 2

Dock windows 1, 2

Docking views

Double Precision engine

Doubled notes

Drag and Drop

Drivers

MIDI

using ASIO

Dropouts

fixing

Drum editing

Drum Grid pane

changing grid line display in

displaying tracks in

displaying velocity tails in

editing note velocities in

Drum Map Manager

opening

working in

Drum maps

assigning a MIDI track to

creating

editing

opening

saving

the basics

Dual monitor support

Dump Request Macros (DRM) 1, 2, 3

Duration

Fill 1, 2

note 1, 2

note property

parameter

time

Duration dialog

E

Echo

adding

eliminating during recording

Echoing

MIDI

Edit tool

Edit-Apply Trimming

Edit-Bounce to Clip(s)

Edit-Bounce to Track(s)

Edit-Copy

arranging clips using

copying envelopes using

importing tracks from other projects with

Edit-Copy Special

Edit-Cut 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Edit-Cut Special 1, 2

Edit-Delete

deleting clips using

deleting measures using

deleting time using

Edit-Delete Special 1, 2

Edit-Groove Clip Looping

Edit-History 1, 2

Editing

slip editing

with keyboard

Edit-Paste

arranging clips using

importing tracks from a project using

pasting envelopes using

Edit-Redo 1, 2

Edit-Select-All

Edit-Select-By Time 1, 2

Edit-Select-None 1, 2

Edit-Split

Edit-Undo 1, 2, 3

Effect chains

Effect chains See Effects Chain presets

Effects

adding

adding in the Track view

audio

automating

CPU usage of

increasing number of

MIDI

mono/stereo/surround indicator

presets

real-time audio

Effects bin

global bypass

mono/stereo/surround indicator

Effects Chain presets

Effects tail

defined

Electric Guitar

connecting

Ensoniq instruments

Envelope Display on a Percentage Scale

Envelope mode

EQ

per-track

Erase tool

Errors

timing

Euphonix EuCon

Event

deleting

inserting new

Event List toolbar

Event List view 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

multiple tracks in

note names in

Pitch parameter

Event Parameters

editing

Event types

filtering

Events

audio

defined

editing 1, 2

MCIcmd 1, 2

Meta-

note

parameters

patch

shifting in time

shifting the time of

shrink using percentages

special

step by step playback

stretch using percentages

stretching and shrinking

transposing selected

Export Audio dialog

Export Broadcast Waves By Default

Exporting

audio 1, 2, 3

MP3s

Windows Media Format files

Exporting key bindings

Exporting MIDI Groove clips

Exporting video

Expression event

Expression marks 1, 2, 3

editing

F

Facebook 1, 2

Fade

changing curve type of

Fade on Start/Stop

Fade type, choosing

Fade-in, create a

Fade-in, delete a

Fade-in, edit a

Faders

Fades

FAQs

Fast forward

Fast Zoom

File

opening

File extensions

.cwb

.cwp

.cwt

.mid

.syx

File Info dialog

File Info window

File menu

Open

File versioning

File-Close 1, 2

File-Export-Audio 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

File-Export-Video to AVI

File-Import-Audio 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

File-Import-Video

File-Info 1, 2

File-New 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

File-Open 1, 2

File-Print 1, 2, 3

File-Print Preview 1, 2, 3

File-Project Audio Files 1, 2

Files

.wav

audio 1, 2, 3, 4

bundle

bundle, creating

digital audio

GM 1, 2

GS 1, 2

importing MIDI

instrument definitions 1, 2

managing audio

MIDI 1, 2, 3

project

RIFF MIDI 1, 2

sequencing, for playback

song

statistics 1, 2

sysx.ini

using MCI commands to play

Wave

XG 1, 2

File-Save 1, 2, 3

File-Save As 1, 2

File-Send

Fill Durations

Find Missing Audio dialog

Finding missing audio

Float file support

Floating a view

Floating views

dual monitor support

Floating windows

focus

track focus definition

Follow Bus Pan

Follow Track Pan

Free Edit tool

using

Freehand tool

Freezing tracks and synths

Frequency

fundamental

Fretboard

changing appearance

displaying

hiding

Fretboard pane See Fretboard

Friendly names

for MIDI devices

FX Chain

FX Chain presets

using

G

Gain command

Game sound

Generic control surface property page

Generic control surfaces

assigning knobs and faders

BaseTrack

changing tracks

conserving knobs and buttons

Increment/Decrement

learn

Literally/Toggle

On/Off

saving and backing up presets 1, 2

Trigger Value

Generic controller/surface property page

Generic controller/surfaces

dialog explained

Generic controllers/surfaces

working with

Ghost strokes

Global Audio folder

changing

Global Audio Folder 1, 2

Global effects bypass

Global Options

autosave

GM 1, 2

Go dialog

Go menu

Next Marker

Previous Marker

Gridlines, displaying

Groove clips 1, 2, 3

creating

editing

editing slices

following project pitch

how they work

importing into project

MIDI

using

what they are

working with

Group

chord property

Group Clips Across Tracks 1, 2

Group Manager

Grouping controls

Quick Groups

Grouping controls, faders, or knobs

GS 1, 2

Guitar

adding chord grid

connecting effects rack to sound card

connecting to sound card

recording separate strings

Guitar, electric

connecting 1, 2

H

Hairpin event

Hairpin symbols 1, 2

adding

Hardware setup

Headphone mix

Height of tracks

locking

Help menu

Quick Start

Hertz

History

Home Stereo

connecting to 1, 2

Horizontal meters

Hot-keys

Hz

I

Icons

for soft synths

track icons

Importing

audio files 1, 2, 3

from a Cakewalk project 1, 2

music 1, 2

preview bus

Importing different sampling rates

Importing key bindings

Importing MIDI Groove clips

Initialization files

Inline Piano Roll view

auditioning and selecting notes

zooming

Input

Input Echo button

Input filtering

Input levels

checking

Input monitoring

disable during playback

disabling

eliminating echo from

enabling

enabling when arming tracks

Input Quantizing 1, 2

Inputs

choosing in Console view 1, 2

selecting

setting source of

Insert menu

Audio Track

MIDI Track

Insert Time/Measures dialog

Insert-Bank/Patch Change 1, 2, 3

Inserting a send in a bus

Inserting a send in a track

Sends

inserting in a track

Inserting tracks

Inspector pane

Installing

Instrument Definition Tutorial

Instrument definitions

creating 1, 2

exporting

importing 1, 2

name lists 1, 2

reload

saving

Instrument Definitions

flags

Instrument sound

choosing an

parameter

track settings

See also Instruments

Instruments

assigning, to outputs 1, 2

bank assignments 1, 2

defining 1, 2

deleting

non-concert key 1, 2, 3

patch names for 1, 2

recording from MIDI

Interleave indicator

effects bins

Interrupt request (IRQ) settings

Isolating

J

Jump

K

Key 1, 2

adjusting

signature 1, 2, 3

Key bindings

creating using MIDI keyboard

exporting

importing

Key+ 1, 2

KeyAft event

Keyboard

connecting MIDI

connecting to computer

editing with

Local Control setting

parameters

patches 1, 2

recording accompaniments

Keyboard shortcuts 1, 2

Keystrokes

sending all to a plug-in

Kilohertz

L

Lanes

automation

take

Lanes in tracks

Large Transport 1, 2

Latency

Layering synths

live playback

Lead sheets See Notation and Lyrics

Length

Length dialog

Line tool

Linked clips

creating

unlinking

Live MIDI playback

controlling

Load Pattern dialog

Local Control

Local On/Off

Lock track height

Locking view

Locking views

Loop

defined

Loop Construction view 1, 2

Loop Explorer See Browser

Loop recording

using

Loop, moving a

Looping

delays

enabling loops for

setting up

using punch-in while

Loops

ACIDized

converting to Groove clips

creating repetitions of

enabling looping of

working with

Lyric event

Lyrics 1, 2

hyphenating

in Lyrics View 1, 2

in Staff View 1, 2

Lyrics view

adding lyrics in

editing lyrics in

syllable

M

Magnetic snap

Mapped note

changing the mapping of

muting and soloing

Marker

Marker dialog

Markers 1, 2

adding

adding on the fly

copying

creating 1, 2

deleting

deleting from the Markers view

editing

jump to

locking/unlocking

moving

pitch

setting time range with

snap-to grid

using

Markers view 1, 2

Marks

expression 1, 2

Masked the active track error message

Matrix view

MBT (measure, beat and tick number) 1, 2, 3

MBT time

entering

MCI (Media Control Interface) command 1, 2, 3

MCI cmd event

Measure

inserting a blank

Measures

inserting

Media Browser

adding objects to your project

keyboard navigation

Meter 1, 2, 3

Meter ballistics

Meter/Key

changes 1, 2

view 1, 2

Meter/Key Signature dialog

Meter/Key view

Metering

changing the display of meters

showing and hiding meters

what the meters measure

Meters

changing color and segmentation option

configuring display of

improving performance

MIDI activity indicators

MIDI velocity meters

playback and record

segmented

Metronome 1, 2

audio

changing settings

setting for new project

setting the 1, 2

using

Microphone

connecting 1, 2, 3

Microscope Mode

adjust microscope size 1, 2

configure options

enable/disable

enable/disable time magnification 1, 2

using

Microsoft Sound Recorder

MIDI

advantages of

as remote control

assigning a channel

bank selection

beginner’s guide

channel parameter

channels 1, 2

channels vs. tracks

choosing channels

choosing devices

connecting keyboard

controller

converting MIDI to audio

devices

drivers

echoing

equipment connection

files

how it works

ignoring MIDI messages

importing files 1, 2

input and echo controls

inputs and outputs

interfaces

key aftertouch

Local On/Off

messages

controlling

filtering

mixing

note parameters

notes

Omni 1, 2

output devices 1, 2

outputs 1, 2

pitch wheel

pitch-bend

playback settings 1, 2

polyphony

receive

recording music from

routing data

RX

setting up in and out devices

timing resolution

See also Controllers

MIDI clips

definition

MIDI data

applying an event filter to

applying echo/delay to

applying the arpeggiator to

quantizing

MIDI data lanes

assign event type to

copy events between lanes

create a new lane

delete a lane

move events between lanes

working with

MIDI definition

MIDI drivers

changing

MIDI echo

controlling

Input Echo button

multi-channels on one track

MIDI effects

presets

MIDI equipment, connecting

MIDI File Formats

SMF (standard MIDI files)

MIDI files

importing

MIDI Groove clips

creating repetitions

enabling groove function

exporting and importing

in Media Explorer view

previewing in the Import MIDI dialog

transposing

using pitch markers

MIDI In and Out devices

driver changes

MIDI input filtering

MIDI input presets

creating and editing 1, 2

MIDI keyboard

multiple performers on multiple tracks

playing multiple tracks from

MIDI meter

activity indicator

velocity meter

MIDI playback

live on multiple tracks

MIDI Scale

MIDI System Exclusive messages

MIDI THRU

MIDI THRU jack

MIDI Track

inserting

MIDI track parameters

Input

Outputs

Pan

track name

track number

MIDI tracks

definition

Milliseconds

Mixer

connecting to 1, 2

Mixing

controlling

MIDI 1, 2

tracks

MMCSS task profiles

Monitors

using dual monitors

Mono/Stereo buttons

Most Recently Used menu

presets

Mouse wheel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

zooming with

Move tool

MP3 files, creating and exporting

MPEG Video, importing 1, 2

MRU menu

presets

Multi-channel MIDI recording

MultiDock

Multi-MIDI input

Multi-port soft synths

multi-timbral

definition

Multi-touch

Music Creator

features of

uninstalling

Music Creator Browser

Musical Editing

rests

Mute button

showing automated mute status

Mute buttons, grouping

Mute tool

Muting a soft synth

Muting clips

N

Name, of a track

Navigator pane

Navigator view

changing display of Clips pane using

using

New track

adding

Next Marker

NoControllerReset

Non-destructive editing

Normal template

Normalize 1, 2

Normalize command

Notation

editing 1, 2

non-concert key 1, 2

working with

Notation and Lyrics

Note events

transposing pitch of 1, 2

Note Map pane

previewing mapped sound in

Note names

of patches 1, 2

Note pane

Note velocities

editing in the Drum Grid pane

Note velocity

adjusting

changing with Velocity MIDI effect

displaying

Notes

changing display of 1, 2

changing timing of

duration of

editing 1, 2, 3

editing from the fretboard

editing on the TAB staff

editing, in real time

inserting

inserting with the fretboard

percussion

properties of

selecting 1, 2

selecting all of certain pitches 1, 2

selecting in Piano Roll view

size of

stuck 1, 2

transposing

using enharmonic spellings

Now time 1, 2

changing

keyboard shortcuts

large print

rewind on stop

NRPN (Non-Registered Parameter Number) 1, 2, 3

assigning, to instruments 1, 2

event

Nudge

moving clips left or right

moving clips up or down

settings

numeric peak values

showing

O

Offset mode

Options menu

Colors

Drum Map Manager

Time Ruler Format-HMSF

Time Ruler Format-MBT

Time Ruler Format-Samples

Original Time

Out of memory error

Outputs

assign to mono hardware output

assigning tracks to

MIDI

setting

show mono

Overlapping clips

cropping to eliminate overlap

Overload

Overtones

P

Pan

adjusting

setting

track settings

Pane, Staff

Panning

follow bus pan

Follow Track Pan

Parameters

effects

events

global

pedal events

template file 1, 2

Patch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

assigning note names to 1, 2

assigning to a track

definition

event

names 1, 2

Patch Browser dialog

Patch/Controller Searchback Before Play Starts

Patches

downloading

Pattern tools

Pattern-based Step Recording

Patterns

importing from Project5

Pause key

Peak Markers

clearing from a track

Pedal events

editing

parameters

Pedal marks

adding

Percentage

audio scaling by 1, 2

Percussion

channel

ghost strokes

line 1, 2

staff 1, 2

Percussion track

setting up

Performance

CPU, with FX effects

improving audio

maximizing disk and CPU

Per-project audio folders

Per-track EQ

using

Phase

inverting a track’s

Piano Roll view 1, 2, 3, 4

colorize notes by velocity

Controllers pane 1, 2

Drum Grid pane

hide events in muted clips

inline version

Microscope Mode

MIDI data lanes

Note and Controllers pane

Note Map pane

note names in

opening 1, 2

overview

scale pane

select controllers with notes

show velocity for selected notes

Track List pane

Piano Roll view envelopes

converting to Track view shapes

picture

audio definition

Picture Cache

Picture cache redrawing

optimizing

Picture Folder

Pitch

changing project’s with marker

enabling Groove clips to follow

note property

selecting

Pitch markers

creating

MIDI Groove clips and

moving

transposing Groove clips with

using

Pitch wheel 1, 2

parameters

Play List

Play List view

Playback

allow playback with no data

audio drop-out during

controlling 1, 2, 3

incorrect

problems with MIDI file

settings, MIDI 1, 2

starting

stopping

track-by-track 1, 2

transmitting banks

troubleshooting

Playback loop

cancelling

setting up

playing

Playlist

Plot

Plug-in Browser

adding effects and instruments to a project

Plug-in chains

Plug-ins

audio

MIDI

organizing in menus

using presets

Plug-ins and 96 kHz audio

Polarity

inverting a track’s

polyphony

Port Address settings

Ports

assign different input ports to multiple audio tracks

assign same input port to multiple audio tracks

assign same output port to all buses

assign same output port to multiple audio tracks

assigning instruments to 1, 2

PPQ, see timebase

Preamp output

connecting to 1, 2

Preferences

migrating from previous version of Cakewalk

Preferred interleave

Presets

dirty flag

for plug-ins

Preview Bus

Previewing MIDI Groove clips

in Import MIDI dialog

Previous Marker

Printing

event list

markers

project information

scores 1, 2

Process-Apply Audio Effects

applying realtime audio effects using

Process-Apply MIDI Effects

apply realtime MIDI effects using

Process-Audio-Apply Audio Effects

apply multiple realtime effects using

Process-Audio-Normalize

Process-Audio-Reverse

Process-Length

shrinking events using

stretching events using

Process-Quantize

using

Process-Slide

shifting MIDI events in time using

Process-Transpose

Program

definition

Project

creating a

definition of

importing material from another 1, 2, 3

information 1, 2

inserting measures into 1, 2

labeling 1, 2

opening

saving

Project Audio Files dialog

Project file

creating new

Project Files dialog

using

Project information

displaying

editing

Project menu

Marker

Tempo ChangeTempo Change

Time Measures

Project Options

metronome

MIDI out

time base

Project pitch

changing the default pitch

Project5

importing patterns from

Project5 patterns

importing

Project-Insert Meter/Key Change

Projects

saving, as MIDI files

working on

Properties Inspector

bus properties

clip properties

overview

track properties

Punch recording

looping

using

Q

Quantize 1, 2, 3

effect

offset option

using

Window setting

Quantizing

input quantizing

Quick freeze

Quick Groups

Quick TAB

creating

Quick unfreeze

QuickTime video, importing 1, 2

R

Radio tuner

connecting to 1, 2

Random tool

Recompute Picture(s) 1, 2

Record 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

audio

MIDI

Record Mode

Recording

arming tracks for

Arming tracks for

audio

choosing an input

definition

automation

background noise in

changing timing of

channel-by-channel

checking input levels

checking levels

confidence

converting MIDI to audio

digital audio See Recording audio

eliminating echo

erasing

inputs

loop 1, 2, 3, 4

MIDI

modes

punch-in 1, 2

specifying MIDI ports and channels to record by

step 1, 2

step-pattern

using confidence recording during

volume

Recording a soft synth

Recording fader movements

Recording modes

Auto Punch

Overwrite

Sound on sound

Recording Options

create new lane on overlap

Redo

Remote control

Reset all meters

Resolution, quantizing parameter

Rests, beaming of

Reverse

Revert clip(s) to original time stamp

Rewind

ReWire

automating ReWire instruments

enhanced features

inserting a ReWire instrument

mixing down and bouncing ReWire instruments

routing MIDI data to specific instruments

to use separate audio tracks

troubleshooting guide

ReWire instruments

REX file

import

Riff Wave files

description of

saving a Groove clip as

RPN (Registered Parameter Numbers)

event

RPNs (Registered Parameter Numbers) 1, 2, 3

assigning, to instruments 1, 2

S

Sample rate

definition

setting 1, 2

Sample rates

converting

setting for new projects

Sampling rate

setting

Sampling rates

importing audio at different rates

Sampling resolution

Save options

bundle file

Standard MIDI

Save Pattern dialog

Save Screenset dialog

Saving a project

Saw tool

Scales

constraining edited notes to

Scissors tool

splitting clips with

Scores, printing 1, 2

Scoring

film and video

Screen colors 1, 2

Screenset

create

duplicate

lock

rename

revert to last saved state

select

using

Screensets

Scroll Lock key

Scrub tool 1, 2

auditioning with

Select All Siblings 1, 2

Select by Time

Select None

Select tool

Selected Track Input Series

Selected Track Inputs

Selected Track Outputs

Selection playback

Send

insert on multiple tracks

Sends

inserting in a bus

Sensitivity setting

quantizing parameter

Set Start=Current

Settings

migrating from previous version of Cakewalk

Shortcuts 1, 2

Show Automated Mute

Show numeric peak values

Signal flow diagram

Silencing tracks

Sine tool

Slide

Slide dialog

Slip editing

to permanently delete slip-edited data

using

Slip-editing

multiple clips

Smart Grid 1, 2

Smart tool

SMPTE

SMPTE start times for clips

Snap

magnetic snap

Snap Grid See Snap to Grid

Snap offset

Snap offsets

Snap to Grid 1, 2

enabling and disabling

Snap to Grid settings

Snap to Scale

bypassing momentarily

Snapshots

creating

Soft synth MIDI output

enabling and recording

Soft synth property pages

opening from minimized tracks

Soft synth property pages (interfaces)

how to open

soft synths

recording output

Soft synths

converting soft synth tracks to audio

drawing automation in the Clips pane

icons

MIDI output support

multi-port

muting and soloing

removing from a project

Software synthesizers

and WDM drivers

playing a soft synth

recording a hardware-emulating synth

removing from a track

Solo Override

Soloing a soft synth

Soloing clips 1, 2

Songs

publishing 1, 2

quantizing

title

Sort

Sort tracks

Sort Tracks dialog

Sound controls

SoundCloud

interface

upload to 1, 2

SP/DIF

connecting to

recording through

Split 1, 2

Split tool

Splitting clips

using Scissors tool

Square tool

Staff pane

changing layout of

Staff view 1, 2, 3

changing layout of

editing lyrics in 1, 2

opening 1, 2

overview

Staff, percussion 1, 2

Standard MIDI File

saving a project as

Step Record dialog

Step Recording

adding 2 step sizes together

keyboard shortcuts

Pattern option

using

using Advanced mode

using pattern-based

Step Sequencer

adding modulation events

beat counter

beats per measure

clear all steps

clips

Controllers pane

convert MIDI clip to step sequencer clip

duration

edit drum map properties

Entry mode

Fit to Quarters

flam

interface

keyboard shortcuts

Notes pane

open

patterns

adjust length

create

edit

load

preview

save

step record

position indicator

Preserve Pattern for Step Sizes

rows 1, 2

cut, copy and paste

delete

insert

rename

reorder

select

shift all notes to the left/right

step record

step record via MIDI

keyboard shortcuts

specify velocity

steps

add flam

add slide/portamento

audition when clicking

compress or expand velocities

default velocity

disable

edit velocity

enable

merge/unmerge

steps per beat

See also Preserve Pattern for Step Sizes

swing

time offset

toolbar

transport

unlink clips

velocity multiplier 1, 2

working with controller events

working with drum maps

working with patterns

working with rows

working with steps

Step Size dialog

Stereo mode

Strength, quantizing parameter 1, 2

Stuck note, stopping

Swing 1, 2

Synchronization

problems

Synth Rack

automating controls

hiding or showing control knobs

rename synths

Synth Rack automation

choosing a track to display on

Synth Rack Browser

manage instruments

Synth Rack icons

Synth Rack view

Synth Tracks

Synthesizer

patches 1, 2

with handshaking dump protocols

Synths

MIDI output support

System Exclusive See Sysx

System sounds

turning off

Sysx

defined

Dump Request Macros

editing Sysx banks

events

importing, creating, and dumping sysx banks

ini file settings

recording Sysx messages in real time

sending sysx banks at startup

Sysx echo

Sysx view buttons

to export a Sysx bank to another project

transmitting banks during playback

transmitting during playback

troubleshooting

using the system exclusive view

Sysx Bank

Sysx Bank events 1, 2

Sysx Banks

transmitting, during playback

Sysx Data

in Event list

Sysx Data events

Sysx view 1, 2

opening

purpose of

using

T

TAB

saving as ASCII text

Tabbed views

Tablature

defining a style

exporting as an ASCII text file

generating

Quick TAB

regenerating

saving as an ASCII text file

settings

Take lanes

controls

using

Take management

Templates 1, 2, 3

creating 1, 2

track templates

Tempo

changing 1, 2

decreasing steadily

drawing tempo changes

editing a change

erasing changes

increasing steadily

inserting a change 1, 2

modifying the most recent change

setting for new project

setting the 1, 2

settings

view 1, 2

Tempo commands

using

Tempo dialog

Tempo view

Text

Text event

Tile windows

Time

chord property

event

inserting blank 1, 2

MBT 1, 2

note property

pedal event parameter

SMPTE

See also Markers; Now time

Time display

Track view

Time Display Format

setting

Time Measures

Time offset (Time+) parameter 1, 2

Time ranges

Time Ruler

Loop Construction view

setting to display HMSF

setting to display MBT

setting to display SMPTE

Time Ruler Format-HMSF

Time Ruler Format-MBT

Time Ruler Format-Samples

Time signature 1, 2

setting 1, 2

Time+

Timebase 1, 2

setting

Timing

errors

resolution

Timing tool

Tips--24-bit

Tools

edit

erase

freehand

how to perform common tasks

HUD

keyboard shortcuts

line

mouse cursors

move

mute

patterns

random

saw

scrub

select

select event type to edit

selecting

sine

smart

split

square

timing

triangle

zoom

Tooltips

appear when editing MIDI events

Touch

Track

current

focus

lanes

locking height of

number vs. channel

Track folders

Track icons

Track input

Track Inputs dialog

Track inspector

Track Inspector

controls

lock to a specific track/bus

overview

Track menu

Clone

Delete

Sort

Track name 1, 2

Track number

Track output

Track outputs

Track Outputs dialog

Track pane

resizing

Track Properties

Key+

Track Properties Inspector

Track See Tracks

Track status

archive 1, 2

mute 1, 2

normal 1, 2

solo 1, 2

Track templates

Track view 1, 2

adding effects in 1, 2

keyboard shortcuts in

Track view time display

Tracks

adding lyrics to 1, 2

archiving 1, 2

arming 1, 2, 3

arranging 1, 2

assigning input channels and ports

assigning to outputs

audio track definition

bouncing

changing the order of

changing velocity of

copying

copying or cloning

defined

deleting

dragging to a new position

erasing

increasing number of 1, 2

inserting blank

inserting single or multiple

maximum number of audio

MIDI definition

mixing

multi-lane

muting 1, 2

output devices of 1, 2

parameters of 1, 2

patch change in 1, 2

percussion 1, 2

recording in separate

re-ordering 1, 2

selecting several adjacent

selecting single

setting channels for

setting key offset of

setting time offset of

silencing

soloing 1, 2

sort by archived

sort by channel

sort by muted

sort by name

sort by port

sort by selected

sort by size

sorting 1, 2

time alignment of

track folders

transposing

unarchiving

unmuting

viewing multiple in Piano Roll

volume control of

See also Recording; Track Properties

Transport

fast forward

rewind

Transport menu

Record 1, 2

Transport, Large

Transpose 1, 2, 3, 4

using MIDI Transpose effect

Transpose dialog

Transposing 1, 2

notes

parameter

Triangle tool

Trim Durations

Triplets

Troubleshooting

playback problems

problems playing MIDI files

Sysx 1, 2

Sysx data 1, 2

Tutorial

Instrument Definition

Tutorial 1

Creating, playing, and saving projects

Tutorial 2

Using the Media Browser

Tutorial 3

Recording vocals and musical instruments

Tutorial 4

Playing and recording software instruments

Tutorial 5

Working with Music Notation

Tutorial 6

Editing audio

Tutorial 7

Mixing and adding effects

Tutorial 8

Working with video

Tutorial 9

Exporting, CD burning and sharing

Twitter 1, 2

U

Unarchiving tracks

Undo

Undo History

Undo History dialog

Unfreeze

Uninstalling Music Creator

Updates

USB audio

24 bit problems

UsesNotesAsControllers

Utilities menu

Change Audio Format

Clean Audio Folder 1, 2

Consolidate Project Audio

V

Vel+ 1, 2

Velocity 1, 2

adjusting note

Ctrl-key editing 1, 2

data display

note 1, 2

note property

parameter 1, 2

Velocity tails

displaying in the Drum Grid pane

Vertical guide

Video

deleting from a project

disabling playback of

enabling playback of

exporting

inserting in a project

setting start time

setting trim time

Video display format

setting

Video playback

stuttering problem

Video Playback, Import, and Export

Video thumbnails

Video view

Views

allowing multiple instances of the same

Console view

docking in bus pane

Event List

floating 1, 2

Fretboard

locking

Loop Construction

Lyrics 1, 2, 3

Markers 1, 2

Matrix view

Meter/Key 1, 2, 3, 4

Piano Roll 1, 2

Piano Roll view

Play List view

Staff

Synth Rack

Sysx 1, 2

Tempo

Track view

using multiple instances

Video

Vocal track

removing

Volume

adjusting 1, 2

faders

recording 1, 2

setting

track settings

VST Configuration

VST MIDI output

VST plug-ins

organizing in menus

VST support

integrated

W

WAI

Wallpaper 1, 2

WASAPI audio drivers

Wave Audio event

Wave Device Profiler

Wave files

creating and exporting 1, 2

how to export 1, 2

importing

Wave Profiler

using

Wave Profiler button

Waveform

zooming in on

Waveform preview

turning off

Waveforms 1, 2

clipped

redrawing

to not display while recording

Wheel event

Window

Sensitivity

Window layouts, see Screensets

Window management

Windows

dock

float

system sounds, turning off

tile

X-Ray

Windows Mixer

using while recording

Wipe

World Wide Web

authoring

publishing audio on

X

XG 1, 2

X-Ray Windows 1, 2

Z

Zero Controllers When Play Stops

Zero-crossings

Zoom

keyboard shortcuts

Zoom Controls

Zoom factor

audio scaling by 1, 2

Zoom tool

Zooming

configuring the display of tracks in the Track view

entire project

Zooming in the Inline Piano Roll view

Symbols

.clr

.cwb files

.cwp files

.cwt files

.cwx file extension

.mid files

.syx files

.tpl files