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Here is my first overview of Ardour. Open source and you pay what you want. Update October: Since I released this video I now have spent a lot of time working with it. Ardour can be very powerful but it is not an easy one to figure out. The user forum is very helpful. I had high hopes for it but it fought me every step of the way. The opposite of Mixcraft which is super user friendly. But if yo...

Part II in Future Proofing your Projects as Midi files. Also, How to convert them to the General Midi format Important- I forgot to add that you should make sure and note the TEMPO of the song. Most DAWS will only Import midi files which loses this information.I now add it to the NAME, example " Rock this Horse 145BPM "

How to back up your Projects so they can be Future Proof as well as easily transferred to another DAW.

This video explains why I removed all my Cakewalk/ Next / Sonar Bandlab videos. Basically I will no longer offer FREE support for Bandlab software products. Here, and on the user forum. Thanks everyone for your support of my Channel. I look forward to creating my new content this fall.

The Zoom L8 is a great Audio interface with good quality features and ASIO drivers. In this video I demonstrate setting it up using Cakewalk as example. My Web Site: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/home

The Zoom L8 is 3 devices in one. A mixer, an Audio interface and a Digital recorder. This Video explains setting up as a mixer for live shows and using it to play your backing tracks. My Web Site: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/home

In this video I narrow down the search for free DAW's to only a few that are worth the bother. My web Page: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/home

An update to my first video about shopping for a new DAW. My Web Site: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/home

Let's go shopping for a new DAW! In the video I first narrow down the list from 24 to 10 top DAW's that seem to be the most popular. My search is based on comparing features and pricing as well as a long list of other things I need. My Website: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/home Direct link to the pricing chart: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/you-tube-stuff Note: I apologize for no...

Here's 3 programs you can use as a songwriting tool. Or make backing tracks. Or to generate a midi file to use in Cakewalk. Update March 21 2024- I've had a chance to use Jjazzlab a little more since I made this video and I rate it as being much better than Band in a box for creating Midi tracks to export. I highly recommend you try it. I will make a tutorial for it when I get a chance. The one...

A review of all the currant 2x2 audio interfaces. I compare specs and features and show you how to make you own list to use for deciding which one is the best one for you. Lists and screenshots from video are here: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/audio-interfaces Transcript of this video found here: sites.google.com/view/cactus-studios/cakewalk-tutorials