Cakewalk Tutorial E06 • Cakewalk Piano Roll View

[@adk_studios]

If you know more shortcuts, reply with them to this comment. Note - I'll delete anything other than shortcuts 🤪

[@waynemiller6070]

M will give you a marker to label the sections of your song. Tab will take you to the next event in the track, for example if the part you want to work on is later in the song you can use 'Tab' to take you to the first event of that part. shift+g will take you directly to the start of your highlighted section. These shortcuts could be considered more for navigation than PRV but very useful even in PRV.

[@jamesonrichards5105]

4:09 note length 4:47 copy notes 5:06 delete multiple notes 5:16 split notes 5:25 selecting specific notes 5:44 group stretching 6:16 mute note 6:22 mute/unmute multiple notes 6:54 glue notes together 7:20 Pattern Tool 8:44 toggle note snapping 10:38 Scale snap 11:13 preferences 12:32 midi preview 15:20 velocity (line) 16:17 velocity (drawn) 16:43 velocity (proportional) 19:44 CAL scripts 21:16 bouncing midi clips 22:28 control multiple tracks 23:40 auto focus/lock tracks 24:03 move/copy notes to different tracks 24:57 midi cc (velocity for custom plugins) 26:20 NRPN (plugin specific effects) 27:23 Transform Tool

[@TheLemonOrchard]

Hey I'm learning how to use a DAW as a complete beginner in making digital music, so thanks for telling me the times of this stuff

[@jamesonrichards5105]

@@TheLemonOrchard

[@4theLordJesuschrist]

I'm a complete beginner with Cakewalk and I must say that following along with your tutorials makes using it cake walk. You are clear and concise and pack a ton of useful information into each video. Definitely would recommend your series to others

[@adk_studios]

Thanks! Loved the word play there 🤣

[@tagonminmyatpianistandproducer]

Cakewalk is such a powerful DAW and you're proving it with every video you make.

[@adk_studios]

Oh yea...!!!

[@chakko007]

It's amazing what you get for free here. I'm a Studio One user, but check into Cakewalk every now and then. Probably would be all that I need and much more.

[@jimkahn5107]

Amazing tutorial. Straight to the point in all respects. I will be playing this over and over until I am proficient using these features and shortcuts. Many Thanks!

[@Nerasell]

This série of tutorial is saving my life. Really, thank you for all this videos 😩✨️

[@XELOhh1]

Yes sir... I like it.. couple of things I didn't even cover in mine... Very nice...😀

[@adk_studios]

Thanks bro 😌

[@hometeamrecords3798]

When u said '''I'm not an Expert in Music Theory""" U JUST ROCK IT. Modesty and Humbleness it's EVERYTHING. Bless Up Brother!

[@adk_studios]

Well, it actually is the truth. 😅

[@skelligringphotographyandw7012]

The best explanation of the piano roll in Cakewalk I have ever seen (and I bought a book on it). Thank you very much!

[@stevenlaurent4817]

I've been using cakewalk since 1995, and I still learned several new midi tools that will be very useful (including being able to mute notes, being able to select a group of notes and make them all the same length, and having a different snap in the piano roll than the track view ). Thank you for packing so much information into one video!

[@adk_studios]

🙂😌

[@scottduke9713]

This is the best Cakewalk video Ive found on KZbin

[@waynemiller6070]

I have had a difficult time transitioning from Sonar 6 to CWB. It has been a real struggle for me to figure some of this out to be able to get into a good work flow. This video is by far the most comprehensive and informative that I have seen on the Piano Roll View. So much gratitude for the work you put into it. I have learned a great deal.

[@adk_studios]

Thanks... Really appreciate this comment 😌

[@d655]

this is the best video about piano roll..thanks man

[@cobusprinsloo]

Wow! And I thought I knew everything there is to know about the Piano Roll. Thank you, this tut is going to make my life so much easier.

[@OGMucho]

thank you for this tutorial series, ill be using it for years to come

[@PierreAlexandreDucos]

Thank you ADK :) I wrote down and followed every single tip you put into this tutorial. I feel so much more powerful. You are a blessed man. I pray for you, and for you to have success in your endeavors. bless you :) *You are a hero of monolithic proportions

[@memorablemusicformedia1337]

Even though I've been using Cakewalk for many years, I learned some good tips in this video. Thank you!

[@laylaschannel502]

Love the content so helpful but the shortcuts are a game changer than you so much

[@simoncolvex]

Amazing. Crazy the things I learnt, considering I've been using Sonar for years. Thank you

[@marceloflausinofilho5324]

just want to say how much i apreciate this tutorials, thanks

[@adk_studios]

Really Happy to hear that!

[@Marthins1]

Wov, amazing. You are explained very good, a lot of things withouth lost any second.

[@Lowfire3]

Hey man, love your videos. I'm pretty new to producing music and you're videos have helped me a lot in learning how to use cakewalk. :)

[@TheLemonOrchard]

Hey i tried watching some other tutorials on cakewalk but all of them are like "hey this video is for beginners and will teach you the basics of how this works" then says a word I dont know every 10 words. This is the one tutorial which kept it simple and took it one step at a time. All the others were jumping across buildings. Thanks, i hope one day ill be able to make great music, and if my music every gets noticed in the slightest, ill point the listeners to your channel

[@adk_studios]

Wow. Glad to hear that you found this video really useful... 😃

[@maskedwolfcycling3749]

best series out there and ive been trying to understand cakewalk for months now im finally getting it i think! thanks!

[@tomtrw3027]

I really enjoy learning from you. Keep it going!

[@adk_studios]

I sure will 👍🏻

[@Jp3casler]

very cool ...very helpful! thank you from california

[@flyntravenspear9883]

You might friend have just made my- OH- OH, IT'S SO- IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL

[@wellzarak4382]

I never see or hear about Cwb before but after 3 days watching ur videos and i most can do a full track in Cwb, thanks a lot for all you've been doing. Thanks so much!

[@adk_studios]

This is awesome...! Glad to know this ☺️

[@IvanCaos]

This tutorial is amaziiiiiing, I have been using Cakewalk for a while now and I did not know this 10/10

[@Sboooose]

Bro you are a saviour!! I'm really new in the music idustry and this is literally THE BEST tutorial ever!!!!

[@patrickgourdain]

This tutorial is superb! Thanks

[@budgreenwood9359]

This guy is great! He's doing things I never new existed inside Cakewalk!

[@adk_studios]

Cakewalk definitely is capable. I found some of these just by random experiments 😬

[@pianna]

this was the most helpful video i've seen for cakewalk. Thank you 👏

[@edsloat6603]

Another example of great instruction. Wow, simply the best. I can just return to your video lessons over and over again to learn more and more skills. Incredibly helpful to the accelerate learning curve for any cakewalk user. Thank you.

[@adk_studios]

Thanks a lot. Really glad to hear that 🙂

[@adk_studios]

I mean *read 😁

[@lizardltd]

What an incredible, clear tutorial Thank you so so much super helpful

[@gldiary2127]

Your explanation is so clear and easy to understand. Pliz do keep continue.. i still have so much to learn.

[@permanentwave]

You are a GREAT teacher, however I think much of this is not for beginners I'm able to follow you and I have been using daws for a while but I think many beginners would find it more difficult, I will rewatch your videos for things I need to know in cakewalk anyway very good job

[@adk_studios]

Thanks...! But., I had only two goals for this video : 1. Make it such that even the beginners can understand. 2. Include as much necessary info as possible. The topics can be applied to anybody, from beginners starting out, to experts refreshing their CbB knowledge.

[@mikezart1]

I judge a teaching video by how well I can follow along (Some videos you have to over & over to see what the person was doing). This was excellent! In every section, I could follow along and then go on to my own songs and work on the techniques you showed. This is my second run-through watching this video. Lots of practical skills to be learned. Thanks!

[@diegoambrosio9121]

Thanks, brother! The video helps a lot!

[@FeeLizZz]

Bro is so talented that he started playing L'AMOUR TOUJOURS of GIGI D'AGOSTINO arround 5:00 :o :o Thank you for the vids

[@andrescamargo3024]

Nice! waiting for the next one already. TY!

[@adk_studios]

Already working on it... 🤘🏼

[@SpiffyCS]

So many awesome features I had no idea about! Amazing job at making such a comprehensive video on them!

[@adk_studios]

Happy to help!

[@Bongonzo]

Wow. There is a lot more to the the keyboard than I thought

[@Bongonzo]

Shift + Space : loop once J : Preview midi H: hide side menu Hold Shift while moving multiple velocities to keep things in porportion.

[@adk_studios]

Yep. A lot. 🔥

[@nssfang2526]

These tutorials keep getting better. Thank you

[@adk_studios]

Glad you like them!

[@nanojumbo6291]

yooo that strings sound realistic mannnn littttt

[@adk_studios]

Yep. Labs is pretty great!

[@michelcamachomusic]

Bro this is one of the most amazing cakewalk video tutorials i've watched in years. Cakewalk is my main DAW but i really didn't know about all this features in the piano roll section. This is gonna save me a lot of time editing My mind just blowed🤯

[@bigtbeats4918]

best tutorial soooo much wqork u put in there I THANK U

[@aopcreation5971]

Awesome tutorial👌🏽

[@janbostl5621]

Very useful! Thank you

[@maheshbarma2194]

wow i love it thank you so much for sharing this

[@solowonabeat]

Very detailed tutorial. I'm currently converting from 6 years of FL studio to Cakewalk and I was having trouble with the snapping issue and a very frustrating time with velocity. So thank you for highlighting each subject. You are appreciated, good sir!

[@adk_studios]

Glad it helped!

[@nika3393]

Wow! You know everything and you're really good at explaining it. Thanks a million!

[@aniruddh_d16]

Great video. One little tip I'd like to add. In case, you want to automate the volume expressively and more intricately with Spitfire Audio products, I'd recommend using the Dynamics, i.e, CC11. It's basically just volume of the sample, so the automation is more proficient. I believe it's also available in some Decent Sampler libraries as well.

[@adk_studios]

Dynamics is CC1 CC11 is for expression, which I did show in the video. I did test out CC1 with DS, and it did work. But trying two different MIDI was creating conflict in the knobs. Will try with CC11.

[@sreenathpg7959]

great job man, to be honest I never bothered to learn velocity and its usage, but your video gave a glimpse of how velocity can change the sound of the instrument. as usual learnt a lot from your video (new things). Keep making more (y) thankyou pwolichu (y)

[@adk_studios]

Pinnalla 😆 Glad you liked it! 😃

[@saronmanikv]

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[@saronmanikv]

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[@adk_studios]

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[@saronmanikv]

@@adk_studios can you do a video (tutorial) about the theme editor in Cakewalk, in that software we can edit all the colours, images, ...

[@brunoody]

pretty nice how you made the Midis humanization

[@TheHopperUK]

This is amazing. I just wrote a piece of music for the first time in my life. Thank you:)

[@adk_studios]

That is awesome..! Congrats 🎉🥳

[@mkjb8331]

You are a very good teacher! Thank you!

[@adk_studios]

Not a teacher. A fellow learner, sharing what he learned 😌

[@blessingsthroughfaith6313]

Wow...glad I found you here. Awesome job bro!

[@adk_studios]

Hey, thanks!

[@SH1KHAR]

very infomative video thankyou for your efforts

[@davidcedric3268]

Hi! Thank you for your great work! I'm glad to discover that transform is available on Cakewalk! That makes a lot of moves interesting. The expression and other fonctions for realism on strings are excellent! All the best to your channel.

[@GeorgFreese]

Great Video, thanks!

[@ANISPO]

man's dropping some gems

[@adk_studios]

Theres more coming

[@puaus547]

This is a tremendous video. You are amazing at explaining!

[@GeoNebula]

Excellent tutorial, I learned so much from this!

[@cianbrady1557]

Incredible

[@adk_studios]

Thank you!

[@cianbrady1557]

@@adk_studios no thank you! So so useful. Keep it up🙏

[@adk_studios]

😃😇

[@mavlagotv9927]

Thank you very mach for help! Это просто незаменимые уроки!

[@polanve]

Once again, EXCELLENT!!! Thank you!

[@adk_studios]

😌

[@cglessman]

Your channel is one of the many reasons I love that I stuck with Cakewalk. It's a monster of a DAW. I love how in depth this was. I'm wondering (and hoping) if there's a way to do vocal chops using the piano roll. I imagine using a sampler like Momentum and somehow taking that sample and mapping it onto the piano roll, but I haven't figured it out. Any idea?

[@adk_studios]

Yep. Momentum is one sampler. Another one we can try is TX16Wx. That is a monster of a free sampler. More on samplers here kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5KTYn-cfqp1ick

[@rydotion]

i really really wanna know how to do that so i can make songs for my fnf mod (but deadass everyone's using fl studio so i don't find many tutorials)

[@cglessman]

@@rydotion yo this comment was months ago and since then I learned the Momentum is hands down the best sampler for vocal chops. It's complicated at first, but you'd be able to make notes on the piano roll and add multiple samples, and edit them on the fly with reverb, delay, etc

[@rydotion]

@@cglessman that's exactly what im looking for! (piano roll is very poggers) tysm ill try it later today

[@Victor48323]

Great tutorial! This tutorial is the best. Thank you so much. Is there a summary document available anywhere for the piano roll commands and short cuts?

[@adk_studios]

Thanks. Here is the official CbB reference guide. bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/docs/Cakewalk%20Reference%20Guide.pdf

[@Victor48323]

@@adk_studios Thank you so much!

[@slomellos]

I didn't even know that the Cakewalk 🍰🚶 Piano 🎹 Roll 🌯 has those great features. It is "Chupa Rustam" and U made me realize it.

[@adk_studios]

Haha... I too didn't know, until I dived into it for this video

[@slomellos]

@@adk_studios And I didn't know that a roll that cannot be eaten is piano roll. I got to know about it while writing that comment.

[@adk_studios]

😅

[@ozymans]

Bruh you're putting some real efforts!!

[@adk_studios]

😃 Thanks for the recognition 😇

[@JimPianoGibson]

Amazingly helpful. How do you know all these shortcuts--just by experimenting? Thanks.

[@adk_studios]

Some through experiments. Some through other softwares. Like, zoom and going around in timeline is almost quite similar across different softwares. Some from the CbB manual. bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/docs/Cakewalk%20Reference%20Guide.pdf

[@takeshi_shinyama]

Appreciate it so much sir😌🙏

[@Yedkhula]

Awesome video.. I have watched many videos on KZbin about cakewalk by Bandlab, but no one has explained in such a detail.. I am expecting more such depth videos from you.. Keep it up..👍👍

[@adk_studios]

Happy to help.

[@maxchen989]

dude, thank you so much!

[@GMTunes]

Another quick question and I'm sure you'll have the answer 🙂I want to be able to see the piano roll of track 1 while recording track 4. This way I can see the note changes on track 1 and sync the recording on track 4. Currently when I select track 4 for recording, the piano roll view comes up for the same. Thanks

[@adk_studios]

22:29 Doesn't whats shown here work the way you want it? Try different combinations of the autofocus feature up above

[@jimsaofficial7469]

Love it God bless you❤

[@LoyaltoMusicality]

Amazing Tutorial! Can I ask please, is there a way to center the cursor while music is playing like in Ableton for example. It is very annoying to have the page jump every single time from the start. Thank you so much.

[@adk_studios]

This is something I too wish was there, but unfortunately its not possible in Cakewalk by Bandlab

[@toyetoyetoye]

Good stuff!

[@GMTunes]

Am a beginner and finding my way around the hard way and making progress. Your tutorial is perfect for beginners. I had a question though, I have a single note that is about 4 seconds. I would like to gradually increase the velocity from seconds 2 to 4. More like a build up. Can this be achieved?

[@adk_studios]

If its string-like, then use MIDI CC. But if its something plucky, like piano, then automation might be the way to go. You can find it in the playlist linked in this video's description.

[@GMTunes]

@@adk_studios did a little more digging and found out that BBC Orchestra's only negative point is that it won't let you control the velocity of a single note and remains constant 😕

[@derekb.9177]

Mega helpful. Thank you !!!

[@TuboInfo]

💥🎶Amazing the knowledge you have with Cakewalk…how did you learned all that, from where🙈…cakewalk has been a pain on my B💩t not responding as it should for me…its taking me longer to find the behavior of it and good videos that explain directly the bugs than creating music W💩W🆘🆘🆘🎶…can you create few videos on how to set all to work correctly and show all the tabs on the program plus what they do🙏🏼🎶💥

[@christopherventer6391]

Excellent video! I was wondering if you know a way to easily edit velocity of certain beats in a measure. For example, if I have a drum track and I want to add a bit more velocity only to notes that land directly on the beat or to notes that are off beat by 1/8 note, etc, to help change the feel of the drum beat.

[@adk_studios]

I'm afraid that won't be possible. We have to select the notes that need editing

[@christopherventer6391]

@@adk_studios I see. Although that's not so bad either I suppose. Just select the beats you want. Still, would be a cool feature to have a slider for different natural beat emphasis patterns or something.

[@nicomuziek]

Now that's what I call a lesson

[@adk_studios]

Thanks. Hope you learned something

[@jimfogle184]

Excellent video. You pack a lot of information into each video! One issue to consider when making future videos is many laptops have a non standard mouse. My (Dell) laptop has a trackpad with conductive area for mouse position and two buttons. I assume other laptop users may have similar issues.

[@adk_studios]

Thanks! Mine is also a Dell laptop (Inspiron 3567), & is trackpad sucks! So, I use a desktop mouse. But yeah, I get your point.

[@cacauceluque]

Wow! This is the most detailed video about Piano roll on Cakewalk! Thank you very much! Is possible to add a Aftertouch function by adding CC MIDI control for keyboard that are unable to generate it? Thank you!

[@adk_studios]

Do you mean, if it is possible to record MIDI CC with keyboards hat do only have keys to play the notes?

[@cacauceluque]

@@adk_studios I meant to create Aftertouch CC on a Piano Roll not on a music keyboard. Like you create with MIDI Velocity.

[@adk_studios]

@@cacauceluque Can you share the timestamp of what you are trying to achieve?

[@Rubensoul]

Really good 👌

[@jbognap]

Your tutorial is excellent. Is there a way to audition a chord while moving individual notes within the chord? Also, being able to see the "grayed out" notes of another track while editing, looks like a cool way of creating a new track which aligns harmonically to the first track. I'd love to see which of these commands and techniques apply to the staff view.

[@adk_studios]

I don't know. I don't use the Staff view. & Thanks!

[@kortschagin]

Thank you.

[@bijukar7151]

👌👌👌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 no words..

[@Abeillesnoiresdecrequy]

Bravo et Merci

[@civicmeister2344]

Your tutorials are great! Easy too follow and very informative. Do you know if its possible to use the feature in piano rolls where you can select a root note + scale and it shows all the notes in that fit with that root note for multiple tracks? For example i can enable that feature for the first midi that i make, but for the second one those lines will never show, even if i repeat the same steps.

[@adk_studios]

Thanks. But I didn't understand your question. If you want to enable 'snap to scale' on all tracks by only enabling it in one track, it isn't possible (at the moment)

[@idx64]

Buenísima data chabon. Like and new sub.-

[@adk_studios]

Gracias

[@jules_________]

thank you realy much

[@morielpereira4299]

bro created cakewalk and thought none of us would notice

[@adk_studios]

😂😂😂

[@G_Shook_Jr]

Thanks bro 👊

[@hanyrabia666666]

Very Nice Thanks Man

[@adk_studios]

Hope you did find it useful 😌

[@georgeabraham4285]

Thank you..

[@Gibreeltheone]

Hi bro video was dop , could you please give us a list of all the free plugins you use :)

[@adk_studios]

Its more than 500 plugins 😅 And I don't use 90% of them. Here are the ones that I tend to always goto: Instruments - Labs Vital Sitala Komplete Kontrol Decent Sampler FX (Its mostly the stock ones I use. Here, listing the third party plugins)- OrilRiver TDR Nova Pancake Ozone Imager

[@cobusprinsloo]

One small irritation: even though specific notes are selected, this still does not ensure that only their velocities are changed when dragging them up/down. I have several notes occupying the same now time, but with varying pitches. I select one of them, but when I try to change its velocity, it keeps engaging the other notes’ velocities.

[@adk_studios]

Check 15:45 of this video. And also by using the method at 17:20, since we are only click on the note itself.

[@cobusprinsloo]

@@adk_studios thanks, I missed it the first time.