HOW TO CONTROL CAKEWALK WITH A PHONE - Using Android and TouchDAW

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[@renderizer01]

"If you didn't like this video then hit the dislike button twice". Love it every time. Along with all the rest of every single video. Great channel. ;O)

[@CreativeSauce]

LOL - thanks you :)

[@Godemanstudio]

I am incredibly happy that I found your channel. I have been faithful to Calkewalk since inception and sometimes it feels like I am alone in Sweden to use it. Fighting and advertising that it is so good. Now even that it is free! I will now enjoy the rest of your videos and hope there will be many more like these. A friend from Sweden / Thomas

[@CreativeSauce]

You are welcome Thomas, thanks for watching :)

[@edgarkoskee1156]

Thomas, as Michael Jackson told, "you are not alone" :-)

[@rodzkeyboyvlog9177]

Ok thaks

[@micranes673]

You are quickly becoming a star in the Sonar world I bet.

[@daveannis2280]

Holy carp, Mike, I think you are a mind reader! I spent a few hours yesterday tracking my acoustic guitar on a really tricky song. Fortunately I did watch your video on comping first, which totally changed my mindset on how to improve my workflow (thanks!) but all the time I was thinking, "there must be a better way to control Cakewalk than balancing my guitar on my knee, leaning over to press record, and trying to get back in place before the recording started". And there is, brilliant!

[@CreativeSauce]

Lol, yup, this is a handy life hack. You’ll never go back to that juggling!

[@seandmusic7864]

Thanks so much for the killer tutorial. I followed each of the steps you laid out and was up and going within minutes. The world needs more of you.

[@SubunitProductions]

Very clear tutorial, thanks! Can't wait to give this a try when I get home.

[@user-ei5tz4ui6x]

Hello, Mike! I just set up my TouchDAW and I'm just incredibly happy about it, because the pitch wheels and modulations that I don't have on my midi controller turned out to be a nice surprise for me))) Huuurrayyyyy!!!!!!!!!)))))))😀😃😄😁😆😂😊😍😋😻✨🎉💯🎊💫👏✌👍🤝🎛🎚🎹📲

[@CreativeSauce]

Awesome!

[@PM-yz8fx]

Honestly...what a great channel!

[@Artur_Chernyavsky]

Wow!!! Thank you very, very much! After my Studio One 6 trial period got over and I stopped being able to use SO Remote, it was a pretty sad moment, because I really need to control my PC while playbacking or recording when I am 10 meters away from it)) And now I even can use a remote control for ANY DAW! That's cool indeed!

[@Forkinthemud]

This is an amazing tool, thank you so much for sharing. I currently do a DND podcast so having this to launch different sound effects without messing with the DAW and interrupting our sessions is awesome.

[@CreativeSauce]

Awesome! I'll glad it will be useful to you :)

[@johnburgess3954]

I have learned so much from this channel. Thanks so much ! I've been struggling for years and the SONAR tutorials out there are tricky for me to follow. Your explanations are clear and simple. Great , please keep it up :-) John

[@kennethlighon9599]

THANK YOU!!! I've been trying off & on to do this with my Apple stuff for years to no avail. After finding this vid, I bought a Galaxy Tab (Been thinking about switching from IOS to Android anyway), bought TouchDaw, followed your instructions, and VIOLA! I have also subscribed to your channel, and have learned a LOT. I am definitely a fan. Again, Thank You SO much for your content. Ken

[@CreativeSauce]

Awesome Ken - glad it worked out :)

[@simbee3634]

I've been a Sonar user for years and never knew about this. So useful, thanks.

[@tdono11999]

This was suoer helpful. I downloaded for my Samsung tablet. There is a ton of functionality. I paid the $5 UD for the full version of TouchDAW. I am not sure what the difference if between paid and free, but it's only $5. Thanks again for all the knowledge.

[@eddiedixon1356]

Thank you, I'm just getting back into piano after 30 years. I'm trying to learn cakewalk while at work and this helps me to have a keyboard, while not actually having a big MIDI controller thing at my desk. That would not look good. This way I can discreetly learn the software while I have downtime. subscribed. :-)

[@rbeeth]

Worked like a charm. (once I went back and followed the directions exactly. ) Thanks for this.

[@CreativeSauce]

Awesome!

[@StevenDiLeo]

Awesome video, just what I was looking to do and you helped guide me through it very smoothly. This will make recording/practicing to my tracks at my drums much easier!

[@CreativeSauce]

Yes totally! And excellent use for it :)

[@DevinJuularValentine]

This is so cool. I was singing today and it was frustrating having to not only use the PC but get set up in position to sing once I pressed record. Will help in all sorts of situations! You channel is marvellous I am just starting out and I find your videos easy to follow along to

[@RafalPiwowarczuk]

Thank You for all Your content. Greetings from Poland. :)

[@timcoffin6350]

This channel has been a godsend and this option is the best ever for a home studio. I commend you on your content, quality and presentation in all of these videos, Mike!!! This is the best....

[@Suncoastpainting]

As Mike, I learned so much from watching your videos and your FB page. Great job.

[@cgnhhb]

Mike, talking about remote controls: are you using a DAW Controller for Cakewalk,...? Assuming yes ! Would be nice hearing from you on this. Faderport, X Touch or something else for cakewalk? Good, good stuff and thanks for all your efforts!

[@JemacMauricio]

Thank you man. You should be Bandlab's official channel.

[@davidjmoore9972]

Thanks So much! This worked perfectly...I struggled for a few months trying to get my frontier Tranzport going. This is Better!

[@avelmusique]

Awesome feature! Thanks for sharing

[@frankiegentilmen3675]

Thank you for this fantastic suggestion. I immediately bought this nice app and installed it on my tablet. The only limitation is about instructions. The on line manual made by the App creator is not so detailed. For this reason there are some buttons I don't know how to use, and some others need a combination with using some other button. If you could do a video with practical examples of each button it could be really, really helpful!!! Anyway, than you again for your extraordinary site and your high quality in these fantastic videos!!!!

[@renderizer01]

I just bought the pro version of TouchDAW and set up Cakewalk to use my tablet as a sort of a controller surface on my desktop and the phone as a portable transport controller, even though the Go To Start and Go To End buttons don't work as expected.

[@kevintaylor2574]

Excellent! On my way to download the app!

[@chrisknowles64]

Hi Mike!! Just set this up today and man, it is going to change my setup tremendously in a very positive way. You are a godsend!! Can't find the details on your website to become a regular supporter (I registered of course) Let me know man. Thanks for everything you do!

[@mariobrunopetvar]

outstanding, thank you for sharing with us

[@Pratyaksh...]

Best Guy on youtube for Home Music Producers!! 😀 😀 LOVE YOU KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

[@skillstacker9268]

Very informative and entertaining videos! Where can we hear your finished product (music)?

[@johnmarkvarney]

Thanks so much! Got it working tonight

[@chrisoosthuizen5197]

Thank you for such a wonderful tutorial and product Mike. I always tend to be too close to my NF monitors and that does mess with the perspective and balance. With TouchDaw I can stand back and really mix the sound to my liking. Creative Sauce rock 👍👍😎 If I could press like a 1000X, I would.

[@jimmito823]

Thanks Mike to remember me the instruccions,,,jjaajaj.. Blessings

[@picksalot1]

Cool App. Excellent explanation. Thanks for going through "all" the installation steps.

[@davidvicars6688]

This is awesome, I miss being able to use my Frontier alphatrack to control Cakewalk (Sonar) and this is the solution, thanks so much for the video, subscribed

[@EfigLoveTucson]

Brother, Mike! Thank you again and again and again... I, however, was not able to make it work (Talk to each other). I tried two different PCs to no avail. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. I read all the comments below as well but no clear answer for my issue. :( Regardless, YOU ROCK!!!!!

[@CreativeSauce]

Oh no, that sucks! One thing I would try it to temporarily turn of your firewall on your PC, at least to eliminate that as an issue.

[@EfigLoveTucson]

@@CreativeSauce Thank you, Mike. Always a pleasure and exciting to talk to a rock star like you, brother!!!! I read you telling someone about firewall somewhere else below and went to check. Firewall was off in both of my systems. No biggie. I’ll keep working on this. You are a true educator and we are grateful for you. :)

[@WillyMinnix]

I love you videos. I recently bought a Worlde Easycontrol.9 slider unit and after watching several videos I am more confused than ever. Do you have any similar device and can you make a video on how to set up these type of devices with Cakewalk? Thanks.

[@doug_I_do_not_consent]

Thanks - liked video 😀

[@joegrint6280]

I didn't know you could do that! - probably not something I'd need to use but fascinating none the less!

[@kalebyoung4098]

Hi Mike! Those pants are really scary! :)

[@vlancev1939]

To those of u who cannot get the mod wheel and pitch wheel working. I've finally worked out a solution. Create two sessions in rtpMIDI, I named one "Session_daw" and another "Session_midi". Go to cakewalk and in Preferences > Midi > Devices, the two sessions should appear. In the input section check both "session_midi" and "session_daw", but in the output section only check "session_daw". Then go to Control Surfaces and follow the steps in the video which is adding a new Controller Surface and selecting mackie control, this time input is "session_daw" and output is "session_daw", the mod and pitch wheel and other faders for other cc values should start working

[@razor7music]

I'm going to try it out when I'm in studio. Thanks!

[@artao5]

TouchDAW is freakin awesome!! WELL worth the 5 bucks or so. .... I didn't hear you mention this, but it essentially emulates a Mackie MCU, which is pretty sweet. On a tablet, TouchDAW is even BETTER cuz you get 8 track faders plus the master fader, as well as numerous other buttons on the right side. GREAT stuff! The only thing for ME is that I need to start remembering to actually USE it, particularly when I'm in a mixing session LOL

[@micranes673]

Man I am glad you posted. I was just wondering about that as I have probably three of four old tablets laying around. Now I am wondering if I can hook up multiple tablets for different screens at the same time. This could save a lot of money on controllers.

[@artao5]

@@micranes673 I would think that's possible, to a degree. But you would have to set BOTH instances of TouchDAW up just right. Of course, I've not tried this. I'm pretty sure you'd only be able to use two tablets at once tho. It sends the Mackie MCU info to the DAW on one wireless channel and MIDI signals on the other. So on one tablet you could have the mixing console, and on the other you could have, say, X/Y controllers or the keyboard or the Launchpad/Push style interface. You'd have to configure each instance of TouchDAW so Wireless 1 came from the mixer tablet, with nothing being sent on Wireless 2, then the other would do the opposite.

[@micheldub4142]

Could we use the rtpMIDI software to control Cakewalk with my Arturia Keylab essential keyboard ? Or could you do a video on how to proceed to control Cakewalk with an Arturia keyboard using the ACT function of Cakewalk. Thanks

[@Luxuriousentertainment]

Did you ever get the Arturia keyboard to work? It took me about 2 weeks to figure it out. Let me know.

[@micheldub4142]

@@Luxuriousentertainment - No did you find the solution, if so, please help me !

[@useurhed]

Excellent!! Now, I could really use the transport controls UI, like you, but one question: Is there an easy/quick way to kill (cntrl-z) a bad take in this remote UI view?

[@moosey62]

Thanks so much mate

[@MarcPPelletier]

Thanks man. Incredibly useful!!

[@dwaingill5094]

Loved the touchdaw back in the early sonar X days. using TouchOSC now with AZ's programme due to the flexibility. Such innovations should keep those brands at bay that charge an arm and a leg for extra knobs and faders on a midi controller.

[@jesrun5787]

Dwain Gill hey bro, appreciate the info. I downloaded the osc but what’s the az programme?

[@LightShadow]

This is exactly what I needed - It saved me from buying expensive gear.

[@Self-taughtJay]

Alright man you got my attention I'm subscribing this is gold

[@nebukenazar]

Thanks man....You are the best.

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure thanks!

[@steveowen8961]

Another very useful and well presented video - and it works like a bought one :)

[@jesrun5787]

TouchDaw doesn’t come in the iPhone store. Is there a good program for iPhone users?

[@Gwill53]

You are one helpful guy. Thank you.

[@adrianhiggins4723]

Hi Mike, I just want to say that I have appreciated several of your cakewalk tutorials being some what new to it. A few questions if I may can the phone app apply to multiple routers or does this need to be done for separate addresses as I own another property. Secondly I noticed you had several channels in cakewalk and I tap out at 16 as I am using the free Bandlab Cakewalk. Is yours a different version ? Or are they both Sonor. Greatly admire your skills. Thanks again.

[@catsven1973]

thanks a lot you saved my day...but still can't figure out how to connect the phone with my computer..i got a wifi usb dongle on my desk top PC, connected to my domestic modem....should I connect my phone to that dongle or to the domestic modem and through it i connect to the computer..have really no idea of how it works please!!! thanks your channel is the best cakewalk place on the net!! by the way...i'm using Sonar since 2006...i'm on the last version of the CbB...thanks again

[@GaryBone]

Another great vid, thanks Mike

[@chrisking8379]

Is there a similar app available for iphone?

[@williemenaldi640]

thanks for your video

[@yeeshanmalik8353]

Great content! I needed this so bad !

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you! I'm glad it's useful to you :)

[@jimslusser6606]

I just came across this and it’s something I have been struggling to find a solution. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us newbies here. I have enjoyed all of your videos using Cakewalk. This is a valuable addition to that resource. Thanks again.

[@donovannewby]

Great job

[@ManInTheAttic57]

Another great video! Super tip!

[@encodedstring5308]

Please make video on how to control synthesiser virtually

[@mcinen67]

As a drummer who wants to record my self this must be a great solution. But I don't have wifi in the rehersal room. So can it work with Bluetooth also?

[@robycanuri]

Supreme!!!! Mike you re God!!!! Thanks, thanks a lot. I m so lucky for found your channel!

[@DejaGruvBand]

Thanks for the video I am only able to control faders with bus controls on X32 and not the actual faders associated with my tracks. Is that correct?

[@Apeshoot13]

Can you control stomps when using Amplitube 5 as a plugin in Cakewalk? Contol the Amplitube 5 plugin within Cakewalk is what I'm asking, for clarity. Thank you!

[@joseluis7309]

MUY BUENO....!!!!!

[@djabthrash]

I can get to use the faders of the app to control my DAW (REAPER) 's faders, but the XY pad won't work when trying to MIDI learn some of my DAW's parameters... Any clue ? EDIT : on the other hand, my XY pad from my KORG PADKONTROL midi controller can do midi learn just fine for the same parameters, so it has to do with the TouchDAW app...

[@keithfarrar-haygar-184]

Works great in CW, not so in studio one

[@stavsmith3863]

I installed and it worked in demo mode for about a week and then stopped working, I dont mind paying for the full version, but i dont want to pay if it stops working( of course) has the demo got a time limit on it and that is why it stopped or is there another reason? Can anyone advise ?

[@keith-marvk-harrisii8666]

I can't thank you enough for this vid!

[@davidjmoore9972]

G'day Mike, I wrote here a few weeks ago about the remote DAW Transport. Followed all the steps and it worked great...then I went back and it's not responding. I swear I followed each step and even went back to Video again. Should I uninstall the APP or Midi rpt and start over? Thanks in Advance and Merry Christmas!

[@musickers]

Thank you Mike!

[@mcmeyer76]

Doesn't work for me. Set all connections up exactly as per the video, and the only difference I could tell in my process vs. the tutorial is that my tablet never gave any indication it was "searching" or initiating contact with my computer. Just changed the settings, hit apply and okay - and then I backed up a screen and it did nothing. Can't figure out what I missed, or if there's some other default setting on my devices that needs to be turned on to search for/recognize a connection.

[@bassexcursion9388]

Any app recommendation for apple?

[@joseperri.medusa]

Excelent Thank you!

[@CreativeSauce]

Hey Jose! Thanks for watching :)

[@AnubisProd]

Thanks! Tried it once without success. I intend on using it for mixing on my tablet

[@welchomestudio]

Interesting tool indeed!

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks for watching, Yes a life saver sometimes!

[@amaony]

Hi thanks fr this info., However i attempted to control a Guitar VST (Ample Guitar M Lite) using the keyboard on TouchDAW but was not able to do so, even though it connected successfully. Do you have an idea why i wasn't able to do so.

[@DEMBEATSPRODUCTION]

Hey Mike, I have an iPhone and TouchDAW is not found in the App Store. is there another App that you would recommend for iPhone users?

[@micranes673]

Great Vid! Thanks!!!!

[@drwho37]

Who is downvoting this angel?

[@edgarkoskee1156]

Hey this was really useful, thanks a lot! :-)

[@kenking145]

thats awesome! thanks! is there a way to use this as a midi controller for the synths? and is there a way to connect other apps to it for sounds?

[@jyuke9955]

Fivers Mike. Way cool. Love the channel.

[@mikesipia1576]

Been around the block a couple of times but here's one I havn't seen Cakewalk by bandlab,Arturia's collection 9 the B3 V set the cc's to work the leslie and the volume pedal then when you use it a voice comes on and says what it is????Any Idea's Please!!!!

[@delcoy71]

What do you recommend for an iPad? I like the bigger screen.

[@cannonjones6713]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I just have one question: everything worked, even up to playing and recording through my phone. The only thing I couldn't get to work was the mod wheel and piano screen in the app. That was mainly what I wanted it for (My piano doesn't have a mod wheel), but I can't get the app's mod wheel/piano input to work. Any suggestions?

[@mmaybrown]

Did you ever figure this out?

[@jerrydelacruz5119]

Is there a way to make it work through a usb connection without wifi.

[@bryanjs99]

One quick question, how did you set your TouchDaw app to work in conjunction with your external faders? I have an bheringer xtouch one connected via MCU and got both to work, however I can't move the TouchDaw to the tracks I would like to use it for (drum recording). It put's space between MCU 1 (xtouch) and MCU 2 (TouchDaw). I tried setting TouchDaw as a MCU XT which allowed me to move it to the tracks, however in this mode it did not allow for transport or track arming. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Great Tutorial as always, btw, and it was very easy to set up and get running with TouchDaw! Thanks

[@lucodin5205]

Hello, can you advise me? because I want to buy a multitouch screen with a size between 27 "and 32" to use it on cakewalk by bandlab..thank you

[@Fretboard_Chaos_Productions]

Mike, any options for iPhone/ apple users?

[@rogerw8000]

I spent hours trying to get TouchDaw to work, but it kept FAILING to connect no matter what I did. The solution in my case was to turn OFF the Private Network Firewall in Windows 10/Settings/Security/Firewall. Then, I also discovered that I could "allow" the 2 rptMIDI executable files to breech the Firewall, and keep the Private Network Firewall ON. Now, TouchDaw connects every time . . . . 😁

[@CoolLava]

I’m having trouble connecting. Could it be the Mackie Control in Controller/Surface? I do not use a Mackie anything. What Control/Surface should I use? I have tried Calkwalk, ACT Midi, and Mackie Control XT with no luck.

[@therealjackfisher]

It uses WiFi, means you should be close to router for it to work. If your router is in another room, you can buy another wifi router/switch and hook it up via long cable. Another solution is KORG Nanokontrol Studio, but it also comes with issues. It uses Bluetooth midi wich is a new thing to Microsoft, so expect it to cause trouble when you have connected controller via bluetooth and another device via midi interface or usb. Most likely you will crash the software you are working on. I totally gave up on making a wireless setup. in 2020 it is still garbage.

[@TheChazking]

HI I tried this with my Lenovo tablet also my Galaxy tablet and even though I followed your instructions I simply cannot get this to work. Cakewalk simply refuses to recognize the tablet. I have also tried several controllers and I cant get them to work either.

[@squidskunk]

i use a Bluetooth keyboard and keyboard commands.

[@FerrenHeit]

O you possibly have a direct download for rtpMIDI download?? The site is getting flagged and blocked by my isp,