How To Use Cakewalk by Bandlab - Console and ProChannel Basics

[@greggeverman5578]

Cakewalk really needs guys like dis man!

[@aaccount24]

I understand so much more about busses and routing than I did 29 minutes ago. This is a great format for those of us who need some 101 education--thank you!

[@inchnamoink]

I’ve just started using Cakewalk as my first DAW and came across this series. SO clearly and well explained. Thanks so much for putting this series together man. Life saver!

[@abc456f]

I've been binging on your Cakewalk tutorials and am picking up loads of information. I think you're the best teacher on KZbin. I'll probably revisit these videos multiple times as I put together my projects, but knowing they're available to me gives me a greater sense of confidence in what I'm doing. Thanks a ton Mike.

[@jackiedixon5076]

Thank you Mike. I checked out several big name daws. Since I am a beginner, I looked for something that was going to be great, however, it needed to be straight forward. And then when I tried Cakewalk by Bandlab. I was hooked. I was concerned with the overpriced programs.. So thankful to the Cakewalk people who give this away for FREE. Astounding. I found Cakewalk. Went on line for some tutorials, and I found you. I shared them to my email. Now I can listen and learn on Cakewalk. You are the best teacher, I have found. a great big Thank You. When my rich uncle gets out of the Poor House. I am hitting the Thanks button.

[@BobTheCamper]

I've used Cakewalk for years without really understanding how to use it. I would mess around until I found a reasonable result and then just do it that way forever. The Cakewalk documentation and most video tutorials either give WAY too much technical info (for me) or go so fast that I can't figure out what they're showing. Somehow you're managing to give just enough information at just the right speed so that every one of your videos I've seen so far is filled with big "aha!" moments that I actually understand and can remember. I can see that things are going to be much easier and more streamlined for me with Cakewalk now, and I'm thrilled. Thank you!

[@JPAlpano]

Holy cow! That was the most straightforward easy to understand walkthrough I've seen about the pro channel and the console. Thanks, man!!!

[@johnrisher3007]

Thank you so much for taking your time to show how cakewalk works

[@sergeguerin5633]

I've used Cakewalk Sonar for many years now (ever since Sonar XL) and I am actually learning new things from these tutorials!!! Quite refreshing indeed!

[@CreativeSauce]

That's great to hear man. I'm still learning too!

[@intrudergrid9530]

It's so great to have someone take this all apart and not having to go through a boring and incomprehensive manuel! Thank so much! Needless to say I signed up! Did I say needless? Yes..needless!

[@stephendemont1965]

This tutorial really, really helped my understanding of how console tracks and buses play into the bigger picture of mixing. Thanks Mike!

[@jmartarano]

I have had cakewalk (bandlab) for a couple years and used it sparingly. I've learned so much from your videos in the last 2 weeks ands have already recorded a couple tunes, so Bravo to you for motivating me. Ironically , my buddy who plays guitar in my Trio was the Director of QA/Engineering before they went belly up. It's hard to pick his brain over text b/c of Covid so I'm glad I have your videos to watch.

[@glennhendricks4111]

I've watched hundreds of other videos on DAWs. You are such a better teacher with more experience using the software you are presenting, There are so many less knowledgeable people making videos on this topic, I am so relieved and thankful I found this channel !

[@mimojapan]

A quick note: IF you setup busses, you can color them first, then all tracks output sends set to those busses will adapt to the buss color automatically :D Besides that, this "tune" did instantly remind me of "Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now"

[@CreativeSauce]

Yeah right! A similar vibe.

[@therealrockguy100]

Good to know. Thanks. That's something I'd figure out accidently years down the road.

[@fluxcobalt4646]

Thanks for the Cakewalk video series. I have been using this DAW for 10+ years. I used SONAR X1, X3 and Pro. I was disappointed when Gibson stopped development on it but I was very happy when Bandlab took it over. In the past Cakewalk got a bad rap but I don't think people realized how powerful this DAW is and the things you can do with the included plugins. Hopefully with your videos on Cakewalk more people will be exposed to it.

[@CreativeSauce]

Yes, I'm really not sure why in some circles its not taken more seriously! I've used a number of DAWs, and I dont feel like Cakewalk has anything 'missing'. It did suffer from instability around X1, but seem very solid at the moment. Im glad you are enjoying the vids, thank you!

[@mimojapan]

I'm still happily using SPLAT, despite the discontinued support. It's simply the best workflow since I'm used to it. Should it ever fade beyond usability, I'll finally learn another DAW :D

[@tedb1015]

@dirtyshelf Yes..most things carried over as far as editing etc. Ignore the drum setup.

[@ThomasCurranJr]

Excellent video - the way you lay everything out slowly, deliberately, and with real life examples is incredibly helpful. Certainly so much more than my typical method of "Hey what does this button do?" over and over again!

[@ClayNico]

Thanks so much!!, the BEST cakewalk tutorial I've come across. Easy to follow, and just the right level of details to get me started.

[@jackc.loesch9663]

mike:you are a true teacher in every meaning of said word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanks for all your time/tutorials i just adore/learn soooooo much from them.jack c. loesch

[@kcole83080]

Extremely helpful. You've got a great teaching style. I'm all in. Thanks

[@CreativeSauce]

Hey Keith, I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!

[@adrianwandering2675]

You have been SO helpful. Enabling me, and I'm sure others too, to have the confidence to buy a bit of gear (had guitar and keyboard, so condensor mic, midi leads for keyboard, second-hand audio interface) and actually make a start on what is, initially, a bewildering array of elements to digital music making. Thank you so much for your clear, personable and massively informative work. Cakewalk and you are free! Yeh, I know, hopefully you're making a living from this!

[@RonaldSchow]

This was extremely helpful for this novice. Thank you, I'm really learning and you're really helping.

[@CreativeSauce]

Great to hear Ronald, thank you!

[@PeterDaltrey]

Excellent tutorial...I was glued to every word. Now off to have a fiddle...

[@rickbserrano7648]

!EXCELLENT TUTORIAL... For us Nubs! I'm SOOO Grateful for your Great EFORT in putting this Tutorial Series on Cakewalk... IT'S FANTASTIC!!!

[@stevegentle2432]

Very, very competent guy - i've got this software and recorded with it a couple of times but plan to learn properly this time so i'm on a learning curve. Thanks for all your videos Mike - keep up the excellent work!!!

[@ceezbgacom]

Thank you for your Bandlab/Cakewalk series. I'm learning new things. I encourage others to throw something into the Tip Jar, I just did.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you Chris! Very much appreciated :)

[@spookbones]

Brilliant tutorial. Just retired and getting into cakewalk daw for first time. Up until now been using a Tascam Neo! Your tutorials are a Godsend Creative Sauce. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@jimbop4499]

Superb mate! Clear....easy to follow tutorials.....made for a dumb arse like me! Had Sonar for years but never knew it was capable of so much. Thanx!!

[@joegrint6280]

Another great tutorial - I finally understand the flexibility of buses! The info on the Pro Channel was really useful too!

[@omarmesa8846]

Thank you. That was an excellent tutorial. As a musician i get intimidated by all the engineering aspects of a home studio but I like how you take your time and show examples..

[@jasonbotha4139]

Excellent overview of the Console and ProChannel. Really enjoying your videos of Cakewalk. So much better than reading that encyclopedia of a manual to get to grips with the different aspects of Cakewalk.

[@guitarmandan9831]

KEEP THE CAKEWALK TUTS COMING MIKE-THANKS!!

[@LoveNjustice]

One if the best beginner video on console and buses work-flow. Thanks for sharing! Still looking forward to the video on when to use midi track, the different ways it can be used with audio, synth, channels, midi keyboard vs digital keyboard (with banks and presets), etc.

[@FiddlingwithmyWhistle]

me too

[@gregperkins7121]

Great teaching friend. Love the way you break things down and make them easy to understand.

[@PeterPanQuails]

Thank you Mike. Superb tutorial again. I am learning Cakewalk and intend to watch your whole series one by one during this holiday break.

[@pascalbriere9014]

A big big thanks for your so great and clear explanations, which make me feel less frightened in front of this console. It seems so easy to me now... Great job, definitely.

[@Superkeyruns]

So helpful! You've demonstrated a couple of things that I just didn't know, e.g. double-clicking the console button! Thank you.

[@CreativeSauce]

Glad it helped!

[@shader26]

Wow! Been banging my head in the documentation, but you REALLY get to it, and no wasted time, or banal instructions! Thank you so much, going to check out your other cakewalk videos, I have a good feeling. Liked and subscribed (and I don’t often subscribe to any channels!) thanks!

[@Cryanoutloud]

Love ur videos man, thanks from all of us struggling in the modest home studio!

[@BarmyFP3]

I should have watched this 3 months ago before I started trying to mix my track. Thanks as always. (I liked it 3 times)

[@WhoWoodaThought]

Hey Mike - you have a great way of sharing important information. I picked up all the essential stuff I needed to pick up (and brush up on). Thanx again.

[@roopekivimaa]

Wow, thanks a LOT! This tutorial really opened up my mind about Cakewalk and ProChannel! Now it seems to be so clear. I wish I would’ve watched this 2 years ago, before releasing my first album... 😂

[@PM-yz8fx]

this stuff is precious! Mike thank you very much for taking the time to do this, it's so much better than a manual

[@GPM80]

Yet again mike a top class video. Great production and so simple yet imformative. I am only a month or so from finally being able to invest in my new gear once the house is complete and these videos are keeping me going in the mean time. Well done mate, roll on the next one!!!!!

[@manuelherrera978]

Thank you very much for your videos. They´re all great. I have just started with cakewalk and You are helping me a lot. The best resource for me. Thanks!!!!!!

[@CreativeSauce]

You are very kind my friend. Good luck on your journey, and male sure you have fun!

[@quintanete76]

Simply amazing, funny and super educative video. Thank you Mike!!!!

[@Syntox]

This is a fully free fucking program. Which will never cease to blow my mind.

[@JABTV2008]

what a great video tutorial!!! Keep up the good work, mate! Many many thanks.

[@lacenaepronta]

I'm addicted by your videos....thank you !!

[@OhighOSkater]

You’re brilliant. Thank you for these videos. Sometimes Cakewalk is so confusing for me. I appreciate you!

[@terolahtinen8808]

Thanks for your videos. They're very clear and nice to watch for Cakewalk beginner like me...

[@alejandrocolindres3465]

Thanks A lot Man. I Was Really Struggling With Trying To Find Busses Work, This Video Helped Me A Lot! Keep Up The Good Work!

[@paulgieltjes3463]

Great tutorials! Thank you for creating them. Paul.

[@TheSanctionextremis]

These videos have been so helpful to me, thank you so much.

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@petermay5488]

Your videos are well done and easy to follow. Thanks so much for your help!

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure Peter - thanks for watching :)

[@megorra]

Once again, a really helpful video. These are brilliant, clear, well explained and visibly executed. Thank you so much for these :)

[@roncooper6681]

Great video! Thanks so much for sharing your skills and knowledge.

[@sethjohnson6539]

Hey I just wanted to tell you ,that you really made a huge awesome effort with this video

[@SARA191097]

I really like your tutorial. Best one in Online. Really your are helping me to understand the complex CakeWalk. Thank you

[@MG-br5vc]

Thanks for this one as well Mike. Really nice information

[@leekirkland.musician]

I am literally clinging to every episode of this like a warm snot!!! thanks so much for this...I have learned loads in 24 hours....perfect quarantine material....I have zero money at the minute (as I don't have a job to go to thanks to the virus) but you are welcome to half of it.

[@CreativeSauce]

Lol man. Thank you, it really is a great reward to me that people feel a benefit from something I 100% enjoy doing. I'm hoping with all my heart that as we get through this, your fortunes will change, and life will bring you success and fortune. Hang in there!

[@leekirkland.musician]

@@CreativeSauce Thank you...I wish the same for you and yours, it's genuinely appreciated what you are doing here...and one of the best instructors I have seen...everything is presented really clearly, and I bet each vid takes a huge amount of work...You'll go far at this I'm sure. All the best.

[@davebassP5]

This video convinced me to give up on Cubase elements. Really well explained. Thanks for the channel. 👍

[@therealrockguy100]

Thank you. Never really looked at the pro channel. Always went to my go to plugins

[@larryt689]

Thanks again Mike. You are a true lifesaver 🎸🎧🎼🎤

[@kalehorvath]

This is an amazing video! DAW tutorial AND mixing advice? Awesome! Thanks!

[@Unplugged704]

Thanks for the tutorial Mike! Newbie to recording and starting with Cakewalk. There extremely helpful and learning so much! Will be watching all the basics before diving into actual recording. Thanks again! Subbed!

[@anmolroy2831]

You are one of the best on youtube. Love from INDIA

[@CreativeSauce]

You are too kind, thank you.

[@godzown9121]

Wer u from in India?

[@trifectamusic1164]

You can also assign the colours of the channels to follow the busses' color .. thank you for your videos mike, I've learned a lot.

[@Mcgiver699]

Mike love the series mate, you make things look so easy. Thank you so much for this

[@deniscalleja3124]

Hi Mike thanks a lot I am very happy the way you explain things. My aim is to get better grips with Cakewalk Bandlab and also continue to mixdown till the end. I have been working on Midi for 25 years, but not professionally, I am an artist and composer. I want to thank you that with your ways of explaining you gave me a lot to ponder and experiment. Especially with my Yamaha MOX and CVP 605 Piano Thanks Mike. Denis Calleja

[@jyuke9955]

Such powerful software. Really learning much here. Thank you sir.

[@CreativeSauce]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@VjaceslavsNovikovs]

Amazing videos! Easy to understand everything said!

[@igortikho]

Great video tutorial, very helpful! Thank you!

[@Zilverwolv]

Another great tutorial! Thanks Mike!

[@julian65886]

One of your best videos. Awesome.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you!

[@CraigFranklinmusic]

Mike’s videos are the best source for Cakewalk DAW. I’ve been using versions of CW from early on. However, I can’t watch a Creative Sauce video without finding something very useful and useable. One questioned I never seen answered is what is Cakewalk by Bandlab business model? I’m thankful for the free software though. 😊🎶

[@NickRoss01]

Thanks for this channel. I’ve been using Guitar Tracks Pro 4 for many years but understand it’s no longer supported. Checked out your channel and has convince me that all my years of experience with GTPro2,3&4 will not be wasted by switching to BandLab. I was considering ProTools but think BL is going to be and easy switch. AND it’s FREE!! :-)

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks for watching Nick, good luck with your Cakewalk journey!

[@NickRoss01]

Creative Sauce do you know if Cakewalk bundles (from GTPro2,3 or 4) can be imported or opened in BLab?

[@JimPianoGibson]

Really helpful and very clear. Thanks!

[@Rickytee2]

Great video Mike very informative btw your studio looks great!!

[@CreativeSauce]

Cheers Ricky. Would love to have you on the Thursday show again soon!

[@LeonardoFrancor]

Yes, thanks Mike. Good teaching.

[@auchild433]

im going to watch this again sooon great content mike thank you

[@declanturley8688]

Hi great info, great help and so well explained 👍👏

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

Really nice tutorial. Aside from the Pro Channel, you can pretty much take what you said for use on other DAWs... really well explained.

[@charlienutela592]

So clear... Your a great teacher. Thanks!

[@Josec823]

If you select multiple tracks and keep the control key pressed while you change a control (like color, or outputs), you can change all at once, you do not need to go one by one.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks for this!

[@HeroMike17]

@@CreativeSauce Please note: There are so many many videos about "cakewalk SONAR x1 / x2 / x3" on youtube. This is the same programm like CbB - just an older version. Many of these videos are very interesting. I watched these now and then since 2012 and SONAR / CbB has always been a very intuitive program. You make very easy to understand videos - thumbs up!

[@julebax]

Great content, so didatic and straight forward at the same time. thanks for that!

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you! BTW, I think you think I'm smarter than I am..... I had to google 'didactic" :) Thanks for educating me, I love words that are new to me!

[@julebax]

@@CreativeSauce Maybe it´s because in portuguese "didático" is a more common word than it is in english. But thanks anyway. I´m not that smart, I thought you´re from UK by the accent, but probably my ears fooled me because I tipped in Australian Dolars (in time to correct my mistake) ;)

[@CreativeSauce]

@@julebax Lol! Thank you man, much appreciated. I was born in Australia, but spent 21 years in the UK before returning. Good luck and stay safe!

[@darrellpidgeon6440]

Color coding the console elements is a very useful feature.

[@VictorTadashiOficial]

When automating, what's the difference between doing it the way you did and doing it through that tool where you can adjust the volume points throughout the track? Also, why not do a fade out instead of automating?

[@kekotorres3700]

Fantastic tutorial!

[@thevinhnguyen2462]

wonderful course for sonar beguinner

[@babaralk8017]

Thank you so much!! Really great tutorials!

[@imcstudios]

Great tutorial. Much appreciated!

[@angelorussel1987]

thank you so much from PHILIPPINES....

[@ataata3557]

Thank you sir, this video helped me a lot. I hope you well

[@portulak13]

Thank you for this cycle of video!

[@matka5130]

Very good tutorial, thank you !

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks Thomas :)

[@julesalexander2583]

Excellent look at it.

[@jaredlimbu7410]

Loved your content clear lesson as crystal huge thank you 💙 from Nepal

[@Prajwal____]

Thanks so much for this series bro!!

[@teluguchristainchannel4264]

Thanks for this video Mike from India

[@stuartdickson6251]

Oh Mike, I’ve been overwhelmed and more than a little scared of this software, desperately clinging to my old GT Pro cuz it displays like an old style mixer. Thanks for calmly and patiently going thru some really cool stuff. I’m a changed man, thanks for showing me the door to the modern home recording potential. Cheers and respect from the West coast of Canada.