Help w/Pro Tracks by Cakewalk?!

[kayaboy]

anybody have ProTracks software??? it's 'made' by Cakewalk, and came w/my Digitech-RPX400 guitar processor...it connects to my laptop via USB.
wanted to see if anybody had ANY tips/tricks that they'd like to share...the User guide (in box & on-line as well) both don't really go in depth on some of the features and I would like to find out as much as I can so can make decent sounding demos.
**here's a link to the software I'm speaking of:
http://protracksrecording.com/
**here's a link to the processor I'm using:
http://www.digitech.com/products/rpx400.htm

I'm kinda rigging it right now--as far as getting sounds recorded to the laptop...after installing necessary drivers/software still was not getting any sound from laptop(not even the tutorials)--onboard sound on laptop is crappy...so i plugged headphones into the processor and was then able to 'hear' what i'm playing/recording...I have an M-AUDIO EXTERNAL AUDIOPHILE soundcard on order--that should be here anyday...
Does anybody know anything about ProTracks though????

[Porter]

kayboy,

I haven't heard of the software before, however looking at the site it almost looks like Sonar 2.2 re-badged... it doesn't say that it is 'made' by Cakewalk, it's developed in a 'collaboration' with Cakewalk. If that is the case you could get a book such as Cakewalk Power (for version 2) which should give you an introduction into the program.

I haven't seen the 'processor' you are talking about either... as to why you can't hear it out of the laptop speakers is that I'd say that you master out isn't routed to it, it would be routed back to your 'processor'. You can change this, however that may bring up another bunch of problems.

Other than that, I don't know if anyone on this forum will be able to help you with the product...

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