Processing fx in CW9

[Chipster]

Hello,
Is there a way of adding fx on the fly in cakewalk? I'm running a fast machine, but even then it takes so long to process fx after the fact. As far as that goes, can it be done in Sonar5? I have both, but it is going to take a while to get up to speed on sonar, and since I'm used to working in CW I'm still using it while learning.

[LfO]

I've only used recent Sonar, so can't say anything about CW9.

If you're asking how to, for example, track a vocal line and actually hear the reverb in your 'phones as you're singing, I've been unable to accomplish that.

I THINK that what you're asking, though, is whether you can put easily put effects in the signal chain (and take them back out), rather than a) open a .wav, b) select an effect, c) click apply, d) check if you like it, e) hit undo if you dont, ....

If that's what you're asking, then yes - you can add an effect to the fx bin for an individual track, and that effect will have a dedicated window with its controls that you can tweak on the fly - you can even automate some (including all of those in the sonitus:fx suite that comes with Sonar 5).

[Chipster]

Originally Posted by LfO

I've only used recent Sonar, so can't say anything about CW9.

If you're asking how to, for example, track a vocal line and actually hear the reverb in your 'phones as you're singing, I've been unable to accomplish that.

I THINK that what you're asking, though, is whether you can put easily put effects in the signal chain (and take them back out), rather than a) open a .wav, b) select an effect, c) click apply, d) check if you like it, e) hit undo if you dont, ....

If that's what you're asking, then yes - you can add an effect to the fx bin for an individual track, and that effect will have a dedicated window with its controls that you can tweak on the fly - you can even automate some (including all of those in the sonitus:fx suite that comes with Sonar 5).

That's exactly what I'm asking. That's way too cool. I really need to just bite the bullet and start using Sonar5. I got it a week or so ago, and have installed it. However, it is so complexed that I have some difficulty getting around in it. I am totally blind, and rely on a screen reader to access the screen. My software can be trained to a great deal, but it is going to take a lot of sighted assistance, to bring it all together. I have also bought a Behringer BCF2000, and hope to really integrate it in to my setup. It really is a lot easier to use knobs, faders, and buttons than to try and acomplish it with screen access software.

So couldn't I setup a preset on my bcf2000 to track these windows? and if so I guess I need to do a lot of reading and ask questions in that forum.