... Looks like to me that it saves it where ever I open it from. Does that mean it's recording it there too? So If I want to use E\ to record on and I have files saved to F\ then I copy a project from F\ and paste to E/ then open it from there? I want to use E\ for recording only. Save on F\ and back up on G\.
You need to be clear- what you mean and what 'saves it where I open it means now.
You underastand the difference? CWP - your project/app saved versions
And the audio data folders locations.
Perhaps an example-
I open one of the projects that was made and saved in my default C' Cakewalk Projects folder.
Each projects
ought to have a unique wav data folder under 'Global Audio. These folders were made when we started the project (by using the 'per project folder' feature I believe it's called), or by making your own folder prior to starting a new proj.
That decides where cake records/stores the audio- assuming you directed it to by highlighting it in 'Global Audio. (Is it still called that in X' versions?
Now I finish work on the proj for the day and do a save-as 'song 1 to-days-date' into the same folder as my project's audio folder which is on my audio drive, let's say drive be D'.
I can now copy that entire folder, data and work-in-progress-dated CWP ver to my b/u drive 'E.
Now, I can open 'Cake and steer to 'C and open that version, or I could go to D or E and open and run with any of them.
Unless I changed it (worked on a different proj since then for example) 'Global Audio still says drive
D/ 'Song 1, and that data will be used, new audio will go there.
I could change 'Global Audio to the b/u drive/folder and run the proj from there just as well.
"Looks like to me that it saves it where ever I open it from"
Just in case..
A 'save' is to write over the open file. Close the app, reopen, that's the one that pops up.
'Save as' assumes a
new ver is wanted - so either a new name, or at least a new location is asked for.
Now that new location is the one you see when you re-open.