Using Matrix with Cakewalk DAW
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:25 am
I wanted to use Matrix with my existing Cakewalk DAW and discovered that with the standard Matrix install, Cakewalk refused to open.
With help from the Cakewalk forum, it has been found that Cakewalk has a limitation of 276 available ASIO devices (real or virtual) beyond which it will not open. This is not the number of devices in use but rather the number of devices it can see.
As a quick fix, in my PC registry, I removed three of the VB-Matrix ASIO entries, leaving only the VB-Matrix VASIO-128. Along with my MOTU ASIO drivers, I was now under the 276 device limit and Cakewalk will now load with Matrix installed.
There is a live thread on this at https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php? ... io-matrix/ and I'll check to see if the Cakewalk (soon to become Sonar) development guys are will to have a look at fixing this restriction.
With help from the Cakewalk forum, it has been found that Cakewalk has a limitation of 276 available ASIO devices (real or virtual) beyond which it will not open. This is not the number of devices in use but rather the number of devices it can see.
As a quick fix, in my PC registry, I removed three of the VB-Matrix ASIO entries, leaving only the VB-Matrix VASIO-128. Along with my MOTU ASIO drivers, I was now under the 276 device limit and Cakewalk will now load with Matrix installed.
There is a live thread on this at https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php? ... io-matrix/ and I'll check to see if the Cakewalk (soon to become Sonar) development guys are will to have a look at fixing this restriction.