Lemons and Lemonade

Well, I'm having more problems using the MIDI controller with Cakewalk. The plan I'm kicking around now is to use the MIDI controller with the laptop -just a as keyboard. In other words, use my soft-synths in standalone mode, not as a Cakewalk plugin. If I need to record it, I can always use my old analog 4 track and dump the track to computer later. I'm going to leave Cakewalk on my uber computer and use it as a multitrack recorder. I have an analog 4 track but Cakewalk is unlimited. That way I don't have to mess with the goofy MIDI problems I'm having with equipment right now. Sometimes you just have to go with what you know. Sometimes something that seems like a really good idea isn't...but you have to go on. So, I'm disappointed that things didn't work out as I planned, but I'm not letting that derail me totally like I used to. It might even turn out as good thing. Who knows, maybe this will influence a part of my style (when I get one) in some way.