A Beginner’s guide to Cakewalk (by Bandlab) for Composers

In this video I go over the basics you’ll need to begin composing music in Cakewalk by Bandlab. This feature packed Windows only DAW is available for free, making it an ideal DAW for beginner composers looking to get started into the world of composing. ► Get your FREE Beginner’s Guide To Composing Music in 5 Easy Steps here: Cakewalk can be downloaded here: Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Initial Setup 01:58 - Adding a virtual instrument 03:18 - Recording Midi 05:14 - Editing Midi Part 1 (Resizing notes and drawing in controller data) 07:53 - Recording Midi (again!) 09:15 - Editing Midi Part 2 (Editing Velocities and Quantization) 12:05 - Entering notes manually using the mouse 13:50 - Basic Mixing 14:37 - Exporting Audio 16:04 - Playthrough of complete piece Here are the links to the Free Sample Libraries I use in the short piece: BBC Discover by Spitfire Audio (Harp) Helix Strings from Sine Factory by Orchestral Tools The Free Orchestra by Project Sam (con sordino Strings) LABS by Spitfire Audio (Soft Piano and Choir)