Problems Opening Bundle Files and Inserting Wave Files

If you're having problems opening bundle files (*.BUN) or inserting Wave files (*.WA~), here are some things to try:

• Make sure that the computer's date is set to the current date. Do this by going to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Date/Time, or by right-clicking on the taskbar clock and choosing Adjust Date/Time.
• Go to Options | Audio | Advanced (Tools | Audio Options in v. 7 and 8) in Cakewalk, and make sure the Data Directory is pointing to a valid directory. Also make sure there's enough free hard disk space on the drive that the Data Directory points to.
• If you're importing a Wave file, note that it must be in PCM format, 8 or 16 bits, stereo or mono. If the file is not 8 or 16 bits, or is in a format other than PCM (such as ADPCM, TrueSpeech, or any "compressed" format), Cakewalk Pro Audio won't load it.
• Go to Control Panel | Multimedia | Advanced | Audio Compression Codecs, and make sure all necessary Codecs have been installed (make sure that Microsoft PCM Converter is installed and enabled). You might even try to reinstall them by going to Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup | Multimedia | Audio Compression.
• Go to the Cakewalk directory, and open the WAVEPROF.TXT file to see if the Wave Profiler utility has reported any error messages.
• Reinstall the drivers for the sound card. Make sure there are no other sound drivers installed. If you've ever had another sound card installed, make sure the drivers and all references to that card (in AUTOEXEC.BAT and SYSTEM.INI) have been completely removed. Make sure no other unnecessary drivers are loaded (Roland MPU 401, TTS MPU 401, etc.).
• Reinstall Cakewalk in a different directory, and don't migrate the preferences from your previous version of Cakewalk.

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