this is a direct x prob for cakewalk, if u r using 7.0a cakewalk9 can sync with video normally(still got frames dropped) solution 1=after play press alt key right away, that will stop the time counter at the top of the screen and it'll sync almost perfectly, 2=turn the acceleration down at your display card, this u ve to try and adjust the best performance of your pc, r u a jingle music writer?