James Boddie

David, Thanks for the reply. I don't mean to suggest there is something buggy about Cakewalk. The issues are clearly my own misunderstanding. Regarding your questions: 2. My problem is that sometimes when right clicking a point on an envelope, I get a menu that offers converting to MIDI data, but there are times when a right click gives a menu without that option. I don't yet know what conditions cause this discrepancy. 3. Again, I don't know enough to actually reproduce it. Just there was a condition in which I could see a preveously recorded envelope superimposed over the notes but when expanding the automation lanes, that wavey envelope did not appear. Perhaps there is something related to the difference in clip automation and track automation. I will need more experiments. At any rate, I have decided that for the moment, I will stick to editing CC data in the pane below the Piano Roll and avoid the envelope business until I have more experience or learn why it is a better workflow for dealing with CC data that controls the library (Modulation, Expression, Vibrato, etc).

I am confused about all of the options for inputting and editing MIDI CC data--specifically Dynamics(or Modulation), Expression, and Vibrato. I know how to record this data and display and edit on the piano roll. I understand that to record CC data over previously entered notes, that I can use Record Sound over Sound (after erasing the previously recorded CC data). But is that the best way to do this? I know I can move the CC data to envelopes and edit there. But I do not understand how to record over a portion of the envelopes without going through the Piano Roll conversion process. it is very confusing when there are multiple handles for the same control, e.g. CC1, Modulation, Dynamics, Wheel, Kontakt controls, ... In my trials (and many errors), 1. I have managed to get the DAW in a state where Kontact is receiving previously recorded data while I am inputting new data resulting is studdering. 2. I can reliably convert CCs in the Piano Roll to envelopes but sometimes cannot move the data back to CCs. 3. I have seen a recorded envelope superimposed over notes in the track view but cannot produce a corresponding automation lane in the dropdown, So is the right workflow to stay with CC data in the Piano Roll, somehow use automation lanes exclusively, or switch between CC data and envelopes?