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It's 16pix squared as most tray icons are.  Be nice if Windows allowed it to be bigger when deselecting "small" Taskbar icons but tray icons are not included in this so I customized it so it's more visible.  I use it to quickly troubleshoot basic midi issues but this becomes an issue when it fails because I can't tell what's causing it to fail.

You'll be fine either way.

They all install separately in their own folders but do share some common files.

At one time I had SONAR 8, X1 thru SPlat,  CbB and Sonar all installed.

When doing this, make sure the newest version is installed last so older files don't overwrite newer ones.

Why not just point directly to the folder in each version Preferences?

You can also use the Preset Manager by clicking the Presets button.  Hit F1 for more help.

9 hours ago, elementalwarrior42 said:

Also, is there anyway to display these notes as diamonds (like in Reaper)?

I asked a similar question in February:

Did you run a full scan and are their folders listed in your Preferences  VST Scan Paths? 

No keyboard shortcut exists AFAICT.  Ctrl+i opens/closes the PC rack in Inspector but not the flyout.

When open, flyout will stay open while playing/stopping as long as you don't click anywhere else.  It can be pinned if you need to work on the track.  However, it will still close if you click away from the track.

I've requested to have it float so it can remain open but in the mean time you can float the Inspector with the flyout pinned if you have multiple monitors.

On 6/26/2025 at 1:52 AM, Kamikaze said:

I never realized it was on or the other for the PC4k and PC76 as other compressors like the CA2A  +10db and the Concrete Limiter let me loads as many instances as I want into the  Pro Channel Strip (not that I ever do).

4 some reason the default 4 modules are limited to one instance per track while others can be added multiple times.

Don't know if it's recommended but you can clone the 4 with differing names to make additional copies that will show up in the list - without thumbnails.  These can also be inserted multiple times but with have simple control sliders instead of the usual GUI and their title bars will have actual names instead of the generic ones.

Earlier base version PC76 & PC4K compressors were "one unit" toggled by a switch.

Thanks, I researched several reset routines, but none fix it in Chrome.  Since Edge doesn't exhibit the behavior it's most likely a hiccup between Chrome and forum software.

FWIW, since I have X1 thru CbB installed, I made one common folder for Templates and everything else so there's no duplicate folders.  Templates were renamed to prefix each version in case some throw a warning about unavailable features when using a newer template.

6 hours ago, Promidi said:

Some people like using workspaces - myself included.

No worries.  The point was None let's you "see all features."

When posting I've been getting this window for some time now:

Looks like the window isn't loading all the way.  Is this a Chrome thing, bug, or setting somewhere?

Should look like this:

1 hour ago, John Vere said:

The views menu default is missing items. Choose the Advanced workspace to see all features. The Basic workspace is bare bones. Stupid choice for a default. 

What about "None"?

1 hour ago, Starship Krupa said:

Clarification: only one app can be assigned to open files with a given extension when the filename or icon is double-clicked in Explorer.

By "assigned" I meant within Windows settings.  The assignment correlates directly with double-clicking.   

49 minutes ago, Jeremy Oakes said:

.mc9 etc is this : 

https://fileinfo.com/extension/mc9

You mean this :

https://fileinfo.com/extension/mx9

Ooops - and - fixed

AFAIK all GUI elements have an image or color assignment in order to be visible. Whether they are user changeable or not depends on the developer.

Interestingly, Mixcraft has no user theme editor but it is set up to apply custom skins.  Its GUI files are all available thru an image folder and INI file (simple text file) where you can recreate the entire GUI at will - with some limitations.  By editing the INI file (at your own risk), some of the images can actually be replaced with a color and vise versa.  Colors can either be solid or fades.  PNGs can be replaced with BMPs, and so on.  Cakewalk's Studio Instruments have a similar approach with separate Graphic, Text, and  Layout CWRES files (simple text files) allowing  you to rearrange the entire layout, tho the image formats can't be changed.

Color options have been around since the early days of SONAR.  Sonar 8.5 had a ton.  X series actually broke them.  Some in the list didn't work but you could import a color set from 8.5 or earlier and get them back.  New Sonar almost closed the door with no option to import from earlier versions.

As stated, only one app can be assigned to open a specific file type.  When right-clicking, you can also select Choose another app and check the box Always use this app which will permanently reassign it.

Cakewalk/Sonar normally maintains the same file type between versions.  Other DAWs like Mixcraft change the extension with each new version (.mx8, .mx9, .mx10, etc.) so the version it was last saved in opens the file when double-clicking it.

7 hours ago, Kamikaze said:

Are the PC4K S-Type, the PC76 U-type and Tube Saturation part of the paid version, or have they gone? 

They don't show in the Insert list when they're already inserted.  Check the Replace list.

Windows Ease of Access can make some Cakewalk GUI text bigger - Track View track numbers, Title bar text, Main browser text - but not Notes browser text.

27 minutes ago, Wookiee said:

. . . where they literally eat their dead so they could fully understand them.

Now I understand everything that's been going on here.

Time to slip away q u i e t l y before I'm groked!

Regardless of how a GUI is made,  it can be designed with customization in mind if the company chooses to do so.

The original X series Skylight interface was not, but it was somewhat adaptable.  The new one probably less so.  Is what it is.

Confusion is an understatement on this matter. 

If there's good documentation or videos explaining how Workspaces and screensets work together, I've not found one.

1.  Did you start by creating a brand new template or using a different one?

2. Try clicking the global record button in the Mix Module on and off.

On 6/21/2025 at 11:08 PM, Waldemar Pawlik said:

I would still prefer a single key stroke that allows toggling back and forth between screens.

Once you setup each Screenset the way you want it, simply hit the top row number keys to toggle between them.  Keep in mind that Track View is the main view while Console View, PRV, Staff View, and all others are Multidock views.  While in them, hitting D key will toggle the Track View.

For Screenset 1 you can have Console View in the Multidock and use D to toggle between it and Track View.  Or you can have Console View in it's own Screenset, but the D key behavior will be the same.

Inspector and Browser, as well as the other views, can be added to or removed from any view or float independently.  Browser can also be docked in Multidock.

Naming each Screenset will help avoid confusion.

To save the Screensets for future projects, save the current project as a Project Template (eg. myfavoritescreensets.cwt) in the Project Templates folder and it will show up in the Start Screen under New Project.

Sonar X2 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvcZ9O4TeOw

Images are still broken on the https version, so to see them in context the "s" has to be removed.  Don't know why this can't be fixed.

Removing the "s" from https doesn't always work in Chrome unless the right settings are in place but not sure what they are.

It works without incident in MS Edge.