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Updated Sonar help is coming very soon. In the meantime, Sonar is using the previous CbB help. You can download the CbB reference guide PDF from the Cakewalk menu above. Also check out the Sonar 2024 Feature Overview post.

New in Sonar 2024.07 build 30.07.0.571: Various UI/Theming improvements. Overloud TH-U Cakewalk amp simulator, which provides realistic guitar amp models from clean to crushing distortion. This special edition includes a curated collection of amplifier models, cabinet models, effects models and dozens of presets. Easily build or modify your own signal path. Note: TH-U Cakewalk is only usable in Sonar and Next. If you already own the full version of TH-U, installing the TH-U Cakewalk edition will not change your existing functionality. Overloud TH-U Cakewalk is fully backwards compatible with older TH3 and TH2 versions. TH3 is no longer distributed with Sonar. Projects or templates containing TH2 or TH3 will automatically load in TH-U if the old plugin is not available. Important: If you already have TH3 installed, you may not see any presets in TH-U. This will be addressed in a future update. The workaround for now is as follows: Close Sonar. In file explorer, navigate to the app data folder for Overloud TH-U (Go to %APPDATA%\Overloud). Delete the \TH-U folder. Start Sonar and insert TH-U in an FX Rack. This will regenerate the appdata folder and recreate it this time with the correct default presets. Rig Player and Supercabinet. Load user IRs even in regular cabinets instead of using one or both microphones. Scenes support (A, B, C, D buttons on the interface). Fluid Convolution technology support (https://www.overloud.com/news/fluid-convolution-unveiled). Fluid IR technology (https://youtu.be/qLZ5rBCWW_k). Remastered Cabinets with improved processing. Save and load settings for single effects (right click effect). Customizable initial chain (click Custom in the Settings panel). More parameters for cabinets (pan, mic angle). Download presets from https://www.overloud.com/downloads/presets. Edit Key/Polyphonic Aftertouch events in PRV Controller pane. Key/Polyphonic Aftertouch can also be used in MIDI track / Synth track automation. MIDI buffer size is now adaptively managed whenever delay compensated plugins are present in the project, without any need to raise the MIDI playback buffer size. External Insert enhancements: Mono Outputs support. The External Insert plugin now supports exclusive use of mono outputs for sends. Prior to this, using a mono output would utilize a full stereo pair and prevent other external insert plugins or tracks from using the unused channel. It is no longer necessary for Show Mono Outputs to be enabled in the Devices tab of the Preferences to use mono channels in the external insert. (Its preferable to set display mode to show mono outputs since otherwise track or bus output will always utilize a full stereo channel). Preferences > Audio > Devices > Show Mono Outputs defaults to checked for new installations of Sonar. This is the preferred display mode. New Routing Modes. The external insert can be used in 4 modes: Send/Return mode: This is the primary mode and is engaged when both the send and return ports are routed to hardware ports. In this mode the plugin echoes its send input to the main output. The external insert measures the net delay between the send and return and compensates for this delay, aligning the audio on playback. This is the only mode that is delay compensated. [New] Send mode: This mode is engaged when only the send is routed to a hardware port and the return is unassigned. In this mode the plugin sends its input audio to the assigned hardware output, and additionally passes through the audio through the main out effectively acting as a splitter. This mode can be useful to create a signal flow tap point from any FX Rack location. No delay is applied in this mode. Return mode: This mode is engaged when only the return is routed to a hardware port and the send is unassigned. In this mode the plugin receives input audio from assigned return port and echoes the audio to its output. This mode can be useful to create an FX Rack insert from an external audio device or synth, or to receive input from another external insert tap point in Send Mode. You cannot ping to measure delay in this mode, but a manual delay offset can be specified to compensate for any delays. Passthrough mode: This mode is engaged when neither send nor return ports are assigned. Passthrough mode operates as if the plugin has been bypassed in the effects rack. All incoming audio to the plugin is echoed unmodified to its output. ProChannel support. The external insert can now be used directly inside the ProChannel by adding it into a ProChannel FX Chain. FX Chains (both Track and ProChannel FX chains) now fully support adding an external insert. FX Chain presets containing External Inserts can now be saved and loaded in a track FX Rack or a ProChannel FX Chain. Drag and drop of external insert or an FX Chain containing one from track FX Rack to the ProChannel creates a ProChannel FX Chain containing the external insert. Send and return port assignments for the external insert are exclusive and can only be used by a single instance of the plugin. This is enforced as follows: Track input and output menus will exclude any items that are in use by the external insert. External Inserts send and returns will exclude any items that are in use by tracks/buses or other external insert plugins. Loading FX Chain presets or track templates containing external inserts will result in the send and return being set to None if the ports are already in use. Loading a project when the hardware inputs or outputs are no longer available will reset the external insert send/return. The external insert references send and return ports by name. Changing the friendly name of a port will result in the send and return being set to None if it was using a different name earlier. Track templates now persist external Insert ports. Friendly names can be assigned to External Inserts. Several stability improvements and fixes to external insert infrastructure. Fixed: Quick Start shows duplicate demo project files Fixed: Waves OVox and Studioverse Synth fails to insert in CbB/Sonar Fixed: External Insert send menu doesn't show channels when using friendly names Fixed: Projects saved with External Inserts lose their send port selection when changing "show mono outputs" state Fixed: REGRESSION: Assigning External insert hardware send without assigning return causes allocator overflow and dropout Fixed: External Insert can be dragged to PC FX Chain Fixed: External insert shows send meter and send level is applied even when no send has been assigned Fixed: Some External insert projects hang on load with allocator overflow Fixed: Deleting External Insert crashes after looping playback Fixed: Dragging an FX Chain from Track to ProChannel orphans FX envelopes in track Fixed: Unable to scroll ProChannel with mouse wheel when mouse is over external module UI Fixed: Third Party ProChannel Module Layout Issues Fixed: MIDI notes are not rendered after edits performed with PDC heavy projects Fixed: Plugin window is wrong size after floating Fixed: Melodyne window is tiny/minimized when undocked Fixed: REGRESSION: Effects interleave and double precision indicators in FX Rack do not change when settings toggled Fixed: Transform Tool not working with Key Aft Please give us feedback on this release. We hope you like it Sonar 2024.07 Overview

Hi all - please use this topic to post feedback specific to the Sonar 2024.07 release. Release-specific feedback is valuable to us, and consolidating it in a single topic is extremely helpful. We request that discussion in this thread be restricted to issues directly concerning this release, to make it easier for us to assist users. For other topics, kindly use the feature request section or create new posts. Off topic messages will be deleted. Thanks in advance! Sonar 2024 Overview

http://legacy.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=CakewalkSonar&language=3&help=Inspectors.1.html Scroll down to "To enter values in inspectors". It's a standard Windows edit/rename shortcut.

For details about the 2024.07 release, see: Please give us feedback on this release. We hope you like it!

Hi all - please use this topic to post feedback specific to the 2024.07 release. Release-specific feedback is valuable to us, and consolidating it in a single topic is extremely helpful. We request that discussion in this thread be restricted to issues directly concerning this release, to make it easier for us to assist users. For other topics, kindly use the feature request section or create new posts. Off topic messages will be deleted. Thanks in advance! 2024.07 Release Notes

I'm curious: can you please share your screen resolution and display scaling?

Thanks for clarifying. The goal is not for Sonar to look just like CbB, although Sonar will feel very familiar if you are used to CbB. The focus is to have a clean modern UI that is scalable, which will have many benefits as the app continues to evolve. We will be able to do lots of slick things with the UI that simply wasn't possible before. The vector graphics have no effect on the overall color scheme. There are to main differences in the new Tungsten theme: There are fewer shades of gray for a cleaner and more streamlined look Most buttons have a transparent background in the off position There is currently no user customization, but we are continuing to refine the themes, and additional themes will be added in the future.

Please clarify what you mean by "missing details". Are you referring to the updated Tungsten theme in Sonar or one of the other new themes, such as the default Dark theme? The updated Tungsten and Mercury themes are inspired by the original CbB themes, but are not intended to be exact copies.

Hi all - please use this topic to post feedback specific to the 2024.02 release. Release-specific feedback is valuable to us, and consolidating it in a single topic is extremely helpful. We request that discussion in this thread be restricted to issues directly concerning this release, to make it easier for us to assist users. For other topics, kindly use the feature request section or create new posts. Off topic messages will be deleted. Thanks in advance! 2024.02 Release Notes

We're pleased to announce the 2024.07 release! This release is primarily a maintenance release that includes a few bug fixes. It also adds compatibility for the new Cakewalk Product Center application and again allows for offline activation. Please note: CbB will eventually be discontinued as future development and support will transition to the upcoming Cakewalk Sonar release. If you wish to continue to use CbB, you must update to the 2024.02 version. Earlier versions will cease to activate in the future. BandLab Assistant is no longer used for installing or activating CbB or other Cakewalk products. You must use in-app activation as described below. You can continue to use BandLab Assistant, but not for Cakewalk products. In order to activate CbB, you must sign in to your BandLab account by choosing Help > Sign In to BandLab. If you have never signed in to BandLab from within Cakewalk, you will be prompted to sign in. When the sign-in web page opens, enter your BandLab credentials to sign in from there. If activation was successful, you will receive a "Cakewalk is fully activated" confirmation message. Note: Opening a web browser to independently sign in to BandLab will not activate Cakewalk. As long as you stay signed in from within Cakewalk, activation status is automatically renewed periodically with no manual intervention required. Note that if your system is offline or you are not signed in to BandLab from within Cakewalk, then Cakewalk product activation will expire after some time. You will need to either reactivate as above or perform an offline activation process. See Product Center for more information. The TTS-1 synth is no longer installed by Cakewalk, by request from Roland. This product is no longer supported and has reached end of life. Older installed versions may continue to work but it is no longer a default for insert instrument. Thanks, The Bakers To download and install the 2024.07 update, select Help > Check for Updates from within the app. Note: Because earlier versions of Cakewalk can no longer be activated, there is no rollback installer available for the 2024.07 release. 2024.07 Highlights Updated to 29.09.0.108 (July 3, 2024) This build contains the following improvements: Regression: Per Output Instrument Track disabled in Add Track flyout menu BandLab API updates Updated to 29.09.0.098 This build contains the following improvements: CbB has been updated to work with the new Cakewalk Product Center. Offline activation is now available via Product Center. Improvements to sign in process with new activation response and error pages. Signing in to BandLab no longer redirects you to the BandLab portal after sign in. Cakewalk no longer automatically launches the browser to sign in at app startup. The Sonar promotional window should not appear when running CbB offline (at this time). Updates for Sonar promotional window content. Fixed problems with unresponsive Sonar promotional window. Fixes for analytics and app startup. Fixes for in-app updates. New Cakewalk Product Center The new Cakewalk Product Center application has been released. This app will be the central portal to install and manage all future Cakewalk products going forward. Offline activation for Cakewalk and future products is available via Product Center. Click the link below to read more about Cakewalk Product Center. Latest release notes are here. See prior release notes. Check out all new features released to date.

We're pleased to announce Early Access of 2024.02! This release is primarily a maintenance release that includes a few bug fixes. It also adds compatibility for the new Cakewalk Product Center application. Please note: CbB will eventually be discontinued as future development and support will transition to the upcoming Cakewalk Sonar release. If you wish to continue to use CbB, you must update to the 2024.02 version when it is released to the public. Earlier versions will cease to activate in the future. Please note that Early Access installers are update installers, which only update from a specific version. To install the 2024.02 Early Access build, you must be on the latest public release of 2023.09 or later. Download Cakewalk 2024.02 EA installer There is no rollback installer for this version. If you haven't already done so, please read about the Early Access Program before participating. Please keep responses specific to problems or comments on this release. Unrelated bugs or feature requests should be posted in other threads or the feature request channel. Thanks again for your participation! The Bakers New Cakewalk Product Center The new Cakewalk Product Center application has been released. This app will be the central portal to install and manage all future Cakewalk products going forward. CbB has now been updated to work with this app and offline activation for Cakewalk is now available once more by using Product Center. Click the link below to read more about Cakewalk Product Center. Updated to 29.09.0.096 This build contains the following improvements: CbB has been changed to work with the new Cakewalk Product Center Offline activation is now available via Product Center The Sonar promotional window should not appear when running CbB offline at this time Updates for Sonar promotional window content Fixed problems with unresponsive Sonar promotional window Fixes for analytics and app startup Fixes for in-app updates If you have encountered any of these issues, please check out this release and confirm that your issue is resolved before we release the official public version.

Overview Cakewalk Product Center allows you to download and install Cakewalk products from one central location. Simply sign in with your BandLab ID and password and begin installing your connected products. Stay up to date with the latest features and fixes. On app launch, Cakewalk Product Center checks for any updates supported by the current OS (Windows or Mac) and shows all available apps and updates that you are entitled to. Note: Cakewalk product Center requires an internet connection and user sign-in to check for updates. Download and install Cakewalk Product Center Download Cakewalk Product Center version 1.0.0.051 Updating Cakewalk Product Center Cakewalk Product Center automatically checks for its own updates on launch, and will prompt to download and install if an update is available. Table of contents: UI Using Cakewalk Product Center Installing or updating an app Installing or updating add-ons Offline activation UI The Cakewalk Product Center UI consists of the following sections: Top: Shows the current app version. Sidebar: The left sidebar is where you select which Cakewalk app to install/update. A dot appears to the right of the product name if an update is available. Enable the Show Add-ons toggle to show optional content. Click Sign Out or Sign In to sign out/in of your BandLab account. Click Offline Activation to activate a Cakewalk product that is installed on an offline computer. See Offline activation for details. Product/Update list: Shows the latest available update(s) for the app that is selected in the sidebar. The color-coded dots indicate the following: Red = Not installed Yellow = Installed and update available Green = Latest version installed Progress view: Shows progress of the currently downloading/installing item. This section is hidden when no item is downloading/installing. Using Cakewalk Product Center Installing or updating an app In the sidebar, select the app that you want to install/update. In the product list, click the app/update download button . When download is complete, click the Install button. Installing or updating add-ons In the sidebar, select the parent app, then enable the Show Add-ons toggle. In the product list, click the download button for the add-on that you want to download and install. Download progress is shown and can be canceled. When download is complete, click the Install button. Offline activation On the offline computer, generate an offline activation request file in Sonar or Cakewalk by BandLab (Help > Offline Activation > Export Activation Request). Copy the Activation request.crq file to removable media, such as a USB flash drive, that you can transfer to another computer that is connected to the internet. On the online computer, launch Cakewalk Product Center, then click Offline Activation. Select the Activation request.crq file. The app will process the request and return a Activation response.dat file if successful. Copy the Activation response.dat file to removable media that you can transfer back to your offline computer. On the offline computer, open Sonar or Cakewalk by BandLab and go to Help > Offline Activation > Import Activation Response. Select the Activation response.dat file and click Open. If the response file is valid, the app is activated. Note: Offline activation is currently only available for Sonar and Cakewalk by BandLab.

Hi all - please use this topic to post feedback specific to the 2023.09 release. Release-specific feedback is valuable to us, and consolidating it in a single topic is extremely helpful. We request that discussion in this thread be restricted to issues directly concerning this release, to make it easier for us to assist users. For other topics, kindly use the feature request section or create new posts. Off topic messages will be deleted. Thanks in advance! 2023.09 Release Notes