Esc is used for other operations as well such as cancelling a mixdown, so it may be unexpected to make it cancel a selection...
Of course cancelling a mixdown or a dialog window would take the priority in that case.
@RobertWS make sure that num lock is OFF before doing that. Its the "gray" num-5 key that unselects. I use it all the time.
Was wondering whether it's possible to engage simple Esc click for that?
Oh, that would be a bit disappointing if it's true. I can't imagine how could that happen. Anyway I'm going with the Amplitube version myself (or maybe both, depending on what will happen next to the group buy, there are still 5 days left ), so no much worries here, just wondering.
I quite like it. Bought it about a year ago. It's great for doing quick sketch ideas but also finished records if you will. And with all the flavors it comes it's quite versatile. There are some good free pianos around but they're usually more on a personal side sound-wise and this one sounds very common, if you know what I mean - your ordinary pop/jazz/rock piano that makes the job done quick and good.
In custom shop there's a button "TRY" next to each gear that you don't own. First select GEAR>Restore my gear at the top, if you didn't already. And yes, keep the Custom Shop running in the background while testing.
The way I'm used to work in Cakewalk causes that almost none of the clips starts/ends at the bar lines exactly. That's why I'm heavily dependent on the SNAP BY function and also arranging song parts requires thoughtful clip selections. Along with the ability for siblings (linked clips) this makes a powerful workflow for me that I loved for decades to work with. Making clip selections is a huge part of it.
In each of these situations Cakewalk won't preserve the selection of clips, whether you do ESC key or drop where it's disallowed or if you ctrl+drag-copy the clips and then ctrl+Z. Only if you move the clips and ctrl+Z Cakewalk will back to the selection. That's ok if you copy/move just one or two clips, but if there's a bunch of them that was laboriously selected then it become a major break in the workflow.
Dear Alchemists, we need a fix, please!
I also remember just recently someone mentioned that the common way for cancelling any time selection to NONE in most DAWs is the ESC key, alone. Would be handy in Cakewalk too.
I only remember some discussion that I've read some time ago, that Amplitube doesn't have any latency added mainly because it's meant to be used primarily for live performance and the T-RackS plugins for mixing. But I would need others to chime in and confirm, or deny.
Don't think there's any difference in sound between both.