Chaps

Fracture Sounds has a free Feedback Guitar instrument for Kontakt and Kontakt Player, though I haven't found a use for it yet. https://fracturesounds.com/product/blueprint-feedback-guitar/

Never seen that before, though that covers a lot of ground. Try this: Set the faders to 0.0 (or wherever you want them), right-click the one that changes, or each one, and select Value>Set Snap-To = Current. This seems to work for me. There is more about this function on page 1491 of the reference manual. The unwanted change in fader position may be caused by the Set End = Current command, on page 1491 of the manual. "Set Snap-to = Current This command, which you find by right-clicking a fader or knob in the Console or Track views, sets the snap-to position of that fader or knob to its current value. When you double-click a fader or knob, it jumps to its snap-to position. For more information about the Console view, see “Preparing to mix” on page 912." Also, make sure those faders are not part of a custom group.

Couldn't hurt. Every now I see a post about potential problems with the picture cache running out of room. If nothing else a quick and easy method of emptying the picture cache could eliminate that source of trouble. It still works and I added it to my Windows Task Scheduler so it empties that folder on a weekly basis, but I still like doing it by double-clicking the .BAT file. Again, easily amused. Also, just want to mention that the controls you are using as an example in your video may not be visible if they are hidden in the Track Control Manager options (or whatever that drop-down box is called), like mine was.

I uninstalled CbBL so I would be more motivated to get used to the new Sonar UI. Am I completely happy with it? No, but then again I'm not paying anything for it. I'm grateful to still have something I am very familiar with on the increasingly infrequent times I work on my music. I realize it is still a work in progress and am confident that it will change over time to become more friendly to more people, because that's a good business model.

Funny, but the thing I learned from you that I have gotten the most use out of was how to make a .BAT file to delete .WOV files in the picture cache (now modified to delete everything in that folder). I still use it frequently. Does it make any difference in my productivity? Probably not, I just like doing it! I'm a simple guy and easily entertained.

I can confirm that the latest Sonar version (31.07.0.097) exhibits this behavior in my projects.

Another setting you should check out is the Lock Module Order and Justify option in that menu. Here is what the Reference Guide says about that:

If you RIGHT click in the Control Bar you can access the options as to showing/hiding, and resizing the Modules. You may have to find a comfortable balance between which Modules show in the Control Bar and what size they are. As to floating individual modules I don't know, but you can Float (Undock) the Control Bar in that menu.

Yes. In the Track View> Display>Module Options UNCHECK Allow Module Resizing. There is a similar setting in the Console View Options. I don't know the maximum number of FX it will show but it will show more than the default setting will allow.

I just checked my latest project in Sonar free and it works as it should. Very curious. Might the problem be some Now Time setting? If it were me, I would reinstall the program to see if that had any effect. But that's one of my first go-to problem solvers, like rebooting.

Have you checked the On Stop, Rewind to Now Marker in the Track View Options?

Might that be related to Workspaces or Screensets? I've never used either so I'm not familiar with their behaviors. Have you tried locking the Modules' order? I am using the free tier, no workspace or screenset, and my Control Bar never changes. There is an update for the Cakewalk Product Center, and Sonar, today. Is that the Sonar build you are using? 31.07.0.084 ?

I've been listening to her a lot today and am still amazed by her note choices. I don't think I've ever heard anyone else play like her. She burned bright for awhile and then her focus changed away from electric prog-rock, but I still love her old stuff.

Yeah, that link is wonky and its HTML seems to have elements missing. Here is the link to the current Cakewalk Sonar Reference Guide in PDF format. The page you posted seems to be referencing page 918 of the current (as of July-08-2025) Cakewalk Sonar Reference Guide. I suggest you download it and keep it handy. Much easier than looking online for info. Cakewalk Sonar Reference Guide

In the Track Inspector Display menu at the bottom, click Module Options and UNCHECK Allow Module Resizing. If it is checked, and that seems to be its persistent default, plugins may not show until you resize the plugin window with the drag bar at the top of the FX bin. The Console View has a similar setting in its OPTIONS menu.

Is Sonar freezing when you use Clear in both VST and VST3 formats?

Here is the download link at the legacy Cakewalk site. Cakewalk Command Center

Try this. Open the Options menu at the top of the Console and make sure Allow Module Resizing is NOT checked.

The icon shaped like a gear will open the insert soft synth options window, the icon shaped like two horizontal lines labeled properties will open the synth you've selected in the synth rack and its controls, if I understand your question correctly.

The synth rack only shows the synths I have added to my project, but its tools icon opens the synth properties window.

Maybe it's opening undocked and is hidden? The Keyboard shortcut for the synth rack view is alt+9 and that works for me, too. Does your browser open when you press b?

I rarely use the synth rack so I might be missing something, but I can open it from the Views menu.

After several years of frequenting this, and the legacy, forum my opinion is that the more sub-forums and threads there are the more likely it is that someone will post to the wrong one. There may not be an elegant solution to this problem, especially since the components of the free and subscription models are still fluid.

Log out and then log in again if you haven't already. Those modules should show up and be available after you log in after installing them.