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i and Hello, Maybe you can do something with my new YT clip... This clip, which is also a tutorial, is mainly about the function of the Edit-Filter and VST-Parameters of a plugin. The relationship to the Synth Rack and its Assign Control concept is also examined. The clip is divided into 3 areas. The first part focuses on the Edit-Filter and MIDI Tracks. VST-Parameters and Envelopes are the content of the second part. In the third, remote control aspects are shown again. Everything here is very compressed and requires a lot of attention. Unfortunately I don't see any other way to explain the stuff… Cakewalk/Sonar DAW - VST-Parameter/Edit-Filter Deep Dive Tutorial Nov 24

Hi and Hello, Maybe you can do something with my new YT clip... This clip, which is also a tutorial, is mainly about the function of the Edit-Filter and VST-Parameters of a plugin. The relationship to the Synth Rack and its Assign Control concept is also examined. The clip is divided into 3 areas. The first part focuses on the Edit-Filter and MIDI Tracks. VST-Parameters and Envelopes are the content of the second part. In the third, remote control aspects are shown again. Everything here is very compressed and requires a lot of attention. Unfortunately I don't see any other way to explain the stuff… Cakewalk/Sonar DAW - VST-Parameter/Edit-Filter   Deep Dive Tutorial    Nov 24

Hi and Hello again, the topic has been raised sometimes in recent years: why doesn't the row double after the 12th Assign Knob at the latest? It may be incomprehensible to some users why someone uses this bar so intensive, but it's really annoying when you have to drag the synth rack so long to make further assignments. The wonderful thing about these assignment controllers is that you can easily apply the PlugIn parameter settings to other presets, which is not so easily the case with envelopes. This saves a lot of time if, for example, you have assigned 64 parameter settings for the synth's integrated ARP (which is not possible at all) Hm, also, I still don't really understand the relationship between the envelopes and these assignment knobs...? If you assign a remote command to an envelope, it also appears in the Synth Rack (remote selection) - but the other way around is not the case... I don't know if that's still the case, but the number of controllers was also limited and as far as I can remember, 20 or 30 assignments ended...?

Why not make a simple person happy..? 😃 If it is technically possible, then it would be fantastic if you could use an additional Remote Function in the Synth Rack to immediately bring up all VIs and Plug-Ins with a (CC) MIDI controller...

😇 it's just regular Mercury Theme spiced with some homemade Trackcolors light Blue = R 140 G 190 B 240 Yellow = R 235 G 220 B 120 marine Blue R 60 G 200 B 230 Green R 115 G 190 B 105 if you like....

All right, the track pane is basically some sort of a track manager, but unfortunately individual tracks cannot be hidden so easily and presets cannot be created either. This tool is still visible from the Stone Age phase of Cakewalk. Tracks have no track number, MSR is shown in brackets: (muted). The ideal track manager, from my completely unimportant and incompetent point of view, would be a synthesis of Track Pane, Track Manager, Sort Tracks View and Track Pane Manager. Good Helloween joke, isn't it??

Sorry, but I'm a bit of an idiot 🤡 Try combining the Transpose window with F11, and, or the Track Manager window with CTRL+U in the shortcut editor... well, for me I can't close them both again with the same shortcut, maybe it's different for you...? 😇 ADDENDUM 29.10.24 Take a look into my YT-Clip Time 1:25 - 1:30 (Track Manager on/off) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHYMb3TZOdQ ADDENUM 30.10.24 Well, I didn't study cakewalkology at Harvard University to know that if you assign a shortcut to these little helpers, you can open them, but I can't close them again with the same shortcut... For those there is a Sonar listed Shortcut: CTRL+F4 "Close current floating window" What does Ctrl Windows F4 do? -- Ctrl + F4 - Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).

Hi and Hello, Since I have been working with Sonar/Cakewalk in "Floating Windows" mode for many years, there are two things that annoy me. Firstly, it would be great if I could deactivate this blue docking area that opens when you move floating windows around the screen. You can suppress it using the key combination "Left Mouse Button + CTRL", but this is impractical and annoyingly the windows keep snapping into place. You also have to be very careful not release the CTRL-key in this process while moving before releasing the left mouse button, otherwise it fails. For my part, I don't need the docking function at all and could easily do without it. Point two: Unfortunately, it also happens that important decisions and confirmation windows appear or disappear under the floating windows which are already open. In this case, continuing to work becomes difficult or impossible. Sometimes opening the Windows task manager helps me out of trouble, but it's not really fun.

Hi and Hello, recently I've been taking a closer look at the track manager again and have found it a extrem useful tool. In the BitWig Studio DAW, the track manager is an existing element in the main workflow. Unfortunately the Sonar track manager isn't displayed in color and not expanded like the synth-rack window. You also can't continue working when track manager is open. It is also one of those Sonar windows that you can open, but cannot close again with the same keystroke (shortcut)... that can end badly in "Floating Windows" mode, because it can easily end up behind an open window. I fiddled around with it for a long time until I found a solution to close these windows --> "Actual Tool. I think this tool gives a wonderful control over all tracks and individual presets can be created to make the workflow easier. If MSR, Write and Read could be integrated that would be a great step forward. Using screensets as an alternative I found not so practical…

Thx for information...

Ooops... thank you for correction. True, I was wrong with my shortcut claim. It is one of those Sonar windows that you can open, but cannot close again with the same keystroke (shortcut)... that can end badly in "Floating Windows" mode, because it can easily end up behind an open window. I fiddled around with it for a long time until I found a solution to close these windows --> "Actual Tool Manager" 🤡

Hi and Hello, recently I've been taking a closer look at the track manager again and have found it a extrem useful tool. In the BitWig Studio DAW, the track manager is an existing element in the main workflow. Unfortunately the Sonar track manager isn't displayed in color and not expanded like the synth-rack window. You also can't continue working when track manager is open. There is no shortcut to open it either. I think this tool gives a wonderful control over all tracks and individual presets can be created to make the workflow easier. If MSR, Write and Read could be integrated that would be a great step forward. Using screensets as an alternative I found not so practical… Well, I talk a lot when the day is long... sorry

Hi and Hello, Even if my comments are not particularly popular here, I will continue to speak up, even if some or most people don't like it: Don't feed the troll" Since I have been working with Sonar/Cakewalk in "Floating Windows" mode for many years, there are two things that annoy me. Firstly, it would be great if I could deactivate this blue docking area that opens when you move floating windows around the screen. You can suppress it using the key combination "Left Mouse Button + CTRL", but this is impractical and annoyingly the windows keep snapping into place. You also have to be very careful not release the CTRL-key in this process while moving before releasing the left mouse button, otherwise it fails. For my part, I don't need the docking function at all and could easily do without it. Point two: Unfortunately, it also happens that important decisions and confirmation windows appear or disappear under the floating windows which are already open. In this case, continuing to work becomes difficult or impossible. Sometimes opening the Windows task manager helps me out of trouble, but it's not really fun.

Hi Mrs Cakewalk and Mr Sonar, I want to adress 3 Layers of my virtual MIDI Controller (Touch Portal) to Spire Synth (Reveal) which takes about 160 MIDI Ccs. The way I prefer to do this is the MIDI learn function inside of Spire Synth. I don’t want to realize this using Sonar envelopes in MIDI lanes or ACT. For me, as a long time user, Remote Control and MIDI learn (ACT) inside of Cakewalk/Sonar always ware hard nuts for the last 10 or 15 years… Maybe my understanding of MIDI is still not enough to realize my unprofessional ideas, but I’m sure you will try to help me out of my troubles for the charge of 15 a month…? Watch this YT-Clip to see what I mean: "Cakewalk/Sonar DAW - MIDI Learn Parameter issue (Remote Control) Sept-24"

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