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Hopefully this one: Just closing the Start Screen can pop Sonar under any other open windows (defocusing it).

OOOps! It wasn't clear in the OP what version he is on and I dinint read thru every post. Unless you're on one of the 2 latest updates, CbB won't activate any longer. Not for me anyway. I guess the final comment in my last comment still applies tho.

This update was partly in response to users not liking the 20 sec. nag screen that started occurring last month each time CbB is opened. This update removed it.

Activation in itself is confusing because simply signing in to BandLab will not activate Sonar. I went thru the same routine several times before realizing this. It is my understanding that Unpaid, it is just like the Demos of old. Evaluation only. Saving disabled. You must sign up for a paid BandLab membership or temporary Back Stage pass in order to save your work. If you have done that and still have issues, contact support.

Do tell

Looks like there's no Help yet. Help > Documentation points to the legacy documentation web site whether Always Use Local Help is checked or not.

Thus the final comment of my final comment. ?Or is this my final comment?

Yesterday and today I've had Sonar wind up in background processes by simply opening and closing it without loading a thing, as well as when various projects are loaded. Closing a project before closing Sonar sometime helps.

You can also right-click the ProChannel EQ module screen to select it.

My bad

Which images can you make smaller?

Money is made from each sale and some of those will also end up buying new Sonar, so could be a win-win for them. If it's even possible to do.

@John Vere I just learned you have to right click the ProChannel EQ screen to select it. Nice option. Sorry @Noel Borthwick , not knowing this may have led to my comment. I'll keep an eye on it.

... offer CbB as an As-Is, one-time paid option with no support for those who don't want or like the new Sonar?

Spectrum was added to the small EQ screens on CV strips and the PC module. Before it was exclusive to the flyout. It is a little glitchy ATM. MSR buttons are all in the same location. Just use muscle memory and you'll be fine. The one that got me was the headphone icon for Input Echo. Color strips are OFF by default. Same place as before but you have to check the box to see 'em. Preferences > Customization > Colors > Track Strips.

https://www.cakewalk.com/ > scroll to bottom of page > Cakewalk Sonar > Download. This is a pre-beta demo far from finished. No saving allowed. Once installed, ignore the reoccurring red Activate nag toast and Start Screens unless you want to open a BandLab account, which will allow you to give them money and save projects, among other things. If the nag screens appear while you have a menu open and everything freezes. Hit ESCAPE to continue.

It's been on the EQ flyout for some years.

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I didn't see the other post till after I replied.

True. But that can be fixed W/O shortening the name.

Yes. ?

Looks like the piano isn't really set up to be used with a DAW but more of a player-piano from midi files. However, like 57Gregy said, you can do it using the Headphone jacks. They are stereo (TRS) and most audio interfaces have mono inputs - so you would need a Y-splitter: 2-1/4" mono (TS) to 1-1/4" stereo (TRS) adapter. Also known as an Insert Cable (male) or Breakout Cable (female). You would plug this into a USB audio interface Line Input and record the signal into a DAW's Audio track.

CV strips are wider but display less text? Due to bigger icons and dropdown arrows maybe. MASTE vs. MASTER 1: Sonar CbB

Other DAWs use multiple sets of png's at differing resolutions to facilitate scaling. Also not very theme making friendly. If most of the theming for Sonar is assigning new colors to objects, this could be done easily in Preferences > > Colors the same as Sonar 8.5 and earlier.

Screenshots work great. MIxcraft v10 for the most part looks identical to v9 but all the png's were replaced with svg files. Cool thing about Mixcraft is you can swap quite a few of the svg's back to png's or even RGB color codes & vice-versa as all their GUI files are exposed in folders. A very versatile format. Also very easy to mess up.