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Chose your format wisely. Sometimes GIF saved for web dithered works very well but medium or high JPG may be best for all around quality and size. PNG can be smaller or almost 3x the size of a JPG depending on settings. Photo editing software can affect file size differently. Same image: TIF = 1,188 KB (best quality) BMP = 1,164 KB (close to best) PNG = 224 KB (good) WEBP = 136 KB (good) JPG = 80 KB (high/optimized) (good) GIF = 76 KB (standard) (slightly better than worst) GIF = 46 KB (save for web 32bit no dither) (worst) When converting my uploaded PNGs to GIFs, some images went from 128 KB to 9 KB without major quality loss at 1080p. Higher resolution screens may see a bigger difference. I also found some images grossly misrepresented on the forum site - like a 46 KB file reported as157 KB which would contribute to loss of storage space needlessly. After conversion my used space went from 75% to 46%.

Unlike MIDI clips, at least in Cakewalk, an audio clip can be exported from clip end to clip end so you can drag the ends where you want start and end points to be and it honors them - even without bouncing it. MIDI clips aren't designed to do that, tho it would be cool if they could. I will say that while experimenting with this, one exported .mid file had inserted 9 measures in front of the MIDI notes when reopening it in Cakewalk. Weird.

You can't export empty space. In Cakewalk you can slip out the ends of MIDI clips beyond 1st and last data points, but this creates empty space. Useful within the DAW but has nothing to do with MIDI data on the track. When exporting a clip, it's mixed down and bounced to the 1st and last data points so a .mid file has no clue where the ends of the original clip inside the DAW were slipped out to since there's nothing tangible to export. The Tempo trick David mentioned adds a data node to the mix, as does the "kludgy" way you're already doing it. A muted note, controller, automation node, etc. So long as there's data, it will get exported.

You can also hit Screenset #1 button to reset the default layout.

They are Stboost, StPX64, StTL64 & StVX64 in Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\Internal folder where other ProChannel files are found. "St..." for Style Dial. They even include the full Resources folder - which they don't use. The Style Dial UIs may be hidden in the dlls or some obscure folder. The real PX, TL, VX plugins are in Cakewalk\Vstplugins and have different file names: PX64_PercussionStrip_64, TL64_TubeLeveler_64, VX64_VocalStrip_64. But I may have installed them from an earlier version of SONAR. On a side note the original Resource folders include .cpt files (CorelPhoto Paint version of Photoshop .psd file) possibly used to create the bitmaps.

I remember some of those issues years ago, but after running a few tests in X3, SPlat and CbB I find Delete Special improved with each version and actually works as expected in CbB. At least in small simple projects. But as with all things, know the limits and use accordingly.

I'm sure RE is more robust but for quick simple jobs, Delete Special works without worrying about whether I forgot to turn RE off or not.

In all fairness I couldn't find it either. There's no link to it here like there is for Sonar. The path to it seems rather convoluted to me - should be a link to it up there with the Sonar link or in the Next Forum. Not even one on the Next home page.

Ever since X2 we've had "special" versions of Copy, Cut, Paste, and Delete. Delete Special has enough options, including delete hole, to sometimes not need Ripple Edit. With all options checked, the data after the deleted area slides back to remove the gap with no bouncing required on MIDI tracks. It works for all tracks at once too. Just like Ripple Edit for some reason, Audio tracks are left with a new clip requiring a bounce. Currently no key bindings are assigned but can be.

I suppose they could make them "appear" to be one clip when hidden, but that might be equally confusing for some users. IOW, there would be no visual clue there's more than one take on that track. I'd view having to spend a lot of time expanding TLs just to see if there's more than one take as a waist of time. OTOH, when they're expanded, the main track does display them all at once. What's odd to me is Paste Special > Paste into Existing Clips only works visually in PRV. Track View still creates a new clip requiring a bounce to finalize the paste . . . but that could be construed as another topic entirely.

Most users wouldn't know about that but if having an all in one window for meters is a bad idea, I'd like to know.

Nice to have options. I found Elastique Pro works nicely for large clips and mixes but it can ruin small clips. I also found slip-stretching clips near the 200% mark can have undesired results. If you need that much stretch it might help to stretch several times in smaller increments.

1. Bounce all track clips to one clip per track 2. Stretch the beginning of each clip to -0- 3. Stretch the ends of each track's clip to the same length 4. Change the tempo 5. Slip-stretch the ends of the audio clips to match the midi clips 6. Bounce the audio clips You can set the stretch algorithm in Preferences

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Problem I have with laptops is the batteries go dead with no hope of finding an OEM replacement. My Windows 11 Lenovo battery died within two years - shortest run ever. So they all run on AC only.

Edit: In X1 thru CbB, double-clicking anywhere around the Gain and Pan value displays has never done anything here. Addition: The "hot spot" (selected) around the Gain and Pan knobs only surrounds the knob itself. In the Inspector Mix module the "hot spot" surrounds the knob and the value display, so double-clicking to open the text entry box works there as well as F2.

What I've never liked is the Console View Gain and Pan knobs (X1 thru CbB) can only be adjusted by moving the knob. There is no double-click direct entry method for either one - tho the F2 method does work. Edited for clarity

Backup those presets. If you ever need to reinstall Sonar stuff they may disappear.

I occasionally use split windows to drag stuff between projects - and seems older SONAR versions open some projects in child windows - so I've noticed it for ever, but it doesn't bother me as much as the artistic diversity of scroll bars.

For SPlat but nothing else. Not sure how to make it work for X1 thru X3.

Sounds like the opposite of how Cakewalk (Sonitus?) plugins work. Preset stays intact while the name reverts to nothing or default name. Frustrating when I don't remember the exact preset.

The legacy home page posts this disclaimer: You are visiting the legacy Cakewalk website This website contains references to discontinued and unsupported products. If you are a customer of legacy Cakewalk products, you can still access your account here. For the latest product information, please visit us at www.cakewalk.com. So why would I be confused when, for whatever reason , they post "current" Sonar info on the "legacy" site?! The linked page is for build 31.02.0 from 2024. What's the current Sonar build? 31.0.9.

Sorry, but no one here was hijacking anything... at least AFAICT.

I've owned 3 different MOTU 1/2 rack interfaces and they've all had issues of one sort or another. The mk3 has worked fine until a couple of Windows updates. Now I get this issue after it's been on for several hours. So maybe I need to reboot the system every 2 hours to avoid it? Silliness. Their newer stuff isn't half-rackable with older stuff, if at all. More silliness. Small town local markets for almost anything seems to have dried up recently and online sales is tough due to shipping hikes. Sold a $600 mixer in original box for $300, a 1/4 of which was shipping. Common items either go to a transfer site or recycle center after 2 years with no bites on craigslist.