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I use CbB to make music, test gear and virtual plugins, make demos. I use REAPER to learn songs, following them by ear and to practice before the rehearsals/live playing. I also have SO4, Samp X3, Cubase 8LE but almost never use 'em due to uncomfortable workflow and some things that bug me in a bad way (including software bugs).

I must admit, I wasn't clear about it. Wrote the original post in a hurry and forgot about the exciting functionality. Thanks Jesse! Thank you for your question! Well, currently it is possible to quickly switch between tracks or buses in the Solo Exclusive mode. I need to be able to click solo button holding some modifier keys, like Ctrl+Alt. And the most important part is to be able to Solo Exclusively any set of tracks, not organized in folders or grouped. The logic behind it would be: 1. Enable SE mode but pressing the corresponding button on the Control Pane 2. Enable SE mode for the tracks that need to stay soloed. 3. Select the first track for the AB-ing and use modifier key to add other tracks to the temporary SE group. 4. To reset the selection (to dismiss the temporary group) choose any tracks without holding the key modifier and start adding desired tracks to it. The same or similar behaviour for the Mute Exclusive functionality would be great too! When and why would this be useful: 1. You have double tracked parts you need to audition in pairs (trios, quartets) and compare against other parts also double- or multi-tracked. 2. You are using sets of loops in your arrangement and need figure which set works best for your forthcoming masterpiece. 3. a) You have layered sounds and need to find the perfect combo (using Solo Exclusive quick grouping) or b) You need to quickly exclude (mute) one or more layers to see if it benefits your track. Layers could be back vocals, synth pads, orchestral instruments, drum samples, guitar multi-tracking using different pickups, amps or instruments, etc.

+1 for the Deals forum. How about adding some navigation goodies like menu with the recent post, post popular post, recently visited threads, etc?

I hope there will be the studio section with all the usual suspects. Looking forward to it.

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CbB needs a refined Solo exclusive function. AB-ing tracks, busses settings is a common practice. Currently Solo Exclusive function in CbB lets users to switch between a selected track and a group of other tracks. There is no way to solo or mute any track/buss exclusively and then choose another track/buss and solo or mute it exclusively instead of the preciously selected track or buss. I hope it won't take too much time or effort to implement this functionality into our beloved CbB.