The Cakewalk by Bandlab 2020.11 Update 1 release is now live!

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Enhancements in Update 1 (build 26.11.0.098)

Extract key switches that already exist in a MIDI track and convert them to articulations.

Replace an existing articulation map with a newer/updated version of the same map.

Bug Fixes in Update 1

App can hang on startup at the splash screen when checking for updates with unstable internet connection.

Crash or failure to load a new sample in Drum Replacer.

Crash when committing an arrangement containing sections from multiple Arranger tracks.

Crash could occur when closing the app.

Sporadic crash when 'Display Muted Takes in Parent Track' is enabled.

User reported crash on export audio.

Rare user reported crash after recording audio.

Rare user reported crash when opening Arranger or Articulation Map dialogs.

User reported crash on export when VS100 requests a synth parameter.

'Catastrophic failure' error could occur if a project contained an invalid arrangement section when attempting to export audio.

Track Names shown in plug-ins are truncated or show invalid characters after 2020.11 update. This was reported in Console One plug-ins, Izotope Neutron and Waves CLA Mix Hub.

Waves CLA Mix Hub displays 'Channel name contains illegal characters' message on opening or saving projects in 2020.11 release.

Tempo based effects and instruments were not being properly initialized when residing within the ProChannel or FX Chains. For example, Sonitus: FX Delay fails to get Host Tempo when in FX Chains.

Articulations selected unexpectedly with lasso select when 'Select Track Articulations with Clips' is disabled.

Articulation maps fail to import if the map contains special characters as part of the map/group/articulation name.

Insert Time not working correctly with articulations.

Articulation map dialogs do not hide folders if their subfolders do not contain files that match the search filter.

Apply articulations by group applies more than one group of articulations.

Articulation Map Library does not refresh automatically after exporting a map to the library folder.

Articulation resize fails if the Snap to Grid setting causes the section end to be snapped beyond the start of the next articulation section.

Browse For Folder dialog box can open on incorrect display when importing articulations from a directory.

Clicking on an empty space in the Clips pane selects articulations.

Deleting an articulation from one track swaps to showing the articulations on another track.

Unable to resize an Arranger section in an inactive track to the left if there are sections to the left in the active Arranger track.

Creating an Arranger section with a start time < 0 deletes other sections.

'Enable MIDI Output' check box was missing from Insert Synth Options dialog when opened from the Synth Rack.

Renaming a Patch Point fails to update the send name in the track strip of the Track view.

Drag move of composite clip in track folders not working.

Mouse cursor can change unexpectedly when hovering outside of a modal dialog.

When clicking a note name in the Piano Roll Drum Grid to select all notes of that pitch, pressing the DELETE key does not delete the selected notes.

Export as Standard MIDI file did not respect the current track selection.

Only allow refreshing activation state if an app update download isn't already underway.

Don't show duplicate toasts when checking for updates.

In-app updater: Download manager should prefer the update installer if installed version >= last public release and less than latest public release.

Features & Enhancements

Articulation Maps. Articulation maps are a universal way to deal with expressions/key switches/articulations in VST instruments or hardware MIDI instruments

In-app activation. You can now activate Cakewalk directly from within the app, without requiring BandLab Assistant.

ARA/Melodyne algorithm picker (pre-release). When converting audio to MIDI by dragging an audio clip to a MIDI track, or performing tempo extraction by dragging an audio clip to the time ruler, you can now select the desired algorithm. Please note: The algorithm picker is a pre-release feature and will only be visible if you are running Melodyne 5 and higher.

VST instruments can use custom instrument definitions. You can now use any instrument definition with a VSTi from a new drop-down menu in the Patch Browser dialog box (click 'Patch Browser' in the Inspector).

Piano Roll view Note drawing now automatically switches direction as necessary during the gesture (left to right or right to left).

Open Piano Roll view when double-clicking white space on a MIDI or Instrument track.

Updated to VST3 SDK 3.7.0.

Support MIDI CCs via VST3 MIDI output (allows generative MIDI out VST3 plug-ins such as the Reason Rack plug-in to send MIDI CCs to Cakewalk).

Support channel aftertouch sent from VST3 plug-ins.

Enhancements

Application memory footprint has been reduced (dynamic VST Plug-in Buffer sizes).

Cakewalk now supports ASIO devices with a single mono input, such as the iRig Pro.

Relative resizing of selected tracks. SHIFT+drag resizes all selected tracks to the same size. CTRL+drag resizes all selected tracks by the same amount relative to their current size.

Cakewalk supports the latest ARA SDK from Celemony.

Adjust split point on a single Take lane. To move only the split point on a single lane, hold down the ALT key when using the Move Split Point tool.

CTRL-click 'Duplicate Track' button to specify settings.

Allow track FX bin to be bypassed via control surfaces rather than just individual FX.

When installing an update from within Cakewalk, you can now choose to automatically relaunch Cakewalk after the installation completes.

The 'New Project File' dialog box (File > New) now lets you specify folder paths, tempo, meter, bit depth, and sample rate settings for the '-- No Tracks or Buses --' option (previously named '-- Blank Project --').

File Stats improvements. When starting a new project from a project template, the File Stats window in the Notes Browser now start the Editing Time and Revision counters at 0. To reset the file stats, right-click in the File Stats window and select 'Reset File Stats'.

Early Access Notifications. Cakewalk now presents a toast notification when an Early Access build is available. Early Access builds are completely optional, providing access to the next version of Cakewalk before its official release.

Optimizations

Major optimizations to clips view drawing to eliminate redundant drawing of clips.

Projects with tracks containing many Take lanes with muted clips now draw and scroll more than 20x faster.

Scrolling with Display Muted Takes In Parent Track enabled now has almost similar performance to having that option disabled.

Waveform drawing is now optimized for faster drawing.

Drawing and mouse handling in the Bus pane has been optimized to prevent audio glitches and late buffers.

Bug Fixes

Crash on insert of Track Template.

Crash on Delete Hole of project.

Crash closing project after loading track template containing VST3 synth.

Crash when loading project with Melodyne via Play List.

Crash when deleting Vienna Synchron.

User reported crash when looping audio clip.

User Reported Crash with the Play List.

Random crashes with dead pointers when step recording.

Crash when displaying dropout toast message.

Intermittent crashes in Arranger Track.

nullptr crash in Staff view.

Adding ProChannel Track Compressor on surround bus crashes.

CTRL-click 'Duplicate Track' button should bring up 'Duplicate Track(s)' dialog.

Hidden Clips can be edited in Track view.

Mute Tool operates on hidden clips in Track.

Select Tool selecting invisible muted clips when 'Display Muted Clips In Parent Track' is unchecked.

Scrolling view left while dragging note causes PRV to fail to Snap By.

'Center on Now Time with Keyboard Zoom' only works if Mouse Zoom is set to 'Now Time'.

Sluggish Scrolling in project.

Enable/Disable Read Automation shortcut not working.

Replace Synth can fail to rename track.

Unexpected changes to track input when using MIDI transformation synths.

Hiding icons in Synth Rack causes alignment error.

Enabling MIDI Out on some synths causes all synths to appear in MIDI Input picker.

Track view would steal focus back after clicking on an Arranger section.

Disallow Step Record during playback.

Add performance warning when disabling 'Only for Inputs in Project' option in Preferences > Project - Record.

Section Rename can unexpectedly run into Browser.

F2 Rename on Section Headers does not always work.

Section Rename could occasionally hang the application.

Section menus would occasionally not dismiss resulting in multiple menus being displayed.

Setting now time in arranger during playback doesn't respect the 'Set Time During Playback' click behavior.

Clicking away from Rename of section causes Windows 'ping'.

Arranger not automatically fixing overlapping sections in some circumstances.

ALT+mouse wheel zoom unavailable in Arranger track.

Arranger picker fails to open after clicking away from menu.

Arranger menu commands could sometimes fail to execute.

Arranger section move should include data during playback.

Arranger section move is now blocked during record.

Arranger labels now support Unicode characters.

Moving mouse over Bus pane causes audio glitches and late buffers.

ARA projects redundantly saving document controller state for deleted items in undo history.

Projects created using Cyrillic characters in the audio file names, fail to load on a system using a different language pack.

Cannot enter the 'ö' character using a non-English keyboard layout in Lyrics view.

Ripple Paste not always working after cut.

Clip fails to split during existing fade if 'Auto Crossfades' is enabled.

Slow Cakewalk startup time when using MackieControl.dll.

Export Audio doesn't work when exporting from a surround bus.

More Bug Fixes

Improve handling for 'Blank Project' in File > New.

Step Record can glitch with instruments that have long tails when Auto Advance is enabled.

'Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record' causes wave file creation when adding certain VST3 plug-ins.

Temporary files for 'Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record' can be created in wrong folder.

'Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record' causes Instrument track audio to fail to record.

Setting multiple tracks to the same input can cause record to fail if 'Allow Arm Changes during Playback/Record' is enabled.

When Automation lanes are visible in the Bus pane, the drop target for reordering gets interfered with causing misplacement.

BandLab Login can appear on incorrect monitor.

[TheSteven]

Very, very impressive.

[X-53mph]

But can it make a decent cup of coffee?

[Hillmy]

20 minutes ago, Philip G Hunt said:

But can it make a decent cup of coffee?

It will give you "cake" then take you on a "walk" then introduce you to a "band" formed from people that work in a "lab" ?

Edited November 25, 2020 by Hillmy