New track and folder naming (special one about synth tracks)

[Starship Krupa]

I'm sure this feature has been requested before.

When creating new tracks and folders, they appear as already named, you must double click in their name field to edit the name.

I would like to have the option to have new tracks and folders appear with their names already selected and ready to edit, as if I had already double-clicked in the field. This would make the creation of new folders and tracks go faster.

Secondary request: the option to leave the "output" part out of the names of newly created synth tracks. This applies to synth tracks such as created by selecting "First Synth Audio Output" in the Insert Soft Synth Options dialog. For whatever reason, simple instrument tracks already use only the name of the synth and the instance number.

Example: I add a synth track for Xpand!2. The name given to the track is "Xpand!2 1 Primary Output." While this is handy information when creating tracks for synths with multiple outputs, in the scenario where I only use the first output (which is the vast majority of my synths), the "Primary Output" is just clutter. It displays as "Xpand!2 1 Prima" on Console strips.

If I create a simple instrument track for Xpand!2, the track is created with the name "Xpand!2 1" No "Primary Output" to have to delete.

So for those of us who create our synth tracks using the "First Synth Audio Output" option, please allow us to use the track name that Sonar would use if it were a simple instrument track being created.

Yes, I know that all I have to do is double click on the track name and delete the extra text, but for a project with say, 15 soft synths, it's a boring, repetitive task that slows the flow.

[Starship Krupa]

On 4/30/2025 at 11:29 PM, Starship Krupa said:

for those of us who create our synth tracks using the "First Synth Audio Output" option, please allow us to use the track name that Sonar would use if it were a simple instrument track being created.

Bumping this because it's still a PITA. Having to edit the name of every synth track I create is tedious. I don't understand why it's different between Instrument tracks and Synth tracks.

[Starship Krupa]

Nobody else finds this a PITA?

I guess the workaround is to start the tracks as Simple Instrument tracks and then split them, but that's another annoying step.

[Bass Guitar]

I toss in that yes it has always been a pain. And my biggest complaint is that I click on the dialogue to edit the name and that never seems to stick. Next thing you know you’ve just triggered 4 keyboard shortcuts. 
I forget which Daw it is that has a track info section where you can name , colour and icon tracks and it doesn’t loose focus. 
And every other Daw I use seems to only use the track number as the default. 
And the name of the synth will change when you swap it out. 
Sonar rarely changes the name to reflect the change if you use Replace synth. 

[sjoens]

45 minutes ago, Bass Guitar said:

Sonar rarely changes the name to reflect the change if you use Replace synth. 

If you keep the default name, Replace synth will change it.  If you type in a new name, Replace synth seems to keep the one you typed forcing you to change it again.

[TracingArcs]

Something I find frustrating is when I name an instrument track (so click in the track box, name it eg: Kontakt 8.1 Fracture Sounds - Cello legato, then copy that and name the clips. Save.

I can go back into a project later and all info has reverted to just blank info incl the clips. I have to keep a written record of all track info so I can recall what specific instrument was used.  This happened in both CWB and Sonar. And not always but consistently enough to find it annoying.

[sjoens]

Bouncing clips would sometimes remove clip names but I've never seen tracks lose their names so not sure what would cause that.

[Bass Guitar]

While researching about GM midi I found that the track name box can hold 128 characters. 
 

This is saved in the midi data.