Square Highlighted Box Around Take Lanes in Track View

[Jerry Gerber]

I can't seem to get rid of the box around take lanes, which I never use.   Once I turn on the take lanes and close them, the box remains.  If I click on the "X" to delete it, it deletes all the MIDI data in the track.   Isn't there a way to remove the box?   I'm using the latest version of Cakewalk (Sonar, paid version, 2025.09)

Thanks,

Jerry

 

 

[Xoo]

No.  It's been like this for years and years.  Nothing serious just a trifle irritating as it's logically "wrong".

[msmcleod]

@Jerry Gerber - a screenshot might help identify what it is?

[Jerry Gerber]

2 hours ago, msmcleod said:

@Jerry Gerber - a screenshot might help identify what it is?

Sure, here it is.  Notice the annoying box around the take option.  I never use this feature and I am unable to reduce screen clutter by getting rid of the white box.   It's on every track.  I tried to remove it but the only way is to delete actual midi data, which of course I don't want to do.

Thanks,

Jerry

https://www.jerrygerber.com

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Jerry Gerber

[Chaps]

On page 441 of the Cakewalk Sonar Reference file it says:

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The Expand/collapse Take Lanes button has three states:
Collapsed, with no existing lanes. The button is not highlighted .
Collapsed, with at least one existing lane. The button has a soft blue glow .
Expanded. The button is solid blue .

And:

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To remove a lane
Click the lane’s Delete Take Lane button . The lane is removed, and any existing clips are deleted.

Basically, the first take lane you create is the same data as the original track. If you don't need more than one take lane I don't see a reason to open the take lanes at all because the first take lane just duplicates the original data. It seems to me that once a take lane is created it is permanent and the take lane button will always have that highlighted box. At least I can't find a way to restore it to its original condition. If someone knows how I'd love to see how it's done.

[Jerry Gerber]

17 minutes ago, Chaps said:

On page 441 of the Cakewalk Sonar Reference file it says:

And:

Basically, the first take lane you create is the same data as the original track. If you don't need more than one take lane I don't see a reason to open the take lanes at all because the first take lane just duplicates the original data. It seems to me that once a take lane is created it is permanent and the take lane button will always have that highlighted box. At least I can't find a way to restore it to its original condition. If someone knows how I'd love to see how it's done.

Yes, this is all true. But I accidentally hit one of the take buttons and now, as you pointed out, it's not possible to restore it to its original condition without deleting the track's data!   It looks weird to see one track with the button highlighted, as it needlessly calls my eye's attention to it. 

 

 

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Jerry Gerber

[sjoens]

There was an exact post on this years ago.

1. You can't have track data without a take lane.  It IS the track.
2. If you never click the button in a track with data, it may be unlit. (huh??)
3. If you click the button in a track with data, it will remain lit dimly when closed even if it wasn't lit before you clicked it. (see 1)
4. If you drag a clip or record data to an empty track, the button will be lit dimly. (see 1)
5. If you click the button in an empty track (no data), it will  create a take lane and remain lit dimly when closed. (huh??)
6. Delete this take lane and you delete the track data. (see 1)

Whether any of these are bugs is hard to tell.  The only thing you can be sure of is the button will be lit dimly if you click it regardless of track status.

So what I learned is if it being lit bugs you - don't click it!  

Edited 3 hours ago by sjoens

[Amberwolf]

I don't have access to this feature to test it and see it's behavior (I dont' have the modern Sonar), but:

Personally I would expect that there should always be a way to turn something back off, once turned on, without destroying the information there, for anything that hasn't actually created new information by doing so.  (other than by an immediate Undo, since some things wont' be noticed until it's too late to do this). 

Even if it has, turning it off should only remove the new information, and should also ask you if you would like to keep taht information if there is a way to do so, or warning that this informaiton would be lost. 

But...that's just me.  

Edited 1 hour ago by Amberwolf