Jesse Jost Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago We're excited to have you preview some new features before they go into production - please check out these headliners slated for our next release: Signal Probe Theme Editor Download links 2025.12 Early Access: Download full installer 2025.11 Stable Release (rollback): Download full Installer Membership required Please note that Signal Probe and Theme Editor are available only through BandLab Membership. Signal Probe Signal Probe is a specialized diagnostic tool designed for real-time analysis of audio signals in Cakewalk Sonar, allowing you to analyze signals before or after processing by any track, bus, or plugin. Signal Prove provides three analysis visualizations: Spectrum Analyzer Phase Scope Level Meters Usage Note: Signal Probe is not a plugin. You can access it as follows: For plugins: Click the new "analysis"on any plugin's toolbar. For tracks: Click on the new "analysis" button located on console strips, just above the meter. Toggle the PRE/POST/BOTH switch to instantly compare the signal entering the plugin versus the signal exiting it. Note that you can choose from any combination of analysis modules (spectrum analyzer, phase meter, level meters) to inspect the signal at the tap point, using the Pre, Post, or Both (visualize pre and post signals overlaid). Accessing Signal Probe from the plugin toolbar: Accessing Signal Probe from the console strip: Accessing Signal Probe from the Pro Channel: Note: For plugins, multiple signal probe windows may be opened. For tracks or buses, only a single probe window may be open at a time which is contextual to the track/bus. Signal probe for instruments only allows Post monitoring since there is no input. Color Theme Editor Theme Editor is designed to streamline the color editing process by providing control over the application's entire color theme by adjusting a few core palette colors. Sweeping color changes can be made with just a few adjustments to a small set of core palette colors. To access Theme Editor, go to Preferences > Colors and click Edit. This action will hide the Preferences dialog and display the Theme Editor. When you close the Theme Editor, the Preferences dialog will automatically return. Membership Required The Theme Editor will be available to users with BandLab Membership. Things You Can Try Checkout the included color schemes - they will appear slightly different from those in the current production build, but they should also look better (barring a handful of known color assignment issues we're still working on). Create and save your own custom color schemes. Be on the lookout for UI elements that don't update as you expect, or become hard to see due to low color contrast. DISCLAIMERS The color theming system is nearing complete, but we're still wrapping up loose ends. The default themes included with this release should be considered experimental and will change before the final release. Please be aware or the following: Theme Editor UI is subject to change before we roll it into a stable release. Theme persistence may break during the course of feature preview, but don't worry - themes are very easy to recreate. The feature is not finished and may contain incomplete functionality. Known Issues Some UI elements don't follow theme colors as expected, especially using light-colored themes. Theme Editor Undo and Redo operations are limited in range and may yield unexpected results. 1080p displays may not render some colors properly. Please leave feedback if you using a 1080p display and observe unexpected color rendering. Editor Layout The editor is divided into two main sections: Palette and Overrides. Currently, the core palette is derived from the Dark Theme (our only available base theme in this build). 1. Theme Palette (Core Colors) This section contains the 10 fundamental colors that dictate the entire application's aesthetic. Adjusting one of these colors will propagate across most of the UI. The colors are arranged in five vertical pairs, representing the background and foreground colors for key hierarchical surfaces: Surface 1: Primary application surface, including app title bar, main menu, and overall application background. Surface 2: Primary framing elements, including main structural borders, menus, and top-level toolbars. Surface 3: Secondary toolbar controls and general panels. Surface 4: Tertiary panel displays and view content (e.g., project data display areas). Accent: A highlight color used to draw attention to important information, alerts, or selected items. 2. Overrides This section allows you to adjust specific component color IDs (e.g. Control Bar Background). If you adjust an Override color, you are deliberately deviating from the core palette color normally assigned to it, allowing for granular control. Color Swatch Interactions Click: Opens a Color Editor for precise adjustments. Sonar’s UI will update in real-time. Double-click: Highlight the corollary UI in the application, helping you locate the affected components. Copy/Paste: Color values can be copied from one swatch and pasted onto another. Swap: Exchange color assignments between foreground and background colors. Reset: A small reset button (circular arrow icon) appears when a swatch's value deviates. Clicking it restores the original color. Menu Operations New, Open..., Save, Save As...: Standard file management User themes are saved to %AppData%\Cakewalk\Sonar\Themes Revert: Resets ALL custom color adjustments (Palette and Overrides) back to their original Dark theme defaults. Options: Only one option thus far, Show button backgrounds, toggles the visual state of buttons in the application UI. 3 3
Michael Vogel Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago No sign of a switch to turn on Early Access. I have the latest version of the Cakewalk Product Centre. see attached pic
Jonathan Sasor Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago 8 hours ago, Michael Vogel said: No sign of a switch to turn on Early Access. I have the latest version of the Cakewalk Product Centre. see attached pic That's expected right now, the build is only posted here.
Greg Wynn Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago (edited) something is funky enabling/disabling plug-ins in the track view individual track effects bin. If you click on the button within the bin for the individual plug it works however you have to click on the actual plug in for it to show that it's enabled (changes color). I'm using "dark". Or maybe just user error Edited 3 hours ago by Greg Wynn
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