Cakewalk Changelog

What's new in Cakewalk 2022.11 Build Build 28.11.0.021

Dec 4, 2022

Enhancements in Update 1 (build 28.11.0.021):
Quick group support for track effect bin Delete command
Delete All now available in effect bin menus
Improved app startup and shutdown performance when running on local network without internet or with a slow internet connection
Improved project load performance
Show Clip Stretch amount to 2 decimal places
Bug Fixes in Update 1:
Crash when quick group bypassing FX Chains when other effects are in the bin
Don’t require SHIFT for quick-group recursing FX Chains, if you’re invoking from an effect already within ProChannel FX Chain
Quick group delete (CTRL+SHIFT) FX Chains across multiple tracks fails to remove the plugin instance in the other track FX chains
Quick group replace/delete (CTRL+SHIFT) effect from track effects bin should also affect ProChannel FX chain
Quick Group insert FX into ProChannel FX Rack inserts into track bin instead
Additional support for quick grouping in FX Chains
Incorrect plugin menu behavior
ProChannel can be empty after inserting a new audio track

New in Cakewalk 2022.09 Build 28.09.0.027 (Oct 7, 2022)

New in Cakewalk 2022.06 Build 28.06.0.028 (Jun 16, 2022)

Enhancements:
Automatically extend final take when loop recording in Comping mode.
Option to automatically extend final take when punch recording.
Mackie control surface improvements, including performance enhancements and optional Universal and Cubase emulation modes that can be used if your control surface does not provide a dedicated Cakewalk/SONAR mode.
Option to open parent track folder when changing track focus.
Key binding to render Region FX.
Support for local help.
Cakewalk will now install to ARM64 PCs running Windows 11 for ARM.
In-app update improvements, including in-app download of optional content that was previously only available from either BandLab Assistant or the Cakewalk Web installer (Studio Instruments Suite, Drum Replacer, Melodyne trial, Theme Editor, and demo projects).
Bug Fixes:
Hang when trying to sign in to BandLab
Guard against crashes with toast notifications
Crash if attempting to export to non-existing drive
Prevent Cakewalk from attempting to export directly to a CD/DVD drive
Export fails when path does not exist when format is not set to WAV
Empty Export Folders not removed on app exit when exporting different file types or source categories
Show prompt when export path is invalid
Cakewalk External Controller API problem causing Cakewalk GUI to freeze
External encoder presets not being picked up / stored properly
Flushing during bounce occurs with plugins on buses that are not part of the signal chain
Cakewalk should disable the options for Audio to MIDI conversion if Melodyne is not installed
Muting Melodyne clip in take lanes causes clip to disappear
Export Arranger sections not working properly when project has locked clips
Resizing Arranger sections should be able to snap to other sections
Committed arrangement off by 1 tick / losing first note
Corrupt tempo map when CTRL+drag copy section with only one tempo present
Tempo track wiped after drag copy section in user project
Incorrect tempo at beginning of committed arrangement in user project
WarnSilentBuses config setting should default to off
Shelf tool does not work with multiple clips in the same lane
Null pointer when trying to drag move range selection
Unable to enter ‘+’ character for markers when using non-US keyboard
Move To Folder context menu command moves tracks in incorrect order
Track Folder echo button status incorrect when active track is an audio track
Process > Length crops MIDI stream when < 100% and ignores the duration of Hairpin and Articulation Map events

New in Cakewalk 2022.02 Build 28.02.0.039 (Mar 10, 2022)

New in Cakewalk 2022.02 Build 28.02.0.029 (Feb 17, 2022)

Enhancements:
[Export Audio dialog] The last used custom export path now persists with the project.
[Export Audio dialog] CTRL+click the file path button to reset path to the default.
You can now optionally specify if track folders should automatically expand when moving a track into them. To do so, click the Track view ‘Options’ menu and select ‘Expand Folder after Moving to Folder’.
The following new path has been added to the default VST scan locations: %LOCALAPPDATA%/Programs/Common/VST3/. This path is recommended as part of the VST3 specification in order to facilitate using plug-ins on systems without Admin rights as well as to support multiple users on the same PC.
‘Mute [UnMute] all tracks’, ‘Solo [UnSolo] all tracks’, and ‘Arm [UnArm] all tracks’ can now be assigned to keyboard shortcuts in Edit > Preferences > Customization – Keyboard Shortcuts.
Bug Fixes:
Crash when Paste Special into existing clips using MIDI clips on empty track
Crash when saving track template with multiple subfolders
Crash when importing track template with invalid folder hierarchy
Melodyne crashes after copying clip
When doing an Entire Mix export with a selection range, the selection range is being ignored when calculating the estimated file size
Track folders that only contain subfolders do not display correctly
Export Path changes unexpectedly after save
Open Export Folder opens incorrect folder after saving project
Folder +/- incorrect after drag move to folder
Track templates do not save folder hierarchy unless there is a track at each level
Track template inserts incorrectly when inserted from track within folder
Cannot use shelf tool to drag to max if folder is above current track
Insert Instrument missing from folder context menu
Drag drop tracks/folders should force a left drag gesture when dragging under a collapsed folder
Recording over top of Melodyne clip does not display correct clip in comp track
Browser fails to show categories with non-alphanumeric characters
What’s New link in toast notifications should not close toast
Articulation description not shown in Event List view if it’s too long
Replace Synth should show the synth plug-in UI
Delete Track/Bus menu items should be grayed out from Console view context menus during record
Arrangement preview should be blocked when recording
Solo button grouping not working with Simple Instrument Tracks
Unable to change outputs for multiple instrument tracks with quick group
Multichannel PCM Wave Files fail to import in projects with different sample rates
Dragging in a track template without an open project results in corrupt project
Mono sends are not retained when reopening project
Remove Silence removes clip name
‘Cannot Read File’ error when importing user MIDI files with bad track counts
Ripple Edit All does not work as expected with Meter/Key changes
Event Inspector can cause clip to move when aborting start time edit
Gluing MIDI notes with concurrent controllers selected deletes the controllers
MIDI Sysx saved as bank, ignoring settings
[REGRESSION] Tab to Notes in Piano Roll view stops working after Set Measure/Beat At Now
Delete Hole fails to ripple Tempo Track if not explicitly selected
Aux Track not dimmed with dim solo
Editing project while waveforms being built causes process to restart
VST3 bus activation sequence in Cakewalk causes side effects in certain JUCE plugins
ProChannel PC76 fails to load UI in user project
Plug-in automation node not read correctly during loop in user project
Initial/Reset VST sandbox scans fail to populate menus and shows zero plug-ins scanned
ARA capable plugins fail to work properly when inserted via an FX Rack

New in Cakewalk 2022.02 Build 28.02.0.023 Early Access (Feb 9, 2022)

Enhancements:
Export Audio dialog:
The last used custom export path now persists with the project
CTRL+click the file path button to reset path to the default
Track Folder:
You can now optionally specify if track folders should automatically expand when moving a track into them. To do so, click the Track view Options menu and select Expand Folder after Moving to Folder.
VST Scan:
The following new path has been added to the default scan locations: %LOCALAPPDATA%/Programs/Common/VST3/
This path is now recommended as part of the VST3 specification, in order to facilitate using plugins on systems without Admin rights as well as to support multiple users on the same PC.
Key Bindings:
Mute [UnMute] all tracks, Solo [UnSolo] all tracks, and Arm [UnArm] all tracks can now be assigned to keyboard shortcuts in Edit > Preferences > Customization - Keyboard Shortcuts
Stability:
Crash when Paste Special into existing clips using MIDI clips on empty track
Crash when saving track template with multiple subfolders
Crash when importing track template with invalid folder hierarchy
Export Audio dialog:
When doing an Entire Mix export with a selection range, the selection range is being ignored when calculating the estimated file size
Track folders that only contain subfolders do not display correctly
Export Path changes unexpectedly after save
Track folders:
Folder +/- incorrect after drag move to folder
Track templates do not save folder hierarchy unless there is a track at each level
Track template inserts incorrectly when inserted from track within folder
Cannot use shelf tool to drag to max if folder is above current track
Insert Instrument missing from folder context menu
Drag drop tracks/folders should force a left drag gesture when dragging under a collapsed folder
UI:
Recording over top of Melodyne clip does not display correct clip in comp track
Browser fails to show categories with non-alphanumeric characters
What's New link in toast notifications should not close toast
Articulation description not shown in Event List view if it's too long
Replace Synth should show the synth plug-in UI
Delete Track/Bus menu items should be grayed out from Console view context menus during record
Arrangement preview should be blocked when recording
Misc.:
Solo button grouping not working with Simple Instrument Tracks
Unable to change outputs for multiple instrument tracks with quick group
Multichannel PCM Wave Files fail to import in projects with different sample rates
Dragging in a track template without an open project results in corrupt project
Mono sends are not retained when reopening project
Remove Silence removes clip name
"Cannot Read File" error when importing user MIDI files with bad track counts
Ripple Edit All does not work as expected with Meter/Key changes
Event Inspector can cause clip to move when aborting start time edit
Gluing MIDI notes with concurrent controllers selected deletes the controllers
MIDI Sysx saved as bank, ignoring settings
[REGRESSION] Tab to Notes in Piano Roll view stops working after Set Measure/Beat At Now
Plug-ins:
VST3 bus activation sequence in Cakewalk causes side effects in certain JUCE plugins
ProChannel PC76 fails to load UI in user project
Plug-in automation node not read correctly during loop in user project
Initial/Reset VST sandbox scans fail to populate menus and shows zero plug-ins scanned

New in Cakewalk 2021.12 Build 27.12.0.093 EAP (Dec 18, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.12 Build 27.12.0.084 EAP (Dec 8, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.12 Build 27.12.0.079 EAP (Dec 4, 2021)

Stability:
Crash loading export task settings
Crash if wildcard left in place when adding path
Hang on project load with user project
Export:
Export task fails with no meaningful message if drive or path is invalid
Export fails to render Radius stretched clips unless a time range is explicitly selected
Export as MIDI File should not show audio track warning message
Export Audio dialog:
Add keyboard navigation support
Using space bar to update multiple selection items doesn't update range dropdown
Selection flyout not updating Time Range dropdown
Mouse wheel scrolling skips rows in 'Tracks/Buses in Project' list
Inconsistent selection recall on Export Task recall
Expand width of Export Multiple Files
Task queue panel should limit its height to queue size + 1
UI:
Preferences Categories illegible in High Contrast mode in Windows
Expose Arranger, Export Audio dialog, and Tempo track to Help Module
Folder colors / original folder ordering not restored on Undo Delete Folder
Destination folder should expand when moving tracks
Click on Folder comp clip not selecting all tracks
Folders missing "Move to Track Folder" in Context Menu when single folder present
CTRL + click folder color bar should change color for all folder contents
Track range selection does not work as expected with folders
Lasso select within Clips View selects all articulations
Misc.:
Folder Color is not saved in Track Templates
Track Templates do not save bus colors
Track templates do not save ProChannel post effect status
Echo button always showing half enabled for folders containing instrument tracks
Drag moving a track moves the track plus all selected tracks, regardless of whether the track is in the selection or not
Unable to drag multiple unnamed MIDI clips to desktop
Articulations incorrectly appearing in Folder Comp stream
Bounce to clip renders silent clip if the track destination bus is soloed
Inconsistent ports with Append Instrument / Simple Instrument Tracks
Stretched clip in project wont play
Time stretching slip edited or split clips results in incorrect stretch ratios
Undo of slip stretched clip incorrectly restores state in this project
Plug-ins:
Waves Tune plug-ins appear as Region FX unexpectedly
Soloing a track containing a plug-in with active sidechain input causes project to play silent in old releases when unsoloed
Move of ARA clip fails to update Melodyne
Cannot change plug-in properties for VST3 plug-ins in Plug-in Manager

New in Cakewalk 2021.11 Build 27.11.0.010 EAP (Nov 1, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.09 Build 27.09.0.145 (Oct 5, 2021)

Bug Fixes in Update 1 (build 27.09.0.145):
S-Gear 2 VST3 plug-in crashes when inserted.
Intermittent crash when closing Arranger section context menu.
Exporting audio with plug-ins on a surround bus can hang the export while flushing plug-in buffers.
In rare cases certain plug-ins could hang export while flushing plug-in buffers.
MP3 Export Options dialog does not show recalled task settings.
MP3 Export Options dialog should default to 256 kbps.
Changes to Notes Browser tab are not reflected in the ID3 MP3 Export Options dialog until Cakewalk restart.
Export as MIDI exporting whole project if selection at time zero.
Windows notification sound when opening Export Audio dialog in some projects.
Export Audio dialog uses default project sample rate instead of actual project sample rate.
Large bounce buffer sizes cause flatline audio when exporting or bouncing clips with 96K or higher sample rates.
Export task fails with no meaningful message if drive or path is invalid.
Export with External encoder was not functional.
Warn if duplicate filenames in export task queue.
Expand width of file overwrite prompt when exporting multiple files and make the list scrollable.
Export as MIDI File should not show audio track warning message.
Bounce to Track(s) dialog forces render sample rate to 44100 always.
Bounce to Track(s) should always use project sample rate to prevent unnecessary sample rate conversion.
Bounce to Clips unexpectedly uses bounce buffer size from Export Audio dialog.
Export Enhancements:
An intuitive new export UI designed to streamline workflow and make it easier to get to the most commonly used features.
Task queues for batch exporting.
Use attribute tags to construct filenames for exported audio files.
New additional export source categories: Tracks Through Entire Mix, Track Folders, and Arranger Sections.
Convenient access to track selection and mute/solo tracks directly from the Export Audio dialog box.
Default ‘Export Audio Files’ folder path.
Improvements to handling of export for aux tracks and tracks with sidechains.
Automatic effects tail flushing during export/bounce.
Toast notification with link to open export location. Upon export completion, a toast notification appears with a link to open the export location in Windows Explorer.
When exporting multiple files as MP3 or Windows Media Advanced Streaming (WMA) format, the Export Options dialog box has a new ‘Use These Settings for All’ option that lets you apply the same settings to all files instead of prompting for each file.
Misc. Enhancements:
Improved AudioSnap transient detection. The default transient detection algorithm has been greatly improved to more accurately detect audio transients in a variety of source material. Select among three transient detection methods.
Updated Bounce to Track(s) dialog box. The Bounce to Tracks(s) dialog box has been redesigned similar to the Export Audio dialog box.
Mackie Control revspread VPot DataType.
ASIO driver compatibility checking. If an incompatible ASIO driver is detected, Cakewalk will offer to switch the driver mode to WASAPI.
Allow multiple MIDI files to be dragged into a project simultaneously.
Optimizations:
Export uses significantly less memory and runs faster.
Optimizations to speed up project loading with projects containing high track counts.
Bounce to clip is faster.
Bug Fixes:
Crash Freezing Track with synth in project.
Crash when bouncing with sidechain FX.
Crash exporting user project as OMF.
Crash when cloning track with synth envelopes.
Aim Assist draws incorrectly after collapsing/expanding MultiDock.
Arm Tracks command arms hidden audio track in Instrument tracks.
Aim Assist can appear unexpectedly when turned off.
Selection module does not automatically update display after setting display times to SMPTE.
Process slide not sliding some track envelopes.
Paste Special behaves unexpectedly when combining Paste to One Track and Paste Into Existing Clips.
When the Snap module set to Measure or any value below that in the list, the Snap Value drop box fails to turn snap on/off.
Save Copy As MIDI interferes with project cwp save.
Last File 1-4 key bindings are all linked unexpectedly.
Unable to copy/paste multiple Arranger tracks between projects.
Modal message boxes do not always disable the main app window.
Cannot copy special selection with tempos from SONAR to Cakewalk.

New in Cakewalk 2021.09 27.09.0.145 Build EAP (Oct 1, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.09 27.09.0.144 Build EAP (Sep 30, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.09 Build 27.09.0.141 (Sep 23, 2021)

Export Enhancements:
An intuitive new export UI designed to streamline workflow and make it easier to get to the most commonly used features.
Task queues for batch exporting.
Use attribute tags to construct filenames for exported audio files.
New additional export source categories: Tracks Through Entire Mix, Track Folders, and Arranger Sections.
Convenient access to track selection and mute/solo tracks directly from the Export Audio dialog box.
Default ‘Export Audio Files’ folder path.
Improvements to handling of export for aux tracks and tracks with sidechains.
Automatic effects tail flushing during export/bounce.
Toast notification with link to open export location. Upon export completion, a toast notification appears with a link to open the export location in Windows Explorer.
When exporting multiple files as MP3 or Windows Media Advanced Streaming (WMA) format, the Export Options dialog box has a new ‘Use These Settings for All’ option that lets you apply the same settings to all files instead of prompting for each file.
Misc. Enhancements:
Improved AudioSnap transient detection. The default transient detection algorithm has been greatly improved to more accurately detect audio transients in a variety of source material. Select among three transient detection methods.
Updated Bounce to Track(s) dialog box. The Bounce to Tracks(s) dialog box has been redesigned similar to the Export Audio dialog box.
Mackie Control revspread VPot DataType.
ASIO driver compatibility checking. If an incompatible ASIO driver is detected, Cakewalk will offer to switch the driver mode to WASAPI.
Allow multiple MIDI files to be dragged into a project simultaneously.
Optimizations:
Export uses significantly less memory and runs faster.
Optimizations to speed up project loading with projects containing high track counts.
Bounce to clip is faster.
Bug Fixes:
Crash Freezing Track with synth in project.
Crash when bouncing with sidechain FX.
Crash exporting user project as OMF.
Crash when cloning track with synth envelopes.
Aim Assist draws incorrectly after collapsing/expanding MultiDock.
Arm Tracks command arms hidden audio track in Instrument tracks.
Aim Assist can appear unexpectedly when turned off.
Selection module does not automatically update display after setting display times to SMPTE.
Process slide not sliding some track envelopes.
Paste Special behaves unexpectedly when combining Paste to One Track and Paste Into Existing Clips.
When the Snap module set to Measure or any value below that in the list, the Snap Value drop box fails to turn snap on/off.
Save Copy As MIDI interferes with project cwp save.
Last File 1-4 key bindings are all linked unexpectedly.
Unable to copy/paste multiple Arranger tracks between projects.
Modal message boxes do not always disable the main app window.
Cannot copy special selection with tempos from SONAR to Cakewalk.

New in Cakewalk 58 2021.09 Build 27.09.0.099 EAP (Aug 31, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.06 Update 3 Build 27.06.0.058 (Aug 7, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.06 Update 2 Build 27.06.0.057 (Jul 30, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.06 Update 2 Build 27.06.0.056 Early Access (Jul 25, 2021)

New in Cakewalk 2021.06 Update 1 Build 27.06.0.053 (Jul 14, 2021)

Enhancements in Update 1 (build 27.06.0.053):
Enhancements for input and output port names.
Finer choices for tempo decimation. The TempoImportDecimationResolution and TempoMapDecimationResolution Cakewalk.ini variables can now be set to values smaller than 60 ticks.
Cakewalk responds to PC sleep / wakeup. The audio engine stops if/when Windows tells Cakewalk it is about to suspend/hibernate. If Cakewalk receives a Wakeup notification (i.e. you've awakened from suspend or hibernate), it will restart the audio engine.
Bug Fixes in Update 1:
Not all horizontal grid lines showing on Tempo track when using 'Tempo Track Show/Hide'.
'Tempo Track Show/Hide' shortcut (ALT+T) is not shown in Track view View menu.
'Display All Times as SMPTE' does not persist as expected.
Extra tempo node added at end when inserting tempo after last tempo node.
Synth port numbers appear unexpectedly after using 'Replace Synth'.
Spacing in Input picker inconsistent for inputs above 9.
In ASIO mode, the Input picker should show the proper channel count.
In-app Update fails to launch if user path has Unicode characters.
Features & Enhancements:
Improved input/output port naming for hardware and software ports.
Improved dropout management. In this release we manage dropouts more intelligently throughout the application by masking certain categories of dropout notifications when they are less important. You can also optionally suppress dropouts during playback and recording.
You can now quickly create a new arrangement by selecting sections in an existing arrangement. To do so, select the desired sections in the Arranger Inspector’s Arrangements pane, then right-click in the Arrangements pane and select 'New Arrangement From Selection'.
You can now insert a committed arrangement into the existing project at the Now Time. To do so, right-click the 'Commit Arrangement to Project' button in the Arranger Inspector and select 'Insert Committed Arrangement'. Sections for the inserted arrangement are added to new Arranger track. Any other existing Arranger tracks, sections and arrangements remain unaffected. Any existing events after the Now Time will be shifted over to make room for the inserted arrangement.
Optional grid lines in the Tempo track. To show grid lines in the Tempo track, right-click in the Tempo track and select 'Show Grid Lines'.
You can specify how shape smoothing works when using the Freehand tool on envelope shapes. To do so, click the Track view 'Options' menu, point to 'Freehand Smoothing', then select one of the following options: Smooth, As Drawn (Linear), or As Drawn (Jumps).
Replace synth on a single Instrument track. You can now replace the soft synth on an individual Instrument track without affecting other Instrument tracks that share the same soft synth instance. To do so, right-click the Instrument track strip and select 'Replace Synth for This Track Only'.
When replacing a synth with a synth that has fewer outputs, you can now replace with multiple instances of the new synth in order to account for the extra outputs.
When assigning a custom Note Names setting in the Piano Roll view, the setting now persists on a per track basis. Closing and re-opening the Piano Roll view remembers the last setting used for each track. The settings are with the project.
In the Articulation Map Editor, you can now offset the start time and override the duration of 'New Note' output events in the 'Transform Existing MIDI Events' section.
You can reorder multiple tracks simultaneously by dragging in the Track pane. To do so, select the tracks that you want to reorder, then drag any selected track.
‘Duplicate Selected Clip(s) as Linked Clips’ command (press CTRL+SHIFT+D)
Improved VST3 support
ALT+mouse wheel now zooms in the Piano Roll view Drum Grid pane.
Improved font rendering in new menus.
Behavior Changes:
The Insert Tempo Change dialog box defaults to 'Change the Most Recent Tempo', unless clicking the Insert Tempo Change button in the Tempo Inspector, in which case it defaults to 'Insert a New Tempo'.
Optimizations:
Improved app startup time when using WASAPI driver mode. With some multichannel audio devices, app startup could be very slow in earlier versions while Cakewalk tried to evaluate the number of output channels. This information is now cached to allow the app to start up quickly.
Bug Fixes:
Cakewalk crashes if AWS is down.
Crash in CCmdAddTempoTrackTempo after wiping tracks.
ASIO Input and output port names and indexes are incorrect if preceding audio devices deselected in preferences.
Adding Time Signature change from Meter/Key view causes Now Time to jump unexpectedly.
When no markers are selected, clicking empty space in the Markers view shows Lock unexpectedly.
Unexpected behavior in localized Kind of Event dialog (Event List).
Clip Fade Attenuation not drawing as expected.
Tempo track does not respond to commas for decimals.
Delete Hole not working with Tempo track.
Undo of Cut/Delete loses Tempo track selection.
'No change' tempo entries being removed.
REGRESSION: Nudging MIDI notes with absolute time not respecting tempo changes.
Extract tempo using Melodyne, AudioSnap & Fit To Improvisation should not use 'smooth shapes'.
Commit Arrangement losing tempo entries.
Incorrect Arranger section numbering when inserting sections in the Inspector.
Buses are selected unexpectedly after moving Arranger section.
Reassigning an articulation using the Choose dialog not working.
Track templates ignore phase settings.
MIDI input ports not assigned correctly after saving as track template.
Undo of delete instrument track not working with drum maps in project.
Drag Moving a MIDI clip crops it.
Strips menu in Console view hides Instrument tracks unexpectedly with MIDI tracks.
Process > Slide produces unexpected results with envelopes.
Exclusive Solo does not initially work as expected after export.
Automation to MIDI controllers: Incorrect conversion for pitch wheel.
Spurious dropouts on project load/close/bounce.
Dropout (12) after creating Region FX clip with stereo then mono FX in bin.
Saving MIDI File loses last controller event.
Control surfaces not supporting Aux Sends.
ARA plug-ins losing transport sync.
HUD Add Track should not remember previous instrument count.
Some plug-in posted Windows messages are lost when using Piano Roll Zoom In/Out Vertical controls.

New in Cakewalk 2021.06 Build 27.06.0.050 (Jul 1, 2021)

Features & Enhancements:
Improved input/output port naming for hardware and software ports.
Improved dropout management. In this release we manage dropouts more intelligently throughout the application by masking certain categories of dropout notifications when they are less important. You can also optionally suppress dropouts during playback and recording.
You can now quickly create a new arrangement by selecting sections in an existing arrangement. To do so, select the desired sections in the Arranger Inspector’s Arrangements pane, then right-click in the Arrangements pane and select ‘New Arrangement From Selection’.
You can now insert a committed arrangement into the existing project at the Now Time. To do so, right-click the ‘Commit Arrangement to Project’ button in the Arranger Inspector and select ‘Insert Committed Arrangement’. Sections for the inserted arrangement are added to new Arranger track. Any other existing Arranger tracks, sections and arrangements remain unaffected. Any existing events after the Now Time will be shifted over to make room for the inserted arrangement.
Optional grid lines in the Tempo track. To show grid lines in the Tempo track, right-click in the Tempo track and select ‘Show Grid Lines’.
You can specify how shape smoothing works when using the Freehand tool on envelope shapes. To do so, click the Track view ‘Options’ menu, point to ‘Freehand Smoothing’, then select one of the following options: Smooth, As Drawn (Linear), or As Drawn (Jumps).
Replace synth on a single Instrument track. You can now replace the soft synth on an individual Instrument track without affecting other Instrument tracks that share the same soft synth instance. To do so, right-click the Instrument track strip and select ‘Replace Synth for This Track Only’.
When replacing a synth with a synth that has fewer outputs, you can now replace with multiple instances of the new synth in order to account for the extra outputs.
When assigning a custom Note Names setting in the Piano Roll view, the setting now persists on a per track basis. Closing and re-opening the Piano Roll view remembers the last setting used for each track. The settings are with the project.
In the Articulation Map Editor, you can now offset the start time and override the duration of ‘New Note’ output events in the ‘Transform Existing MIDI Events’ section.
You can reorder multiple tracks simultaneously by dragging in the Track pane. To do so, select the tracks that you want to reorder, then drag any selected track.
‘Duplicate Selected Clip(s) as Linked Clips’ command (press CTRL+SHIFT+D)
Improved VST3 support
ALT+mouse wheel now zooms in the Piano Roll view Drum Grid pane.
Improved font rendering in new menus.
Behavior Changes:
The Insert Tempo Change dialog box defaults to ‘Change the Most Recent Tempo’, unless clicking the Insert Tempo Change button in the Tempo Inspector, in which case it defaults to ‘Insert a New Tempo’.
Optimizations:
Improved app startup time when using WASAPI driver mode. With some multichannel audio devices, app startup could be very slow in earlier versions while Cakewalk tried to evaluate the number of output channels. This information is now cached to allow the app to start up quickly.
Bug Fixes:
Cakewalk crashes if AWS is down.
Crash in CCmdAddTempoTrackTempo after wiping tracks.
ASIO Input and output port names and indexes are incorrect if preceding audio devices deselected in preferences.
Adding Time Signature change from Meter/Key view causes Now Time to jump unexpectedly.
When no markers are selected, clicking empty space in the Markers view shows Lock unexpectedly.
Unexpected behavior in localized Kind of Event dialog (Event List).
Clip Fade Attenuation not drawing as expected.
Tempo track does not respond to commas for decimals.
Delete Hole not working with Tempo track.
Undo of Cut/Delete loses Tempo track selection.
‘No change’ tempo entries being removed.
REGRESSION: Nudging MIDI notes with absolute time not respecting tempo changes.
Extract tempo using Melodyne, AudioSnap & Fit To Improvisation should not use ‘smooth shapes’.
Commit Arrangement losing tempo entries.
Incorrect Arranger section numbering when inserting sections in the Inspector.
Buses are selected unexpectedly after moving Arranger section.
Reassigning an articulation using the Choose dialog not working.
Track templates ignore phase settings.
MIDI input ports not assigned correctly after saving as track template.
Undo of delete instrument track not working with drum maps in project.
Drag Moving a MIDI clip crops it.
Strips menu in Console view hides Instrument tracks unexpectedly with MIDI tracks.
Process > Slide produces unexpected results with envelopes.
Exclusive Solo does not initially work as expected after export.
Automation to MIDI controllers: Incorrect conversion for pitch wheel.
Spurious dropouts on project load/close/bounce.
Dropout (12) after creating Region FX clip with stereo then mono FX in bin.
Saving MIDI File loses last controller event.
Control surfaces not supporting Aux Sends.
ARA plug-ins losing transport sync.
HUD Add Track should not remember previous instrument count.

New in Cakewalk 2021.06 Build 27.06.0.032 EAP (Jun 18, 2021)

New features:
Improved VST3 support:
Support for VST3’s new MIDI CC learn functionality. This is used by any VST3 plug-ins that utilize MIDI learn from CCs.
VST audio buses (inputs/outputs) are now disabled by default and enabled on demand based on which tracks utilize the buses. With instruments that have many outputs this can save memory and CPU.
Added support for IPlugInterfaceSupport and IProcessContextRequirements and IComponentHandlerBusActivation
Improved input/output port naming for hardware and software ports:
In Cakewalk all ports are grouped into stereo pairs of channels. In order to make it easier to associate these pairs with the physical channels exposed by the hardware or virtual instrument, the port naming conventions have been improved.
Audio and soft synth input and output ports now include a channel number prefix before the port name.
Additionally, port names now always show the actual names of the referenced channels. (previously only the first channel name would be shown). Since many instruments have different names for channels or even dynamic names, the channel index can be used to identify a specific instrument output more easily.
When using user defined device names (Use friendly names to represent audio drivers) you can now specify both the left and right channels in the stereo pair by using the pipe symbol “|” to delimit the channel names. For example, entering a friendly name of “Guitar|Voice” may show 1: Guitar, 2: Voice, 1+2: Guitar + Voice in the menus.
Port names have been shortened to skip the device vendor name for greater legibility in the Track view, Console view and Inspector. The tooltip for the name will show the full form of the name.
Port names are no longer compacted. With the smarter port naming, in most cases there should be no need to use friendly names to shorten the strings, unless you wish to use instrument names for the ports.
Edit Filter values and MIDI channels are no longer compacted, which makes it easier to read parameter names in most cases.
In the Console view Hardware Outs section, hardware out names now show channel indexes as well as channel names in ASIO mode.
Sends now show shortened port names and use port numbering when applicable.
Create new arrangement based on existing arrangement:
You can now quickly create a new arrangement by selecting sections in an existing arrangement. To do so, select the desired sections in the Arranger Inspector’s Arrangements pane, then right-click in the Arrangements pane and select New Arrangement From Selection.
Insert committed arrangement at the Now Time:
You can now insert a committed arrangement into the existing project at the Now Time. To do so, right-click the Commit Arrangement to Project button image.png in the Arranger Inspector and select Insert Committed Arrangement.
Sections for the inserted arrangement are added to new Arranger track. Any other existing Arranger tracks, sections and arrangements remain unaffected.
Any existing events after the Now Time will be shifted over to make room for the inserted arrangement.
As with the Commit Arrangement to Project command, holding down the SHIFT key while selecting the command will cause the events under the arrangement sections to be copied as linked clips.
Optional grid lines in the Tempo track:
To show grid lines in the Tempo track, right-click in the Tempo track and select Show Grid Lines.
Specify shape smoothing behavior when using the Freehand tool on automation envelopes:
You can specify how shape smoothing works when using the Freehand tool on envelope shapes. To do so, click the Track view Options menu, point to Freehand Smoothing, then select one of the following options:
Smooth. Uses the existing fit-to-curve functionality. This is the default setting.
As Drawn (Linear). Joins the nodes up with linear shapes.
As Drawn (Jumps). Leaves the nodes as is, making them jump shapes.
Replace synth on a single Instrument track:
When inserting a multi-output soft synth with the Instrument Track Per Output option enabled, Cakewalk creates multiple Instrument tracks that share a single instance of the soft synth.
You can now replace the soft synth on an individual Instrument track without affecting other Instrument tracks that share the same soft synth instance. To do so, right-click the Instrument track strip and select Replace Synth for This Track Only.
Note Names in the Piano Roll view persist per track
When assigning a custom Note Name setting in the Piano Roll view (right-click the piano keyboard or note label pane), the setting now persists on a per track basis. Closing and re-opening the Piano Roll view remembers the last setting used for each track. The settings are with the project.
Articulation Map Editor: optional time offset and duration override for ‘New Note’ transforms:
In the Articulation Map Editor, you can now offset the start time and override the duration of New Note output events in the Transform Existing MIDI Events section.
Time Offset (T). A positive time delay in MBT that will be applied to the new note.
Duration Override (D). A replacement duration for the new note. If left at 0:00:000, the new note will inherit the duration of the original note.
Reorder multiple tracks simultaneously:
You can reorder multiple tracks simultaneously by dragging in the Track pane. To do so, select the tracks that you want to reorder, then hold down the SHIFT key while you drag any selected track.
Restrictions:
You can’t move the selection on or before tracks within the selection (i.e. in effect trying to move it onto itself)
You can’t move a selection containing track folders into a track folder (nested folders are currently not supported)
If a track folder is selected (whether or not all the tracks within the folder are selected or not), the whole track folder is moved, unless you are moving selected tracks from within a single track folder out of the track folder.
‘Duplicate Selected Clip(s) as Linked Clips’ command
To duplicate the selected clip(s) as linked clips, press CTRL+SHIFT+D.
Misc. enhancements:
ALT+mouse wheel now zooms in the Piano Roll view Drum Grid pane
Improved font rendering in new menus
Behavior changes:
Insert Tempo Change dialog defaults to ‘Change the Most Recent Tempo’
The Insert Tempo Change dialog box defaults to Change the Most Recent Tempo, unless clicking the Insert Tempo Change button image.png in the Tempo Inspector, in which case it defaults to Insert a New Tempo.
Optimizations:
Improved app startup time when using WASAPI driver mode
With some multichannel audio devices, app startup could be very slow in earlier versions while Cakewalk tried to evaluate the number of output channels. This information is now cached to allow the app to start up quickly.
Bug fixes:
Stability:
Cakewalk crashes if AWS is down
Crash in CCmdAddTempoTrackTempo after wiping tracks
UI:
ASIO Input and output port names and indexes are incorrect if preceding audio devices deselected in preferences
Adding Time Signature change from Meter/Key view causes Now Time to jump unexpectedly
When no markers are selected, clicking empty space in the Markers view shows Lock unexpectedly
Unexpected behavior in localized Kind of Event dialog (Event List)
Clip Fade Attenuation not drawing as expected
Tempo track:
Tempo track does not respond to commas for decimals
Delete Hole not working with Tempo track
Undo of Cut/Delete loses Tempo track selection
"No change" tempo entries being removed
REGRESSION: Nudging MIDI notes with absolute time not respecting tempo changes
Extract tempo using Melodyne, AudioSnap & Fit To Improvisation should not use "smooth shapes"
Arranger:
Commit Arrangement losing tempo entries
Incorrect Arranger section numbering when inserting sections in the Inspector
Buses are selected unexpectedly after moving Arranger section
Articulation Maps:
Reassigning an articulation using the Choose dialog not working
Misc:
Track templates ignore phase settings
MIDI input ports not assigned correctly after saving as track template
Undo of delete instrument track not working with drum maps in project
Drag Moving a MIDI clip crops it
Strips menu in Console view hides Instrument tracks unexpectedly with MIDI tracks
Process > Slide produces unexpected results with envelopes
Exclusive Solo does not initially work as expected after export

New in Cakewalk 2021.04 Build 27.04.0.170 RC 1 (May 15, 2021)

Bug fixes:
Recording:
Recorded audio clips placed late on timeline by the ASIO record latency.
Punch recording writes wave file data past the end of the punch region.
Punch Recorded clips punched out too early in projects containing containing synths.
Punch in recording occurs late with Aux or synth tracks.
Last take punches out too early when loop and punch out regions coincide.
Various improvements to punch and loop recording
BandLab integration:
Instrument tracks upload to BandLab as separate audio and MIDI tracks when frozen.
Track Mute state does not persist when uploading to BandLab.
Revision description not setting project notes when downloading a revision.
Browse BandLab Projects dialog does not display Unicode double byte characters.
Tempo track:
Process > Fit to Time supports Tempo track when Tempo Map is selected under Modify by Changing.
Tempo track tempo not being set by New Project dialog.
Tempo nodes are selected when selecting an Arranger section, even if Arranger Exclude is enabled on the Tempo track.
Loading pre Tempo track projects by default will not attempt to create envelope shapes from the tempo map.
Tempo node delete can delete selected clips.
Deleting Arranger section clears the tempo envelope.
Tempo nodes being added past the end of the project when loading older projects.
Offset Tempo Map doesn't respect time selection.
Default envelope shape for tempo track should be Jump (when using Clear All).
Arranger Tracks:
Deleting multiple Arranger sections doesn't work after changing section colors.
Unexpected behavior with overlap threshold when not using Split MIDI Notes / Non-Destructive MIDI Editing.
Articulation Maps:
Articulation selected unexpectedly in some cases.
Selecting a clip with articulations should partially select articulations outside the clip extents.
Unexpected behavior using CTRL + right button drag articulation selection.
Cut & paste articulation can cause overlapped articulations.
UI:
Misc. menu issues on multi-monitor systems when the monitors have significantly different resolution/scale settings:
Menus not appearing.
Menus appearing on the wrong monitor.
Incorrectly sized menus
Track view no longer visible in Keyboard Shortcut category dropdown.
Piano Roll view Aim Assist line slightly off when left is scrolled beyond zero.
Staff view not updating after nudging nodes.
Misc.:
Preferences > File - Initialization File saves a blank Cakewalk.ini entry which prevents adding new options.

New in Cakewalk 2021.04 Early Access 2 (Apr 23, 2021)

Behavior Changes:
BandLab integration:
The File > Browse BandLab Projects and File > Publish to BandLab commands are now key bindable
Tempo track:
Option to not update BPM display in the Tempo track header during playback/recording. To prevent the BPM display from updating during playback, right-click the Tempo track and disable Update BPM Display During Playback. Tip: Disable Update BPM Display During Playback if you want to use tap tempo during playback.
Plug-in menus:
Plug-in menus now support keyboard navigation:
HOME / END
PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN
Press any alpha-numeric key to go to the first plug-in beginning with that character; press the same character again to go to the next plug-in, etc.
Waveform outlines:
You can now optionally show waveform outlines in the Clips pane.
To show/hide waveform outlines, click the Track view View menu and select Display > Show Waveform Outlines.
Known issue: Waveform outline may not display correctly wherever there are tempo changes or clip mute regions, resulting in incomplete waveform outlines and/or vertical lines. The number of tempo changes, muted clip regions, zoom level and vertical waveform size all affect the severity of the issue. This will be fixed before the final release.
Bug fixes:
Stability:
Crash closing Cakewalk after opening Upload Projects dialog
BandLab integration:
Upload Settings fail to persist after closing and reopening Cakewalk
Upload Track Mixdowns to BandLab causes mixdowns to be muted unexpectedly
Tempo track:
Cannot click/create a node and drag immediately / crashes occasionally
UI:
Regression: Unable to move punch point ends on timeline
Cut/Copy/Paste does not work with envelopes when nodes are lasso selected
Increase plug-in type text color contrast in plug-in menus
Changing the Track's output MIDI channel does not update Arpeggiator UI
Keyboard Shortcut for Record Arm does not work for Synth Audio Output tracks
Quick Group engage of Console Emulator fails to load modules as expected
Arranger:
Incorrect sections and arrangements combo box colors in Arranger Inspector
Copy of Arranger section not working as expected in some projects
Automation:
Latch Write Automation becomes stuck when quick grouping
Quick-group latch automation results in overwrite automation faders until saving and re-opening the project
Envelope related time selection issues
Clicking on a automation node does not clear selected tempo nodes & vice versa
Misc:
Changing Preview Bus in Browser is not respected by files played previously
Bounce to clip(s) not working with Arpeggiator if MIDI event channel doesn't match Arpeggiator MIDI Channel
Track templates cause project image in Browser to disappear unexpectedly
Regression: Adding synth tracks when current track is in a folder causes tracks to be incorrectly created

New in Cakewalk 2021.01 Build 27.01.0.08 (Mar 9, 2021)

Enhancements in Update 1 (build 27.01.0.098):
MMCSS improvements. When 'Use MMCSS' is enabled in Edit > Preferences > Audio - Playback and Recording, all threads are assigned to the same MMCSS task groups for better efficiency. The MMCSS thread limit has been boosted to 128 to handle machines with a higher number of cores (requires a reboot after installing this update to take effect).
The VST3 Host Bypass button now also works when this parameter is not automatable.
Bug Fixes in Update 1:
Crash inserting Kuasa plug-in.
Crash when switching projects using different sample rates with PreSonus Studio 192.
Opening project at different sample rate can fail to engage audio engine.
Projects containing certain plug-ins fail to open in 2021.01 release.
Automation write not working with certain VST2 plug-ins until envelope was created.
Freezing a synth could cause synth automation on all tracks to get orphaned.
Skip non automatable parameters in 'Choose Parameter' dialog.
Plug-in Load balancing threads were not being released.
Ripple All not working when deleting from Arranger Inspector.
Ripple edit delete using section overlaps crops the clip at the end of the left sections.
Ripple Edit delete Section with overlapping notes at the end not working.
Arranger: Fix for trailing notes being incorrectly picked up by a section.
Ripple Edit Delete at beginning of project isn't working with Articulations.
Deleting an articulation occasionally splits it into two smaller but invisible articulations.
Show/Hide Articulation Pane in Piano Roll does nothing if there are no articulations on the track.
Adding a new articulation event should default to velocity 100.
Articulations sometimes deleted when using Project > Insert Time/Measures.
MMCSS threads not properly unregistered on engine termination.
MMCSS threads could exceed quota with repeated changes to preferences.
Cakewalk no longer attempts to set ASIO thread priority when MMCSS is not enabled.
Add Instrument Track not putting audio track in folder / unable to remove from folder.
Unexpected sample rate conversion message when bouncing audio.
Remove unexpected dropout message when creating or loading new projects.
Fixed bitmap memory leak in when editing using AudioSnap that could cause blank screen.
Increased contrast of Piano Roll clip outlines so they are visible regardless of current theme.
Updated CWAF tool latest known version number string to 27.13.0.xxx.
Update OAuth to new BandLab backend protocol.
Features:
Arranger section inclusion of outlying MIDI notes. When dragging sections or committing arrangements, Cakewalk has logic for dealing with leading/trailing MIDI notes that overlap section boundaries.
Absolute time in Arranger tracks. The time base format for each Arranger track can be set to either Musical or Absolute. The time base format determines what happens to sections when you change the project tempo.
Cakewalk supports SSO (Single Sign-On) for activation, which allows you to log in via any service supported by BandLab as your sign-in authority. Google, Facebook, Apple ID, mobile phone and BandLab user/password credentials are currently supported.
Misc. Enhancements:
Cancel VST scan. You can now cancel an in-progress VST scan with the new 'Cancel Scan' button in Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings or via the Cancel option in the VST Scan toast notification.
Auto termination of VST scan. Shutting down Cakewalk will now automatically terminate any scan in progress.
The new 'Zoom to Fit Project Horizontally' shortcut (CTRL+ALT+F) zooms to fit the entire project in the Clips pane, without affecting the height of tracks.
Improved selection with Arranger sections. If there are gaps between a range of selected sections, the unselected clips remain unselected. You can now also unselect fully selected clips from a selection and they will not be moved with the section.
Cutting an Arranger section with Ripple Edit enabled now deletes the hole to make it consistent with the Delete command.
Clicking on an articulation (without modifiers), or changing an articulation's type or MIDI channel now sends any triggered MIDI events associated with the articulation.
Four new buttons have been added to the Control Bar's Select module in Large mode: 'Select Track Envelopes with Clips', 'Select Track Articulations with Clips', 'Select Events with Sections', and 'Select Sections with Time Ruler'.
Moving clips between Takes lanes on the same track now respects the Auto Crossfade setting.
Insert Instrument track behavior. When selected from the track context menu, the Insert Instrument command now inserts the instrument before the current track rather than after the last track.
Phase and Interleave buttons are now available in the Track view and Inspector for Instrument tracks.
Option to only use external MIDI inputs. MIDI tracks now have a new 'All External Inputs' input option, which only appears when at least one soft synth with a MIDI output is present in the project. All External Inputs means any MIDI input that isn't an output from a soft synth, such as hardware MIDI ports and virtual controllers.
Export to Standard MIDI File now respects the selection. If there is no selection, the whole project is exported.
The integrated LAME MP3 encoder has been updated to version 3.100. This includes bug fixes and stability improvements to MP3 encoding and also speeds up the encoding process. Additionally, Cakewalk has been updated to now handle discarding padding samples when importing MP3 files. i.e imported MP files will not contain extra data at the beginning of the file.
The libsndfile library used for import and export of various audio formats has been updated to version 1.0.30. This fixes numerous issues with handling BWF, Wave64, AIFF, FLAC and Ogg files.
Optimizations:
Dynamic plug-in parameter optimizations and improvements in responsiveness and memory footprint when loading and editing projects with lots of tracks and high parameter count plug-ins.
Improved handling of ProChannel automation. ProChannel bypass automation is now UI independent and also buffer accurate. ProChannel bypass will also properly enable/disable with automation during fast bounce and freeze operations.
Bug Fixes:
Crash when running onboarding more than once.
Crash when attempting to load new sample in Drum Replacer.
Hang on project load while VST scan is running.
Redo of crop then move of Articulation crashes.
Automation crash on project close.
Rare crash after modifying event in Piano Roll then pressing play.
Step Sequencer Clips intermittently fail to show notes.
Step Sequencer Beat Counter fails to repeat on Groove clip repetitions.
PRV does not display repetitions of Step Sequencer loops.
Track names show incorrectly in plug-ins after 2020.11 update.
Transport fails to roll with Realtime Bounce when freezing.
Cursor moves unexpected after cancel of Kind in Event List.
After deleting last event in Event List, selection should go to previous event.
Assignable parameters not created for FX Chains on project load.
Project Editing Time displays inconsistently in File Stats.
Rename clip doesn't work on MIDI clips if articulations exist on the track.
Installer Text/Progress Bar for Silent Install is truncated.
Bus pane not updating correctly after using track manager to hide/show buses.
Clicking on a note within the Piano Roll view or swapping active tracks automatically opens the Articulation Map pane.
Ripple Edit Cut not shifting Arranger sections as expected.
Section/Arrangement titles missing in 2020.11.
Allow drag move/copy of multiple articulations.
Mouse cursor gets moved/stuck on articulation events in Event List.
Scaling PitchWheel events gives incorrect results.
Cannot bounce or freeze ProChannel Enable automation unless it is done in realtime.
Selection becomes stuck unexpectedly when selecting envelopes.
Bus envelopes from multiple buses not copied correctly in duplicate clips/arranger operations.
Toggling track interleave causes plug-in automation to lose sync.
ProChannel automation cannot be reassigned to plug-in automation in tracks.
Automation read/write not being acknowledged for newly created FX parameters.
Copying and pasting FX automation envelopes create orphaned envelopes until parameters pre-created.
FX Chain Input/Output Gain envelopes controlling incorrect parameter in FX Chain UI.
Synth Rack automation not shown when changing synth parameters.
Allow adding of additional per-output instrument tracks via Synth Rack context menu.
Add Track inconsistent Insert Track behavior.
Projects with multiple instances of plug-ins with high parameter counts become very sluggish trying to close/remove instances.
UseGlobalSnapForStaffView variable stops working after opening older project.
Imported .wav file has clicks from time stretch.
Drum Maps are saved unexpectedly with Track Templates.
VST Scan does not close with the app.
Control Surface Refresh value does not change as expected below 25ms.
Custom bank selection does not take effect in Event List view.
Insert/Append Instrument fails to place track in folder.

New in Cakewalk 2021.01 Build 093 (Feb 2, 2021)

This hotfix addresses a few problems users have reported since 2021.01 was released and also includes some new fixes and optimizations. The following issues are addressed:
Projects containing certain plug-ins fail to open in 2021.01 release. We received reports that some SoundToys plugins cause projects to fail to load
Crash inserting Kuasa plugin
Deleting an articulation occasionally splits it into two smaller but invisible articulations
Show/Hide Articulation Pane in PRV does nothing if there are no articulations on the track
Ripple All not working when deleting from Arranger Inspector
Adding a new articulation event should default to velocity 100
Fixed bitmap memory leak in when editing using audio snap that could cause blank screen
VST3 Host Bypass does not work with plugins that report it as non-automatable
Automation write not working with certain VST2 plugins until envelope was created
Freezing a synth could cause synth automation on all tracks to get orphaned
MMCSS now assigns all threads to the same MMCSS task groups for better efficiency. MMCSS thread limit has been increased to 128 to handle high number of cores. [Requires reboot after install to take effect]
Increased contrast of PRV clip outlines so they are visible regardless of current theme.
Arranger: Fix for trailing notes being incorrectly picked up by a section.
Ripple All not working when deleting from Arranger Inspector - additional fix for handling del key in the inspector.
Ripple Edit delete Section with overlapping notes at the end not working
Skip non automatable parameters in choose parameter dialog
Updated CWAF tool latest known version number string to "27.13.0.xxx".
Ripple edit delete using section overlaps crops the clip at the end of the left sections
MMCSS threads not properly unregistered on engine termination
MMCSS threads could exceed quota with repeated changes to preferences
CbB no longer attempts to set ASIO thread priority when MMCSS is not enabled
Plugin Load balancing threads were not being released
Remove unexpected dropout message when creating or loading new projects
Unexpected sample rate conversion message when bouncing audio
Add Instrument Track not putting audio track in folder / unable to remove from folder

New in Cakewalk 2021.01 Build 085 (Jan 24, 2021)

Features & Enhancements:
Arranger section inclusion of outlying MIDI notes. When dragging sections or committing arrangements, Cakewalk has logic for dealing with leading/trailing MIDI notes that overlap section boundaries.
Absolute time in Arranger tracks. The time base format for each Arranger track can be set to either Musical or Absolute. The time base format determines what happens to sections when you change the project tempo.
Cakewalk supports SSO (Single Sign-On) for activation, which allows you to log in via any service supported by BandLab as your sign-in authority. Google, Facebook, Apple ID, mobile phone and BandLab user/password credentials are currently supported.
Enhancements:
Cancel VST scan. You can now cancel an in-progress VST scan with the new 'Cancel Scan' button in Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings or via the Cancel option in the VST Scan toast notification.
Auto termination of VST scan. Shutting down Cakewalk will now automatically terminate any scan in progress.
The new 'Zoom to Fit Project Horizontally' shortcut (CTRL+ALT+F) zooms to fit the entire project in the Clips pane, without affecting the height of tracks.
Improved selection with Arranger sections. If there are gaps between a range of selected sections, the unselected clips remain unselected. You can now also unselect fully selected clips from a selection and they will not be moved with the section.
Cutting an Arranger section with Ripple Edit enabled now deletes the hole to make it consistent with the Delete command.
Clicking on an articulation (without modifiers), or changing an articulation's type or MIDI channel now sends any triggered MIDI events associated with the articulation.
Four new buttons have been added to the Control Bar's Select module in Large mode: 'Select Track Envelopes with Clips', 'Select Track Articulations with Clips', 'Select Events with Sections', and 'Select Sections with Time Ruler'.
Moving clips between Takes lanes on the same track now respects the Auto Crossfade setting.
Insert Instrument track behavior. When selected from the track context menu, the Insert Instrument command now inserts the instrument before the current track rather than after the last track.
Phase and Interleave buttons are now available in the Track view and Inspector for Instrument tracks.
Option to only use external MIDI inputs. MIDI tracks now have a new 'All External Inputs' input option, which only appears when at least one soft synth with a MIDI output is present in the project. All External Inputs means any MIDI input that isn't an output from a soft synth, such as hardware MIDI ports and virtual controllers.
Export to Standard MIDI File now respects the selection. If there is no selection, the whole project is exported.
The integrated LAME MP3 encoder has been updated to version 3.100. This includes bug fixes and stability improvements to MP3 encoding and also speeds up the encoding process. Additionally, Cakewalk has been updated to now handle discarding padding samples when importing MP3 files. i.e imported MP files will not contain extra data at the beginning of the file.
The libsndfile library used for import and export of various audio formats has been updated to version 1.0.30. This fixes numerous issues with handling BWF, Wave64, AIFF, FLAC and Ogg files.
Optimizations:
Dynamic plug-in parameter optimizations and improvements in responsiveness and memory footprint when loading and editing projects with lots of tracks and high parameter count plug-ins.
Improved handling of ProChannel automation. ProChannel bypass automation is now UI independent and also buffer accurate. ProChannel bypass will also properly enable/disable with automation during fast bounce and freeze operations.
Bug Fixes:
Crash when running onboarding more than once.
Crash when attempting to load new sample in Drum Replacer.
Hang on project load while VST scan is running.
Redo of crop then move of Articulation crashes.
Automation crash on project close.
Rare crash after modifying event in Piano Roll then pressing play.
Step Sequencer Clips intermittently fail to show notes.
Step Sequencer Beat Counter fails to repeat on Groove clip repetitions.
PRV does not display repetitions of Step Sequencer loops.
Track names show incorrectly in plug-ins after 2020.11 update.
Transport fails to roll with Realtime Bounce when freezing.
Cursor moves unexpected after cancel of Kind in Event List.
After deleting last event in Event List, selection should go to previous event.
Assignable parameters not created for FX Chains on project load.
Project Editing Time displays inconsistently in File Stats.
Rename clip doesn't work on MIDI clips if articulations exist on the track.
Installer Text/Progress Bar for Silent Install is truncated.
Bus pane not updating correctly after using track manager to hide/show buses.
Clicking on a note within the Piano Roll view or swapping active tracks automatically opens the Articulation Map pane.
Ripple Edit Cut not shifting Arranger sections as expected.
Section/Arrangement titles missing in 2020.11.
Allow drag move/copy of multiple articulations.
Mouse cursor gets moved/stuck on articulation events in Event List.
Scaling PitchWheel events gives incorrect results.
Cannot bounce or freeze ProChannel Enable automation unless it is done in realtime.
Selection becomes stuck unexpectedly when selecting envelopes.
Bus envelopes from multiple buses not copied correctly in duplicate clips/arranger operations.
Toggling track interleave causes plug-in automation to lose sync.
ProChannel automation cannot be reassigned to plug-in automation in tracks.
Automation read/write not being acknowledged for newly created FX parameters.
Copying and pasting FX automation envelopes create orphaned envelopes until parameters pre-created.
FX Chain Input/Output Gain envelopes controlling incorrect parameter in FX Chain UI.
Synth Rack automation not shown when changing synth parameters.
Allow adding of additional per-output instrument tracks via Synth Rack context menu.
Add Track inconsistent Insert Track behavior.
Projects with multiple instances of plug-ins with high parameter counts become very sluggish trying to close/remove instances.
UseGlobalSnapForStaffView variable stops working after opening older project.
Imported .wav file has clicks from time stretch.
Drum Maps are saved unexpectedly with Track Templates.
VST Scan does not close with the app.
Control Surface Refresh value does not change as expected below 25ms.
Custom bank selection does not take effect in Event List view.
Insert/Append Instrument fails to place track in folder.

New in Cakewalk 2020.11 (Nov 10, 2020)

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.

New in Cakewalk 2020.10 Early Access 3 (Nov 8, 2020)

New in Cakewalk 2020.09 (Nov 7, 2020)

Enhancements:
Automatic Picture Cache management. On startup, Cakewalk now auto detects when the wave picture cache is full and will self delete the oldest files to make room for new files. The Max size of picture cache has been raised to 10000 MB.
In-app updater. You can now download and install future updates directly from Cakewalk instead of using BandLab Assistant. This is done from the 'Update Available' toast notification, which has a new Download Now link. Updates are downloaded to a Cakewalk subfolder in your local Downloads folder.
Bug Fixes:
Control surface settings are not being saved when a surface is disabled or the surface UI dialog is closed.
Save As dialog ignores custom typed paths for Project Path and Audio Path.
Arranger-related menus may appear incorrectly with multi-monitor configurations.
Changing Picture Cache to high values would cause waveforms to stop drawing. Picture cache sizes > 2GB now work properly. The max size for PicCacheMB in Aud.ini has been increased to 10000 MB.
Picture cache is now automatically managed and will self delete the oldest files when the size limit is reached.
Mojibake (garbage text) occurs when using Unicode multibyte characters (Japanese, Chinese, etc.) on OS that differs from the selected CbB language.
Cakewalk now uses UTF-8 encoding by default for all text strings, including track name, clips names, Lane descriptions, Arranger sections, Notes Browser, Lyrics view, etc.
Legacy projects not saved with UTF-8 will continue to open correctly in 2020.09 and higher.
Projects saved with multibyte characters from 2020.09 and higher can now be opened on any OS, retaining the original Unicode characters.
Crash starting playback in project when the picture cache is full.
Crash when inserting multiple instrument tracks with no tracks enabled.
Closing a 3rd party plug-in UI can crash the application by sending WM_QUIT message.
Crash when deleting an Arranger section selection twice.
Crash inserting Per-Output Instrument tracks when Auto Track Zoom & Show Synth Properties are enabled.
Insert Soft Synth Options should disable Track Number options for First/All synth output options.
Arranger Section Rename intermittently becomes stuck.
Clip crops unexpectedly on Undo of Apply Region Tempo.
The Synth Rack and plug-in views are not opened when inserting an instrument via the Add Track menu. It will now follow the default as specified in the Insert Soft Synth Options dialog.
Record Arm/Virtual Controller toggle fail to enable when adding Instrument Track per Output from Add Track menu.
Add Track menu does not activate 'Enable MIDI Output for Synths' by default. It will now follow the default as specified in the Insert Soft Synth Options dialog.
Mouse Wheel not scrolling the Control Bar.
Option to decouple global Snap to Grid from the Staff view with UseGlobalSnapForStaffView=0 Cakewalk.ini setting.
Long patch names fail to display in Event List view. DATA1 and DATA3 column widths have increased, and text truncates to the column width.
Correct Chinese translation for 'Rename Clip'.

New in Cakewalk 2019.09 Build 25.09.0.70 (Oct 16, 2019)

Features & Enhancements:
Duplicate Selected Clip(s) (CTRL+D or Track view Clips > Duplicate Selected Clip(s) command).
Auto Crossfade toggle in Track view.
Show note names on Piano Roll view Note events (PRV Notes > Show Note Names).
Take lane record options available from Record button context menu and Edit > Preferences > Project – Record: ‘Create New Lane’, ‘Reuse Existing Lane’, and ‘Reuse Existing Lane, Unless Takes Overlap’.
Take lane enhancements, including import directly to Take lanes from File > Import and double-clicking in Media Browser, fast Edit filter switching (SHIFT+right-click), change fade type on crossfaded clips, CTRL+ALT+drag to adjust a single crossfade, hold SHIFT and drag a clip edge to crop an individual clip, and hold SHIFT on Comp track (lanes collapsed) to adjust split location across lanes.
Play List enhancements, including option to defer loading the next song until after the current song has finished, option to close projects regardless of project changes, and Help Module content.
New keyboard shortcuts: Insert Audio track (CTRL+T), Insert MIDI track (CTRL+SHIFT+T), Clear Selection (SHIFT+ESC), and Redo (CTRL+Y).
Mackie Control enhancements, including HUI protocol support, support for alternative parameter labels, and support for ProChannel EQ, Track Compressor, and Bus Compressor.
Improvements to plug-in state loading and presets.
Support for VST2 plug-ins without binary block persistence, which allows Cakewalk to properly restore parameters for such plug-ins when loading projects.
Support for VST3 Program Changes. Cakewalk now supports changing programs for VST3 plug-ins via a new Program change parameter. There is now a Preset value at the end of the automation parameter list that will change plug-in preset values for plug-ins that support it.
Overhaul of plug-in time sync in engine. There has been an overhaul of the engine to improve and optimize time sync with plug-ins. The changes improve the accuracy of time synchronization while seeking on the timeline during playback and while looping. We also addressed known problems with time sync with Melodyne and other time dependent plug-ins that have an internal timeline.
Improved Reset/Panic to clear stuck MIDI notes, and CTRL+click Reset button to force a reload of the audio and MIDI engine.
Support for ‘stop’ and ‘pause’ MCI MIDI events to automatically stop/pause playback.
Improved compatibility with older SONAR WRK files.
Updated ‘Basic’ Lens that provides a cleaner and simplified layout.
Dropout Analytics: Dropouts are now flagged with a reason code (listed in the dropout message) that can be useful in tracking down the cause of dropouts. The online help lists the dropout reason codes and potential preventative action that may be taken.
Behavior changes:
When isolating clips in Take lanes during playback, the Now time jumps to the clicked location by default. To automatically jump to the clip start instead, enable the Track view Options > Click Behavior > Left Click Rewinds to Clip Start in Lanes option. This option replaces the previous SHIFT-click behavior.
The Track view Options > Click Behavior > Left Click Sets Now option only sets the now time during playback when using the Smart tool, Comping tool, or Move tool (when clicking whitespace only). All other tools do not set the Now time when clicking in the Clips pane.
The Track view Options > Click Behavior > Transport Seeking Stops Playback option specifies if playback should stop when changing the timeline position during playback.
By default, the Play List no longer prompts to save project changes during playback.
SHIFT+double-clicking a clip no longer hides other tracks.
CTRL+T shortcut is now ‘Insert Audio Track’ instead of ‘Hide tracks not in selection’.
Edit > Paste no longer uses settings from the Edit > Paste Special dialog box. The use the Paste Special settings, go to Edit > Preferences > Customization – Editing and select ‘Use Paste Special Options on Paste’.
SHIFT+Z shortcut is no longer assigned to the Track view View > Auto Track Zoom command by default. The Auto Track Zoom command can be assigned to any shortcut in Edit > Preferences > Customization – Keyboard Shortcuts.
The ‘RTZ’ command has been renamed to ‘Rewind to Landmarks’.
The ‘Go to Beginning (1:1:0)’ command has been renamed to ‘Go to Start (RTZ)’.
The ‘Go to Start (RTZ)’ and ‘Go to End’ buttons now accurately seek to project beginning and end, and do not stop playback.
The ‘Go to Start’ transport button uses the CTRL+HOME shortcut.
Optimizations:
Improved application startup time especially when many 32-bit plug-ins are present.
Improved efficiency when playing back or looping projects with lots of plug-ins at low latency.
Faster loading of project files containing many plug-ins and synths.
Switching plug-in presets is faster.
Exporting or bouncing projects containing clips stretched using élastique audio is faster, because stretches are no longer pre-processed prior to rendering.