Misc. enhancements

Replace audio effect

You can now replace audio effects from track/bus effect bins. To do so, right-click an effect and select Replace Audio Effect, then select the desired effect.

You can use quick grouping to replace all instances of the same effect in all selected tracks/buses. To do so, hold down the CTRL key while choosing the replacement effect.

 

See:

Adding effects

To replace an effect

Adding effects and instruments to a project

 

Improved MIDI clip controller rendering

To improve legibility, MIDI controller events are now drawn darker and behind note events in MIDI clips.

You can also show/hide controller events by clicking the Track view View menu and selecting Display > Show MIDI Controller Events.

 

See:

Controllers, RPNs, NRPNs, and automation data

Navigate to Arranger sections via context menu

You can right-click the Show/Hide Arranger Inspector button to access a list of all sections in the active Arranger track. This allows you to quickly navigate to sections without having to open the Arranger inspector.

 

See:

Arranger tracks

Navigating by Arranger sections

Optionally send Send All Notes Off message to VST plug-ins

Some VST plugins can lead to stuck notes after playback stop.

You can now optionally send a “Send All Notes Off” message to all VST plug-ins on transport stop by enabling Send All-Notes-Off Messages on Stop in Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings.

This option is off by default to avoid incurring delays when stopping playback when using many virtual instruments.

 

See:

File - VST Settings

Option to enable/disable MMCSS for ASIO drivers

According to the ASIO specification, ASIO drivers are recommended to independently manage their own MMCSS state. Cakewalk now excludes ASIO drivers from MMCSS mode by default, to avoid problems with certain devices.

To enable MMCSS for ASIO drivers, select Enable MMCSS for ASIO Driver in Edit > Preferences > Audio - Playback and Recording. Typically, you should only enable this for drivers that are known to not support MMCSS.

This allows you to enable MMCSS without affecting your ASIO driver state.

 

See:

Audio - Playback and Recording

Performance improvement in WASAPI mode

When MMCSS is enabled, the main audio thread now runs in MMCSS mode when driver model is WASAPI in Edit > Preferences > Audio - Playback and Recording. This should improve performance a bit when running onboard audio devices in WASAPI shared mode.

Quick group support for effect bins

Quick grouping is now supported for the following:

Track/bus effect bin Bypass

Track/bus effect bin Delete Effect (hold down CTRL+SHIFT to also remove an effect from any FX Chains within the selected tracks)

Individual effect bypass

 

See:

Quick Groups

Performance module shows audio thread priority

The audio thread priority is now displayed in the Control Bar's Performance module tooltip, which can be useful for troubleshooting purposes.

If the main audio thread is running in MMCSS mode, the tooltip should read like this:

 

Note: If the tooltip shows “Time Critical” when MMCSS is enabled in ASIO mode, it's possible that the driver is not using MMCSS, or has set up MMCSS incorrectly. In Realtime mode, priority may be higher than 18.

See:

Performance module

New features