Misc enhancements

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.

 

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Creating arrangements

To create new arrangement based on an existing arrangement

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 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.

 

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To commit an arrangement

To insert an arrangement at the Now Time

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.

The horizontal grid resolution is based on the Snap to Grid resolution.

 

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Tempo track

Defining and using the Snap Grid

Specify shape smoothing behavior when using the Freehand tool on envelope shapes

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.

 

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Creating and editing automation envelopes

Freehand tool

Using the Freehand tool on automation

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.

 

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Creating and editing automation envelopes

Replace Synth now handles output port mismatch

When replacing a synth with a different synth that has fewer outputs, you can now replace with multiple instances of the new synth in order to account for the extra outputs.

 

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To replace an instrument

Note Names in the Piano Roll view persist per track

When assigning a custom Note Names 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.

 

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Note names

The Piano Roll view

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.

 

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Articulation maps

The Articulation Map Editor

Transform Existing MIDI Events section

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 drag any selected track.

Restrictions:

You can’t move the selection on or before tracks within the selection (i.e. 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), the whole track folder is moved, unless you are moving selected tracks from within a single track folder out of the track folder.

 

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Changing the order of tracks

‘Duplicate Selected Clip(s) as Linked Clips’ command

To duplicate the selected clip(s) as linked clips, press CTRL+SHIFT+D.

 

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Duplicating clips

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 potentially CPU.

Misc. enhancements

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.

 

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New features