Duplicated Track does not have any audio in it?

Nothing wrong, right click on the duplicate track button and tick off the option to Duplicate events.
By default it copies tracks as empty but you can change that.

As with the old Clone Track dialog and most other features (e.g. Insert Synth, Freeze), SONAR remembers the last options you used. So if you want "Events" to be checked by default, all you have to do is check it once and after that it will be your default.
 
Like Chuck, I'm more likely to duplicate a track's routing and effects without the data, so the default makes sense for me. But I completely agree with Fireberd: "duplicate" should mean "duplicate in full" by default.
 
Here's how I would handle it if I was part of CW's coder crew: add another option to the dialog: "always show options before duplicating tracks" and make that the default. That way, the first time you use the feature you'll be made aware that such options exist and what the defaults are, thus preventing confusion. I'd also add a "Duplicate" button to the dialog so that you can click through it and perform the operation from there (disabled if no tracks have been selected).
 
There's apparently also some confusion about track selection and focus, so I'd also add a label to the dialog showing how many tracks are about to be cloned. When they added that feature to the Delete dialog, it saved me from a few user errors.

bitflipper
That's funny, Craig.
 
Oh, you're serious.
 
I know this might shock you, being a writer, but many musicians aren't fond of reading instructions. Or much of anything else.

 
Trust me, I'm rarely serious. That's why I put a smiley in there. Whenever anyone says to me at a seminar something like "I read your manual on Kontakt, great job" my response is always "So you're the one!!"
 
But to get serious for a second...I do put a lot of work into the eZine with the express intent of helping users get the most out of the program and recording in general. If you're correct that most people don't read it, then I should probably just let it fade into the sunset.

I don't want to go off topic here but another vote for Tech+Tips.
You can tell a lot of effort goes in to the T+T. There is a load of value to be found every month.
 
Like this good piece from Craig in this months T+T:
 
""The Duplicate Track function defaults to copying the track’s parameters and effects, but not events. Therefore, you can start recording immediately after duplicating and record-enabling the track. However, it’s possible to change the default behavior by right-clicking on the Duplicate Track button, and choosing what you want to duplicate from the Duplicate Track Settings dialog box."
 
I know its not easy reading 30 pages every month but if one was to at minimum look at the features in T+T that they are unsure of functionality, one would have a clear answer. (Hope I don't sound to snob saying it like that).
 
 

I looked for a link, on the release announcement and didn't see a link to the Zine (or overlooked it) before posting.  I even did a Sonar Help search (on the Cakewalk site) but its not updated to include the Duplicate Track feature.
 
I'm a computer tech and managed a network help desk for 24 years.  I'm one of those that preach "RTFB", so I don't usually cry wolf before trying to find the instructions.
 
 

...by the way, I never did understand why "events" also means the audio itself.
For the longest time I thought it was a bug.

The link could not be easier to find.
It is listed in the Sticky at the top of the forum for the new release.
SONAR 2017.09 is Now Available!
https://issuu.com/cakewalkinc/docs/2017.09_tech_music

Cactus Music
I find the videos are too slow paced and so it takes longer to find that one "paragraph" I needed. 

I hate it when I watch an 11 minute video and then realize when it is over the information I was seeking was never even in the video.
Keep it up Craig! Your wealth of knowledge helps dummies like me tremendously.

I just went back and looked over the 2017.09 announcement.  There is nothing that I see in that thread about or a link to the e-zine. 
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com...vailable-m3665460.aspx

I see that now.  It didn't specifically say "e-zine" so that threw me off.  I saw the link for the "tech+music" but that did not ring any bell for me as being a document on the update features.  Thus I was in the dark.
 
 

bitflipper
As with the old Clone Track dialog and most other features (e.g. Insert Synth, Freeze), SONAR remembers the last options you used. So if you want "Events" to be checked by default, all you have to do is check it once and after that it will be your default.
 
Like Chuck, I'm more likely to duplicate a track's routing and effects without the data, so the default makes sense for me. But I completely agree with Fireberd: "duplicate" should mean "duplicate in full" by default.
 
Here's how I would handle it if I was part of CW's coder crew: add another option to the dialog: "always show options before duplicating tracks" and make that the default. That way, the first time you use the feature you'll be made aware that such options exist and what the defaults are, thus preventing confusion. I'd also add a "Duplicate" button to the dialog so that you can click through it and perform the operation from there (disabled if no tracks have been selected).
 
There's apparently also some confusion about track selection and focus, so I'd also add a label to the dialog showing how many tracks are about to be cloned. When they added that feature to the Delete dialog, it saved me from a few user errors.

Spot on bitflipper.

As developers we can forever lament what the end user “should do”. Or recognize that, if the same issue, or question raised, is going to occur again and again, that maybe a different presentation is offered.

Often the change is subtle, but it can avoid a lot of headache and the tiresome RTFM comments. I do RTFM and highly recommend it, but a little adjustment in the screen flow can go a long way.

Same applies to the request for a Ripple Edit button for toggle and status.