Thanks, Meng!
 
I think there's still an issue surrounding MIDI devices I/O "interface indexing" when opening a project that had a different set of MIDI devices when originally created/saved.  I will try to recreate the issue and report back.  I also think others have seen this in the way some softsynths using MIDI I/O get scrambled when a MIDI I/O item is removed - for example, a MIDI line for a synth plays the wrong MIDI channel (another synth) even though the console says it's playing the right channel/synth.  
 
And yes, as others have said, more time devoted to MIDI updates, support, and features and bugs.  
 

Hi Meng. Thank you for the offer to contribute ideas. I would like to see track folders within folders like in Logic audio. that way you can split, copy, cut, and paste entire sections of a song and rearrange in any order. Also the ability to select all occurrences of a specific midi note number in a track and globally replace them with any  another  note value in the PRV.

Soundwise
 
 
Auto accompaniment like in Digitech Trio would be awesome! If it's possible in a pedal format, why can't this be done within a full power DAW?

Are you familiar with Microsoft Songsmith?  It does chord extraction from melodies and pairs that with Band-In-A-Box MIDI accompaniment.
 

mkerl
A remote control for tablet. Found this with Studio one, and it's pretty cool to work with.

Yes.

stonehedge
Hi Meng. Thank you for the offer to contribute ideas. I would like to see track folders within folders like in Logic audio.

Yes - nested folders would be a great addition to the way I work

that way you can split, copy, cut, and paste entire sections of a song and rearrange in any order.

You can already do this with Ripple Editing

Also the ability to select all occurrences of a specific midi note number in a track and globally replace them with any  another  note value in the PRV.

Again you can easily do this already using find & replace
 

It would be nice if Cakewalk could output to MP4, burn Karaoke disks/videos and also a revamped easier to edit lyrics view. I think more people would make their own karaoke content if Cakewalk could output to mp4 and other karaoke codecs. Karaoke content is a lost art because of so many under developed and proprietary karaoke editors. I know it seems to cheapen Cakewalk the whole idea of it but I really think it would be cool to just export video/slides, w/music and text and burn to CD. (some DJs still have CD karaoke) or a multitude of formats that they can upload to their machines. People could take their original Cakewalks songs and more easily use them live. Cakewalk could have a "karaoke view". (just a thought) Putting text to music with pictures is a really great way to get artists with few live skills out doing live stuff. 4K karaoke would be really great!!! :)

1.  Update and unify the UI.  
     The Skylight interface needs to go on a diet. And PLEASE get rid of those outdated Windows fonts!
 
2.  Simplify the Console View.
     Narrow/scalable channels/buses etc.
 
3.  Scrollable ProChannel module list.
     Please.  It is a bloody nightmare if like me you have all the available PC modules and can't scroll them.  C'mon!
 
4.  Loop Construction overhaul.
     This needs love ASAP.  Please update and add the functionality to reverse slices/clips, add automation curves etc.
     Think Ableton's clip editor...
 
5.  Rewrite & implement a new Control Surface/ACT/MIDI learn system.
     As far as DAW's go, Sonar is the absolute worst in this regard.
     Use Ableton as a model on how to better integrate this functionality.
 
more to follow...

Meng and All:

An amazing list with many useful suggestions. I was casually capturing the categories across them, such as MIDI enhancement, stability, bug fix, etc. I learned a lot from the posts. Here is a very short list of things I think about when using TDFKAS:

1. Environment Modularity: is there a way to have a lean session just for tracking. Thinking like Presonus's Capture. When I am tracking a client or a live Orchestra I need capture essentials only for stability. I envision the ability to open a project that auto-freezes each track, and creates an ultra low demand session for overdubs. All the while permitting the ability to reopen the project with the overdub in place with the remaining project back to normal.

2. Exportable Detailed Session Information: I would like to export a .csv that would contain global project information (Project Name, storage path, creation date, last revised date, etc) along with some highly detailed track data (Some delivered in values such as 0 to 99) Such as: track name, clip list, trim. Volume, pan, FX list, routing, etc. when I am working in film post, often we document every detail, and I use screen captures for some of this. Also precise value print outs can help me find errant settings in a multi file project that create inconsistencies. I like having repeatable consistent results with accurate baselines. Project and track templates help accomplish this, I am seeking a way to document the settings.

Thank you for asking about enhancements.

Don

I just want "Low Latency Input Monitoring".

CAL SCRIPT TOOL (universal foundation coding where the foundation codes do not change with new releases)
 
I would like it if you guys could do a complete research, review, and anniversary updating of the CAL SCRIPT TOOL. I know that with every new version of Cakewalk there are new versions of code that are updated on the back end. When this happens it creates more new codes that can either be a completely new code feature / function, or simply a duplicate function of the previous code but with a new updated name. If you guys could please:
 
1. Take the time to really completely re-work through all of the codes since the very creation of Sonar Cakewalk and either re-write the codes in such a way to grandfather in all of the original codes (equivalent code substitutions) from all of the previous versions to have all versions work the exact same way that would be great.
 
2. Or instead if you could, since we are now switching to a completely brand new tech database for new scripting management both in the cloud and outside of the cloud, instead make all of the CAL SCRIPT codes universal so there will not be any current conflicts with us being able to create our own versions of workflow shortcuts when using Cakewalk outside of the cloud.
 
 
3. And lastly, please take the time to release a brand new "all-in-one" dedicated "up-to-date" book with these "universal codes" that will now allow us to use them consistently moving forward serving as "foundational codes" for the scripting instead constantly changing out the foundation of coding with every new release update of Cakewalk making the intended use of the CAL SCRIPT TOOL obsolete. The foundational codes will stay there forever because its something that we as users are trained and will have solid knowledge of while any new feature release versions of the code on the back end are updated and managed by the developer on the back end as "new feature equivalent codes" to serve the main purpose of interacting with the foundational codes updating the functionality each and every time when a new release has been created.
 
I think this would be a one of a kind way to work through all future development issues and ensure the best DAW product on the market while moving towards the future of music entertainment production, features, and workflows. 
 
QUESTION?
 
Movie Editing and CAL SCRIPTING (universal foundation coding where the foundation codes do not change with new releases)
 
Does CAL SCRIPTING also apply itself in the same manner as video editing is concerned?
 
If it does then maybe possibly it can be used to implement a competitive edge on the movie making industry since Cakewalk has been sitting on this particular feature for way too long with just the very basics of movie editing capabilities. And if this is true then my next question is can it or will it be able to be productively managed and implemented the same way that it was intended to be used for the music production and editing side of Cakewalk?
 
If it can be done in this manner then maybe as developers you could
 
1. Release a completely separate dedicated full version of the movie production / editing software suite that has been hiding inside of Cakewalk since the beginning of its time? This would allow you to manage both systems independently of each other. I don't think that in today's market that anyone is actually heavily using Cakewalk for video production and editing at all anymore.
 
2. Release a separate dedicated book of universal foundational codes strictly pertaining to the usage of video editing? I know the video editing industry is a different beast in itself but since the basic features are already in the grasp of Cakewalk then maybe consider running with it and creating an all-in-one music production and movie production / editing powerhouse of a company to be reckoned with?
 
I think it's time for the Cakewalk entertainment industry takeover since it is after all one of the original powerhouses when considering the countless amount of user features that other software companies have emulated from it.
 
Thank you for reading this Meng,
 
I hope for the best.
 
 

Add a section to preferences that allows setting meter preferences, i.e. hold, lock etc, for all meter in one go, not as present.