"View Audio" and "Pitch Editing"

Two topics in one post, hope that's ok...
 
I work in tv/movie music production and have used Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 for the last 15 years.  This month, I upgraded to Sonar Pro.  What I relied on for audio editing was the "View Audio" option on PA9.  I do not see that option in Sonar.  You can still select "Piano Roll", "Staff View" and "Event List" views, but only Loop Construction seems to deal with audio.  I tried using Loop Construction to work on a vocal track, but the selected portion comes up blank.
 
Question: Is it possible to open a dedicated window that will show the audio on a selected track(s) for editing.  Tabbing between windows was super-fast!  (Why was this valuable option removed?)
 
Then there's Pitch Editing.  I need to adjust one syllable down a minor 3rd. In the Sonar manual, searching for "Pitch Editing" displays Roland's V-Vocal as a Region FX.  There's a colourful illustration explaining how it all works, and it's exactly what I need.  Except V-Vocal doesn't exist in Sonar Pro!  You have to use Melodyne.  So, opening that, Melodyne tells me that "Your DAW's buffer is too small...blah blah blah"  in addition, I have to go online and register etc. etc. 
 
I know there's a simple "Process - Transpose" in Sonar Pro but it's a little crude.
 
Question:  Aside from the Melodyne option, how can Sonar Pro transpose audio effectively?  I have no desire to alter the buffer, register a programme etc. to transpose audio in my projects.  Changing the pitch of audio is about 10% of my editing (solo vocals and horns mainly) Can anyone recommend another option, like how I can get V-Vocal (for free of course:->) 
 
Many thanks!! 
 

Hey Mike - thanks for taking the time to reply.  Seems that Sonar dropped the "Edit Audio" option.  Ah well. I relied on it because it opened a separate window, so I could zoom in, edit, then tab back and forth between the tracks view and the audio view.  I believe you can achieve the same effect in Sonar (by zooming in on audio) in the track view, but the constant zooming in and out is not as convenient.  Furthermore, Cakewalk PA9 would save any open windows with the project file, so you could pick up next session.
 
Re. Melodyne, I shall follow your advice, register, and see how it goes...
 
Regards,
Richard
 

I'm actually looking into Screenshots at this very moment John!  Does indeed look useful.


Also, I seem to be having trouble with my Melodyne activation.  I entered the serial number, registered, got the download, opened/installed it, yet when I try to use it, it asks for my serial number all over again.  What am I missing...?
 
Thnx