SONAR 2016.12 Early Access is now available!

This month’s Cakewalk’s 2016.12 release for SONAR Platinum, Professional, and Artist brings fixes & enhancements to some key elements of SONAR. Lenses, Skylight, ProChannel, Melodyne, and much more have all been added to this month’s rolling update.
 
Enhancements:

• The Notes tab in the Browser now has a Copyright field. This was previously available in the Project info screen and is now available again using the Notes tab.
• Loading an image from the Browser's Notes tab now remembers its last folder location
• Notes section of the Notes Tab is now scrollable without being in edit mode
• Freeze buttons now stay in sync between synth rack and tracks
• User & Factory Lenses are now separated in the menu
• Toast notifications no longer stack when changing Lenses in the same session

Fixes:
Lenses:

• Lenses now restore the correct MultiDock position
• Lenses menu commands now display info in the Help Module
• Multiple custom TV Control Manager presets were being saved in a Lense
• The Save button in Lens Manager could be grayed out when a lens had been modified
• Under certain conditions spaces between words in Lens drop-down were omitted
• Disabling Surround from a Lense now removes the Add Surround Bus from Console View menu
• Canceling in the Lens Manager no longer saves a lens in some conditions

WASAPI Modes:

• Fixed a crash unplugging USB audio device while in WASAPI Exclusive mode
• Recording could no longer work after running wave profiler in WASAPI Exclusive mode
• Fixed a possible crash unplugging USB audio device while in WASAPI Exclusive mode

Skylight & Synth Rack Docking:

• Corrected a graphical issue between Inspector and TV after undocking the Synth Rack
• Disable floating on the Synth Rack could result in a crash
• Synth Rack menu icon no longer disappears once you undock from the Browser
• Keyboard shortcut for showing/hiding Synth Rack works now when the view is in the MultiDock
• Synth Rack would not display correctly after reopening a project in some conditions
• Docked Synth Rack height is now restored with a saved lens

Melodyne & Region FX:

• Removing a Region FX ould result in a crash
• Resolved multiple instabilities when dragging Melodyne clips in a project

Misc:

• Control Bar modules now display correctly when justified and the last module is collapsed
• Fixed an intermittent crash with CTRL+Dragging step sequencer clips.
• 32-bit Boost 11 is Uncategorized in the Plugin Database on 32bit installs of SONAR
• Clicking the body of a Bus in the Track View now highlights the name of the Bus
• Resolved a possible crash when shift+dragging clips between take lanes
• Reordering an instrument track via the header icon now works as expected
• Fixed a possible crash & Improved stability when removing ProChannel modules
• In the Staff view note head no longer disappear when using the Select tool
• Fixed cases where group delete or add ProChannel module would not work
• Inserting a Track Template no longer creates an extra MIDI track
• Fixed a crash in ASIO Mode using Clip FX and Live Bounce
• Dragging a clip to a different lane of another track did not work in certain conditions

 
To participate, you can obtain the Early Access release via:

• Cakewalk Command Center under the Rollback menu. Steps:
  • Start Command Center
  • Click the Settings button
  • Click the Check Now button
  • In the Connected Products list, right-click on the product or suite name you want early access to
  • Choose Rollback > Early Access 2016.12 from the context menu
• Through your products download page, under "Available Downloads." Click the "Show Other Downloads" button to reveal the link.

If you encounter any critical issues prior to official public release, post them to the Problem Reports Forum. Please include SONAR 2016.12 in the post title, and refrain from including issues not related to SONAR 2016.12 as they may get missed. We’ll do our best to lock posts as we confirm the reports.
 
Thank you for your participation,
Cakewalk
 
edit: fixed ul format for Skylight & Synth Rack Docking - sc