Yes I did... Thanks go to Robert and thanks to you too Jonesy (sp)...

That's why I mentioned I was fortunate. My method(s) of choice always allowed the per song to persist so I was never aware of the other issues...

I was unaware of the changes.  It's going to take some time to get up to speed.  Starting with the audio data folder.....I found a lot of questionable audio files that have accumulated.  When I ran the "Clean audio folder" tool, it didn't work properly and Sonar had to close down.  I like dantarbill's Quick file name system as a solution for now.

I never use the clean audio function.

I prefer to use the CWTools (Cwft?) that bundles with Sonar. I've been using that since it was given to us... Was
That Jamie OConnel who wrote it?

 I'm not familiar with CWTools.   I think I've found it in Cakewalk Program files.  The CWAF Tool?  Thanks Keni.

Yup... Give it a try.

It can be a bit "slow" scanning if you have a lot of projects, so controlling where finished projects reside out of CWAF scanned folders can save lots of unnecessary time...

feature request http://forum.cakewalk.com/consolidate-the-5-ways-of-creating-a-new-project-m3482925.aspx#3482925

This existing before the new start screen. It been my default way to set up projects for a long time.
 
File> New> Select:
-- Blank Project --
 
Nothing loaded at all, no audio or anything, no project name