When I want less of something, I move a knob or fader one way. When I want more of something, I move it the other way. It's like flying a plane - when the houses get bigger, you pull back on the throttle. When the houses get smaller, you move it forward 

brundlefly

John
I wonder if anyone is gaining by any of this? 

No, but my velocity is seriously offset.

I think somebody's pitchwheel got bound to echo

#26. Loop de loop.

I think the OP is right. Though I'm sure CW knows the meaning of gain. 
 
I never encounter this problem because I don't use simple instrument tracks. It makes perfect sense that a knob labeled gain would control the audio gain on a track. It has no meaning in MIDI. Velocity is not gain. 

The knob has the same label on all tracks including MIDI. If the print were larger it might make a difference to me but I doubt it.

Just remove Simple Instrument Track as an option. I have no idea why anybody would use a SIT. YMMV but I don't think there is any real-world use for something that combines two completely separate functions into one that doesn't serve either.
 
If everyone can't stand seeing two tracks just add a "+" sign to expand it to two and add an option to have that default behavior or not.
 
Geeze.
 
 

I think simple instrument tracks would be brilliant with an audio/midi toggle. The functionality just isn't complete enough for it to be useful enough. It's a great idea just not fully developed 

SITs have their use when a it meets the criteria for which it was designed. I do use them where a MIDI track drives a synth without a MIDI through (bass usage is most common for me).

Doktor Avalanche
I think simple instrument tracks would be brilliant with an audio/midi toggle. The functionality just isn't complete enough for it to be useful enough. It's a great idea just not fully developed 

That sounds like a great idea. 

Actually, the bug report confused me.
 
I would expect the GAIN knob to increase the difference between input and output audio (which is gain as opposed to volume).  I would not expect it to have any meaning for MIDI.
 
Isn't that how it works now?
 
EDIT:  OK, I think the OP is saying the same thing I say above: it's just that the bug report is confusing to me.  Maybe Cakewalk misunderstood.  In any case, this doesn't bother me.