Is there a way to avoid getting clipping noises (pops, cracks, etc) when you crop recorded audio? It doesn't always happen to me, but sometimes, while recording new takes over mistakes, when I crop the audio I end up creating loud pops at the points where the cropping ends. This sometimes cannot be removed without re-recording sections of music. In rare cases, I can remove the clicks/pops by moving the end of the crop slightly, but this does not always work. Is it a better idea to select the unwanted audio and delete it rather than crop the audio clips? Thanks in advance!
 
 

you need to fade the ends of the clips. 
https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Music%20Creator%207&language=3&help=Tutorial6.6.html
 

And make sure that " Always split at zero crossing" (or something like that) is checked.
Slip-editing and then bouncing to clips might be an option as well?

Awesome, thank you, I will try both of these.

When you cut or split the clips and want to delete it and do a new take or simply punch in over it.... be sure you select the clip by clicking it to highlight that entire clip. Once it's highlighted, you can delete the existing contents and then also set your auto punch in and out on that clip easily.
 
When you do it that way, you should NOT get any sort of audible click at the edit points. There will be no need to do cross fades to get it right. You might need a few tries to get the levels right if you're doing it on a different day and have changed your settings from the original session. If it's in the same session, it should be flawless the first time.
 
I use this method all the time and it works perfectly every time.
 
If you try to do the edit manually by selecting the in and out points, chances are very slim that you will get it perfect. As a result, you will hear the click or pop.