Just updated to 2017.05.  Trying to slip-stretch a wav I recorded in Audacity.  Both cntrl or cntrl-shift act like crop clip.  I noticed that the cursor change does not happen and it's always the slip-stretch cursor (even without holding the keys) unless it changes to the wedge (clip fade).  I must be doing something wrong.....

Are you sure you have the Smart tool selected when trying to slip stretch ?https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=AudioSnap.19.html

Yes.  I even tried deselecting and then re-selecting the smart tool.  Strangely when I just put the smart cursor over the back of the clip, the cursor changes to the slip-stretch cursor even without the cntrl key being held down.  But it only acts like crop clip.

Several releases ago the shortcut to slip-edit was changed from the ctrl key to the shift key IIRC. Does using the shift key work?

Funny, I thought it was the ALT key!

Been trying everything.  Neither the shift key, control key, alt key, shift-cntrl or shift-alt do slip-stretching, they all do crop clip.  Shift-Alt adds space at the front of the clip.  Has anyone tried to do this with the latest update?  I can do this outside of Sonar, in Audacity, but somehow the character of the sound is not preserved.

On 2017.5 here and Ctr+Shift works.  Cursor changes appropriately in the bottom half of the clip edge. This with a "new project" (all default settings), drag and drop clip in.

I have noticed the waveform doesn't always change while I am slip stretching - leading me to think I am not stretching but when I release the mouse button the waveform will change. It is cntrl-shft.
I just did it and the first couple times I hit cntrl-shft the cursor didn't change. It was very finicky about where the cursor was before it changed to the slip-stretch icon. fwiw the first slip stretch I did  the waveform didn't change as I drug it but changed instantly to the stretched waveform when I released the mouse. subsequent slip stretch to same clip resulted in waveform changing as I drug it. 

I see it now.  The Sonar reference manual is dead wrong on all points.  You have to hold cntrl-shift then move the cursor to the end and around the middle, vertically of the clip, the cursor then turns to a bar with arrows on each side, with a double shadow on the arrows, then it will slip-stretch.  Thanks for all the help, guys!

Just slip-stretched the audio clip I needed to do.  Came out perfect.  It was a voice clip and the character and pitch of the waveform apparently did not change.  Excellent.
 
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