Used to be. (sigh... old guys) that if I wanted to delete a clip I could highlight it and press the delete key.
Now when I do that (always) instead of deleting the clip, the delete synth dialog pops up. So I go edit, cut but that's two clicks instead of one delete key.
 
When did this happen?
 
Splat 1-1-2017

Where do you have the Synth rack docked?
It can't be at the top of the browser.
T

I have never used the delete key. I always use the delete from the right click menu Edit/delete. 

hmm.. I always use the delete key to delete highlighted clips - I haven't tried since updating to the 2017.1 version of splat a couple days ago, but it was certainly still working up until the 2016.12 version of splat.. 
will try again tonight and let you know. 

bitman
Used to be. (sigh... old guys) that if I wanted to delete a clip I could highlight it and press the delete key.
Now when I do that (always) instead of deleting the clip, the delete synth dialog pops up. So I go edit, cut but that's two clicks instead of one delete key.
 
When did this happen?
 
Splat 1-1-2017

After the final release of [2017.01], I have had no keyboard shortcut problems caused by using "Dock at Top" for the Synth Rack.
 
1. Verify that you are running the final release for [2017.01], which is 23.1.0 Build 32.
 
The early release version of [2017.01] contained the issue that you are reporting, but the final release fixed it for me.  The final release also fixed the issue of the Synth Rack context menu displaying in the upper left corner of the screen when using Shift+A to Show/Hide automation lanes. See http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3550187.
 
2. Verify that you didn't manually bind the delete key in any views to "workaround" the keyboard shortcut problems in [2016.12].
 
Some users found that manually binding the delete key caused problems in other views.
 
 
Hope this helps,
-- Ron

Synth rack here is docked at the top of the browser window fwiw.

Dock it at the bottom then try the del key

I just tried this on my Laptop. I put TTS-1 in the Synth Rack and it was not docked but placed above the Browser. By default the Synth Rack is not docked. Then I used the delete key to delete it and it was deleted. It was the only synth in the rack. There is also a big red x in the synth rack for deleting synths. So far unless I am not understanding the issue I see nothing wrong. 

John
I just tried this on my Laptop. I put TTS-1 in the Synth Rack and it was not docked but placed above the Browser. By default the Synth Rack is not docked. Then I used the delete key to delete it and it was deleted. It was the only synth in the rack. There is also a big red x in the synth rack for deleting synths. So far unless I am not understanding the issue I see nothing wrong. 

What's an it? The clip or the synth?

There have been many posts in here about the delete key deleting a plugin instead of a highlighted clip - this sounds almost identical.
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com...lete-key-m3367263.aspx