It's the "little" features that matter if you don't have them.
 
In this respect I would like to draw attention to missing import / export functionality.  I will start my wishlist and hope that a few will contribute and vote so that Cakewalk gets into a "less glorious" upgrade, something that doesn't make headlines (like mix recall, drum replacer, etc.) but will still help a lot ...
 
As I'm hoping for further valuable suggestions I will update this post #1 to summarize later contributions to this thread.
 
 
Import / export markers  (currently only possible to copy between open Sonar projects* via MIDI workaround, see **)

• export to and import from ASCII file
• copy / paste from spreadsheet

 
Import / export tempo (currently only possible to copy between open Sonar projects* via MIDI workaround, see **)

• export to and import from ASCII file
• copy / paste from spreadsheet

 
Import of audio files

• drag a bunch of audio files into the project area and have them assigned to existing tracks based on their file names
  • of course, honoring broadcast timestamps
  • previously exported files could be re-imported into a template with same track names by a single drag and drop
  • in case of filenames that cannot be related to tracks, pop-up an assignment box (similar to the current one if MIDI devices are no longer available) where the user can select an existing or new track as the target for the import

 
(*) see post #2 and 3 on how to copy between open Sonar projects
 
(**) Note: AFAIK tempo and marker export/import between Sonar and other DAWs currently only works in a very cumbersome way:

1. strip all tracks from the project apart from one MIDI track
2. save project as MID file
3. start new project double-clicking MID file (must be first step in project setup) to import tempo and markers
4. import other templates to build project

It is currently not possible to load tempo or markers into an existing Sonar project ...

Actually it is, open the project you want the tempo and markers from and use ctrl+alt copy and paste.

Hi Ondrej!
 
You just made my day! I've been looking and asking for this for quite a while still missed that option!!!
 
To clarify for others: to copy tempo or markers, select what you want to copy (e.g. CTRL+A followed by selecting time range in time line), then hold ALT and while holding ALT press CTRL+C, check tempo and markes in the pop-up... then in the new project put the now time where you want to have your markers / tempo insert to start, press CTRL + V ...
 
Excellent indeed.
 
Still I keep that import/export feature request open as this only solves tempo/marker transfer between Sonar projects, but not in collaborations when partners use other DAW software ...
 
 

Hi, I'm happy to be of help in this issue. Actually I also would like to have the same functionality with all mixer and plug-in settings, copy everything except the Audio from one project and paste into another, like a mega Track Template which is able to overwrite existing settings if the track names are the same.
BTW, transfer between different DAWs is already as simple as possible, OMF export and save as Midi1 file. Midi is the format every sequencer program understands... though, AAF support would be fine too ;)