johnlewisgrant
 

Yup,  makes sense.  But I'm not sure this is in 8.5.   What I do--and it takes too long--is freeze, normalize (to bring up the peaks), and match visually against the midi file.   Works, but kinda slow.  
 
Being of Scottish descent ("Grant" as in "Whiskey"), the prospect of laying out a single a nickel for yet another upgrade eats me up.  
 
Oh... almost forgot... good stuff at your sites!




So you're the one!
Thanks!
The Waveform Preview was added about a decade ago (I have it in SONAR Home Studio 6) and is still in X3, so I'm pretty sure it will be in 8.5, too.