Effectively it is stopping me in my tracks. (I don't know if you intended the pun....but **I** did. :-]) I work a full time job, and I'm practicing to get ready for orchestra auditions. NOT being able to use the Sonar 4 Mute Tool has proved to be a major inconvenience. It takes several times as long to edit with the workarounds.

I paid for Sonar. I would like for its tools to work properly. This is my attitude whenever I buy something; AND it's my attitude when I sell a product. If it doesn't work as it should, I will fix it (my preference -- because I'd like you to be happy with my product), or refund your money.

Is my posting about this issue bothering you?

Oh...and YES: Taking time to create the demo & pictures and to post all of this has been inconvenient also. But I've spent enough time editing with workarounds and fighting with the Mute Tool that I chose to try this route, hoping for better results. I would have simply purchased a second DAW package (Audition, ProTools M-Powered, etc.) for audio & audio-to-video work, but another $300 isn't in the budget till I finish some more paid projects. :-) Plus, it would be much more efficient to do all my work in Sonar, rather than switch between two packages; but that's probably asking too much from one piece of software.
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Mike

Yes. That would be very reassuring; and I think it would give Cakewalk a stronger professional-level image.

Sonar is quite an amazing software package -- in concept. Even without any more FEATURES, I think I could manage everything fairly efficiently in Sonar 4, if ALL the major parts worked correctly & consistently. [I would probably add the latest version of Goldwave in order to have a pencil tool and a few other WAV editing functions, and perhaps some more mastering plug-ins.]
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Mike