The Early Access Program is Now Live for the Upcoming Release of SONAR 2016.08

The new features for this release are as follows:
 
Comping & Take Management Improvements
 
In this update there are several improvements to the editing tools and visual feedback for comping. We’ve also removed some of the UI clutter associated with these features.

• Lane height can now be as small as tracks & the max height has been doubled
• Copy & Paste of lanes has been improved along with the visual feedback with the new active lane
• Automation lanes now have a name field that can be customized
• Automation lanes now show active lane
• Splits across clips are no longer visible when comping to improve visual feedback of promoted clips
• The automatic fades on clips are now easier to see at different zoom levels
• New Comping Cursor
• New Stretch Cursor
• New Take direction can now be customized in Preferences | Record
• Adjusting Crossfades is now done via [Ctrl] in Lanes
• Changing the Stretch of a clip is now done via [Ctrl]+[Shift]
• Red, Yellow, & Blue hit zones flags have been removed
• Fade indicators in the corners of clips have been removed

 
Plug-in Browser Enhancements

• Plug-in can now be categorized in the browser using Type, Manufacturer, or Category
• Plug-ins without a category can be set to an existing or custom category by right-clicking the plug-in
• Plug-ins can now be in multiple categories i.e. Dynamics and Favorites
• Popular VST2 plug-ins are automatically categorized (UAD, iZotope, SoundToys, NI, and many more)
• Friendly Plug-in names can now be customized through the browser by adjusting the display name when right-clicking a plug-in

 
Quick Group Insert FX
 
You can now insert the same plug-in across tracks using quick group and right-clicking a FX Bin.
 
SONAR Theme Editor Updated to 1.1.0.22
 
The SONAR Theme Editor is now localized in all the same languages that SONAR supports. This includes Chinese,  French, German, Italian, Japanese , Russian, & Spanish.
 
Other Misc Fixes:

• VST3 plugins aren't listed in Insert Effect > Audio Effects when custom layout is used
• Process Audio commands are very slow to run on multiple split clips
• Track View snap settings do not work with all tools
• Nudging MIDI notes inside the inline PRV can cause clips to split and notes to disappear
• Resolved an issue where SONAR could crash on adding an envelope
• Stop At Project End can cause unexpected playback behavior in new projects with loop points
• Double clicking on drum-mapped clip does not open it in Piano Roll when Click Sets Now is Off
• Ctrl+Alt+Scroll Wheel in PRV Timeline Zooms In and Out at Non-Linear & Opposing Rates
• Mouse movement over the tracks pane could cause dropouts when using TH3
• Track folders don't open/close right at first after switching screensets
• Resolved an issue where Replace Synth could cause SONAR to hang
• TV fails to scroll when moving(copying) clip with Shift(+Ctrl) held down
• Fixed an issue where Track Manager Keep Track / Console Visibility In Sync could fail
• Drawing notes in Lanes could display temporarily in another Lane
• Adjusting the background color of multiple clips no longer changes the foreground color unexpectedly

 
To participate, you can obtain the Early Access release via:

• Cakewalk Command Center under the Rollback menu. Steps:
  • Start Command Center
  • Click the Settings button
  • Click the Check Now button
  • In the Connected Products list, right-click on the product or suite name you want early access to
  • Choose Rollback > Early Access 2016.08 from the context menu
• Through your products download page, under "Available Downloads." Click the "Show Other Downloads" button to reveal the link.

 
If you encounter any critical issues prior to official public release, post them to the Problem Reports Forum. Please include SONAR 2016.08 in the post title, and refrain from including issues not related to SONAR 2016.08 as they may get missed. We’ll do our best to lock posts as we confirm the reports.

Thank you for your participation,
Cakewalk