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Sharks I think the label sonar gets if from the plug. Not really sure but I think that's were the name is derived. And that would be up to the plug developer as to what they decide to call what.
A feature request would be for us to have the ability to name the envelopes what we want.
That's not the case. When you select the parameter from the menu, its proper name is given. Sonar has the name, it just doesn't bother displaying the name of it in the automation lane when it's from a plug in an FX Chain. No vst manufacturers are giving their parameters blank names, or calling delay feedback "volume" (at least no reputable ones).
Another problem is when you have two of the same plug in an FX Chain. Sonar doesn't differentiate between them in the parameter menus, it just cites one of them and mixes all of the parameters from each plug in the menu so that you don't even know which one is which. To be honest I don't think the "new" features like the ProChannel were finished properly - I get the feeling they were rushed out for the release. Not being able to automate an FX Chain's on/off switch unless the ProChannel in question is open in the console - there's another one. Cakewalk officially called it a "limitation" rather than a bug, which to me is another way of saying "we didn't really get a chance to finish the code before the release deadline."