Hi Everyone! :)
Does anyone know of a way to STOP having MIDI clips be linked??
Whenever I CTRL+drag a clip within a MIDI track I always have to right-click and manually "Unlink Clips" - SO annoying!!
When generating drum patterns obviously you don't want them linked... the patterns are similar but you more frequenly than not want to mutate them so you have lots of rhythmic variations (and or extra percussion instruments, accents)
 
Note: I have checked the obvious, Track View Options\Drag & Drop Options\"Copy Entire Clips as Linked Clips" is UNCHECKED,
it is STILL linking MIDI clips regardless.
 
Much Thanks in advance!!

I don't see that behaviour. Are you sure they aren't step sequencer clips? That will happen with those. I guess you could always change the clip type using the editor menu in the top right hand corner then change them back again, but that's probably no quicker than unlinking them in the first place.

Thanks for the response Biker!  and thanks for the alternate idea-still stinks ;)  Carpal Tunnel here I come.
 
Yes, they are Step Sequencer clips...   but a clip is a clip right?? Why discriminate against SS when MIDI and Audio clips can have their default changed?
 
(I thought SS was just an editor for a Normal MIDI clip... didn't think it was an actual type - guess not;  I'm only intermediate at MIDI in SonarX2 right now)
 
-- Rant for Roland\Cakewalk --
I would leave more of them linked if it left the Pattern name over the clip and just added x2 instead of completely obliterating the name.... Then when I look at the track I can't tell what the "whole pattern chain" looks like. Hmmm 4 measures of "x4" wth is that???
 
The other dumb behavior is if I DID want to leave several linked but my last (UNRELATED) drag and link (i.e. x2) I want unlinked, it unlinks EVERYTHING to the left of it....   So much for using references to memory to save space. Thank Gods I have a HUGE hard drive. ;)

Step Sequencer clips are indeed distinct from normal MIDI clips.
It seems as though there is NO way to prevent them from auto-linking.

The work-flow work around at this point is to map a Hot-Key so you can at least do it faster. :(

I chose CTRL+D because I am typically already holding down the CTRL key from CTRL+drag-dropping a clip and my finger is already right over the D.