I upgraded to the latest 2017.09.  I tried the Duplicate Track on a vocal track and a guitar track but all I get is an empty track, no audio.  I'm using the default settings In the "Duplicate Track(s)" Panel that pops up.
What am I doing wrong?
 
Thanks/Jack

Nothing wrong, right click on the duplicate track button and tick off the option to Duplicate events.
By default it copies tracks as empty but you can change that.

Duplicate Events is not checked (the default).   If that needs checked it should be part of the default settings.
 

Im actually a fan of this. Typically when I clone a track, its not for its data, its for its track settings.
IE= Almost like using a track template.
 
If you want the data (audio) = Right click and choose the properties to clone/duplicate the data.

Hi.
I use this the same way as Chuck.
As mentioned, right click for extra options.
All the best.

As with the old Clone Track dialog and most other features (e.g. Insert Synth, Freeze), SONAR remembers the last options you used. So if you want "Events" to be checked by default, all you have to do is check it once and after that it will be your default.
 
Like Chuck, I'm more likely to duplicate a track's routing and effects without the data, so the default makes sense for me. But I completely agree with Fireberd: "duplicate" should mean "duplicate in full" by default.
 
Here's how I would handle it if I was part of CW's coder crew: add another option to the dialog: "always show options before duplicating tracks" and make that the default. That way, the first time you use the feature you'll be made aware that such options exist and what the defaults are, thus preventing confusion. I'd also add a "Duplicate" button to the dialog so that you can click through it and perform the operation from there (disabled if no tracks have been selected).
 
There's apparently also some confusion about track selection and focus, so I'd also add a label to the dialog showing how many tracks are about to be cloned. When they added that feature to the Delete dialog, it saved me from a few user errors.

Another option would be "read the eZine" 😀

That's funny, Craig.
 
Oh, you're serious.
 
I know this might shock you, being a writer, but many musicians aren't fond of reading instructions. Or much of anything else.

Even sheet music too ;-)

bitflipper
That's funny, Craig.
 
Oh, you're serious.
 
I know this might shock you, being a writer, but many musicians aren't fond of reading instructions. Or much of anything else.

 
Trust me, I'm rarely serious. That's why I put a smiley in there. Whenever anyone says to me at a seminar something like "I read your manual on Kontakt, great job" my response is always "So you're the one!!"
 
But to get serious for a second...I do put a lot of work into the eZine with the express intent of helping users get the most out of the program and recording in general. If you're correct that most people don't read it, then I should probably just let it fade into the sunset.