Those nice guys at Cakewalk are about to release Sonar 8.5.2. It should be available as a free download to Sonar 8.5 users by the end of the year. It has loads of issues that have been resolved and the following are Feature Enhancements - Wow :-
Arpeggiator
* Automatable controls
* Per-arpeggiator Swing control slider
BitBridge
* Now defaults to loading one server; this setting may be changed by the user and will be saved across sessions
* Server preference can now be assigned per-plug-in, and will be saved with projects
Matrix View
* Column Naming
* Per-cell “one-shot” mode
* New button to stop all cells
* New option to automatically Groove Clip audio and MIDI clips on dragging into the MV
* Import files directly from cells
* Drag cell content into the Track View
* Now supports Step Sequencer Patterns containing probabilities
* Improved Mode State UI indicators
* Now supports clips of up to 30 minutes in length
* Now with Accessibility & QWERTY keyboard support
Media Browser
* New mode to preview any audio/MIDI content in sync with project tempo
* Now supports Step Sequencer Patterns containing probabilities
* When using Tabbed Edit Views, you can now drag content from the Media Browser to the Matrix View Tab to open the Matrix View and drop the content on the cell
Perfect Space
* 70+ new impulse responses, provided by Acousticas
PX-64
* New indicator to show when Expander is functioning as a Gate
Session Drummer 3
* Channel output selections are now simple dropdown lists
* All Steven Slate, Sonic Reality and Cakewalk kits now have .KIT files for easy kit loading without changing programs
Step Sequencer
* Improved parameter controls for Dimension LE, Dimension Pro, DropZone, Pentagon I, Rapture, Rapture LE & Z3ta+
* 35 new step sequencer patterns
V-Studio Compatibility
* VS-100 Control Surface support for x64
* New ACT mappings for PX-64, VX-64 and Session Drummer 3
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