Reference Guide

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Arranging Tracks
Arranging and editing
The top left pixel in the BMP determines the transparent color. If you prefer to not have transparent
icons, add the following variable to Cakewalk.ini:
[WinCake]
IconTopLeftPixelTransparent=0
When transparency is enabled, the global color entry (Options > Colors) called "Track View Icons
Background" determines the background color ("Console Strips Icons background" does the same
for the Console view and Track Inspector).
Configuring Track View Controls
The Track view strips no longer have a special header section:
•The Number, Name, Peak Meter Indicator and Size buttons still have fixed placements in the
top row of the strip.
• All other parameter controls now flow over the full available space in the entire strip.
As a result:
•The MSR buttons (and the Automation Read/Write) buttons follow the same layout rules as any
other parameter widget.
• The Vertical VU meter spans the full height of the strip. So even when a strip is minimized, you
can still see a 22 pixel high meter.
• The min track height has been slightly increased from 18 to 22 pixels.
• SHIFT-clicking on the minimize or maximize buttons in a Track view strip resizes that strip to its
default height.
You can hide, reorder, and visually group the controls in tracks and buses. You can also control how
the display tabs at the bottom of the Track pane function.
Changes you make to tracks affect tracks of the same kind in all projects. In other words, the way
you configure a MIDI track controls the display of all MIDI tracks in all projects. The way you
configure an audio track controls the way all audio tracks appear in all projects. The way you
configure a bus controls the way buses appear in all projects. Synth audio tracks follow audio track
configuration, and synth MIDI tracks follow MIDI track configuration.
You can reorder each individual control with the exception of AUX controls: these all move as a
group. For tracks with more than one send, all send controls move as one.
To Reorder a Track or Bus Control
1. Hold down the ALT key, and drag the control that you want to move. A rectangle appears around
the control you are dragging.
A small vertical insertion line appears just to the left of the area where the control will be placed.
2. Release the mouse button at the location where you want the control to appear.
The control moves to the location where you dropped it.