Reference Guide

Preferences dialog

MIDI

• Non-Destructive MIDI Editing. Select this option to make all MIDI editing non-destructive.

When toggled on, this option forces deleted data to be retained even though it is not visible.

• Velocity Audition.

• Polyphonic Velocity Audition.

• Microscope. Use this check box to enable/disable Microscope mode in the Piano Roll view and

inline Piano Roll (enabled by default).

• Diagonal Size. Use this numeric entry box to specify the diameter size in pixels of the

microscope. The valid range is 20-250 and the default value is 100.

• Show When Note Height Less Than. Microscope mode will only be enabled if the note

heights (in pixels) are equal or less than this number. The valid range is 2-20 and the default

value is 6.

• Magnifying Time. Use this check box to enable/disable horizontal magnification when the

Piano Roll view zoom is such that notes become very narrow.

In addition to these options, there are some other parameters that can be configured by adding the

following INI variables to the WinCake section of Cakewalk.ini (see “Cakewalk.ini” on page

1216):