Cakewalk CAL programming information

The information on this site is mostly for people who already have some experience with CAL programming. My intention is to fill gaps in the documentation provided by Cakewalk, and to share useful programming tricks and tips. Have a look at my links page for other very useful references. I recommend Glen Cardenas's tutorial (see the links page) or the CAL Tutor which is bundled with CPA Deluxe (versions 6 and higher), if you are just getting started with CAL.

New! David Leach reveals undocumented CAL functions!

Understanding CAL data
Information on CAL data types
and data entry

Writing and debugging CAL programs
How to use the CAL View in
Cakewalk to create and debug
CAL programs. Many helpful
debugging tricks!

Speeding up CAL programs
There's a lot you can do to speed up CAL programs,
short of buying a faster computer.

Cakewalk CAL edit menu cross-reference
The title says it all! This is your guide to writing
CAL programs that run under all recent Cakewalk
software releases.

Using event types in the Event Filter and CAL
This article brings together the information
in several Cakewalk help screens, and adds
information on 10, count 'em, 10
undocumented event types.

CAL wish list
Desirable upgrades

CAL programs for downloading