MIDI editing is indeed Cakewalk's Achilles' heel. I truly like the workflow and the sound of Cakewalk, but as far as actual MIDI goes, it is a bit of a pain in the butt, ngl. Duplicating MIDI clips can get messy with dozens of overlapping notes appearing in one place for no reason whatsoever.
Other than that, I like the workflow. Maybe a bit chaotic at times, but on the other hand, this helps me break muscle memory.
https://bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/docs ... 0Guide.pdf