Instruction Manual

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File Recovery Mode
New Features in SONAR 7
Pane
It is now possible to import audio and MIDI files via the Clips pane context
menu. Imported files are inserted at the Now time.
To Import Audio/MIDI Files
1. In the Clips pane, right-click the track to which you want to import an
audio or MIDI file.
The Clips pane context menu appears.
2. Do one of the following:
•Select Import Audio to import an audio file.
•Select Import MIDI to import a MIDI file.
See:
Importing Music and Sound
The File-Import-Audio CD command opens the Import Audio CD Tracks
dialog. Use this command to import an audio CD track (extension .cda) into
your project.
For more information about CD ripping, see Import Audio CD Tracks dialog.
File Recovery Mode
SONAR 5 introduced a special diagnostic mode called Safe Mode to fix
problems with project files that would not open. Safe mode is activated
when you open a file while the Shift key is pressed. SONAR 7 significantly
enhances this functionality. To reflect this change in behaviour, Safe Mode
is now referred to as File Recovery Mode.
In certain rare circumstances, on attempting to open a project file you may
see the following error message:
"This file you are trying to open is not compatible with this version of
SONAR".
This message indicates that SONAR detected errors in the project file and
was unable to open it. This normally indicates that your project file has data
corruption.
Data corruption on a DAW can occur due to various reasons, a few of which
are listed below: