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Tutorial 5—Editing Audio

In this tutorial we will be editing a Cakewalk bundle file (file extension .CWB)

with drums, bass, guitar and organ. We will add some additional

percussion, and edit some of the existing tracks. This tutorial covers the

following:

• Importing wave files

• Dragging and looping clips

• Slip-editing

• Using automatic crossfades

• Bouncing tracks

First Step: Opening the Project.

Opening the Project

1. In SONAR select File-Open from the menu.

2. In the Open dialog, select T

UTORIAL5.CWB and click OK.

3. The Unpack Bundle dialog now appears. This dialog lets you specify

where the project and project audio will be stored if you save the file.

For the purpose of this tutorial, the defaults should be acceptable: click

OK.

The audio data is loaded into SONAR and T

UTORIAL5.CWB opens.

Next Step: Importing a Wave File.

Importing a Wave File

Now that you have the file open, click the Play button to hear the project.

The project contains drums, bass, and two guitar tracks. Let’s import an

organ track:

To Import a Wave File

1. Click the down arrow in the Snap to Grid combo button located in the

Track view toolbar.

The Snap to Grid dialog appears.

2. In the Snap to Grid dialog, click the Musical Time check box, select

Measure from the list of durations and close the dialog.

3. Make sure the Snap to Grid button is enabled.