Instruction Manual

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Global Options dialog—General
Dialog Reference
Show Status Bar
Checking this option causes SONAR to show the Status bar, which displays
whether any tracks are muted, soloed, or armed for recording or
automation, and also contains the CPU and Disk meters.
Show MIDI Activity on Windows Taskbar
Check this option to display the MIDI Input/Output Activity icon on the
Windows taskbar.
Display All Times as SMPTE
This option, when checked, forces all time displays to appear in SMPTE
time regardless of the setting you have in the Time Ruler.
Display Left on Top for MIDI Pan Envelopes
When checked left is at the top of a clip for MIDI pan envelopes.
Display Envelopes on a Percentage Scale
This option, when checked, causes new envelopes to be placed in the clip
based on a range where 0 dB is in the middle of the clip. If the current
volume is other than 0 dB, a new envelope is created at that location. For
example a new envelope created at 6 dB would appear at the very top of
the clip where a new envelope created at -20 dB would appear near the
bottom of the clip.
Display Waveform Preview While Recording
This option (on by default), causes SONAR to draw a preview waveform of
any audio data that you record while you are recording it. If you turn this
option off, SONAR creates a red swath in the Clips pane in the area you are
recording, while you are recording.
Load Non-SONAR Files in Offset Mode
This option causes SMF, MID, RMI, WRK and BUN files to open in Offset mode.
For more information about Offset mode, see Envelope Mode and Offset
Mode.
Create Default Drum Map for Non-SONAR Files
This option ensures that when you load a Standard MIDI File, you won’t
have to create a drum map from scratch—SONAR creates a basic one for
you.
Allow Only One Open Project at a Time
If you check this checkbox, when you open a new project SONAR will close
any project that is already open and ask if you want to save any changes.