Instruction Manual

1328 Dialog Reference
Global Options dialog—Folders
If playback stops prematurely, you may try larger values (although you
should also check the buffer options in Options-Audio, Advanced tab).
If you are using MIDI effects, you may want to try smaller values—for
example, 100 milliseconds. Doing so means that, if you change a property
for a MIDI effect, there will be less delay before you hear the new value take
effect.
For more information, see:
MIDI Track Parameters
Recording Music from a MIDI Instrument
Global Options dialog—Folders
Using the Options-Global command opens the Global Options dialog box.
Clicking the Folders tab gives you access to options you might want to set
for all your projects.
This tab lets you specify folders for all your different kinds of SONAR files.
The default locations for all of these file types usually work well. However, if
you find that this folder gets cluttered, changing the locations of the file
types listed on this tab won’t hurt anything, as long as you remember where
you put things.
Note: The only folder location you have to be careful with (and it isn’t listed
on the Folders tab) is the Audio Data folder, which SONAR creates in the
main application folder when you install it. SONAR stores all audio data that
is associated with project files in this folder. If you move this folder, SONAR
can not find the audio data for projects you have already recorded. To tell
SONAR where you moved the folder, fill in the location in the Global Audio
Folder field on the Audio Data tab of the Global Options dialog.
You can change the folder for a file type by typing a new path name in the
particular file type’s window on the Folders tab, or by clicking the browse
button that’s located at the end of the file type’s window and navigating to
the folder that you want to store that file type in. You can set different
locations for the following filetypes:
Project Files (.CWP, .MID, CWB)
.CWP and .CWB files are your standard SONAR project files. The default
directory for your project files is Cakewalk Projects, located in the root
directory. .
MID files are Standard MIDI Files and can be put anywhere you
like.