Instruction Manual

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Global Options dialog—Folders
Dialog Reference
Track Templates
These files store your most commonly used track settings, including track
type (MIDI or audio), effects and their settings, hardware input, bus send
settings, and a variety of other track-related parameters. The default
directory is the Track Templates folder located in the main SONAR
application folder, but you can choose a different location.
Track Icons
These files store standard or customized icons. The default directory is the
Track Icons folder located in the main SONAR application folder, but you
can choose a different location.
Templates (.CWT)
These files store your favorite setups for window arrangement and
instrument combinations. The default directory for template files is the
Sample Content folder located in the main SONAR application folder. They
have the file extension .
CWT.
CAL Files
These are small programs written in Cakewalk Application Language, that
perform specialized MIDI editing. The default directory for CAL files is the
Sample Content folder located in the main SONAR application folder. They
have the file extension .
CAL.
Window Layouts
You can save or apply (load) various arrangements of views that you create
by using the Views-Layouts command. Naming and saving a layout
creates a file called (file name)CakewalkWindowLayout, where you supply
a file name. The file has the extension .
CAK, but the extension is only visible
if you look at the file’s Properties. The default directory is the Sample
Content folder located in the main SONAR application folder, but you can
choose a different location.
Wave Files
These files are the standard Windows audio files that you can import into
and export out of SONAR. They have the file extension .
WAV. The default
directory for wave files is the Sample Content folder located in the main
SONAR application folder, but you can choose a different location.
Video Files
You can import .AVI, ,MPG, and QuickTime video files into SONAR. The
default directory for video files is the Sample Content folder located in the
main SONAR application folder, but you can choose a different location.