Instruction Manual

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Global Options dialog—Editing
Dialog Reference
Global Options dialog—Editing
Using the Options-Global command and clicking the Editing tab gives you
access to editing options you might want to set for all your projects.
This tab lets you specify two things:
• How you want drag and drop to work (see drag and drop options below)
• Whether you want SONAR to automatically add a crossfade between
two audio clips that overlap (see general options below)
Drag and Drop options:
Choose from the following drag and drop options:
Copy Entire Clips as Linked Clips—When you copy an entire clip,
choosing this option causes the new clip and the clip that you copied it from
to be linked clips.
What to do with existing material—The fields in this section deal with the
situation that occurs when you try to drag some data to a place in a track
that already has some data.
• Blend Old and New—Choosing this option tells SONAR to mix the new
data with the old, with the following option:
• Replace Old with New—Choosing this option tells SONAR to delete the
old data, with the following option:
• Slide Over Old to Make Room—Choosing this option tells SONAR to
slide the old data either forward or backward in the track to make room
for the new data. with the following option:
Ask This Every Time
Choosing this option causes the Drag and Drop Options dialog box to
appear every time you drag some data.
General options
Choose from these general editing options: