Instruction Manual

184 Controlling Playback

Track-by-Track Playback

A. Tempo B. CPU performance meter C. Disk cache performance meter D. Time

signature E. Key signature F. Metronome on/off during record G. Metronome on/

off during playback

Track-by-Track Playback

SONAR lets you play back any combination of tracks at one time by

changing each track’s status. You can control the status of each track with

the individual controls that are on every track, or with the global controls on

the Playback State toolbar or the Status bar that’s at the bottom of the

SONAR window. For more information on the Status bar, see Status Bar/

CPU Meter/Disk Meter. For more information on the Playback State toolbar,

see The Playback State Toolbar.

There are several different status settings for each track:

Status... What it means...

Normal The track plays unless one or more of

your other tracks is soloed.

Muted The track is not played, but you can

turn it on while playback is in progress.

Archived The track is not played, and you must

stop playback to re-enable it. Archived

tracks do not tax your CPU during

playback so they can be used to store

alternate takes.