Instruction Manual

186 Controlling Playback
Track-by-Track Playback
unmute, solo or unsolo, arm or disarm, and toggle the input echo status of
all tracks.
A. Drag to reposition B. Mute C. Solo D. Arm E. Input echo or MIDI echo
F. Solo Dim
See:
Silencing Tracks
Soloing Tracks
Silencing Tracks
When a track is muted, SONAR processes the track while playback is in
progress so that you can unmute the track without stopping playback. If you
have lots of muted tracks, this can place a heavy load on your computer.
Archived tracks, on the other hand, don’t place any load on your computer.
Therefore, if there are tracks you want to keep but don’t need to play, you
should archive them instead. Archived tracks are indicated by the letter A in
the Mute button that is displayed in the Track and Console views.
When you mute or unmute a track while playback is in progress, there may
be a slight delay before you hear the effect of the change. This is to be
expected and does not indicate a hardware or software problem.
To Mute or Unmute Individual Tracks
• To mute or unmute a track, click its M button in the Track or Console
view.
• To mute or unmute several tracks at once, select the tracks and choose
Tracks-Mute, or select the tracks, right-click, and choose Mute from
the popup menu.
To Unmute All Tracks
• Click the M button in the Playback State toolbar or the Mute label in the
Status bar.
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