Instruction Manual

292 Arranging
Arranging Tracks
Slip-editing (Non-destructive Editing)
Arranging Tracks
SONAR provides a variety of commands that let you work with the tracks in
your project. Here are some of the things you can do:
All the commands you use to arrange tracks work on selected tracks. The
current track (the one with the lighter titlebar) is always selected. You can
select additional tracks as shown in the table:
You can… Here’s why…
Rearrange the tracks in the
Track view so that they appear
in a different order
This makes it easier to see and work with a
subset of tracks, like the rhythm section, or the
vocals and vocal backing tracks, or all muted
tracks.
Hide individual tracks This makes it easier to work in a large project.
You can display only the tracks you want to see
at a given time.
Move tracks into a track folder Lets you group tracks by function, edit several
tracks at once, hide groups of tracks easily, and
mute, solo, archive, arm, or input monitor a
group or tracks with one click. See Track
Folders for more information.
Make copies of a track Copying a track and then adding a time offset or
changing the patch is an easy way to double a
part. You can also copy and then transpose a
track to add harmony.
Erase or delete a track Tracks and clips that you are no longer using in
your project are distracting and take up space in
your project file.