Instruction Manual

336 Arranging

Take Management and Comping Takes

By default, SONAR stacks any overlapping clips on top of each other, but

you can choose to display them in separate layers (lanes) in the same

track. When you store clips in separate layers, it’s easy to mute and solo

them individually and eventually come up with a composite take, with only

the best clips playing back. You can also mute and solo whole layers.

When you use loop recording, you can store all your takes in the same

track, and then use the Mute tool or Audition (Selection Playback) to hear

only the ones you want.

If you enable a track’s Show Layers option, SONAR stores the track’s clips

in separate layers whenever any of the following happens:

• You use loop recording in Sound on Sound mode, and choose to store

takes in a single track.

• You record over some pre-existing data while in Sound on Sound

mode.

• You enable the Tracks-Show Layers menu option for a track that

contains at least one overlapping clip.

Note 1: you can create as many layers as you want.

Note 2: a multi-layer layer track has only one set of track automation

envelopes.

For step-by-step instructions, see the following procedures:

To Enable or Disable the Multi-layer Option

• For single tracks, you can right-click the Track Scale, and choose

Show Layers from the popup menu, or use the Layers-Show Layers

command on the Track pane right-click menu, or click the Track Layers

On/Off button.

A. Track Layers On/Off button B. Track Scale before showing layers