Instruction Manual

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Take Management and Comping Takes

Arranging

• For multiple tracks, select the tracks you want to configure by Ctrl-

clicking the track number of each track, and use the Tracks-Layers-

Show Layers menu option.

When the option is first enabled, SONAR moves all overlapping clips in the

affected tracks to separate layers, and displays mute and solo buttons on

the Track Scale for each layer.

After the option is enabled, you can move clips on top of each other without

creating new layers. To move overlapping clips back into separate layers,

use the Rebuild command (see below).

Note 1: if you want to move a clip to the exact same time placement in an

adjacent layer, hold the Shift key down while you drag.

Note 2: if the Automatic Crossfades button is enabled, SONAR adds a

crossfade between any newly overlapped clips that are on the same layer.

To Mute or Unmute One or More Layers

• On the Track Scale, click the M button that’s at the same vertical level

as the layer you want to mute or unmute. You can drag across multiple

mute buttons to mute or unmute multiple layers.

Note: if you mute a layer and then disable the Show Layers feature, the

Track Scale displays a small blue indicator to show that a hidden layer is

muted:

A. Hidden layer mute indicator

To Solo or Unsolo a Layer

• On the Track Scale, click the S button that’s at the same vertical level

as the layer you want to solo. You can solo one layer at a time.