Instruction Manual

84 Introduction
Windows Taskbar Indicators
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Windows Taskbar Indicators
When SONAR is running, you’ll normally see two indicators in your
Windows Taskbar, right next to the clock.
The MIDI activity monitor contains two lights that indicate MIDI input and
output. When you play your MIDI keyboard, the first light flashes when each
note is pressed, and it flashes again when each note is released. When you
play back a project that contains MIDI, the second indicator lights up.
The volume control is used to control the playback and record volumes
on your sound card. Double-click on this indicator to open a dialog box that
lets you control the levels for audio, MIDI, CD playback, and record.
The volume control is available only if your sound card is using a native
Windows driver. If your sound card does not use a native Windows driver,
no volume control will be displayed in the taskbar. In this case, your sound
card probably came with a separate program to control input and output
levels. See your sound card documentation for more information.
Screen Colors and Wallpaper
SONAR lets you customize the colors that are used for virtually all parts of
the program using the Options-Colors command. This command also lets
you change the background bitmap that is displayed in the SONAR window.
For any SONAR screen element, you can assign a color in two ways:
• Choose one of the colors that is part of your Windows color scheme.
• Assign a custom color.
To Assign Custom Colors
1. Choose Options-Colors to display the Configure Colors dialog box.
2. Choose the screen element whose color you want to change from the
Screen Element list.
3. Assign a color to the screen element in one of two ways:
• To use a color from the Windows color scheme, choose one of the
options in the Follow System Color list
• To use a custom color, check Use Specific Color, click the Choose
Color button, and select the color you want