Instruction Manual

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Audio Folders
Audio File Management
Global Audio Folders
You can change the location of the Global Audio Folder. This may be
necessary if, for example, your hard disk is full and you want to move all
audio data storage to a different hard disk. We strongly recommend that
you do not change the location of the Global Audio Folder unless absolutely
necessary.
If your original Global Audio Folder contains any audio files with the
extension .
WAV, you must manually move these files to the new Global
Audio Folder using the Windows Explorer, or open the project and use the
Missing Audio dialog to find and move the missing files.
To Change the Global Audio Folder
1. Choose Options-Global and click the Audio Data tab.
2. Enter the pathname of the new Global Audio Folder in the Global Audio
Folder field, or click the browse button that’s at the right end of the
Global Audio Folder field to browse to the new directory.
3. Click OK when you are done.
4. Use the Windows Explorer or some other program to move all audio
files from the old Global Audio Folder to the new Global Audio Folder.
All new audio files will be stored in the new Global Audio Folder, unless you
decide to use per-project audio.
It is safer, but more time-consuming, to first save all projects as bundle files,
change the Global Audio Folder, then open the bundle files. This ensures
that all of the audio data is properly moved to the new Global Audio Folder.
Tip: It is safer, but more time-consuming, to first save the all projects as
bundle files, change the Global Audio Folder, then open the bundle files.
This ensures that all of the audio data is properly moved to the new Data
directory.
Per-project Audio Folders
You have the option of using a single audio data folder or using different
audio data folders for each project. By default SONAR stores audio data in
per-project audio folders, but you can use the Global Audio Folder if you
want. If you want to change the default behavior, use the following
procedure:
To Enable or Disable the Per-project Audio Folder
Option
1. Select Options-Global.