Instruction Manual

934 Troubleshooting
But There’s No Sound or Level
SONAR has two modes that govern how fader levels function: Envelope
Mode and Offset Mode. In Envelope Mode, any envelopes in the track or
bus control the level, and ignore any movements you make to the fader. In
Offset mode, any envelopes in the track or bus add their level to any level
that the fader contributes. For example, the level you see in the Vol field of
a track’s properties combines with the levels that any volume envelope in
that track produces as the track plays. When you switch back to Envelope
mode, any level that the Vol field displays while in Offset mode continues to
combine with any envelope in the track, but does not show in the Vol field
while you’re in Envelope mode. So, if you have a large negative value such
as -INF in the Vol field, even though the volume envelope is at its maximum
level, the sum of the two values is still inaudible because the negative value
is so large.
Whenever you have mysterious levels in a track or bus, click the Envelope/
Offset Mode button that is in the Automation toolbar to switch modes (or
press o in the Track or Console views), and then look in the track or bus
property fields to see what values show. Change the values to neutral ones
if you don’t want them to affect your levels.
How Do I Use SONAR to Access All the
Sounds on My MIDI Instrument?
SONAR is normally set up to access the 128 sounds that are part of the
General MIDI standard. SONAR also includes custom instrument
definitions that match the sounds on many popular instruments. To use a
custom instrument definition:
1. Choose Options-Instruments to display the Assign Instruments dialog
box.
2. Click the Define button to display the Define Instruments and Names
dialog box.
3. Click Import, and then choose the file for the manufacturer of your
instrument.
4. Choose your instrument from the list and click OK.
5. Click Close to return to the Assign Instruments dialog box.
6. Select from the Output/Channel list all the outputs and channels that
are being sent to that instrument.