Reference Guide

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Arm tracks during playback/recording
New features in SONAR 8.5
To Drag a Loop into a Project
To Drag Multiple Loops into a Project
Arm tracks during playback/recording
SONAR is now able to arm and disarm tracks during playback and recording. This allows you to
record to different tracks while the transport is rolling, without first having to stop playback in order to
arm a track for recording.
To allow arming during playback
1. On the Transport menu, click Record Options to open the Record Options dialog.
2. Select the Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record check box.
See:
Dynamic Arm enhancement
Insert Send Assistant
The Insert Send Assistant makes it fast and easy to create headphone mixes, effect buses and
insert sends to new or existing buses.
To open the Insert Send Assistant
• Right-click on a track or bus and select Insert Send > Insert Send Assistant from the pop-up
menu.
The Insert Send Assistant dialog opens.
Note: The Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record option is disabled by default. When
enabled, SONAR must keep all hardware input ports open so that it can dynamically arm tracks
on the fly. With some drivers in WDM mode, this can add significant overhead if there are many
input devices enabled in the Audio Options dialog (Options > Audio > Drivers). This may lead
to more frequent drop outs. When using this option in WDM mode, it is recommended that you
disable all unused input drivers in the Audio Options dialog to minimize this overhead.
Disabling unused inputs is not required when using ASIO mode.