Reference Guide

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Enhanced editing with keyboard
New features in SONAR 8.5
Edit mode lets you fade and crop all selected clips. If no clips are selected when you enter Edit
mode, SONAR will automatically select the clip that is under the Free Edit cursor.
To enable clip editing with a keyboard
1. On your QWERTY keyboard, press the NumLock key to enable NumLock mode.
2. On the numeric keypad, press 0 to enable keyboard editing.
3. On the numeric keypad, press 9 to enable Edit mode.
The numeric keypad is mapped as follows:
To fade clips with a keyboard
1. In Select mode, select the clips that you want to fade.
2. Press 9 to enable Edit mode.
3. Specify the clip property that you want to edit:
• Fade in. Press 8.
• Fade out. Press 2.
4. Do one of the following to adjust the selected fade:
• Turn the rotary encoder.
• Press PLUS (+) or MINUS (-).
To crop clips with a keyboard
1. In Select mode, select the clips that you want to crop.
2. Press 9 to enable Edit mode.
Function Key
Select fade out for editing 2
Select left clip edge for cropping 4
Select right clip edge for cropping 6
Select fade in for editing 8
Fade or crop selected clips Volume knob (if keyboard has a rotary encoder)
Crop or fade right in Edit mode PLUS (+)
Crop or fade left in Edit mode MINUS (-)
Table 205.
Note: Fades do not obey Snap to Grid.