Reference Guide

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New features in SONAR 8.5
Transport enhancements
SONAR 8 introduces a true pause function that lets you temporarily pause playback without moving
the Now Time cursor or the Now Time marker.
A new dedicated Pause button is available on the Transport toolbar
To pause playback
• Click the Pause button .
Playback stops, but the Now Time cursor and the Now Time marker do not move.
To resume playback again
• Do one of the following:
• Click the Pause button .
• Click the Play button .
• Press SPACEBAR.
Playback resumes.
True Rewind and Fast Forward buttons
The Transport toolbar has new dedicated Rewind and Fast Forward buttons, which allow
you to rewind and fast forward smoothly during playback.
To rewind or fast forward, click the Rewind or Fast Forward button and keep the button
pressed until you want to resume playback.
Audition button
SONAR now has a dedicated Audition button in the Transport toolbar.
The Audition button allows you to preview multiple, non-contiguous clips across different tracks
simultaneously.
To audition a selection
1. Select the clips that you want to audition.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click the Audition button in the Transport toolbar.
• On the Transport menu, click Audition.
• Press SHIFT+SPACEBAR.
Only the selected clips play back.