Reference Guide

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Dialog Reference
Global Options dialog—Folders
Playback
Prepare Using N Millisecond Buffers. This option lets you specify how far in advance SONAR
prepares MIDI data during playback. The default is 500 milliseconds.
If playback stops prematurely, you may try larger values (although you should also check the buffer
options in Options > Audio, Advanced tab).
If you are using MIDI effects, you may want to try smaller values—for example, 100 milliseconds.
Doing so means that, if you change a property for a MIDI effect, there will be less delay before you
hear the new value take effect.
For more information, see:
MIDI track parameters
Recording music from a MIDI instrument
Global Options dialog—Folders
Using the Options > Global command opens the Global Options dialog box. Clicking the Folders
tab gives you access to options you might want to set for all your projects.
This tab lets you specify folders for all your different kinds of SONAR files. The default locations for
all of these file types usually work well. However, if you find that this folder gets cluttered, changing
the locations of the file types listed on this tab won’t hurt anything, as long as you remember where
you put things.
You can change the folder for a file type by typing a new path name in the particular file type’s
window on the Folders tab, or by clicking the Browse button that’s located at the end of the file
type’s window and navigating to the folder that you want to store that file type in. You can set
different locations for the following filetypes:
Project Files (.cwp, .mid, .cwb)
.cwp and .cwb files are your standard SONAR project files. The default directory for your project files
is Cakewalk Projects, located in the root directory. .mid files are Standard MIDI Files and can be put
anywhere you like.
Note: The only folder location you have to be careful with (and it isn’t listed on the Folders tab)
is the Audio Data folder, which SONAR creates in the C:\Cakewalk Projects folder when you
install it. SONAR stores all audio data that is associated with project files in this folder. If you
move this folder, SONAR can not find the audio data for projects you have already recorded. To
tell SONAR where you moved the folder, fill in the location in the Global Audio Folder field on
the Audio Data tab of the Global Options dialog.