Reference Guide

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Safe Mode dialog

Opening a file in safe mode opens the safe mode dialog, which asks you, one plug-in at a time,

which of the file’s plug-ins to open each. If you think one of the plug-ins is preventing the file from

opening, choose not to load that plug-in. You can also try loading only one plug-in, closing the file,

and then loading 2 plug-ins the next time you open the file, etc., until you isolate the bad plug-in.

See also

I Can’t Open My Project

File Recovery mode

Save As dialog

The File > Save As command opens the Save As dialog box, which lets you save a project with the

name, directory, and format you specify. The Save As dialog can also be used to save Groove clips

as Riff Wave files from the Loop Construction view. Use the following fields to control your options:

Save in

Select the directory in which you want to store the file.

File name

Type or select the filename you want to open.

Save as type

Select the type of file you want to save your project as. If you are saving a project, you have the

following options:

• Normal. Saving as type Normal saves your MIDI data, all project settings, and references to

your audio data, with the extension .cwp. SONAR saves no audio data in a .cwp file, only

references to where the data is on the hard disk. Saving your project as a bundle file (see below)

saves all your project data in one place, including a new copy of your audio data; this method

uses a lot more disk space than saving as a .cwp file.

• Template. Template file with the extension .cwt. Use Template files to save commonly used

project settings for quickly setting up a new project.

• Cakewalk Bundle. Bundle file with the extension .cwb. Bundle files contain everything that a

Normal file type contains with the addition of all your project's audio. Bundle files are great for

backing up projects, and are also useful for moving SONAR projects from one computer to

another.

• MIDI Format 0. Save in this format to create a Standard MIDI File that has all channels merged

into one track.