Reference Guide

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Controlling Playback
Track-by-track playback
Changing tracks’ mono/stereo status
The Playback state toolbar
To display the Playback State toolbar, use the Views > Toolbars command to open the Toolbars
dialog box, and make sure Playback State is checked. The Playback State toolbar is a global
control that allows you to mute or unmute, solo or unsolo, arm or disarm, and toggle the input echo
status of all tracks.
A. Drag to reposition B. Mute C. Solo D. Arm E. Input echo or MIDI echo F. Solo Dim
See:
Silencing tracks
Soloing tracks
Silencing tracks
When a track is muted, SONAR processes the track while playback is in progress so that you can
unmute the track without stopping playback. If you have lots of muted tracks, this can place a heavy
load on your computer. Archived tracks, on the other hand, don’t place any load on your computer.
Therefore, if there are tracks you want to keep but don’t need to play, you should archive them
instead. Archived tracks are indicated by the letter A in the Mute button that is displayed in the Track
and Console views.
When you mute or unmute a track while playback is in progress, there may be a slight delay before
you hear the effect of the change. This is to be expected and does not indicate a hardware or
software problem.
To mute or unmute individual tracks
• To mute or unmute a track, click its M button in the Track or Console view.
• To mute or unmute several tracks at once, select the tracks and choose Tracks > Mute, or select
the tracks, right-click, and choose Mute from the pop-up menu.
To unmute all tracks
• Click the M button in the Playback State toolbar or the Mute label in the status bar.
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