Reference Guide

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Controlling Playback
Changing track settings
Figure 31. The MIDI Devices dialog
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When you first run SONAR it asks you to select MIDI devices. You may want to change these
selections in the future. You can do so by selecting different devices in the MIDI Devices dialog box.
Your computer is usually equipped with at least one audio device—your computer sound card. Your
setup may have several different audio output devices, or you may have a multichannel sound card
that presents itself to your computer as though it were several different devices, one for each stereo
pair. In SONAR, audio tracks are assigned to main outs or buses. Each main out represents a
hardware device. You use the Output control to assign a track in a project to the main or bus you
want to use.
While you need to choose the MIDI output devices you want to use before you assign them to
tracks, all of your audio devices can be assigned to tracks freely. You do not need to configure them
the way you do MIDI devices. If you have a voice modem or speakerphone in your computer,
however, you might want to set up SONAR so that it won’t use those devices. Also, note that some
dedicated audio equipment has specific setup requirements. For more information, see Improving
Audio Performance.
To choose MIDI devices
1. Choose Options > MIDI Devices to display the MIDI Devices dialog box.
2. Click on any MIDI device in the Outputs list.
3. To move any device to the top of the list, deselect all other devices and click Move to Top to
move the selected device to the top of the list.
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