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Local control
Controlling Playback
Local control
You should normally disable the Local Control setting on your master keyboard to prevent notes
from being doubled when you play your keyboard. If you disable Local Control, your keyboard sends
notes that you play to SONAR, which echoes them to the synthesizer, which plays them only once.
When SONAR starts, you can have it send a special MIDI message that attempts to disable Local
Control automatically. Most modern synthesizers respond to this message. If yours does not, you will
need to disable Local Control every time you turn it on for use with SONAR.
If your synthesizer does not let you disable Local Control (this is rare), you can use the Local On
Port setting in the Input tab of the Project Options dialog box to indicate the number of the output
port connected to your synthesizer. SONAR will then refrain from sending MIDI echo data to that
port. In this configuration, you may need to turn your synthesizer’s volume control up and down from
time to time to avoid hearing it play along with your other modules. If this situation doesn’t apply to
you, the Local On Port should be set to 0.
To automatically disable all local control whenever you launch SONAR
1. In the directory where SONAR is installed, double-click on the TTSseq.ini file to open it.
2. In the [Options] section, add the line:
SendLocalOff=1
3. Save the file and close it.
4. When you launch SONAR, it automatically sends a Local Off message to your keyboard.
Playing files in Batch mode
SONAR allows you to play several files in sequence automatically using the Play List view. You can
use this feature in live performance applications or just for fun.
SONAR’s Play List view lets you create and work with a series of project, MIDI, and bundle files. As
each file plays, SONAR loads it and displays it in the Track view and other views like any other
project file.
The Play List view
The Play List view lets you create, edit, and save a play list (or set) of up to 999SONAR projects.
Once you’ve created the list, you can play back the entire sequence automatically. You can even
program the list to pause between songs for a fixed amount of time or to wait for a keystroke before
proceeding.
Note: Not all keyboards respond to Local Off messages.