Reference Guide

Editing Audio

Basic Audio Processing

The clips are combined into a single clip on the destination track. Empty space between clips is filled

with silence in the new clip.

Scrubbing

You can use the Scrub tool to locate or audition a particular sound or passage as you drag the

mouse. You can scrub a single audio track by dragging over that track or all tracks by dragging in the

Time Ruler.

To Audition Audio with the Scrub Tool

1. Click the Scrub tool button .

2. Click and drag the pointer over an audio track.

Scrubbing audio at unity gain

In SONAR 4.0.0, the Scrub function would automatically scrub at unity gain. This has changed in

version 4.0.1 and later, where audio scrubbing is performed at the mix level (volume and pan

settings are applied). You can also scrub at unity gain by holding down the ALT key while scrubbing.

Basic Audio Processing

Audio processing commands let you modify audio data according to some rule or algorithm. The rule

can be as simple as reversing the audio data or boosting it by a certain factor, or as complex as

performing a Fourier analysis and selectively amplifying or attenuating sounds at certain

frequencies.

Audio processing commands can work on whole, partial and non-contiguous clips. For example,

suppose you want to make certain words in a vocal passage softer. You can create a volume

envelope and use it to lower the volume, non-destructively in just the section of the track containing

those words. You could also use the Process > Audio > Gain command to lower the volume

destructively.

You should listen to the results of your work after each audio processing command. If you don’t like

what you hear, you can use Edit > Undo to restore your audio data to its previous state.

Note: The Scrub tool is not affected by current Mute and Solo settings of a track.

Note: To bypass the current volume and pan settings when scrubbing, hold down the ALT key.

This will force scrubbing to play back at unity gain and centered.

Tip:

To hear the clips in all audio tracks, drag with the Scrub tool in the horizontal ruler.