Reference Guide

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Mixing
Using Control Groups
You have several additional options. There are three general types of groups: absolute, relative, and
custom. Here’s how they work.
Absolute
The range of motion in all controls in the group is identical. When you move one control in the group,
all other controls in the group move the same amount in the same direction. The controls do not
necessarily need to start at the same level.
Relative
The range of motion for controls in the group is not the same. All controls in the group have the
same value at one point—the lowest level for send, return, and volume levels, and zero for pan
controls.
Custom
Sometimes you want to define a more complex relationship between the controls in a group. For
example:
• You want two controls two operate in reverse—when one fader drops, the other increases (cross
fade).
• You want two volume faders grouped so that they are locked together at maximum level, but drop
at different rates.
• You want two faders to be locked together with the same range of motion, but a third fader
grouped with them to have a different range of motion.
Custom groups let you set the range of motion for each control in the group by entering a starting
and ending value. As any one control in the group is moved from its starting position to its ending
position, the other controls in the group exercise their full range of motion.
When you have defined a custom group, you can adjust the starting and ending position of each
control using the Group Settings dialog box or using pop-up menus on the controls in the group.
To Add a Control to a Group
1. Right-click on the control.
2. Choose a group from the Group submenu.
SONAR adds the control to the group. Controls, knobs and faders are highlighted with the group’s
color indicator.
To Remove a Control from Its Group
1. Right-click on the control.
2. Choose Remove From Group from the menu.
Note: By default, the relative gain between grouped controls that affect gain is preserved. If
you prefer the relative position of the controls to be preserved regardless of the relative gain,
there is a check box in the Group Properties dialog that will toggle between these two
behaviors.