Reference Guide

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Mixing
Using Remote Control
To Remove all Controls from a Quick Group
• Click a strip selector that is in or out of the group.
Or
• Right-click a control in the group, and choose Clear Group from the pop-up menu.
To Make a Quick Group a Permanent Group
1. In a pre-existing Quick Group, right-click the kind of control that you want to group (for example,
volume) to open the pop-up menu.
2. Use the Group > Save command from the pop-up menu.
The Group Attributes dialog appears.
3. Choose a Group name and color, and click OK.
If you right-click a control to display the pop-up menu again, the name of your new group appears in
the Group menu. You can add other controls to the group by right-clicking a control, and choosing
the group from the pop-up menu.
You can choose the default color for Quick Groups in the Configure Colors dialog (Options >
Colors command).
See also:
To create a Quick Group for all tracks assigned to the same bus
Using Remote Control
This section explains how to assign knobs or sliders on a MIDI controller to control specific
parameters on specific tracks. If you have a control surface with groups of faders such as a Tascam
US-428 or CM Labs MotorMix, see the online help topic “Working with External Devices.”
SONAR‘s Remote Control function lets you use a MIDI device to remotely control knobs, buttons,
and sliders in the Track and Console views. For example, you can:
• Use a key on your keyboard to temporarily mute a track
• Work the send level in a bus with your pitch bend wheel
• Set the main volume levels with NRPN messages
• Prevent SONAR from sending any controller messages to your MIDI device.
• Record automation from an external controller
If you set up remote control for a grouped control, the remote control works all controls in the group.