Reference Guide

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SONAR basics
Introduction
1. Use the View > Toolbars command, and check one of the User “n” options.
A toolbar appears, with a default set of controls.
2. Right-click the toolbar, and choose Customize from the pop-up menu to open the Customize
Toolbar dialog.
3. Customize the toolbar the in the same way as the previous procedure.
To rename a toolbar:
1. Right-click the toolbar, and choose Rename from the pop-up menu to open the Rename Toolbar
dialog
2. Fill in the New Name field, and click OK.
Now when you open the Toolbars dialog, the name you chose is listed in the dialog.
To dock or undock a toolbar:
• To dock a toolbar horizontally, drag it to the top or bottom of the interface.
• To dock a toolbar vertically, drag it to the left or right side of the interface.
• To undock a toolbar, drag it to the part of the interface where you want it, or entirely away from the
interface.
Layouts
You may spend a lot of time making sure that all the views are laid out on the screen just the way
you want. When you save your work, you can save the screen layout along with it. You can also
save the layout by itself and then use the layout with other projects. For more information, see the
online help topic “Layouts.”
Next topic: Working on a project.
Working on a project
Much of your time in SONAR is spent recording and listening to your project as it develops. The
Transport toolbar, shown below, contains the most important tools and other pieces of information
you’ll need to record and play back your project.
Every project has a current time, known as the Now time (see: The Now time and how to use it). As
you record or play back a project, the Now time shows your current location in the project. When you
create a project, the Now time is set to the beginning of the project. The current Now time is saved
with your project.
You control recording and playback using tools on the Large Transport toolbar (press F4 to show or
hide), which work a lot like the ones on your tape deck or CD player: