Reference Guide

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Troubleshooting
My Track or Bus Fader is Maximized, But There’s No Sound or Level
3. Click OK.
4. Choose Options > Audio, click the General tab, and run the Wave Profiler again.
My Track or Bus Fader is Maximized, But There’s No
Sound or Level
SONAR has two modes that govern how fader levels function: Envelope Mode and Offset Mode. In
Envelope Mode, any envelopes in the track or bus control the level, and ignore any movements you
make to the fader. In Offset mode, any envelopes in the track or bus add their level to any level that
the fader contributes. For example, the level you see in the Vol field of a track’s properties combines
with the levels that any volume envelope in that track produces as the track plays. When you switch
back to Envelope mode, any level that the Vol field displays while in Offset mode continues to
combine with any envelope in the track, but does not show in the Vol field while you’re in Envelope
mode. So, if you have a large negative value such as -INF in the Vol field, even though the volume
envelope is at its maximum level, the sum of the two values is still inaudible because the negative
value is so large.
Whenever you have mysterious levels in a track or bus, click the Envelope/Offset Mode button
that is in the Automation toolbar to switch modes (or press O in the Track or Console views), and
then look in the track or bus property fields to see what values show. Change the values to neutral
ones if you don’t want them to affect your levels.
How Do I Use SONAR to Access All the Sounds on
My MIDI Instrument?
SONAR is normally set up to access the 128 sounds that are part of the General MIDI standard.
SONAR also includes custom instrument definitions that match the sounds on many popular
instruments. To use a custom instrument definition:
1. Choose Options > Instruments to display the Assign Instruments dialog box.
2. Click the Define button to display the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
3. Click Import, and then choose the file for the manufacturer of your instrument.
4. Choose your instrument from the list and click OK.
5. Click Close to return to the Assign Instruments dialog box.
6. Select from the Output/Channel list all the outputs and channels that are being sent to that
instrument.
7. Click on the instrument in the Uses Instrument list.
8. Click OK when you are done.