Reference Guide

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New features in SONAR 8.5
Media Browser enhancements
To audition an audio file
1. Click the Preview Bus arrow and choose the desired bus that you want to audition the audio file
through.
2. Browse to the folder that contains the file you want to audition.
3. Select the desired file. If you want to audition multiple files simultaneously, either in the same or in
different folders, hold down the CTRL or SHIFT key and select each file you want to audition.
4. Click the Play button .
See also:
To Preview a Groove Clip
To drag an audio file into a project
1. Drag the audio file from the Media Browser view to the Track view.
2. Drop the Wave file in the track and at the time in which you want it in your project.
A new audio track is created if:
• There are no audio tracks in the project.
• An audio track is not selected.
• You double-click a file in the Media Browser.
• You drop the file after the last track in the project.
See also:
The Media Browser View
To Drag a Loop into a Project
To Drag Multiple Loops into a Project
Auditioning MIDI files
You can audition standard MIDI files, MIDI patterns, MIDI Groove Clips, Project5 patterns and step
sequencer patterns.
Tip: If Auto Play is enabled, you can simply click a file to audition the file.
Tip: You can double-click a file in the Media Browser to insert the file on a new track at the current
Now time.