User's Guide

Playing project files

If you are having trouble with any of the steps in the last section thus far, we have created a helpful

set-up guide on our web site that provides step-by-step instructions for configuring your audio

hardware. You can find it here: www.cakewalk.com/Support/hardwaresetup.

Setting the tracks outputs

The next important step is telling SONAR which output on your sound device you would like audio

tracks to play on. In some cases, it is desirable to have tracks playing different outputs (such as if

you are using external hardware processing for effects). In this scenario, you’ll want to set all of the

audio tracks to the same output.

Let’s start with the Bass track. Locate the track named Upright Bass in the project. Let’s take a

closer look at a few of the track’s controls. If the track controls are not all visible, you may need to

expand the track to see them all.

To expand a track to make all of its controls visible

1. Point the cursor to the bottom edge of the track.

2. Click and drag down to reveal all track controls.

Tip:

If you find the number of track controls overwhelming, you can show/hide specific types of track

controls by using the tabs located at the bottom of the Track view.

Control Description

This is the Mute button. It is used to silence a track during playback. Any tracks that are

muted will not be heard.

This is the Solo button. It is used to silence every track except the one that is soloed. This

can be handy for isolating a particular performance or recording for monitoring or mixing

purposes. SONAR allows you to solo multiple tracks simultaneously.