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Tutorial 2 – Using the Browser
Finding and previewing audio loops
The Browser should look something like the image below.
9. Click the Play button in the Browser.
The selected file is previewed.
If you don’t hear anything, revisit the settings of your Audio Preview Bus, as discussed above, and
ensure that it is set to the audio device that your headphones or speakers are connected to.
If you need to preview a lot of loops quickly, click the Media button and enable the Auto-
Preview option. When enabled, an audio loop will start playing as soon as you select it.
See:
“Previewing MIDI groove clips” on page 110
“Adding loops to your project” on page 112
Previewing MIDI groove clips
In addition to audio loops, the Browser also allows you to preview MIDI groove clips. Let’s try this
now with one of the clips included with SONAR. Unlike audio loops, MIDI groove clips require a soft
synth or instrument track to play through.
1. Click the Browser’s Synth button to open the Synth Rack.
2. Click the Insert button , point to Insert Synths and select Cakewalk TTS-1.
The Insert Soft Synth Options dialog appears.