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Take management and comping takes

Arranging and editing

Take management and comping takes

By default, SONAR stacks any overlapping clips on top of each other, but you can choose to display

them in separate layers (lanes) in the same track. When you store clips in separate layers, it’s easy

to mute and solo them individually and eventually come up with a composite take, with only the best

clips playing back. You can also mute and solo whole layers.

When you use loop recording, you can store all your takes in the same track, and then use the Mute

tool or “Audition (selection playback)” on page 362 to hear only the ones you want.

If you enable a track’s Show Layers option, SONAR stores the track’s clips in separate layers

whenever any of the following happens:

• You use loop recording in Sound on Sound mode, and choose to store takes in a single track.

• You record over some pre-existing data while in Sound on Sound mode.

• You enable the Track view Layers > Show Layers menu option for a track that contains at least

one overlapping clip.

For step-by-step instructions, see the following procedures:

To enable or disable the multi-layer option

• For single tracks, you can right-click the Track Scale, and choose Show Layers from the pop-up

menu, or use the Layers > Show Layers command on the Track pane right-click menu, or click

the Track Layers On/Off button.

A. Track Layers On/Off button B. Track Scale before showing layers

• For multiple tracks, select the tracks you want to configure by CTRL-clicking the track number of

each track, and select the Track view Layers > Show Layers menu option.

Note 1: You can create as many layers as you want.

Note 2: A multi-layer layer track has only one set of track automation envelopes.