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Using the Synth Rack Browser
To load an FX Chain preset
1. Do one of the following:
• Right-click an effects bin and choose Load FX Chain Preset on the pop-up menu. Select the
desired FX Chain Preset file (*.fxc) in the Load FX Chain Preset dialog and click Open.
• Right-click an effects bin, point to FX Chain and select an FX Chain preset from the submenu.
• From the Plug-in tab of the Browser, under Audio, expand the FX Chain branch and drag the
preset to an effects bin.
See:
“Effects chains” on page 852
“Using the Media Browser” on page 541
“Using the Plug-in Browser” on page 552
“Using the Synth Rack Browser” on page 558
“Keyboard navigation” on page 551
“Browser” on page 537
Using the Synth Rack Browser
The Synth Rack view lets you view, insert, delete, and configure your soft synths. You can also mute,
solo, and freeze any active instruments in your projects. Each time you insert a soft synth into your
project, a new row appears in the Synth Rack view with the name of the soft synth and its current
preset. You can select different presets directly from the Synth Rack.
When a synth is highlighted in the Synth Rack, the corresponding tracks in the Track View and
Console View are also highlighted.
You can insert as many copies of the same soft synth as you like; each new copy appears in a new
row and has the same name, but has a higher number after the name (ReWire soft synths can only
have one copy open). The new higher-numbered name also appears on the menus of Instrument
track inputs and MIDI track outputs.
When the Synth Rack is undocked, or docked at the bottom, additional controls become available.
These include synth icons and control knobs to control and/or automate parameters.
Note: You can automatically extract plug-ins when loading an FX Chain preset. To do so, hold
down the SHIFT key while loading the preset. For more information about extracting plug-ins
from an FX Chain container, see “To extract plug-ins from an FX Chain container” on page 855.
Caution: If you load a SONAR 9 project in an older version of SONAR, SONAR will report the
FX Chain as a missing plug-in and the contents of the FX Chain will be unavailable. Resaving
the project will permanently remove the FX Chain.