Reference Guide

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Introduction
SONAR basics
The Inspector pane appears to the left of the Track view, but can also be moved to the right side.
There are three separate inspectors:
• Track Inspector. The Track Inspector shows mix settings for the current track, bus, or main,
and is essentially identical to a channel strip in the Console view. Advanced MIDI settings are
also available for MIDI tracks and Instrument tracks. For details, see “Track Inspector overview”
on page 508.
• Properties Inspector. The Properties Inspector shows properties for the selected clip(s) or
track(s). For details, see “Properties Inspector overview” on page 524. The Properties Inspector
has two modes:
• Clip. The Clip Properties Inspector displays settings for the currently selected clip(s). For
details, see “Properties Inspector - Clip Properties” on page 526.
• Track. The Track Properties Inspector lets you type a track name, specify an audio track’s
AudioSnap render modes, specify the default clip colors, and enter a text description. For
details, see “Properties Inspector - Track Properties” on page 533.
• ProChannel (Producer only). ProChannel combines compression, equalization, and tube
saturation modeling in one convenient processor. ProChannel is available on each audio track,
Instrument track and bus. For details, see “ProChannel (Producer only)” on page 925.
For more information about the Inspector pane, see “Inspectors” on page 503.
Control Bar
Much of your time in SONAR is spent recording and listening to your project as it develops. The
Control Bar contains the most important tools and other pieces of information you will need to
record, edit and play back your project.
The Control Bar consists of several modules that each contain various related controls. You can re-
arrange and show/hide each individual module, which allows you to only show the functions you
need most often. By default, the Control Bar is docked at the top of SONAR’s screen, but can also
be undocked or docked at the bottom.