Reference Guide

1064 Templates and key bindings

Templates

Template files make it easy to create new projects with certain predefined settings. To create a

template file, create a new project file and arrange the project settings the way you want, then save

the project as a template file. Template files have a file extension of .cwt. When you create a new

project, you can use the template as the basis for the new project. SONAR looks for template files in

a particular folder on your hard disk. By default, this folder is the program folder. To change the

template directory, go to Edit > Preferences > File - Folder Locations.

Every time you start SONAR, a new, empty project is displayed. If you want, you can determine the

settings for this default project by creating and saving a special template file, called Normal.cwt. If

you create or update the Normal.cwt file, SONAR will display this template automatically when the

program is started.

As a rule, any parameter that is saved in a project file is also saved in a template file. Following are

some useful parameters that are saved in template files:

• Track configuration and track parameters

• Timebase

• Sysx banks

• File information and comments

• Tempo settings

• Meter and key settings

• Clock and synchronization information

• MIDI data

• MIDI In/Out/Thru settings

• MIDI metronome settings

• Selection start and end times

• Record mode and punch-in times

• Drum maps

• Audio data

• Automation

The following parameters are saved globally and are not stored in template or project files:

• Initialization file parameters

• Big Time font settings

• MIDI device settings

• Instrument definitions

• Autosave options

• Key bindings

• Color settings