Reference Guide

1238 External devices
Working with StudioWare
To open a StudioWare panel
1. Choose File > Open to display the Open File dialog box.
2. Choose StudioWare from the Files of Type list.
3. Choose a StudioWare file and click Open.
SONAR opens and displays the StudioWare panel.
Using StudioWare panels
Every StudioWare panel is made up of a collection of controls and other information displays. The
controls are software representations of the knobs, buttons, and sliders on an external MIDI device.
By moving the controls on the screen, you adjust the controls on the external MIDI device. If you
want, you can also configure the StudioWare panel so that moving the controls on the external
device adjusts the controls on your computer screen. Some StudioWare panels contain controls that
perform other functions within SONAR, such as changing track parameters or running CAL
programs.
Because StudioWare panels can be used to control many different types of devices, and because
each and every panel can be tailored for a specific application and hardware environment, it is
impossible to explain here all the different ways to use a particular panel. Instead, this section tells
you how to use the different types of controls and how to record the changes you make to each
control as part of your project.
There are three types of controls in most StudioWare panels: buttons, knobs, and sliders. In addition,
panels may contain LED indicators, level meters, text, and bitmap images. The appearance of
controls and other displays may vary greatly from panel to panel. They may be of very different
sizes, and they may be designed with custom styles, bitmaps, and colors. In addition, sliders and
meters may be laid out either horizontally or vertically.