Reference Guide

1314 New features in SONAR X2
Skylight
Figure 355. The Now Time marker indicates the playback state
A. Paused B. Playback C. Recording
Piano Roll enhancements
• Controller lanes.
• Edit Filter UI is similar to the Track view Edit Filter.
• Horizontal and vertical Aim Assist line. Enabled via the global Aim Assist option in the Track view.
• Drag duration when inserting notes via the Smart Tool.
• Controller pane size is remembered when you close and reopen the Piano Roll view.
• Updated time ruler similar to the Track view time ruler.
• Lasso select scrolls the Piano Roll view when you reach the window boundary.
• The inline Piano Roll shows clip headers when editing note events. Click a header to select all
events that live in the clip, or drag the header to move all events in the clip.
For details, see “The Piano Roll view” on page 677.
Inspector enhancements
• Bus Properties Inspector (available when a bus has focus).
• Track Properties Inspector and Bus Properties Inspector have an Automation section, with
controls to specify the automation write mode and time base.
• New Arpeggiator UI with horizontal sliders, which allows parameter values to display better.
• Modular ProChannel.
• Keyboard shortcuts to show/hide Track Properties Inspector, Clip Properties Inspector and
ProChannel. For details, see “Basic shortcuts” on page 1454.
For details, see “Inspectors” on page 523.
Browser enhancements
• Replace synth command to replace a synth with any other available synth. Swap instruments
and try new sounds in one simple step, while keeping all other routing and track data fully in-tact.
For details, see “To replace an instrument” on page 587.
• Option to delete associated tracks when deleting synths. For details, see “To remove an
instrument” on page 586.
• Drag FX Chains and clips to/from the Browser. For details, see “To save an FX Chain preset” on
page 579 and “To load an FX Chain preset” on page 580.
A B C