Reference Guide
1322 New features in SONAR X2
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Zooming enhancements
• More zoom levels and overall smoother zooming.
• Auto zoom the current track for faster workflow . For details, see “Auto Zoom the current track” on
page 87.
• Enhanced zooming in the time ruler. Point the mouse pointer at the top half of the Clips pane or
Piano Roll view time ruler until the mouse pointer looks like , then drag up/down to zoom
horizontally, or drag up/down with the right mouse button to zoom vertically. For details, see
“Zooming and scrolling in the time ruler” on page 88.
• Zoom undo/redo also applies to screensets.
• Zoom undo/redo now properly restores the visible Clips Pane range.
• Double-click the top half of the time ruler to invoke the Fit Project To Window command.
• Undo/redo zoom by using the left and right mouse buttons. To undo zoom (same as ALT+Z),
press and hold down the right mouse button, then click the left mouse button. To redo zoom
(same as ALT+SHIFT+Z), press and hold down the left mouse button, then click the right mouse
button.
For details, see “Zoom controls” on page 86 and “Zooming and scrolling in the time ruler” on page
88.
Scrolling enhancements
• Overall smoother scrolling.
• Scroll ProChannel vertically.
• Lasso selecting in the Piano Roll view and inline Piano Roll now scrolls the view when you reach
the window boundary.
• Enhanced scrolling in the time ruler. For details, see “Zooming and scrolling in the time ruler” on
page 88.
Selection enhancements
• Improved selection of tracks and data. Solid and consistent selection look and gestures across all
views.
• Drag with the right mouse button to lasso select.
• When you reach a window boundary while selecting, the window scrolls.
•The Select All command (and CTRL+A shortcut) only selects data that is editable in the view that
has focus.
• Hold down the SHIFT key and click in the time ruler or Clips pane to extend the current selection.
If there is no existing selection, the selection extends from the Now Time.
Grouping enhancements
•The Group > New and Group > Save commands have been consolidated into a single Group >
New command. For details, see “Using control groups” on page 914.