Reference Guide

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Preferences dialog
What to do with existing material
The fields in this section deal with the situation that occurs when you try to drag some data to a
place in a track that already has some data.
• Blend Old and New. Choosing this option tells SONAR to mix the new data with the old, with
the following option:
• Replace Old with New. Choosing this option tells SONAR to delete the old data, with the
following option:
• Delete Whole Measures. Choosing this option tells SONAR to delete the old data up to the
next measure line, regardless of whether the new data fills the space up to the next measure.
• Slide Over Old to Make Room. Choosing this option tells SONAR to slide the old data either
forward or backward in the track to make room for the new data. with the following option:
• Align to Measures. Choosing this option tells SONAR to slide the old data up to the next
measure line, regardless of whether the new data fills the space up to the next measure.
• Ask This Every Time. Choosing this option causes the Editing section to appear every time
you drag some data.
Clips
Choose from these clip editing options:
• Crossfade Audio clips upon overlap. Choosing this option tells SONAR to automatically
smooth out any volume differences between overlapping audio clips, nondestructively. If you
choose this option to drag clips, and then disable it to drag some other clips, the clips with the
crossfades retain their crossfades.
• Crossfade Styles. Click this button to specify the default fade and crossfade settings. The
options are as follows:
• Default Fade-In Curve > Linear. This command sets as a default a linear, or steady fade-in
curve when dragging the beginning of a clip.
• Default Fade-In Curve > Fast Curve. This command sets as a default a fast fade-in curve
when dragging the beginning of a clip.
• Default Fade-In Curve > Slow Curve. This command sets as a default a slow fade-in curve
when dragging the beginning of a clip.
• Default Fade-Out Curve > Linear. This command sets as a default a linear, or steady fade-
out curve when dragging the end of a clip.
• Default Fade-Out Curve > Fast Curve. This command sets as a default a fast fade-out
curve when dragging the end of a clip.
• Default Fade-Out Curve > Slow Curve. This command sets as a default a slow fade-out
curve when dragging the end of a clip.
• Default Crossfade Curves > Linear Out - Linear In. This command sets as default a
crossfade in which the first clip fades out at a steady rate and the second clip fades in at a
steady rate.
• Default Crossfade Curves > Fast Out - Fast In. This command sets as default a crossfade