Reference Guide

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Sort Tracks dialog

The Track view Tracks > Sort Tracks command opens the Sort Tracks dialog box. This command

lets you arrange tracks in order according to any of several criteria. You can sort in ascending or

descending order.

There are several ways you can change the order of tracks in the Track view:

• Drag a track to a new position in the Track view (see “To drag a track to a new position” on page

316).

• Insert new, blank tracks between existing tracks (see “To insert a single track” on page 318).

•Use the Tracks > Sort Tracks command to rearrange the tracks in order based on the track

name, status, or other setting.

The Sort Tracks dialog box has the following fields:

Sort by

This field lets you choose what characteristic of the tracks you want to use to sort them by. Choose

from these options:

• Name. Choosing this option causes SONAR to sort the tracks in alphabetical order, either A to

Z, or Z to A, depending on whether you choose Ascending or Descending in the Order field.

• Muted. Choosing this option causes SONAR to put the muted tracks either first or last,

depending on whether you choose Ascending or Descending in the Order field.

• Archived. Choosing this option causes SONAR to put the archived tracks either first or last,

depending on whether you choose Ascending or Descending in the Order field.

• Selected. Choosing this option causes SONAR to put the selected tracks either first or last,

depending on whether you choose Ascending or Descending in the Order field.

• Size. Choosing this option causes SONAR to put the biggest tracks (tracks that contain the

most events) either first or last, depending on whether you choose Ascending or Descending in

the Order field.

• Output. Choosing this option causes SONAR sort the tracks by output.

• Channel. Choosing this option causes SONAR to sort the tracks by their MIDI channels, in

either Ascending or Descending order.

Order

This field determines whether SONAR sorts the tracks by putting the tracks with higher numbered

characteristics at the top or bottom of the Track window.

See:

“To sort the tracks” on page 317