Reference Guide

182 Controlling playback
The Now time and how to use it
You can also right-click the display, and choose time formats from the pop-up menu.
The pop-up menu also lets you choose the following display options:
• To hide the time display, choose None.
• To show the time display, right-click the empty area and choose one of the available time formats
from the pop-up menu.
The time display settings are global and persist between sessions.
Displaying the Now time in large print
SONAR can display the Now time in large print so that it’s easier to see when you are far from your
monitor (for example, when you’re at your keyboard or another instrument) or when several people
need to read the Now time from a distance. Here’s how:
To display the Big Time view
1. Choose Views > Big Time to display the Big Time view.
Figure 32. The Big Time view
2. Change the settings according to the table:
Note that SONAR ignores font styles and effects such as strikeout and underline. Other ways to set
the Now time
There are a variety of commands and keyboard shortcuts you can use to set the Now time:
To do this Do this
Switch time format Click on the view to toggle between MBT and SMPTE time
Change font or color Right-click on the view, choose the font and color you want,
and click OK
Change the size of the view Drag any corner of the view to change its size
Table 17.
Shortcut What it does
G Lets you enter the Now time in the Position toolbar or in a dialog box
SHIFT+G Sets the Now time to the From time (the start time of the current time selection)
Table 18.