Reference Guide

248 Controlling playback
Locating missing audio
3. Select the file or files that SONAR has found and click OK.
The Find Missing Audio dialog box appears.
4. Select one of the following options:
• Move file to Project Audio Folder. Use this option if you are sure that no other projects are
referencing this file in its present location.
• Copy file to Project Audio Folder. Use this option if the missing file is shared with another
project and you want to keep all of your project’s audio files together.
• Reference file from present location. Use this option if you want to leave the missing file
in its current location now that SONAR knows where it is.
5. Click Open.
SONAR moves, copies or references the missing file or files as you instructed.
Managing shared and external files
You may want to share files between projects. The files you want to share may be frequently used
sound effects or drum loops. SONAR allows you to choose whether to copy imported audio files to
your project’s audio data directory or to link to them in their current (external) location.
To configure SONAR to always copy files to the project Audio Data folder
If you want to keep all of your project’s audio in one folder (your project’s audio data directory), go to
Edit > Preferences > File - Audio Data and select the Always Copy Imported Audio Files check
box.
To configure SONAR to share external files
SONAR allows you to share external files (files not in the project’s audio data directory). There are
some exceptions, however. Files that have a different sampling rate or bit depth are always copied to
the project’s audio data directory. Also, if the Always Copy Imported Audio Files option is selected
in Edit > Preferences > File - Audio Data, imported audio is always copied to your project’s audio
data directory.
Do the following to ensure that you are sharing files:
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > File - Audio Data and clear the Always Copy Imported Audio
Files check box.
2. In the Open dialog box, when importing audio, make sure the Copy Audio to Project Folder
option is unchecked.
Note: External files are defined as any file not in the project’s audio data folder (or a subfolder
within the project’s audio data folder).