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Saving your work
Recording
Saving your work
Like most Windows programs, SONAR has a File > Save command and a File > Save As
command to save your work. Normally, you save your projects in the standard project file format,
with a file extension of .cwp. This file contains all your MIDI data and all your project settings. Any
digital audio that is part of your project is stored in a separate file, as described in “System
configuration” on page 1182.
SONAR also lets you save files in several other formats, as described in the table:
If you have made changes to a project and then attempt to close the project, either by closing the
Track view or by choosing File > Close, SONAR asks if you want to save the changes you have
made. This prevents you from accidentally losing your work. You can tell whether changes have
been made to a project by looking for an asterisk (*) after the project name in the SONAR title bar.
SONAR has an Auto Save feature that periodically saves your work into a special backup file. You
can request automatic backups at fixed time intervals or every time a certain number of changes
have been made to the file. When the limit is reached, the file is saved automatically. If your original
project is called MyProject.cwp, the Auto Save version is called Auto Save Version of
MyProject.cwp.
If there is a power failure or if you make a significant mistake, you can recover the last-saved version
of your project by opening this file. You should then save your project under a different name by
using the File > Save As command.
File type Format Explanation
Standard MIDI .mid Used to transfer MIDI-only projects to other software products that support
Standard MIDI files.
Bundle .cwb A single file that includes all the material in your project: MIDI data, project
settings, and audio data. This format is used for projects that contain digital
audio, when you want to back up your work or transfer a project to a different
computer. See “Backing up projects with digital audio” on page 1177 for
more information.
Note: Bundle files do not save video data.
Template .cwt A file that is used as a pattern to create another. Templates make it easy to
create and configure new projects. See “Templates and key bindings” on
page 1063 for more information.
Table 39.