Reference Guide

506 Control Bar overview
signatures” on page 252.
The Time Display section also shows the following information:
• Horizontal progress bar when SONAR is performing certain operations.
• “Waiting for Sync” message when synchronizing SONAR to an external clock source. When
synchronized to an external clock source, the Time Display shows both the current Now time
and the SMPTE source time.
Figure 156. The display shows the current Now time, a progress bar or “Waiting for sync” message.
A. Now time B. Progress bar C. “Waiting for sync” message
• Metronome Record on/off . Enable/disable the metronome during recording. Right-click to
access Metronome settings.
• Metronome Playback on/off . Enable/disable the metronome during playback. Right-click to
access Metronome settings.
• Metronome settings . Click the metronome icon to open the metronome preferences.
See:
“The Now time and how to use it” on page 178
“Controlling playback” on page 177
“Audition (selection playback)” on page 376
“Changing tempos” on page 382
“Setting the Meter and Key signatures” on page 252
“The Audio Engine button” on page 284
“Handling stuck notes” on page 188
“Dropouts and other audio problems” on page 1197
“Setting the audio sampling rate and bit depth” on page 256
“Step recording” on page 291
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