Reference Guide

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Using the Synth Rack Browser
Browser
• Delete Synth. Deletes the selected soft synth or ReWire device from the current project.
• Enable MIDI Output. If the selected soft synth can create MIDI data from built-in
arpeggiators or other components, select Enable MIDI Output if you want to record or
redirect this new MIDI data.
• Freeze Synth . Freeze whichever soft synth currently has focus in the Synth Rack. Each
synth also has its own Freeze and Thaw buttons at the end of its individual control strip in the
Synth Rack. See “Freeze tracks and synths” on page 858 for more information. Right-click the
Freeze Synth button to access various freeze options on a pop-up menu.
• Unfreeze Synth. Unfreeze whichever soft synth currently has focus in the Synth Rack.
• Quick Unfreeze Synth. Quick unfreeze whichever soft synth currently has focus in the
Synth Rack.
• Freeze Options. Open the Freeze Options dialog box, which lets you specify what
happens when you freeze a synth.
• Unload Synth on Disconnect. When this option is selected, you can freeze a soft synth or
disconnect the synth in the Synth Rack view and free up the memory that the synth was using.
With some synths this can be a lot of memory, especially with synths that use samples. Of
course, if you remove the synth from your computer’s memory, reconnecting or unfreezing the
synth will take the same amount of time that it did when you originally loaded the synth.
• Force MIDI Echo Through Current Track. Select this option to force incoming MIDI data to
always echo through the current track, even if the current track’s Input Echo button is in the
Off position, and regardless of which synth has focus in the Synth Rack.
• Insert Synth . Insert a new soft synth.
• Delete Synth . Delete the selected soft synth.
• Properties . Open the selected soft synth’s property page (only visible when the Browser is
floating or docked in the MultiDock).
• Insert Synth Options . Open the Insert Soft Synth Options dialog box, which lets you
specify options for new soft synths.
Note 1: Always close any ReWire applications in their own interfaces before deleting them from
SONAR.
Note 2: Deleting a soft synth from the Synth Rack view does not delete the tracks associated
with the soft synth, but does change the associated MIDI track’s output to the next lower-
numbered output.