Reference Guide

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SONAR basics
Introduction
Opening a file
Use the following procedure to open a file.
To open a file in SONAR
1. If you haven't already done so, start SONAR.
2. Choose File > Open.
3. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the directory where the project you want to open is located
and select it.Click the Open button.
4. If you are opening an OMF file, the Unpack OMF dialog box appears. Set the initial tempo and
specify the directory where you want to save the file and its audio. For more information about
opening OMF files, see “Unpack OMF dialog” on page 1768.
SONAR loads the project.
See:
“Working on a project” on page 93
“I can’t open my project / File Recovery mode” on page 1261
Views
SONAR displays your project in windows on the screen that are known as views. You can have
many views open at once, all showing the same project. When you edit a project in one view, the
other related views are updated automatically.
The Track view
Track view is the main window that you use to create, display, and work with a project. When you
open a project file, SONAR displays the Track view for the project. When you close the Track view
for a project, SONAR closes the file.
The Track view is divided into several sections: menu bar (at the top), the Navigator pane, the
Video Thumbnails pane, the Track pane, the Inspector pane, the Clips pane, the Bus pane, the
Browser pane, and the MultiDock.