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Starting to use SONAR
Introduction
Starting to use SONAR
This chapter has provided you with an overview of SONAR and basic information on how to install
the software and configure your system.
The following tutorials will give you some hands-on practice in playing, recording, and mixing your
projects. If you have not already done so, you may want to refer to
“SONAR basics” on page 73 to
get the most out of these tutorials.
“Tutorial 1 – Creating, playing, and saving projects” on page 101
“Tutorial 2 – Using the Browser” on page 115
“Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments” on page 121
“Tutorial 4 – Playing and recording software instruments” on page 125
“Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation” on page 133
“Tutorial 6 – Editing your music” on page 143
“Tutorial 7 – Mixing and adding effects” on page 149
“Tutorial 8 – Working with video” on page 159
“Tutorial 9 – Exporting, CD burning and sharing” on page 169
Note: If, during installation, you chose in the Select Components dialog box not to install the
Tutorials folder (part of the Sample files), you will not have access to the sample tutorial files
needed to follow the tutorials in this chapter. If you didn’t install these files, insert your product
disc and copy the files to your hard drive.