Reference Guide

1378 Troubleshooting

Bouncing tracks takes a long time

By default, SONAR uses a buffer for bouncing tracks that is the same size as the (Mixing Latency)

Buffer Size value that you set in Edit > Preferences > Audio - Driver Settings. But with some

projects, especially ones that use certain soft synths, the bounce buffer needs to have its own value.

To change the BounceBufSizeMsec value

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Configuration File.

2. In the Properties list, change the BounceBufSizeMsec value to 100, or a value between 0 and

350 so that the bounce buffer will use a more efficient size for bouncing, which has different

requirements from normal playback latency.

For more information, see “AUD.INI” on page 1416.

More “Frequently asked questions” on page 1364.

The Now time is not smooth during playback or

scrolls out of view

If the Now Time does not update smoothly during playback, press the PAUSE (or BREAK) key on

your keyboard to make sure you didn't inadvertently put SONAR in CPU conservation mode. If the

PAUSE key has been pressed, SONAR displays the letter P in the status bar.

If the Now Marker scrolls out of view or off of the screen, press the SCROLL LOCK button on your

keyboard so that SONAR follows the Now Marker.

More “Frequently asked questions” on page 1364.

Note: At a value of 0, the bounce buffer is the same size as the (Mixing Latency) Buffer Size

value that you set in Edit > Preferences > Audio - Driver Settings.