Reference Guide

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Console view
Channel strips
The Console view can show the following channel strip types:
• Audio track. Use to control tracks that contain digital audio data, which is routed to your
hardware audio interface. For details, see “Audio track controls” on page 1981.
• MIDI track. Use to control tracks that contain MIDI data. MIDI tracks can control external MIDI
devices or software instruments. For details, see “MIDI track controls” on page 1982.
• Instrument track. Use to control software instruments. For details, see “Instrument track
controls” on page 1983.
• Bus. Use to create submixes, headphone mixes, and effects sends. SONAR supports both
stereo buses and surround buses. For details, see “Bus controls” on page 1984.
• Main. Use to control the physical audio outputs of your audio interface. A main channel strip
contains both a left and right output and two volume controls. For details, see “Main controls” on
page 1985.