Reference Guide

248 Controlling playback
Playing files in sequence with the Play List
• Meter. The song’s initial meter.
• Length. The song’s duration.
• Created. Date Created.
• Modified. Date Modified.
• Delay. The wait mode before the next song plays. The delay can be a fixed amount of time or to
wait for a keystroke.
• Notes. Type an optional comment about the song.
You can resize and rearrange columns by dragging the column headers.
See:
“Playing files in sequence with the Play List” on page 245
“Using the Play List” on page 248
Using the Play List
To create a new Play List
1. Choose File > New.
2. Choose Play List Set from the list.
3. Click OK.
To open an existing Play List
1. Choose File > Open.
2. Choose Play List from the Files of Type list.
3. Choose the file you want and click Open.
To add a song to the Play List
1. Do one of the following:
• Click the button in the Play List view toolbar.
• Press A.
• Press INSERT.
Note: The BPM, Key, Meter and Length columns only apply to projects that have been saved in
SONAR X2a or later. To enable these columns for older projects, resave the projects in SONAR
X2a or later.
Tip: Click a column header to sort the Play List playback order. Click again to toggle between
ascending or descending order.