Adding Effects; Adjusting Volume And Pan - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

The Patch browser dialog box appears, displaying a list of all the Instrument patch names that
have been installed.
2. Search for a patch name, if desired, by filling in text in the search field at the top of the dialog box.
3. When you find the right patch, click its name and click OK.
SONAR changes the patch of the track you selected.

Adding Effects

You can add both MIDI and audio effects directly from the Track view. SONAR adds these effects in
real-time, preserving your track's original data.
To Add an Audio Effect in the Track Pane
• In an audio track, right-click in the FX field, choose Audio Effects-Cakewalk, and select an effect
from the menu that appears.

Adjusting Volume and Pan

The Volume and Pan settings control the initial volume and pan of a track during playback. Every time
SONAR starts playback, the Volume and Pan settings for the track are set to these initial levels.
SONAR allows you to choose different panning laws if you want (see"Configurable Panning Laws" on
page 128).
In some projects you want the volume or panning of a track to change while playback is in progress. You
can accomplish this by drawing a volume or pan envelope in the Track view, or by recording automation.
For more information, see Chapter 13, Automation, Chapter 11, Mixing and Effects Patching, and
Chapter 7, Editing MIDI Events and Controllers.
Note to Experts:
SONAR processes the volume and pan settings by transmitting MIDI volume
and pan events (controllers 7 and 10, respectively) when playback starts. If
two or more MIDI tracks are set to the same output and channel but have
different volume or pan settings, the settings for the highest-numbered track
will prevail.
Note also that not all keyboards and synthesizers respond to these events.
Check your instrument's manual for more information.
To Set the Initial Volume Setting
1. Move your cursor to the Volume control of the track you want to change.
2. Click and drag to the left to lower the volume or the right to raise the volume.
You can also change the volume settings in a variety of other ways, as described on page 122. To change
the volume settings for more than one track at a time, select the tracks you want to change and choose
Track-Property-Volume.
To Set the Initial Pan Setting
1. Move your cursor to the Pan control of the track you want to change.
2. Click and drag to the left to adjust the pan to the left or to the right to adjust the pan to the right.
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