Restoring Missing Audio Files; Managing Shared And External Files - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

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Restoring Missing Audio Files

When you open a project file that references audio files which SONAR can not find, the Locate Missing
Audio dialog appears. Use the following procedure to restore the missing audio files to your project.
To Restore Missing Audio Files
1. In the Locate Missing Audio dialog, click the Search button.
The Search for Missing Audio dialog appears and SONAR begins searching all available hard
drives for the missing file or files.
2. When SONAR is finished searching, the files that it has found appear in the dialog.
3. Select the file or files that SONAR has found and click OK.
The Locate Missing Audio dialog appears.
4. Select one of the following options:
• Move file to Project Audio Folder—Use this option if you are sure that no other projects
are referencing this file in its present location.
• Copy file to Project Audio Folder—Use this option if the missing file is shared with
another project and you want to keep all of your project's audio files together.
• Reference file from present location—Use this option if you want to leave the missing file
in its current location now that SONAR knows where it is.
5. Click Open.
SONAR moves, copies or references the missing file or files as you instructed.

Managing Shared and External Files

You may want to share files between projects. The files you want to share may be frequently used sound
effects or drum loops. SONAR allows you to choose whether to copy imported audio files to your project's
audio data directory or to link to them in their current (external) location.
Note: External files are defined as any file not in the project's audio data folder (or a subfolder within
the project's audio data folder).
To Configure SONAR to Always Copy Files to the Project Audio Data Folder
Use this procedure if you want to keep all of your project's audio in one folder (your project's audio data
directory).
1. Select Options-Global and click on the Audio Data tab.
2. In the All Projects section, click the Always Copy Imported Audio Files option.
To Configure SONAR to Share External Files
SONAR allows you to share external files (files not in the project's audio data directory). There are some
exceptions, however. Files that have a different sampling rate or bit depth are always copied to the
project's audio data directory. Also, if the Always Copy Imported Audio Files option in the Audio Data
tab of the Global Options dialog is checked, imported audio is always copied to your project's audio data
directory.
Do the following to ensure that you are sharing files:
1. Uncheck the Always Copy Imported Audio Files option in the Global Options dialog.
2. In the Open dialog, when importing audio, make sure the Copy Audio to Project Folder option is
unchecked.
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