Creating A New Project; Using Per-Project Audio Folders; Creating A New Project File - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

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Creating a New Project

You can add music and sound to an existing project or to a new project. Just as in any Windows
program, you open an existing project file using the File-Open command, and create a new project file
using the File-New command.
When you create a new SONAR project, there are some additional parameters you can set to make it
easier to work on your project. These include:
• Meter and key signature
• Metronome and tempo settings
• Audio sampling rate
• MIDI timing resolution

Using Per-Project Audio Folders

For ease of backing up your audio files in a project, SONAR allows you to use a separate audio folder for
each project. This feature is off by default.
To Enable Per-Project Audio
1. Select Options-Global.
The Global Options dialog appears.
2. Click the Audio Data tab.
3. In the Audio Data tab, click the Use Per-Project Audio Folders option.
4. Click OK.
Note: If you use the default project that is created when you open SONAR, you are not using per-project
audio. You must use the Copy All Audio with Project option in the Save As dialog to create a per-project
audio folder. For more information, see "To Save an Existing Project Using Per-project Audio" on page
543.

Creating a New Project File

When you create a new project you are asked to choose a template to use for your new file. If you have
per-project audio folders enabled (for more information, see the online help topic Using Per-Project
Audio Folders), you are also asked to specify a file name, the folder where you want to store the file, and
the folder where you want to store the file's audio. You can override per-project audio by unchecking the
Store Project Audio in its Own Folder option.
SONAR includes a set of templates you can use to create a new project. These templates include
common types of ensembles, such as rock quartets, jazz trios, and classical full orchestras. When you
create a new project using one of these templates, SONAR creates a project that has MIDI settings
predefined so that one track is set up for each of the instruments in the ensemble. SONAR also includes
a template with two MIDI and two audio tracks (called the Normal template). If you are creating a new
project that will contain only audio material, use the Audio Only template. If you are creating a new
project that will contain only MIDI material, use the MIDI Only template.
You can create your own template files and use them as the basis for other new projects. For more
information, see "Templates" on page 461.
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