CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual page 179

SONAR also lets you save files in several other formats, as described in the table:
File type... Format...
Standard MIDI .
MID
Bundle .
CWB
Template .
CWT
If you have made changes to a project and then attempt to close the project, either by closing the Track
view or by choosing File-Close, SONAR asks if you want to save the changes you have made. This
prevents you from accidentally losing your work. You can tell whether changes have been made to a
project by looking for an asterisk (*) after the project name in the SONAR title bar.
SONAR has an Auto Save feature that periodically saves your work into a special backup file. You can
request automatic backups at fixed time intervals or every time a certain number of changes have been
made to the file. When the limit is reached, the file is saved automatically. If your original project is
called . , the Auto Save version is called
MYPROJECT CWP
If there is a power failure or if you make a significant mistake, you can recover the last-saved version of
your project by opening this file. You should then save your project under a different name by using the
File-Save As command.
To Save a Project
1. Choose File-Save As to display the Save As dialog box.
2. Choose the type of file you want to save from the Save as Type list.
3. Enter a file name and click Save.
SONAR saves the file.
To Change the Auto Save Settings
1. Choose Options-Global and click the General tab.
2. To enable Auto Save, set either the number of minutes or the number of changes between saves.
3. To disable Auto Save, set both values to zero.
4. Click OK.
From now on, your projects are saved automatically according to the settings you entered.
Explanation...
Used to transfer MIDI-only projects to other software
products that support Standard MIDI files.
A single file that includes all the material in your
project: MIDI data, project settings, and audio data.
This format is used for projects that contain digital
audio, when you want to back up your work or
transfer a project to a different computer. See
"Backing Up Projects with Digital Audio" on page 544
for more information. Note: Bundle files do not
save video data.
A file that is used as a pattern to create another.
Templates make it easy to create and configure new
projects. See Chapter 14, Layouts, Templates and
Key Bindings for more information.
AUTO SAVE VERSION OF MYPROJECT
. .
CWP
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