Opening A File; Views - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

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Other Types of Files
SONAR lets you create and work with several other types of files, in addition to project (.
bundle (. ) files that store your projects:
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MIDI files (extension .
Template files (extension .
StudioWare (extension
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OMF (extension .
OMF

Opening a File

Use the following procedure to open a file.
To Open a File in SONAR
1. If you haven't already done so, start SONAR.
2. Choose File-Open.
3. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the directory where the project you want to open is located and
select it.
4. Click the Open button.
5. If you are opening an OMF file, the Unpack OMF dialog appears. Set the initial tempo and specify
the directory where you want to save the file and its audio. For more information about opening
OMF files, see Unpack OMF dialog in the online help.
SONAR loads the project.

Views

SONAR displays your project in windows on the screen that are known as views. You can have many
views open at once, all showing the same project. When you edit a project in one view, the other related
views are updated automatically.
The Track View
The Track view is the main window that you use to create, display, and work with a project. When you
open a project file, SONAR displays the Track view for the project. When you close the Track view for a
project, SONAR closes the file.
The Track view is divided into several sections: toolbars (at the top), the Navigator pane, the Video
Thumbnails pane (Producer Edition only), the Track pane, the Track/Bus Inspector, the Clips
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) Standard MIDI files.
MID
) Templates for new files you create
TPL
To control external MIDI devices from SONAR
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) Open Media Framework format files.
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