Importing Key Bindings; Exporting Key Bindings - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

5. Highlight the key you want to bind from the Key list (if you click inside the Key window to put the
focus on it, you can then play a note on your MIDI keyboard, and the note automatically becomes
highlighted in the Key window).
6. Select the command you want to bind from the Function list.
7. Click the Bind button.
SONAR places an asterisk next to the Key that you chose, and draws a line from the highlighted
key to the command that it's bound to. Any keys that are assigned to commands have asterisks
next to them. Any commands that have keys assigned to them list the keys in the Computer
column and/or the MIDI column.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for all the keys you want to bind.
9. If you want to save these key bindings for other sessions, make sure that the Save Changes for
Next Session checkbox is checked.
10. Click OK when you are done.
SONAR assigns the key(s) you chose.
To disable MIDI key bindings, uncheck the Enable box in the Key Bindings dialog.

Importing Key Bindings

SONAR can use key bindings from other sequencer applications. Clicking the Import button in the Key
Bindings dialog allows you to choose a new set of key bindings. After you import new key bindings, you
can edit and save them the way you do with the default key bindings.
To Import Key Bindings
1. Choose Options-Key Bindings to display the Key Bindings dialog.
2. Click the Import button to open the Import Key Bindings dialog.
3. Navigate to the SONAR program folder (you don't have to store them there).
4. Choose a key bindings file from the choices in the program folder. Key bindings files use the file
extension . .
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5. Click Open.
SONAR loads the key bindings you chose.

Exporting Key Bindings

Clicking the Export button in the Key Bindings dialog allows you to export the current set of key
bindings, so that they are available when you want to switch key bindings.
To Export Key Bindings
1. Choose Options-Key Bindings to display the Key Bindings dialog.
2. Click the Export button to open the Export Key Bindings dialog.
3. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the key bindings.
4. Type a name for the key bindings.
5. Click Save.
SONAR saves the key bindings, and adds the file extension . to the filename.
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