Playing The Project - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

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MIDI Channel menu for
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Let's play the project!

Playing the Project

Buttons in the Large Transport toolbar, shown in the following picture, can control most of SONAR's
basic playback functions.
If you don't see the Large Transport toolbar, then choose View-Toolbars and check Transport
(Large).
Rewind
Stop
To Start Playback
• To play the project, click the Play button
Do you hear music? If you don't hear anything, see the online help topic called Troubleshooting for some
troubleshooting tips.
The Now Time
The Now time is the current time in the project—the time where playback is occurring, or where
playback will start up again if playback is stopped. The Now time is indicated in the Clips pane by a
vertical black line, which moves as your project plays to indicate what part of your project is playing.
When playback is stopped, at the top of the black line you will see a green triangle. This triangle, known
as the Now time marker, represents the point at which the Now time will snap back to after you stop
playback or recording (you can change this behavior in the Global Options dialog—select Options-
Global, click the General tab in the Global Options dialog, and uncheck the On Stop, Rewind to Now
Marker option).
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Go to End Run/Stop Audio Engine
Record
Play
Record Automation
Dropdown arrow to
display menu
Reset
Auto-punch
, or press the Spacebar.
Meter/Key