Backing Up Projects With Digital Audio - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

Backing Up Projects with Digital Audio

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There are several ways to back up your projects in SONAR. You can use per-project
audio folders to keep all a project's audio in its own folder, use the Consolidate
Project Audio command to create a backup copy of all your project's audio, or you
can save a project as a bundle file (.
The following table lists several backup methods:
Backup Method...
Per-project Audio Folders
If you are using per-project audio folders you can create a
copy of the project folder and its audio subfolder.
Consolidate Project Audio
If your project references audio from multiple folders, for
example you have a library of loops that you share
between several projects, you can gather all the audio for
your project into a single folder using the Consolidate
Project Audio command. The Consolidate Project
Audio command copies every audio file your project
references into a backup folder beneath the projects audio
data folder. Creating a copy of all your project's audio may
take a lot of disk space.
Bundle Files
A bundle file is a single file that contains all the
information—except video—used in a project. A bundle file
includes everything that is stored in a normal project file,
plus all the digital audio that is used in the project.
To Backup Projects Using Per-Project Audio Folders
Use this procedure to create a backup of a project that has its own project folder.
1. Open the project you want to backup.
2. Select File-Project Audio Files.
The Project Files dialog appears.
3. In the Project Files dialog, check the Path column to make sure that every
audio file is stored in the project's audio folder. If any files are stored in folders
other than the project's audio folder, you should use the Consolidate Project
Audio command to move all audio to the project's audio folder.
4. Close the Project Files dialog once you have confirmed that all audio files are
in the project's audio folder.
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Advantages...
This method is an exact
copy of your project,
preserving all clips and
pathname information.
Allows you to create a
complete backup of all
project audio even if the
audio is in multiple
locations. Creates a
new folder which you
can move or delete
without fear of losing
the original audio files.
Creates a single file for
ease of portability.