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For numeric fields, you can press and hold both mouse buttons to change the value by increments of 10
(12, a full octave, for Key+).
You can also edit Track properties in the Track Properties dialog box. To open this dialog box, right-click
on the Track bar and select
Track Properties .
You can change the value of a track parameter for several tracks at once using commands on the Track-
Property menu. For example, to assign a group of tracks to the same output, select the tracks you want
to assign, then choose Track-Property-Output . These menu commands can also be used to change the
settings for individual tracks.
All track parameters are saved with a SONAR project. However, if you export a project to a Standard
MIDI File, several of the parameters (Key+, Vel+, Time+, and Chan) are applied to the MIDI data as the
file is being exported. Other parameters, including Input, Output, Mute, Solo, and Archive, are lost
when you export the project to a MIDI file.
The following sections contain more information about many of the parameters in the Track view. For
more information on the track inputs and the track Arm button, see “Preparing to Record” on page 152.
Setting Up Output Devices
The output setting for a track determines which piece of hardware or software synthesizer will be used
to produce the sound stored in your project. In a very simple equipment setup, you might have only a
computer equipped with a basic sound card. In this case, you want to play all MIDI and audio output
through the sound card on your computer.
If your equipment setup also includes a MIDI keyboard attached to the MIDI port on your sound card,
you can choose to route MIDI data directly to the sound card or through the sound card MIDI port to the
keyboard. If you choose the former, the music will play from your computer speakers. If you choose the
latter, the sound will play from the speaker attached to your keyboard. You can even choose to send
some MIDI information to each of these devices so that they both play at once.
You can purchase MIDI interfaces that plug into your parallel, serial, or USB port to add MIDI ports to
your computer. For more information on complex system configurations, see
Appendix B: Hardware
Setup .
Change the value by 10 (for Key+, by 12) Press the [ or ] key, or right-click on the spinner
control
Enter a new value Press Enter and type the new value using the
keyboard, and press Enter