CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Controlling playback
Changing track settings
Pan The stereo distribution of the output, ranging from 100% left (hard left) to 100%
right (hard right); a value of “C” indicates sound that is centered left-to-right. On
stereo tracks, pan acts as balance.
Trim (volume trim) (Track
Inspector and Console view
only) Volume Trim is a pre-fader control which allows the fine tuning of a single
track’s volume.
For example, let’s say you have four tracks, three tracks have their volume
fader set to 0 dB while the fourth track’s fader is set to +10 dB. You want to
group the faders and do a slow fade out, but the slightly higher level of the
fourth track causes its volume to be higher in relation to the other tracks
towards the end of the fade out. To balance the fader levels, reduce the fader
level for the fourth track to 0 dB and raise the Volume Trim value for that track to
+10 dB. The resulting volume levels for the project are the same, but now you
can group the faders and perform a fade out with no track standing out
disproportionately at the end of the fade out.
Input The input source for the track, used in recording
Output The output bus through which the track is played
Send Enable (Track
Inspector and Console view
only) Activates a send module, which sends a copy of the track signal to a bus.
Send Level (Track Inspector
and Console view only) Controls volume of audio data sent by this send module.
Send Pan (Track Inspector
and Console view only) Adjusts the send pan setting.
Send Pre/Post switch (Track
Inspector and Console view
only) Pre (pre-fader) means that the Send signal goes to the bus prior to the track’s
volume fader; post means the Send signal goes to the bus after the volume
fader.
Send destination (Track
Inspector and Console view
only) Displays name of bus that the Send is sending data to.
Mono/Stereo (Track
Inspector and Console view
only) A switch that determines whether a track’s signal enters an effect or chain of
effects as mono or stereo, regardless of the nature of the track.
Phase In/Out (Track
Inspector and Console view
only) A switch that inverts the phase of the track.
Effects bin The patch point for a track’s plug-ins or soft synths.
Parameter What it means
Table 21.