CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Signal flow
Mixing
You control the mixing and playback of an audio track as follows:
SONAR displays volume in dB (decibels). When adjusting the volume or bus send level controls, a
value of 0 dB indicates full signal strength; positive values, up to 6 dB, indicate a signal gain;
negative values indicate an attenuated signal. When adjusting the Pan control, the value is
displayed on a scale that ranges from 100%L (hard left) 100%R (hard right).
See also:
“Sidechaining signal flow” on page 890
“External Insert signal flow” on page 928
To do this Do this
Add a real-time audio effect to the
track Right-click in the effects bin and select an effect from the list (for more
information, see
“Using real-time effects” on page 913“).
Remove an effect Select the effect and press DELETE or right-click and select Delete.
Send audio data from the track to a
bus Insert a send in the track controls by right-clicking in the track controls
and selecting
Insert > Send > [name of bus you want the data to go
to] . Click the FX tab at the bottom of the Track pane, and then click the
track’s Bus Enable button so that it turns green, and set the Bus Send
Level and Bus Send Pan (for more information, see “Stereo buses” on
page 892”).
Mute the track Click the Mute button.
Solo the track Click the Solo button.
Arm the track for recording Click the Arm button.
Set the Pan level Adjust the Pan control.
Set the Send Pan to be the same as
the bus that the send feeds into Right-click the Send Pan control and choose Follow Track Pan from
the pop-up menu. This setting is only active when the send has the
same interleave as the bus that the send feeds into, and is set to
Post
Fader . If enabled, the Send Pan control no longer affects the output.
Set the Volume level Adjust the Volume fader.
Select the output Click the drop-down arrow in the Output field and choose one from the
list.
Select the input Click the drop-down arrow in the Input field and choose one from the
list.
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