The Control Bar
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The Control Bar
Much of your time in SONAR is spent recording and listening to your project as it develops. The
Control Bar contains the most important tools and other pieces of information you will need to
record, edit and play back your project.
The Control Bar consists of several modules that each contain various related controls. You can
re-arrange and show/hide each individual module, which allows you to only show the functions
you need most often. By default, the Control Bar is docked at the top of SONAR’s screen, but
can also be undocked or docked at the bottom.
To show/hide the Control Bar, press C.
Figure 5.
Control Bar.
The Control Bar contains the following modules:
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Tools module.
Lets you select a global tool and draw resolution.
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Snap module.
Lets you configure Snap to Grid settings.
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Transport module.
Contains standard controls for Record, Return to Zero, Rewind, Stop,
Play, and Fast Forward.
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Loop module.
Lets you configure loop settings.
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Mix module.
Lets you configure Mute, Solo, Arm for recording, effects bypass and
automation playback/recording settings.
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ACT module.
Lets you configure how control surfaces interact with effect and soft synth
plug-ins.
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Screenset module.
Lets you save and recall screenset presets (window layouts).
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Performance module.
Lets you monitor CPU, disk and memory activity.
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Punch module.
Lets you configure punch record settings.
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Select module.
Lets you configure selection settings.
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Markers module.
Lets you navigate by markers.
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Event Inspector module.
Lets you modify selected clips and events.
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Sync module.
Lets you configure synchronization settings.
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Gobbler module.
Lets you backup and send projects on the cloud-based Gobbler service.
For more information about each module, see the online Help topic called
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