Cakewalk - SONAR Documentation - Creating a new project file

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Creating a new project file

SONAR includes a set of templates you can use to create a new project. These templates include common types of ensembles, such as rock quartets, jazz trios, and classical full orchestras. When you create a new project using one of these templates, SONAR creates a project that has MIDI settings predefined so that one track is set up for each of the instruments in the ensemble. SONAR also includes a template with two MIDI and two audio tracks (called the Normal template). If you are creating a new project that will contain only audio material, use the Audio Only template. If you are creating a new project that will contain only MIDI material, use the MIDI Only template.

You can create your own template files and use them as the basis for other new projects. For more information, see Templates.

To create a new project file

1.

Choose File > New to display the New Project File dialog box.

Figure 107. The New Project File dialog box.

2.

Enter a file name, set the folder where you want to store the new file, and set the folder where you want to store the new file’s audio.

3.

Choose a template from the list.

4.

Click OK.

SONAR creates the new project file and displays it with the Track view open.

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