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Creating a New Project
You can add music and sound to an existing project or to a new project. Just as in
any Windows program, you open an existing project file using the File-Open
command, and create a new project file using the File-New command.
When you create a new SONAR project, there are some additional parameters you
can set to make it easier to work on your project. These include:
• Meter and key signature
• Metronome and tempo settings
• Audio sampling rate
•MIDI timing resolution
Using Per-Project Audio Folders
For ease of backing up your audio files in a project, SONAR allows you to use a
separate audio folder for each project. This feature is off by default.
To Enable Per-Project Audio
1. Select Options-Global.
The Global Options dialog appears.
2. Click the Audio Data tab.
3. In the Audio Data tab, click the Use Per-Project Audio Folders option.
4. Click OK.
Note: If you use the default project that is created when you open SONAR, you are
not using per-project audio. You must use the Copy All Audio with Project option in
the Save As dialog to create a per-project audio folder. For more information, see
“To Save an Existing Project Using Per-project Audio” on page 622.
Creating a New Project File
When you create a new project you are asked to choose a template to use for your
new file. If you have per-project audio folders enabled (for more information, see
the online help topic Using Per-Project Audio Folders), you are also asked to
specify a file name, the folder where you want to store the file, and the folder
where you want to store the file’s audio. You can override per-project audio by
unchecking the Store Project Audio in its Own Folder option.
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
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