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Using Control Groups
SONAR lets you link faders, knobs, or buttons in the Track and Console views into
groups. Groups are collections of controls whose movements are linked together.
For example:
• Two volume faders or controls can be grouped so that when you increase or
decrease the volume of one track, the volume of the other track changes in
exactly the same way.
• Four mute buttons can be grouped so that when you click on the mute button
to mute track 1, tracks 1 and 2 are muted and tracks 3 and 4 are un-muted.
The Console view and Track view identify controls, knobs and faders that are
grouped using a colored group indicator that is displayed on the controls in each
group. The controls in group A are displayed with a red indicator, the controls in
group B with a green indicator, and so on. Controls, faders and knobs can be
grouped together.
When you group buttons together, the way they work is based on their position
when you create the group:
• Buttons that are in the same position when grouped will turn on and off
together at all times.
• Buttons that are in opposite positions when grouped will always remain in
opposite positions.
When you group buttons with knobs or faders, the button turns on/off when the
knob or fader reaches its halfway point.
You have several additional options. There are there general types of groups:
absolute, relative, and custom. Here’s how they work.
Absolute
The range of motion in all controls in the group is identical. When you move one
control in the group, all other controls in the group move the same amount in the
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