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Windows Taskbar Indicators
When SONAR is running, you’ll normally see two indicators in your Windows
Taskbar, right next to the clock.
The MIDI activity monitor contains two lights that indicate MIDI input and
output. When you play your MIDI keyboard, the first light flashes when each note
is pressed, and it flashes again when each note is released. When you play back a
project that contains MIDI, the second indicator lights up.
The volume control is used to control the playback and record volumes on your
sound card. Double-click on this indicator to open a dialog box that lets you control
the levels for audio, MIDI, CD playback, and record.
The volume control is available only if your sound card is using a native Windows
driver. If your sound card does not use a native Windows driver, no volume control
will be displayed in the taskbar. In this case, your sound card probably came with
a separate program to control input and output levels. See your sound card
documentation for more information.
Screen Colors and Wallpaper
SONAR lets you customize the colors that are used for virtually all parts of the
program using the Options-Colors command. This command also lets you change
the background bitmap that is displayed in the SONAR window.
For any SONAR screen element, you can assign a color in two ways:
• Choose one of the colors that is part of your Windows color scheme.
• Assign a custom color.
To Assign Custom Colors
1. Choose Options-Colors to display the Colors dialog box.
2. Choose the screen element whose color you want to change from the Screen
Element list.
3. Assign a color to the screen element in one of two ways:
• To use a color from the Windows color scheme, choose one of the options in
the Follow System Color list
• To use a custom color, check Use Specific Color, click the Choose Color
button, and select the color you want
4. To save these changes from session to session, check the Save Changes for
Next Session box.
5. Click OK when you are done.
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