Sonar has a special synth rack view. This is where you can view all the virtual instruments and synthesizers. The synth rack view can be opened via “view” drop down menu, or using “Alt + 8″ shortcut key.
In synth rack view, you can
- insert soft synth and rewire application
- delete inserted synth
- freeze or unfreeze synth
- call up the synth interface
Insert Soft Synth Options
The easiest way to insert a soft synth is using the synth rack view. This will save you a lot of time because Sonar will create the required MIDI and audio tracks.
Create These Tracks:
- MIDI Source–if you choose this option, a new MIDI track appears that lists the particular soft synth you chose in the MIDI track’s Output field. You still need to choose values in the MIDI track’s Patch and possibly Channel menus.
- First Synth Audio Output–if you check this option, a new synth track appears that uses the synth’s first audio output as an audio input.
- All Synth Audio Outputs–if you check this option, new synth tracks appear for each audio output that the synth you chose has. Each of the new tracks uses a different one of the synth’s outputs as an audio input.
- Synth Track Folder–if you check this option, new synth tracks and associated MIDI tracks appear in a track folder. Each new synth of instance of a synth gets its own folder.
Open These Windows:
- Synth Property Page–if you choose this option, the interface (property page) of the synth you’re inserting appears when you insert it.
- Synth Rack view–if you choose this option, the Synth Rack view appears each time you insert another synth (or another instance of a synth you’ve already inserted).
Enable MIDI Output
Some synths can create MIDI data from built-in arpeggiators or other components. If you want to record or redirect this new MIDI data, enable this checkbox.
- {Automation track dropdown menu}–by default, the automation data for a synth appears on the synth track associated with that synth. Use this menu to choose any other track to display the data on, including tracks that are already displaying other synth’s automation data.
- Recall Assignable Controls–if you create some knobs in the Synth Rack to control certain parameters on a particular synth, you can display the same knobs every time you insert an instance of that synth by enabling this checkbox.
Watch the video below on using the Sonar 6 synth rack.
This video was created by GearWire.