Using the Play List

To create a new Play List

1.	Choose File > New.

2.	Choose Play List Set from the list.

3.

Click OK.

To open an existing Play List

1.	Choose File > Open.

2.	Choose Play List from the Files of Type list.

3.	Choose the file you want and click Open.

To add a song to the Play List

1.	Do one of the following:

Click the button in the Play List view toolbar.

Press A.

Press INSERT.

2.	Choose a file from the Add Song to Play List dialog box.

3.	Click Open.

You can use the CTRL and SHIFT modifier keys to add multiple songs in the Add Song to Play List dialog box.

To specify a delay before playing the next song

1.	Click on the song in the Play List.

2.	Click the button in the Play List view toolbar, or press W to open the Delay dialog box.

3.	Specify the desired delay:

No Delay. The song starts immediately following the previous song.

Wait for Key Press. The song starts only after you press a key on your computer keyboard.

Wait “N” Seconds. The song starts after the specified number of seconds.

4.

Click OK.

To change the order of songs

Do one of the following:

To reorder and individual song. Drag the song to the desired location in the Play List.

To sort by columns. Click the desired column header. Click again to toggle between ascending or descending order.

Click the Order column header and select one of the following options on the pop-up menu:

Original Order. Reorders the songs to the order in which they were originally added.

Revert Last Sort. Reverts to the previous sort order.

Invert Order. Inverts the current sort order.

The sort order impacts the order in which projects are played.

Note: The BPM, Key, Meter and Length columns only apply to projects that have been saved in SONAR X2a or later. To enable these columns for older projects, resave the projects in SONAR X2a or later.

To copy a song to another location in the Play List

Hold down the CTRL key and drag the file to a new location in the Play List.

To remove a song from the Play List

Select the song and click or press the D or DELETE key.

To save the Play List

Choose File > Save or File > Save As, enter a file name, and click Save.

Play List files have the file extension .set.

To activate the Play List

Click in the Play List view toolbar, or press E, so that the button is pressed. If this button is not pressed, only a single file will play when you start playback.

To specify the starting song

Double-click the file you want to start with. The project is opened and displayed as usual.

To start playback

Click in the Control Bar or press the SPACEBAR.

If a song has already been played, it appears dimmed in the list.

To stop playback

Click in the Control Bar or press the SPACEBAR.

To skip to the next song

Click in the Play List view toolbar, or press N.

To repeat Play List continuously

Click the button in the Play List view toolbar, or press R.

 

See:

Playing files in sequence with the Play List

The Play List interface