The Play List view

The Play List view lets you create, edit, and save a play list (or set) of up to 999 SONAR projects. Once you have created the list, you can play back the entire sequence automatically. You can even program the list to pause between songs for a fixed amount of time or to wait for a keystroke before proceeding.

The Play List view looks like this:

Figure 58. The Play List view

A. Switch to the next song B. Repeat the list C. Add a song D. Drop a song E. Set a delay F. Display full path G. List of songs H. Enable the play list

Play lists can be saved for future use. Play list files have the extension .set.

To create and edit a play list

To create and edit a play list in the Play List view, follow the instructions in the table:

Table 28.  

To do this	Do this
Open an existing play list	Choose File > Open, choose Play List from the Files of Type list, choose the file you want and click Open
Create a new play list	Choose File > New, choose Play List Set from the list, and click OK
Add songs to the play list	Click or press INSERT, choose a file from the Add Song to Play List dialog box, and click Open
Set the delay after a song	Click on the song in the play list, click , enter the delay you want, and click OK
Change the order of songs	Drag the file to a new location in the play list
Copy a song to another location in the play list	CTRL-drag the file to a new location in the play list
Remove a song from the play list	Select the song and click or press the DELETE key
Save the play list	Choose File > Save; or choose File > Save As, enter a file name, and click Save

To play files from the Play List view

To play back files from the Play List view, follow the instructions in the table.

Table 29.  

To do this	Do this
Activate the play list	Click in the Play List view toolbar so that the button is pressed. If this button is not pressed, only a single file will play when you start playback.
Choose the starting song	Double-click the file you want to start with. The project is opened and displayed as usual.
Start playback	Click in the Control Bar or press the SPACEBAR.
Stop playback	Click in the Control Bar or press the SPACEBAR.
Skip to the next file	Click in the Play List view toolbar.
Loop continuously over the play list	Click the button in the Play List view toolbar.
Show or hide file name extensions and folder names (path)	Click the button to enable or disable the display of folders.