The Play List interface

The Play List view contains a toolbar and a multi-column list. Each song occupies a single row in the list.

Figure 103. Play List.

A. Play List toolbar B. Status C. Play order D. Project name E. Path F. Tempo G. Key H. Meter I. Length J. Created date K. Modified date L. Delay M. Notes

Figure 104. Play List toolbar.

A. Enable Play List B. Next Song C. Repeat List D. Add Song E. Remove Song F. Delay G. Always on top

Toolbar

The Play List toolbar contains the following controls.

 

Table 4. Play List toolbar  

Button	Command	Description	Shortcut
	Enable Play List	Enable/disable the Play List.	E
	Next Song	Skip to the next song.	N
	Repeat List	Repeat the Play List continuously.	R
	Add Song	Add one or more songs to the Play List.	A or INSERT
	Remove Song	Remove the selected song from the Play List.	D or DELETE
	Delay	Opens the Delay dialog box, which lets you specify a delay before the next song plays. The following options are available: 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.	W
	Always on top	Keep the Play List on top of other views.	T

Columns

The Play List contains the following columns:

Status. Current indicates which song is currently Open. Next indicates the next song to play.

Order. The play order. Each song in the Play List gets a number representing when it will play. Clicking the Order column header presents the following options:

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.

File Name. The song’s name. If a song has already been played, it is dimmed in the list.

Path. The location of the song file.

BPM. The song’s initial tempo.

Key. The song’s initial key.

Meter. The song’s initial meter.

Length. The song’s duration.

Created. Date Created.

Modified. Date Modified.

Delay. The wait mode before the next song plays. The delay can be a fixed amount of time or to wait for a keystroke.

Notes. Type an optional comment about the song.

You can resize and rearrange columns by dragging the column headers.

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.

Tip: Click a column header to sort the Play List playback order. Click again to toggle between ascending or descending order.

 

See:

Playing files in sequence with the Play List

Using the Play List