Using ProChannel

To enable/disable a module

In the expanded ProChannel, click the module’s enable/disable button .

Note: The more ProChannel modules you enable, the more CPU resources are required from your computer.

To insert a module

Do one of the following:

Click the Add Module button in the Inspector and choose a module on the pop-up menu.

Right-click a module header or blank space in ProChannel and select Insert Module on the pop-up menu.

Figure 413. Click the Add Module button to insert a new module.

 

Note: You can insert multiple instances of external ProChannel modules. However, you can not insert multiple instances of the internal ProChannel modules, including QuadCurve Equalizer, Tube Saturation, PC76 U-Type compressor, and PC4K S-Type bus compressor.

To remove a module

Right-click the module header and select Remove Module on the pop-up menu.

To replace a module

Right-click a module header or blank space in ProChannel and select Replace Module on the pop-up menu.

To reorder a module

The signal flows from top to bottom. Click a module’s gripper and drag the module up/down to the desired position.

Figure 414. Drag a module’s gripper up/down to reorder the signal chain.

To select a module

Click a module to make it the active module. The active module is shaded slightly. You can use ACT to control parameters in the active module, and all context menu commands operate on the active module when right-clicking an empty space in ProChannel.

To specify the default ProChannel configuration

1.	Insert and arrange the ProChannel modules in the desired order.

2.	Do one of the following:

To specify the default configuration for tracks. Right-click any empty space in a track’s ProChannel and select Set Modules as Default for Tracks on the pop-up menu.

To specify the default configuration for buses. Right-click any empty space in a bus’ ProChannel and select Set Modules as Default for Buses on the pop-up menu.

To route ProChannel pre-FX Rack or post-FX Rack

By default, the ProChannel signal is routed prior to the channel’s FX Rack (pre). To route ProChannel after the FX Rack (post), right-click any empty space in ProChannel and select Post-FX Rack on the pop-up menu.

To interact with the QuadCurve Equalizer graph

The QuadCurve Equalizer graph is divided into four sections, which correspond to the Low, Low-Mid, Mid-High and High bands. When you move the mouse pointer over the graph, the current band is highlighted.

Note: The High Pass filter and Low Pass filter can not be edited from the graph.

To adjust a band’s gain, drag up/down.

To adjust a band’s frequency, drag left/right.

To adjust a band’s Q, hold down the ALT key and drag up/down.

To adjust parameters with finer precision, hold down the SHIFT key while dragging.

To enable/disable a band, click the band’s region in the graph.

To change the plot resolution globally, right-click any QuadCurve Equalizer graph in the Console view and choose the desired resolution on the pop-up menu. The resolutions are as follows:

Auto (graph scales dynamically)

6 dB

12 dB

18 dB

Figure 415. QuadCurve Equalizer graph.

A. Low band B. Low-Mid band C. Mid-High band D. High band

To copy EQ settings

SONAR lets you easily copy EQ settings from one track/bus (source) to another track/bus (target) when using the integrated per-channel EQ in the Console View or Track Inspector.

To do so, hold down the CTRL, click the source EQ plot and drag to the target EQ plot, then release the mouse button and CTRL key.

The EQ settings are copied from the source track/bus to the target track/bus. The target EQ will automatically be enabled if it was not already enabled.

This command is undoable, so you can quickly and easily revert to a track/bus’ previous EQ settings.

A. Hold down the CTRL key and left-click in the source EQ plot B. While still holding down the CTRL key and left mouse button, drag the mouse cursor to the target EQ plot and release the mouse button C. The source EQ plot is copied to the target EQ plot

To sidechain the ProChannel compressor

1.	Add the PC4K S-Type Bus Compressor module.

2.	Under Side Chain, click the On/Off toggle.

Figure 416. Add the PC4K S-Type Bus Compressor module in order to use sidechaining.

 

See also:

Sidechaining

To use presets

Do one of the following:

To load an existing preset, click the Load Preset button and navigate to the desired preset file.

To save a new preset or overwrite the current preset, click the Save Preset button , type a name, then click Save.

Note: To see the Load Preset and Save Preset buttons in the Inspector and collapsed Console view strips, hover the mouse over the Preset control.

Figure 417. Use presets to save and recall favorite settings.

A. Current preset B. Load Preset C. Save Preset

To lock ProChannel in the Inspector pane

By default, the Track Inspector dynamically updates to show the current track. However, you can choose to always show a specific instance of ProChannel regardless of which track is current.

1.	Click the track or bus you want to show in the Track Inspector.

2.	Click the ProCh button at the top of the Inspector.

ProChannel is displayed in the Inspector pane.

3.	Click the Track Name control at the bottom of the Inspector and select Lock the current track or bus from the drop-down menu.

To unlock the track or bus, select Lock the current track or bus from the menu again.

Keyboard navigation

When ProChannel has focus, you can use the following keys to navigate around ProChannel:

Table 71. ProChannel keyboard shortcuts  

Key	Action
PAGE UP	Scroll up
PAGE DOWN	Scroll down
HOME	Go to top
END	Go to bottom

ProChannel compatibility with SONAR Artist and SONAR Steam Edition

ProChannel is only included with SONAR Platinum and Professional, not with SONAR Artist or SONAR Steam Edition. If a project was created in Platinum or Professional and loaded into SONAR Artist or SONAR Steam Edition, the project might sound different because ProChannel is not available. However, if you resave the project in SONAR Artist or SONAR Steam Edition, all ProChannel settings will be persisted and available if you later load the project into Platinum or Professional again.

Loading legacy projects

If you load a pre-SONAR Professional/Platinum project that uses the per-channel Sonitus:fx EQ, the ProChannel QuadCurve Equalizer module will be disabled.

If you want to keep and edit the Sonitus:fx EQ, double-click the small Equalizer graph in the collapsed ProChannel.

To replace the Sonitus:fx EQ with the ProChannel QuadCurve Equalizer, do one of the following:

Press CTRL and click the Equalizer enable/disable button .

Enable the Equalizer module. SONAR prompts if you want to switch from the Sonitus:fx EQ to the ProChannel QuadCurve Equalizer.

Loading X3 projects in SONAR X1c or earlier

SONAR X1c and earlier only support a single compressor module per channel. If you are using multiple compressor modules on a channel in a SONAR X3 project, SONAR X1c (or earlier) will only load one of the compressors.

SONAR X1c and earlier always shows the Compressor, Equalizer and Tube Saturation modules on all channels. If you load a SONAR X3 project that doesn’t use all the default modules, SONAR X1c will automatically recreate the missing modules.

If you load a SONAR X3 project that has ProChannel Global Bypass enabled, you will not be able to unbypass that ProChannel instance in SONAR X1c.

 

See:

ProChannel modules and controls

PC76 U-Type Channel Compressor module (Platinum only)

PC4K S-Type Bus Compressor module (Platinum only)

QuadCurve Equalizer module

Tube Saturation module (Platinum only)

Softube Saturation Knob

Console Emulator module (Platinum only)

FX Chain module

Tape Emulator module (Platinum only)

REmatrix Solo convolution reverb

Bark of Dog

Panipulator

GRIT (saturation) module

MAX (volume maximizer) module

SPACE (reverb/ambience) module

 

See also:

Track Inspector overview

Console view

Mixing