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.

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.

To close projects regardless of project changes

When using the Play List, the File > Discard Project Changes During Playback option allows the Play List to automatically discard any changes before loading the next song. This lets you make minor temporary changes during playback, such as adjusting levels, without being prompted to save the changes before loading the next song. During playback, the Play List will ignore a project's modified state and close without saving. This option is enabled by default.

 

Note: The Discard Project Changes During Playback option is only active during (Play List) playback. Sonar will always prompt to save a modified project if playback is stopped.

To defer loading the next song until playback of the current song has finished

By default, the Play List loads the next song while the current song is playing. While this can save time before the next project starts playing, it may cause glitches when loading large complex projects during playback.

To defer loading the next song until playback of the current song has finished, disable the File > Preload Next Song During Playback option.

 

See:

Playing files in sequence with the Play List

The Play List interface