Synth Rack

 

Note: This feature is not available in SONAR Home Studio.

To open the Synth Rack, click the Views menu and select Synth Rack View (or press ALT+9). The Synth Rack lets you view, insert, delete, and configure your soft synths. You can also mute, solo, and freeze any or all of them from this view. Each time you insert a soft synth into your project, a new row appears in the Synth Rack with the name of the soft synth and its current preset. You can select different presets from the view. You can insert as many copies of the same soft synth as you like; each new copy appears in a new row and has the same name, but has a higher number after the name (ReWire soft synths can only have one copy open). The new higher-numbered name also appears on the menus of synth track inputs and MIDI track outputs.

Figure 358. Synth Rack.

A. Insert Synth B. Delete Synth C. Synth Properties D. Synth Settings menu E. Insert Synth F. Dock/undock G. Docking options H. Expand/collapse I. Instrument list J. Synth Automation menu

Figure 359. One Row in the Synth Rack.

A. Connect/disconnect (only when floating or docked at top or bottom) B. Synth name C. Preset picker D. Mute E. Solo F. Freeze/unfreeze G. Automated knobs H. Synth icon I. Automation track J. Automation Read K. Automation Write L. Assign Controls M. Show/Hide Assigned Controls

For more information about the Synth Rack, see Using the Synth Rack.

For step by step instructions, see:

Inserting soft synths

Playing a soft synth

Synth Rack icons

Recording a soft synth’s MIDI output

Using the Assignable Controls feature

Automating controls from the Synth Rack

To remove a soft synth from a track or bus

Freeze tracks and synths

Converting your soft synth tracks to audio

Multi-port soft synths

ReWire instruments

Playing a stand-alone synth

Recording a stand-alone synth