Using the Monitorizer in SONAR
This is a send effect, and is suitable for use with SONAR’s new Aux Track feature.
- Create a Monitorizer bus or Aux Track that terminates wherever the master bus terminates. Set the fader to 0.
- Insert the Monitorizer into this bus.
- Create a post-fader send in the master that goes to the Monitorizer bus. Set the Send Level to around -3.
- The Monitorizer FX chain defaults to a reasonably realistic effect, but you can use the controls to customize the effect further.
Head Delay: Sets the delay of a speaker to reach the opposite ear. Settings between 70% and 80% are typical (unless you have a really, really big head).
Room: Turn up to add some subtle room reflections.
Dampen: Turn up to emulate the high-frequency loss in the signals arriving in your ears from the opposite speakers.
Amount: Turn up to increase the Monitorizer effect
A/B: Enables the Monitorizer when lit, and allows for easy comparisons without having to adjust knobs.
Paradoxically, sometimes it sounds like the stereo imaging is actually wider with the Monitorizer, especially with high Room and Head Delay settings. However, it’s often just a more satisfying stereo image because it doesn’t sound as exaggerated.