Using .ini Variables to Customize the Track View
If you find the order of the Track view controls don't meet your needs, you can change their order using a variable in the cakewalk.ini file. The following two tips cover ways to change the Track view.
Changing the Order of Track Pane Controls
When you are trying to squeeze as many tracks in the Track view as possible, you might want to move the controls around. The order of the controls in the Track pane is determined by a set of .ini file variables that can be changed using Notepad or any text editor. Use this procedure to do so:
1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory where you installed SONAR 5.
2. Locate the cakewalk.ini variable and open it in Notepad or whatever text editor you prefer.
3. Add the following lines to the file if you want to change the order of the audio track controls:
[Audio Widgets]
W0=Volume
W1=Pan
W2=Trim
W3=lnput
W4=Output
W5=FX
W6=Aux
W7=Phase
W8=Interleave
4. And these lines if you want to change the order of MIDI track controls:
[MIDI Widgets]
W0=Volume
W1=Pan
W2=Trim
W3=lnput
W4=Output
W5=Channel
W6=Bank
W7=Patch
W8=Key
W9=Time
W10=FX
W11=Chorus
W12=Reverb
5. Reorder the controls to suit your needs; for example:
[Audio Widgets]
W0=Volume
W1=Pan
W2=FX
W3=Output
W4=lnput
W5=Trim
W6=Aux
W7=Phase
W8=Interleave
6. If you are having any problems, check for typos.
If you find the order of the Track view controls don't meet your needs, you can change their order using a variable in the cakewalk.ini file. The following two tips cover ways to change the Track view.
Changing the Order of Track Pane Controls
When you are trying to squeeze as many tracks in the Track view as possible, you might want to move the controls around. The order of the controls in the Track pane is determined by a set of .ini file variables that can be changed using Notepad or any text editor. Use this procedure to do so:
1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory where you installed SONAR 5.
2. Locate the cakewalk.ini variable and open it in Notepad or whatever text editor you prefer.
3. Add the following lines to the file if you want to change the order of the audio track controls:
[Audio Widgets]
W0=Volume
W1=Pan
W2=Trim
W3=lnput
W4=Output
W5=FX
W6=Aux
W7=Phase
W8=Interleave
4. And these lines if you want to change the order of MIDI track controls:
[MIDI Widgets]
W0=Volume
W1=Pan
W2=Trim
W3=lnput
W4=Output
W5=Channel
W6=Bank
W7=Patch
W8=Key
W9=Time
W10=FX
W11=Chorus
W12=Reverb
5. Reorder the controls to suit your needs; for example:
[Audio Widgets]
W0=Volume
W1=Pan
W2=FX
W3=Output
W4=lnput
W5=Trim
W6=Aux
W7=Phase
W8=Interleave
6. If you are having any problems, check for typos.
