Editing with a keyboard

Edit mode lets you fade and crop all selected clips. If no clips are selected when you enter Edit mode, Sonar will automatically select the clip that is under the edit cursor.

To enable clip editing with a keyboard

1.	On your QWERTY keyboard, press the NumLock key to enable NumLock mode.

2.	Press the keyboard shortcut that you previously assigned to Enable/Disable Enhanced Keyboard Editing (see First time setup).

3.	On the numeric keypad, press 9 to enable Edit mode.

The numeric keypad is mapped as follows:

Function	Key
Select fade out for editing	2
Select left clip edge for cropping	4
Select right clip edge for cropping	6
Select fade in for editing	8
Fade or crop selected clips	Volume knob (if keyboard has a rotary encoder)
Crop or fade right in Edit mode	PLUS (+)
Crop or fade left in Edit mode	MINUS (-)

To fade clips with a keyboard

1.	In Select mode, select the clips that you want to fade.

2.	Press 9 to enable Edit mode.

3.	Specify the clip property that you want to edit:

Fade in. Press 8.

Fade out. Press 2.

4.	Do one of the following to adjust the selected fade:

Turn the rotary encoder.

Press PLUS (+) or MINUS (-).

Note: Fades do not obey Snap to Grid.

To crop clips with a keyboard

1.	In Select mode, select the clips that you want to crop.

2.	Press 9 to enable Edit mode.

3.	Specify the clip edge that you want to crop:

Left clip edge. Press 4.

Right clip edge. Press 6.

4.	Do one of the following to adjust the selected clip edge:

Turn the rotary encoder.

Press PLUS (+) or MINUS (-).

Note: Crop obeys Snap to Grid.