Creating a new project

There are several ways to get started with a project in SONAR. When SONAR is opened, you will be greeted with the Quick Start dialog box. Let’s take a look at the options available in this dialog box.

Open a Project. Opens a standard File Open dialog box, which lets you select the project that you want to open.

Open a Recent Project. The drop-down list shows the most recent projects that have been opened in SONAR. Select the desired project from the list and click the button to the left of the list to open the project.

Create a New Project. Click this button to open the New Project File dialog box, which lets you create a new project based on any available template.

Online Videos and more. Click this link to view our tutorial videos online. An active Internet connection is needed in order to access this content.

Getting Started. Click this button to open the SONAR online Help.

Show this at Startup. Clear this check box if you don’t want the Quick Start dialog box to launch the next time you start SONAR.

Close. Use this button to close the Quick Start dialog box.

For this tutorial, we want to create a new project.

Click the Create a New Project button .

Tip: You can also perform this same operation by clicking File > New from the main menu across the top of SONAR’s screen.

The New Project File dialog box appears. Whenever you create a new project, you will be presented with this dialog box.

Let’s explore some of the things you can do in this window.

 

Note: The list of available project templates shown may vary depending on your version of SONAR (SONAR X3, SONAR X3 Studio, or SONAR X3 Producer).

Name. Type the name of your project in the Name box. For this exercise, let’s name your project Tutorial 1.

Location. Use the Location box to specify where the project should be saved. Click to browse to a specific location. For this tutorial, use the default, as shown in the preceding figure.

Audio Path. Use the Audio Path box to specify where to save audio recordings for your project. Click to browse to a specific location.

Store Project Audio in its own Folder. Select this check box if you want to store the project’s audio files in a separate folder. It is recommended that you select this option.

Template. This list shows all available pre-made templates included with SONAR. This list will also include any custom templates that you create. Your Template list may vary from the preceding figure. For this tutorial, select the template named Normal.

OK. Click OK to create a new project based on the specified settings.

Cancel. Click Cancel to close the New Project File dialog box.

Help. Click Help to open the online Help topic for the New Project File dialog box.

Click OK now to move forward with this tutorial.

Congratulations, you have just created a new project in SONAR!

 

See:

Opening project files

Playing project files

Looping project files

Saving project files