Workspaces in Cakewalk Sonar

About Workspaces

BandLab Membership:

Workspaces is exclusive to active BandLab Membership subscribers.

A Workspace is a global template that stores the current UI configuration, allowing you to adapt Sonar's UI to show only elements relevant to a specific task or workflow. The selected Workspace remains active across all projects until you select another Workspace or disable Workspaces.

Workspaces Menu

The Workspaces drop-down menu is located on the application bar across the top of the interface. It provides options to select, save, and manage Workspaces.

Menu Options

None

Disables the active Workspace and restores default features and settings.

User Workspaces

Lists custom user-created Workspaces alphabetically.

Factory Workspaces

Lists built-in factory Workspaces alphabetically.

Save Workspace

Saves changes to the current Workspace.

New Workspace

Opens the New Workspace dialog box to enter a name for a new Workspace.

Manage Workspaces

Opens the Workspace Manager dialog box to configure Workspace features and settings.

Apply Workspace on Project Load

Toggles whether the active Workspace is automatically applied when loading projects.

Workspace Manager

The Workspace Manager dialog box allows you to create, save, and delete Workspaces, as well as specify which features to enable or disable and which settings to load.

Workspace Controls

Create new Workspace

Creates a new Workspace based on the current configuration.

Workspaces

Displays all available factory and user Workspaces.

Save Workspace

Saves changes to the current Workspace.

Delete Workspace

Deletes the selected user Workspace.

Feature and Load Options

Show in GUI

Lists features that can be enabled or disabled in the current Workspace.

Control Bar Layout

Loads the saved Control Bar configuration.

Window Layout

Loads the saved window layout, including window sizes and positions, functioning as a global screenset.

Display Settings

Loads global display settings specified in the Preferences dialog box.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Loads custom keyboard shortcuts assigned in Edit > Preferences > Customization - Keyboard Shortcuts.

Track Control Manager

Loads the saved Track view control visibility configuration.

Track View Control Order

Loads the saved Track view control display order.

Using Workspaces

Workspaces can be selected, created, modified, or deleted to suit specific workflow requirements.

Selecting and Creating Workspaces

  1. Click the Workspaces drop-down list on the application bar and select a Workspace.
  2. To create a Workspace, configure the interface as desired, click Workspaces, and select New Workspace.
  3. Enter a name in the New Workspace dialog box and click OK.

Modifying and Deleting Workspaces

Modify a Workspace

Select it, adjust the interface, click Workspaces, and select Save Workspace.

Delete a Workspace

Select Workspaces > Manage Workspaces, select the target Workspace, and click Delete Workspace.

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