Phil, if you don't want the default to be "sound on Sound" then, you can change that and save it in all of the templates that you use. Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions Music And Audio Production URL: www.philmuir.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "ddots-l" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:11 PM Subject: [ddots-l] recording modes in sonar5 >A basic question... > is there a hotkey to report what recording mode you are in at any given time? > You know, Sound on > Sound, Sound on Sound Punch etcetera. Or, is it simply a matter of, when in > doubt, always set > the recording mode before recording. It would be nice if the recording mode > dialog indicated what > mode was current instead of always defaulting to Sound on Sound. > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq