joyof60
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Extending display across two monitors
I have acquired a second monitor that is the same size and specs of my first one. Is there a way to extend my projects across both monitors? I was hoping to extend the display so I wouldn't have to horizontal scroll to see all the tracks and busses. Is this possible? I can get my wallpaper/desktop to stretch or extend across both monitors but no avail with my sonar projects.
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 06:27:02
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Hi Joyo, I use Sonar version X2 for several years now on two displays. One display shows the control bar and the tracks and the other the track Inspector and the console. They can be undocked and moved to the second screen. I use Windows 7 and I suppose that it works the same for W10. Your dual screen setup should be set for extended displays. Jan
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 06:54:53
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If you hit the Restore down button at the top right of the screen you can drag the edge onto your second monitor, making one super wide Track view (or any other view).
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 07:10:22
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I use two 27" monitors, I stretch the SONAR window across both screens see attached. I do suffer with the bezels of the monitors intruding a bit near the centre but one can work around that.
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jan.ynske
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 08:02:41
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On the W10 desktop click your right mouse button and select "Display Settings" then you get the menu to adapt your (multiple) screen setting. See first picture below. I suppose later versions of Sonar still have the dock/undock function. See my situation in the bottom picture over two screens. Jan
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 10:28:40
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I couldn't stand having two monitors side by side. My neck paid the price. Much happier with two 23" monitors stacked vertically. Track view on the bottom and console view on the top.
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 11:03:10
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Resonant Serpent I couldn't stand having two monitors side by side. My neck paid the price. Much happier with two 23" monitors stacked vertically. Track view on the bottom and console view on the top.
Interesting. I'm completely the opposite whereby my neck couldn't stand looking up/down all the time.
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 12:48:00
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I have my monitor low enough that the upper one really isn't that high. I look more at the track view, so that's on the bottom. Before, I was craning my neck to the left more than the right. It was painful.
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 14:14:36
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I used to run 3 displays, but am back down to 2, after giving one to a friend in need. They sit side by side. I don't usually have to do much back and forth craning of my neck, because the console view on on display is generally only referenced when adding buses and effects, and of course while mixing. Most of the time, I am doing tracking and edits on my larger display, and as long as the levels are reasonable for track/bus volumes I don't have to look at the console view on the 2nd display much at all. If you weren't aware of it, you can drag the screen order around on that Extend Display dialog box, so that if you want your primary display to be on the right and your 2nd to be on the left, dragging them around will then let Windows know how to display the mouse when you drag it off to the side. So, for me, my primary display is on the right, and I want to drag my mouse to the left off the edge and have it show up on the 2nd display, which is backwards of the default. So, to accomplish that, I dragged the 2nd display to the left of the primary display in that dialog box, and poof it just works like I want it to. I LOVE having the 2 displays. Bob Bone
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 15:29:16
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I'd never go back to one display. There was a brief period when I lost one of my monitors and having to work with just a single one was really irksome.
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 15:51:05
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Two Monitors- tracks on the left, console on the right - swivel chair Once you go two, you'll never go back!
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Re: Extending display across two monitors
2016/05/26 18:53:02
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Thanks so much for the responses! Will try all the suggestions offer, and see what works best for my use. Thanks again so much!
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