This may have already been covered/discovered, but I stumbled across it last night.

It has always been a pain A/B comparing tracks: hit the solo button for the A track, then quickly toggle off the A track solo button and hit the B solo button. There's that lag thats not just annoying, but it gets in the way of a good instantanious comparison.

So here's what to do. Hit the solo button for the A track, but leave the one for the B track off. Then right click one of the solo buttons, select Group/New and assign a group to it, coose a color and all that. Then right click the solo button of the other track and add it to the same group.

Now all you have to do is click either solo button to make the solo track change between them instantly.

Forgive me if this has been covered, but it bears repeating anyway.

Great tip! Another feature that I wasn't aware of (grouping the solo buttons).

That is all covered in the manual, btw.
It's actually one of the first things I read.

It pays to read that manual ocassionally

Great tip! even if some people are already aware of this feature, many who did'nt know can benifit.Great post!

Thanks. Great tip.

I hazzled a lot with the strange behavior of the solo buttons in Sonar.

Now listen Cakewalk and make adjustments for future like everything else in Windows works:

1. Ctrl click adds an extra item to existing selected
2. Just click deselects everthing else but what is clicked last.

I've never stumbled apon that in my manual! Although I'm sure theres lots of areas ive kinda breezed through! Thanx!

Even easier with Quick Groups in Sonar 5.

Yeah, I know I've resurrected a Zombie - but what a cool tip!

Busy searching?
 
I use "Exclusive Solo."
 
 

Exclusive Solo is even easier if you simply comparing one track to another.