I've been using Sonar since X1 through Splat. Recently I purchased a Corsair Gaming Mouse for Studio One with 12 X 3 programmable buttons. I was going to program some of the buttons to bring up the various tools and found accidently that if you push the scroll wheel, the tool menu appeared and you could select any of the 15 tools w/o dragging the cursor to the menu bar, or reaching over for the number keys.
 
I tried this with a plain vanilla, wood burning mouse and it did the same thing. I also tried it in Sonar and it also brought up the tool menu. If everyone else already knew this, then I must have been living under a rock. (Although I do play some). I googled it and it did not show up.
 
So I hope maybe this tip might help somebody else.
 
Walt

It works with my propane mouse also.

I think you might be surprised but that shortcut has been there since X1.
It brings up the tools hud.

I have been talking about game keyboards/mouses for years here...what is really cool about the 12x3 function keys (I have on my keyboard) is I set up different DAWs with function keys that do pretty much the same things...so when I bounce between DAWs  things are pretty much the same.  the 1st group is for Sonar, the 2nd group is for Cubase, the 3rd is for Sibelius.  Things like "Quantize", "Insert", "Time Sig" "Insert Tempo Change"  are the same buttons in all three programs.
Jumping between programs is mentally much easier 

chuckebaby
I think you might be surprised but that shortcut has been there since X1.
It brings up the tools hud.

 
How come you never told me! 

WallyG
II also tried it in Sonar and it also brought up the tool menu. If everyone else already knew this, then I must have been living under a rock. (Although I do play some). I googled it and it did not show up.
 
So I hope maybe this tip might help somebody else.
 
Walt

I did not know that either, Walt. Press scroll wheel once, it appears where your cursor is, press again, it goes away. This promises to be a huge workflow enhancement. Kewl! Thanks, Walt and of course the Bakers who put it there waaay back in X1!

WallyG

chuckebaby
I think you might be surprised but that shortcut has been there since X1.
It brings up the tools hud.

 
How come you never told me! 

Sorry if I seem like the party pooper.
It’s just not much of a surprise that’s all.
But I’m glad you shared it with others as it seems some had no idea

chuckebaby

WallyG

chuckebaby
I think you might be surprised but that shortcut has been there since X1.
It brings up the tools hud.

 
How come you never told me! 

Sorry if I seem like the party pooper.

 
I never got that impression. I look forward to your posts!

chuckebaby
It’s just not much of a surprise that’s all.

I actually read all 2800 pages of the Sonar User Guide. I most likely read about that feature, but my head has only so much RAM... You should see how many tips and trips I record in Microsoft One Note for reference.

chuckebaby
But I’m glad you shared it with others as it seems some had no idea

Yay!!
 
I'm sure there a lot of other stuff that I don't about in Sonar.
 
Walt

I was clueless as well.
Go figure?
 
T

DeeringAmps
I was clueless as well.
Go figure?
 
T

I feel a little redeemed! I think I'll start a Saturday "Tip of the Week" of stuff that I find out by accident...
 
Walt