Hi Sonar friends.  Sorry if this has been answered before, but it did not come up in a forum search.  How do I remove an entire section of a song - for example the silence before the start of my song is very long and I want to cut out some measures right across all tracks.  I know there's a way I just can't figure it out.
 
P.S.  this forum has been an awesome source of intelligence and tips helping me master sonar.  Keep up the good work compadres.

Google sonar x3 adding measures to a song... it'll get you to the right link in the manual and deleting is right after that.
 
Just did this the other day!

Why Google? Why write to the forum? You do have the Help Files behind one click right there in the toolbar?

Select the area, choose "delete special" from the menu, and make sure "delete hole" is checked.

There has to be some data in the section being deleted, so if it is entirely blank you may need to add a MIDI note or some such for it to work.

HTH

Squo,
 
If I'm understanding you correctly, you want to delete measures from the beginning of your song? This is what I do: Highlite all tracks. Cut at the point you want as the new start of your song. With all the tracks still highlited, delete the clips at the beginning of the song. Then, with all tracks still highlited, drag them all the way to the left. It helps to have snap to grid set to a higher value, ie whole or 1/2 measure.
 
There may be an easier way, but this has worked for me.

I lasso my mouse around the section while pressing the left click mouse button and press delete. But first I enable audio snap to a setting that is acceptable to that  to where i want to cut it. 
 
CJ

Thanks for all the help all. I got it working by selecting all tracks then highlighting the 3 measure section at the top of the time ruler, then opening edit, cut special, and clicking delete hole... and voila. The problem was that there was no notes or midi in the space, once I put in some sound into the space it worked... so thanks for that suggestion JB.
 
P.S. Kalle, I know it's hard to resist mocking those on the forum who appear naive, but some of us are smarter than we seem, the explanation in sonar help does not seem to apply to blank spaces... i.e. its too vague... so I asked the forum and I got great answers... well, except for yours.
 
Cheers

You must pardon him. We all have our moments of RTFM responces

joel77
...with all tracks still highlited, drag them all the way to the left...

This method only moves the clips but not the markers or track automation.

yes, noticed my track automation got screwed up.  I'm guessing there may be a setting to keep the automation and markers like when you cut and paste a clip.