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3.
Set the insertion point by doing one or more of the following:
•
Click the Step Advance button
size, or click the Step Backwards button
current step size. SONAR displays the insertion point location in the insertion point location
field (see Basic mode picture above).
•
Drag the position slider left or right to move the insertion point one measure at a time.
•
Type a location in MBT (Measure-Beat-Tick) format in the insertion point location field.
4.
Choose a step size by doing one of the following:
•
For common step sizes, click one of the notehead icons to choose a step size as large as a whole
note
or as small as a 64th note
75% by clicking the dot icon
step sizes together by holding down the Ctrl key while you click extra icons, or by pressing the
+ key on the Num Pad.
•
For a tuplet step size, click a notehead icon to choose the "tuplet unit" (for example, for eighth-
note triplets, choose an eighth note). Then enable the Tuplet checkbox and fill in the "n" in
time of "n" fields. For example, if you want quarter-note triplets, click the quarter-note icon
, enable the Tuplet checkbox, and fill in 3 in the time of 2, which means 3 quarter notes in
the time of 2 quarter notes. If you want eighth-note triplets, click the eighth-note icon
enable the Tuplet checkbox, and fill in 3 in the time of 2. If you wanted 5 notes in one beat,
click the quarter-note icon, enable the Tuplet checkbox, and fill in 5 in the time of 1.
•
If you want to create a custom step size, click the N button
in the ticks field.
5.
Choose a duration by doing one of the following:
•
If you want duration and step size to be the same, enable the Follow Step Size checkbox.
•
If you want duration and step size to be different, disable the Follow Step Size checkbox and
fill in a percentage value in the % of Note Value field.
6.
Choose a destination track for your recording in the Destination Track field.
7.
If you want the insertion point to advance automatically when you play your MIDI controller,
enable the Auto Advance checkbox.
8.
Play a note or chord on your MIDI controller. When you release the note(s), the insertion point
moves by the step size, if the Auto Advance checkbox is enabled. If Auto Advance is not enabled,
you can release the notes and record more notes, or you can use the Navigation controls to advance
the insertion point. If you are still holding down a note or notes when you advance the insertion
point, the step size of the held notes is extended by the current step size.
9.
Continue recording notes of the same step size and duration to the same track, or change any of
those parameters and continue recording. To create a rest, advance the insertion point without
playing any notes. To delete notes on previous steps, you can press Ctrl+Z for each recorded step.
If you want to delete previous steps and move the insertion point back at the same time, check the
Delete on Back Step Checkbox, and click the Step Backward button.
10. When you're finished recording, close the dialog by clicking the X icon in the upper right corner, or
by pressing Shift+F4.
to move the insertion point forward by the current step
to move the insertion point backward by the
. You can increase the step size you choose by 50% or
, or double-dot icon
, respectively. You can add different
, and fill in the number of ticks
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