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To Import MIDI Groove Clips with the File Command
1.
Move the Now Time to the place where you want to import the clip.
2.
Highlight the track you want to import the clip into.
3.
Use the File-Import-MIDI command.
The Import MIDI dialog appears,
4.
Navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips. Make sure that the Files of Type field is
set to MIDI File.
5.
Highlight the file you want to import—the File Info field displays the file's MIDI Groove clip data,
if any.
6.
If you want to preview (listen to) the highlighted file, click the Play button in the Import MIDI
dialog. When you decide to import the highlighted file, click the Open button.
To Import MIDI Groove Clips from the Loop Explorer View
1.
Make sure that the Snap-to-Grid setting is appropriate for what you want to do.
2.
If the Loop Explorer view is not open, use the View-Loop Explorer command to display it.
3.
Navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.
4.
Do either of the following:
•
Drag the file you want to the track and time where you want it.
•
Move the Now Time to the place where you want to import the file, highlight the track you
want to import the file into, and double-click the file.
To Import a MIDI Groove Clip with Drag and Drop
1.
Make sure that the Snap-to-Grid setting is appropriate for what you want to do.
2.
In the Windows Explorer, navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.
3.
Drag the MIDI Groove clip to the track and time where you want it to go.
Importing Project5 Patterns
Project5 is Cakewalk's pattern-based soft synth work station that has its own library (pattern bin) full
of MIDI and audio patterns, stored on disk. If you have Project5 MIDI patterns on your hard disk, you
can import them directly into SONAR.
To Import a Project5 Pattern
1.
Move the Now Time to the place where you want to import the pattern.
2.
Highlight the track you want to import the pattern into.
3.
Use the File-Import-MIDI command.
The Import MIDI dialog appears,
4.
Change the Files of Type field to P5 Pattern.
5.
Navigate to a folder where you store Project5 MIDI patterns.
6.
Highlight the file you want to import.
7.
To import the highlighted file, click the Open button.
SONAR imports the pattern to the selected track at the Now Time.
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