Creating And Editing Midi Envelopes - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

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Creating and Editing MIDI Envelopes

This method is only available in the Clips pane. You can also draw MIDI controller data in the Piano
Roll view, but the technique is different (see "Adding and Editing Controllers in the Piano Roll View" on
page 254).
Note 1: MIDI envelopes you create in the Piano Roll Notes pane and MIDI envelopes you create in the
Track view Clips pane are actually separate envelopes, even if they control the same parameter. Both
kinds of envelopes are visible in the Clips pane, and should generally not be used to control the same
parameter. You can convert Piano Roll view envelopes to Track view envelopes by selecting the time
range and tracks that the Piano Roll envelopes occupy, and using the Edit-Convert MIDI To Shapes
command.
Note 2: After you create an envelope, you can edit it by adding nodes and choosing shapes for the line
segments that are between nodes (see the following procedure), but you can also edit by using the
Envelope Draw tool to draw freehand or preset shapes. See "Using the Envelope Draw Tool" on page 446
for more information.
To Draw MIDI Envelopes in the Track View
1. Right-click in the Clips pane in the track you want to automate.
The Clips pane popup menu appears.
2. If you want to create an envelope to control volume, pan, chorus, reverb, or automated mute,
choose Envelopes-Create Track Envelope and choose one of those items from the menu.
The envelope appears in the Clips pane as a straight, dotted line in the envelope's individual color,
with a node (very small circle) at the beginning. When you move the cursor over the envelope, a
vertical, double-ended arrow appears under it with the name and current value of the envelope in
a box next to the cursor. The envelope's vertical position reflects the current value of the parameter
you are editing.
Node
Note: An automated mute envelope changes the track's mute status whenever the envelope
crosses the middle of its value range.
3. If you want to create an envelope to control any other MIDI controller, choose Envelopes-Create
Track Envelope-MIDI....
The MIDI Envelope dialog box appears:
• In the Type field, choose what kind of MIDI event you want to control with your envelope.
• In the Value field, choose the name of the controller you want to edit.
• In the Channel field, choose the MIDI channel that you want the envelope to send data on,
and click OK.
SONAR creates the envelope you chose.
4. Move the cursor over the envelope until a vertical, double-ended arrow appears under it, and right-
click the envelope.
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Envelope name and current value
Envelope value range