Converting Midi To Audio - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

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8. Right-click the line that's between the last two nodes, and choose Slow Curve from the Envelope
Editing menu. SONAR changes the line to a curve. Now the drop in volume is a little more gradual.
Now you have some interesting dynamics in your track. You can add a lot more to your envelope, and
add more envelopes if you wish. You can also copy and paste envelopes. For more information, see the
online help topic "Automation Methods."

Converting MIDI to Audio

When you finally get your MIDI project into the shape you want, you can convert the MIDI tracks to
audio for export as Wave, MP3, or other file formats. If you are using external MIDI modules, just
record the outputs of your modules into your sound card. If you are using soft synths, use the File-
Export-Audio command, or the Edit-Bounce to Track(s) command. If you are using the built-in
synthesizer in your sound card to produce MIDI sounds, you can use your sound card's "What You Hear"
or wave capture function to convert the MIDI tracks, if your sound card can function this way. See the
following procedure:
To Convert MIDI to Audio
1. Pick a destination audio track (or create a new one) and set the Input field to Stereo (name of
your sound card).
Note: If you have more than one sound card installed, select the one that has the built-in synth
that your MIDI tracks use.
2. Arm the destination track. Make sure its Input Echo button is off, so you won't hear an echo when
you're recording.
3. Mute or archive any tracks that you don't want to record to the destination track.
4. If SONAR's metronome is set to use any software synth to produce a click, disable the metronome
during recording option in the Project Options dialog box. To do this, select Options-Project to
open the Project Options dialog box, select the Metronome tab and uncheck Recording in the
General section. Alternatively, you could set the metronome to use the audio metronome and not
use a MIDI note.
5. Open your sound card's mixer device. This is normally done by double-clicking the speaker icon on
your Windows taskbar, or by choosing Start-Programs-Accessories-Entertainment-Volume
Control-Options-Properties.
Note: Some sound cards have their own proprietary mixer. If yours has one, please use it instead.
6. If you're using the Windows mixer, use its Options-Properties command to open the Properties
dialog box, click Recording (in the Adjust Volume For field), and make sure all boxes in the Show
the Following Volume Controls field are checked.
7. Click OK, and locate the slider marked MIDI, Synth, Mixed Input, or What You Hear. Check the
Select box at the bottom, then close the window.
8. In SONAR, rewind to the beginning of your project, click the Record button, and click the Stop
button when you're done recording.
SONAR records all the MIDI tracks that are assigned to your sound card synth as a stereo audio track.
After you finish recording, mute the MIDI tracks that you just recorded so you don't hear them and the
new audio track at the same time.
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