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entirely new feel. If you like the groove pattern you have created, you can save it to
a groove file.
Groove files can store one or more groove patterns. SONAR supports two types of
groove files:
• DNA™ grooves, which contain only timing information but are compatible
with some other MIDI sequencer software products
• SONAR's native groove format, which stores timing, duration, and velocity
information and can handle longer patterns and longer gaps between
quantization points
You can add groove patterns to these files from the Windows clipboard, edit
existing patterns, or delete patterns you do not want to keep. There is no limit to
the number of groove patterns that can be stored in a single file. You can organize
your grooves into several files or keep them all together in a single file. Groove
files have an extension of .
A groove pattern can be as short or long as you like. If the groove pattern is shorter
than the material to be quantized, the pattern will be repeated as many times as
necessary.
To Define a New Groove
1. Select the music that defines the groove using any of the selection tools and
commands.
2. Choose Edit-Copy to place the music onto the Windows clipboard.
You can now use the Groove Quantize command with the clipboard as the
"Groove File."
To Save a Groove Pattern
1. Select the music that defines the groove using any of the selection tools and
commands.
2. Choose Edit-Copy to place the music onto the Windows clipboard.
3. Choose Process-Groove Quantize to display the Groove Quantize dialog box.
4. Choose the Clipboard as the groove "Groove File."
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