CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual page 62

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Let's set up the metronome to play audio for two count-in measures when
recording. Here's what to do:
1. In the Metronome toolbar, click in the Count-in box.
2. Use the + or - buttons to set the count-in value to 2.
3. Click the Count-in Measures option
4. Deselect the Metronome During Record option
5. Select the Use Audio Metronome option
6. Deselect the Use MIDI Metronome option
By disabling the Metronome During Record option, you cause the metronome to
turn off after the count-in measures. If you would prefer to hear the metronome
during the entire project while recording, enable this option instead.
In this example, the metronome counts in for recording, not for playback.
Setting MIDI Inputs
Let's make sure that SONAR is set up to receive MIDI data from your instrument.
1. Choose Options-MIDI Devices to open the MIDI Devices dialog box.
2. In the Inputs column, select your sound card's MIDI In device or the MIDI In
for your external MIDI interface. For help with these settings, see "Setting Up
the MIDI In and MIDI Out Devices" on page 30.
3. Click OK.
Setting Up Playback
During recording, SONAR will play the rest of a project as usual. Depending on
what instrumental part of the project you are going to record, you may want to
mute one or more tracks, or solo certain tracks. For example, if you are going to
record a new piano part, you might want to mute the old piano part so that you're
not competing with it while recording (you can also record over the old piano
part—arm the piano track and make sure Overwrite is the selected mode in the
to select it.
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