Instruction Manual

1264 Dialog Reference
Clip Properties dialog—Audio Stretching
The Groove Clips section of the Audio Stretching tab has the following
options:
• Enable Looping—checking the Enable Looping checkbox allows you to
loop clips in the Track view by dragging the right side of a clip with your
mouse. When Enable Looping is not checked, you are able to slip edit
the clip. For more information about slip editing, see Applying Fades
and Crossfades Offline.
• Stretch to Project Tempo [audio clips only]—the Stretch to Project
Tempo checkbox instructs SONAR to stretch or shrink the clip to fit the
project’s tempo. SONAR uses the Beats in Clip and Original Tempo
parameters are used to make the change.
• Beats in Clip—the number of beats (quarter notes) in the clip.
• Original Tempo [audio clips only]—the tempo at which the clip was
recorded.
• Follow Project Pitch—the Follow Project Pitch option transposes the
loop, if necessary, to the key of the project. A loop recorded in the key
of A, used in a project in the key of C, would be transposed up three
semitones if the Follow Project Pitch checkbox was checked.
• Reference Note—the Reference Note represents the key in which the
loop was recorded. The Follow Project Pitch feature uses this
information, when checked, to transpose the loop to match the project’s
key.
• Pitch (semitones)—you can set the transposition of a clip, independent
from the project pitch, using the Pitch (semitones) field. A positive
number transposes the clip up by that number of semitones. A negative
number transposes the clip down by that number of semitones.
Remember that, if the Follow Project Pitch option is checked, the clip
follows the project’s pitch, so any transposition changes you make
using this option are changes to the project pitch, not the clip pitch.
An example: The project key is C. The clip key is D. If the Follow Project
Pitch option is checked, the clip is transposed down by two semitones. A
value entered into the Pitch (semitone) field adjusts the pitch from C. If you
enter “-1” the pitch would be transposed down by one additional semitone to
B.
Another example: The clip pitch is E. The desired clip pitch is D. If the
Follow Project Pitch option is not checked, and a value of “-2” is
entered in the Pitch (semitones) field, the clip is transposed down two
semitones to D from the original pitch of E.