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Tutorial 6—Using Groove Clips
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5. Click the Rewind button in the Transport toolbar to move the Now Time
to the beginning of the project.
6. Select track 1 by clicking its track number.
7. Select File-Import-Audio from the menu.
The Open dialog appears.
8. Navigate to the Tutorial folder in the directory where you installed
SONAR.
9. Select 100
FX.WAV and click Open.
The clip appears on the track at the beginning of your project—the clip’s
corners are beveled instead of sharp, indicating that it is a Groove clip.
Before we import another loop, let’s give this track a name. In the track
titlebar, double-click on the track name and enter the name Sound Effect
and press Enter.
Let’s add some more Groove clips:
To Drag and Drop a Groove Clip into a Project
1. Click the down arrow in the Snap to Grid combo button located in the
Track view toolbar.
The Snap to Grid dialog appears.
2. In the Snap to Grid dialog, on the Clips tab, select the Musical Time
check box, and the duration Measure.
3. In the mode section, select the Move To radio button.
4. Close the Snap to Grid dialog.
5. Make sure Snap to Grid is on. When Snap to Grid is on, the button
appears blue.
6. Open the Loop Explorer view by clicking the Loop Explorer icon in the
View toolbar .
7. Navigate to the Tutorial folder in the directory where you installed
SONAR.
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