Instruction Manual

1401
Regenerate Tablature dialog
Dialog Reference
The Regenerate Tablature dialog box has the following fields:
Track
This window displays the names of all selected tracks. Highlight the one you
want to regenerate TAB for.
Method
Choose what TAB style you want SONAR to use, from these options:
• Fixed—This style specifies where on the neck these notes should be
played. When Fixed is selected the Finger span and Lowest fret fields
are used together to define the “box” where the notes are displayed.
The Finger span parameter determines how many consecutive frets will
be used to display the note. For example, if Finger span is set to 4, then
SONAR will attempt to place all the notes within those 4 frets. The
Lowest Fret then determines where on the fretboard will the notes be
displayed within the Finger span. The red box in the fretboard display
above the parameters changes to reflect the settings in these two
parameters.
• Floating—This style analyzes all events in a track and attempts to
optimize tablature with reference to open position
• MIDI Channel—This style uses the event’s MIDI channel to determine
which string the note should be displayed on. When MIDI Channel is
selected, the user chooses which series of MIDI Channels SONAR
receives on. This is useful for MIDI Guitarists who record parts in
MONO mode, where each string transmits on a different MIDI channel.
(Values: 1 - 11). Selecting “1” will cause it to use MIDI channels 1 - 6,
selecting 2, 2 - 7, and so on.
Finger Span
The value in this field determines the finger or fret span the new TAB
covers. Usually, you set this value to 4.
Lowest Fret
The value in this field determines the lowest fret the TAB can use for the
selected notes.
1st Channel
The value in this field determines the first MIDI channel of six consecutive
channels that SONAR assigns notes to, depending on which strings you
play the notes on.