Instruction Manual

266 Recording
Step Recording
To Use Punch While Looping
1. Choose the input for the track(s) you want to record, and arm the
track(s) for recording.
2. Set the loop start and end times.
3. Set the punch start and end times, as described previously.
4. Choose Transport-Record Options, or click on the Record toolbar,
to display the Record Options dialog box.
5. Choose to stack all takes in a single track or to store them in separate
tracks.
6. Set the Now time to the beginning of the loop.
7. Click , or press r, or choose Transport-Record. If your metronome
count-in is turned on, it will play the count-in measures.
8. Play or perform the material you want to record. At the end of the loop,
SONAR will return to the start of the loop and you can record the next
take.
9. If you want to erase the most recent take while loop recording is
underway, choose Transport-Reject Loop Take.
10. Click , or press the Spacebar, or choose Transport-Stop when you
want to stop recording.
The takes are stored in the manner you requested.
Step Recording
Step recording is a method of recording MIDI notes one note or chord at a
time. It’s a very easy and precise way to record, but can sound mechanical
if used in the wrong situation. You use step recording in its typical form by
choosing a step size, such as a quarter note, and then playing a note on
your MIDI keyboard. When you play the note, SONAR records the note,
and moves the insertion point forward by the distance of the step size
(moving the insertion point every time you press a note is the default
behavior). You can then record more notes of the same duration by playing
notes on your keyboard, or you can change the step size while you’re
recording and record different size notes. You can also choose how long
the notes you play will sound, as a percentage of the step size. For
example, even though you record some notes that have a step size of a
quarter note, if you set the Duration field to 50%, the notes will be recorded