Instruction Manual

408 Using Loops
Working with Groove Clips
To Import a Groove Clip into Your Project
1. Select a Track in the Track view.
2. Set the Now Time to the place you want the clip to begin.
3. Select File-Import-Audio from the menu.
The Open dialog appears.
4. Navigate to a directory that contains Groove clips and select one.
5. Click Open.
Or
1. Open the Loop Explorer view.
2. Navigate to a directory that contains Groove clips.
3. Drag and drop a clip into the Track view, or double-click it to insert it at
the Now Time.
4. The clip appears on the track and at the time in your project where you
drop it, so if you want the clip on a new track, drop it after the last track
in your project.
By default, Groove clips are loop-enabled and transposed to match the
project’s pitch.
Setting the Default Project Pitch
1. If necessary display the Markers toolbar by selecting Views-Toolbars
to open the Toolbars dialog. In the toolbar dialog click Markers and OK.
2. In the Markers toolbar, click the Default Groove Clip Pitch dropdown
menu and select a pitch.
Your project now uses the root note of your clips to transpose to the project
pitch. Use Pitch markers at different points in your project to change the
pitch. For more information on Pitch markers, see Using Pitch Markers in
the Track View.
Creating and Editing Groove Clips
Any audio clip can be converted to a Groove clip. Groove clips contain
tempo, beat, and pitch information which SONAR uses to stretch and
transpose the clips to match the project. Most Groove clips are loop-
enabled, meaning that you can use the mouse to drag clip repetitions in the
Track view. Groove clips can be either loop-enabled or not, although they
usually are. When a Groove clip is loop-enabled, its edges appear beveled.
It is sometimes desirable to create clips that follow the project’s tempo and