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Selecting and Editing Events
Editing MIDI Events and Controllers
SONAR modifies the length of selected events or changes the tempo map,
as you requested.
Reversing Notes in a Clip
The Process-Retrograde command reverses the order of events in a
selection. If one or more clips are selected, then the events within each clip
are reversed. If several clips are selected from the same track, then the
order of the clips is also reversed. You could use this command, for
example, to take a scale or other long run of notes and reverse the order in
which they are played. The Process-Retrograde command does not
reverse the contents of audio clips. It only changes their start times. You
can use the Process-Audio-Reverse command to reverse audio clips.
To Reverse the Sequence of Notes or Other Events
1. Select the notes you want to reverse.
2. Choose Process-Retrograde.
SONAR reverses the order of the selected events.
Adding Crescendos and Decrescendos
The Process-Scale Velocity command lets you create crescendos and
decrescendos on those instruments that respond to MIDI velocity. Most
such instruments map changes in velocity to changes in note loudness.
Many synthesizer patches alter the timbre of the sound as well, so that
higher velocities produce brighter, as well as louder, sounds. Changes in
velocity also affect the playback of audio clips.
This command lets you set a starting and ending velocity for the entire time
range of the selection. SONAR scales the velocity of each event to create a
smooth linear change in velocity. As an option, you can enter a starting and
ending percentage; existing velocity values are modified by the designated
percentage.
You can also edit note velocities in the Notes pane of the Piano Roll view,
which lets you draw shapes other than straight line changes. For more
information, see Adding and Editing Notes in the Piano Roll.
To Scale Velocities
1. Select the events whose velocity data you want to change.
2. Choose Process-Scale Velocity to display the Scale Velocity dialog
box.