Instruction Manual

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Changing the Timing of a Recording
Editing MIDI Events and Controllers
To Copy an Existing Groove
1. Choose Process-Groove Quantize to display the Groove Quantize
dialog box.
2. Choose the groove file and groove pattern you want to copy.
3. Click the Define button to display the Define Groove dialog box.
4. Select an existing groove file, or enter the name for a new groove file.
5. Enter a pattern name, or choose an existing pattern to replace.
6. Click OK.
7. If you are replacing a groove, verify that you want to delete the existing
version.
8. Click Close when you are done to return to the Groove Quantize dialog
box.
SONAR stores the groove on the Windows clipboard and chooses the new
groove as the current groove source.
To Delete a Groove
1. Choose Process-Groove Quantize to display the Groove Quantize
dialog box.
2. Click the Define button to display the Define Groove dialog box.
3. Select the file containing the groove to delete.
4. Select the pattern name of the groove.
5. Click the Delete button, and confirm that you want to delete the groove
pattern.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 for each groove you wish to delete.
7. Click Close when you are done to return to the Groove Quantize dialog
box.
Groove Quantize Tips
Here are some tips to help you with groove quantizing:
Aligning sloppy tracks with a good one. Select the portion of the “good”
track that you want to apply to the “sloppy” tracks and copy it to the
Clipboard. Select the portion of the sloppy tracks you want to modify.
Choose Process-Groove Quantize, choose the Clipboard as the groove
source, and click OK.