Instruction Manual

700 Automation
Automation Methods
• In the Channel field, choose the MIDI channel that you want the
envelope to send data on, and click OK.
SONAR creates the envelope you chose.
4. Move the cursor over the envelope until a vertical, double-ended arrow
appears under it, and right-click the envelope.
The Envelope Editing menu appears.
5. Choose Add Node from the menu.
A node (very small rectangle) appears on the envelope.
Note: A shortcut to create a node is to double-click the envelope.
6. Move the cursor over the node until a cross appears under it, and drag
the node in any direction you want.
When you release the mouse, the envelope changes to follow the
node’s new position.
7. Double-click the envelope to add another node.
8. Drag the new node in any direction you want and release the mouse.
9. Move the cursor over the segment of the envelope that lies between the
two nodes until the double-ended arrow appears, and right-click the
envelope to open the Envelope Editing menu.
10. Choose one of the following shapes from the envelope editing menu:
• Jump—This choice causes the envelope to make a ninety degree
jump when the envelope reaches the second node. SONAR
displays jumps with a dotted line, meaning that there is automation
data at the nodes where the dotted line begins and ends, but not
where the line itself is.
• Linear—This choice draws a straight line between the two nodes.
• Fast Curve—This choice draws a curve between the two nodes
that changes value rapidly at first, but more slowly toward the end
of the curve.
• Slow Curve—This choice draws a curve between the two nodes
that changes value slowly at first, but more rapidly toward the end
of the curve.
SONAR adds a shape between the nodes. You can drag any shape
except a jump up or down and it maintains its curve or angle. To edit a
jump, drag the node that’s at either end of the jump.