Instruction Manual

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Automation Methods
Automation
To Halve or Double the Shape Cycle Frequency
• To halve the cycle frequency (for example, if snap resolution = quarter
note, make each cycle a half note), hold down the Ctrl key while you
draw.
• To double the cycle frequency (for example, if snap resolution = quarter
note, make each cycle an eighth note), hold down the Alt key while you
draw.
To Invert the Phase of a Pattern
• You can invert the phase of the pattern by dragging the cursor below
the zero-line/center (where you initially clicked to start the pattern).
To Toggle Between the Envelope Tool and the
Envelope Draw Tool
• When the mouse button is NOT pressed, hold down the Alt key to
momentarily switch between the two tools.
To Stretch a Shape
1. Select the nodes in the part of the shape that you want to stretch: use
the Envelope tool to drag around the part of the shape you want to
select. Nodes turn white when they are selected.
2. Drag one of the selected nodes in the direction that you want to move
the selected area. Stretching stops if any selected node bumps into an
adjacent unselected node.
Drawing Envelopes on Clips
You can also draw envelopes on audio clips, but only for gain, pan, and any
automatable effects that are inserted on the clips. On MIDI clips, you can
draw velocity envelopes. If there is already a Track-level envelope on the
clip, the clip envelope data merges with the track envelope data.
Note: The Trim value of a track is actually a clip parameter, not a track
parameter. SONAR applies clip volume settings, including Trim, to a clip
before the clip’s audio data reaches any plug-in effects. Effects can sound
very different when their incoming data changes volume, even if the final
volume is unchanged.
To Draw Envelopes on Clips
1. Right-click the clip that you want to draw the envelope on.
The Clips pane popup menu appears.
2. Choose Envelopes-Clip-(Gain or Pan or Velocity) from the menu.
An envelope appears on the clip with a node at each end.