Instruction Manual

728 Layouts, Templates and Key Bindings
Templates
SONAR creates the new project and displays it in the Track view.
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Template Example: Three MIDI Instruments
Tem p l a te s
Template Example: Three MIDI Instruments
Suppose that your system has only a single MIDI output but you own three
different synthesizers:
• One synthesizer set to receive on channels 1 through 8
• A general MIDI synthesizer module set to receive data on all 16
channels
• A drum machine set to receive on MIDI channel 10
Here’s how you can use a template to make it easy to create new projects
that are already configured for the instruments you own.
To Create the Example Template File
1. Choose File-New to create a new project file.
2. Insert 16 MIDI tracks.
3. In the Ch dropdown menu of track 10, enter 10. The drum machine
responds to channel 10. For consistency, the drums can be placed on
track 10.
4. The second synthesizer responds to channels 1 through 8. These can
be placed on tracks 1 through 8. For each track, enter the
corresponding channel number using the Ch dropdown menu for each
track. You should now have tracks 1 through 8 set to channels 1
through 8.
5. The third synthesizer can respond to 16 MIDI channels, but the only
channels left are 9 and 11 through 16. Enter these numbers in the
corresponding tracks. You will need to mute the unused channels on
the third synthesizer (1 through 8 and 10) so they won’t play. These are
assigned to the drum machine and the second synthesizer.
6. Name each track and set any track parameters, such as starting patch,
volumes, panning, reverb, chorus, and transposition.