Instruction Manual

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MIDI Synchronization
Synchronizing Your Gear
2. Click or on the Sync toolbar to use the Internal or Audio clock
source.
3. Choose Options-Project, and click the Sync tab.
4. Check the Transmit MIDI Start/Continue/Stop/Clock box.
5. For most applications, check the Transmit MIDI Song Position Pointer
box.
6. If you are using a drum machine to play patterns or loops, check the
Use Start, Never Continue option and disable the Transmit MIDI Song
Position Pointer option.
7. In the MIDI Sync Output Ports field, check off the output ports that you
want to send the sync signal out of.
8. Click OK.
From now on, the transport controls in SONAR control playback on the
external MIDI devices.
Using MIDI Sync with Drum Machines
The most flexible way to use a MIDI drum machine is to record the notes it
generates into SONAR, then use that machine as a MIDI playback device.
This lets you edit, cut, paste, and copy your drum parts like any other clip.
You can use MIDI Sync to record the notes from the drum machine into
SONAR as follows:
1. Use the drum machine’s pattern-composing facilities to compose your
drum part.
2. Configure the drum machine to be a slave device that receives MIDI
Sync messages.
3. Configure SONAR to send MIDI Stop/Start/Continue/SPP messages.
4. Record the drum part from SONAR. The drum machine starts
automatically when recording begins and stops automatically when you
press Stop.
5. Switch the drum machine out of MIDI Sync mode so that it acts simply
as a sound-producing module.
Troubleshooting MIDI Sync
If you experience problems with MIDI Sync when SONAR is the master
device, verify that your external devices are configured correctly to respond