Instruction Manual

Tutorials
The following tutorials will give you some hands-on practice in playing, recording, and
mixing your projects. If you have not already done so, you may want to refer to SONAR
Basics to get the most out of these tutorials.
Note: If, during installation, you chose in the Select Components dialog not to install the
Tutorials folder (part of the Sample files), you will not have access to the sample tutorial
files needed to follow the tutorials in this chapter. If you didn’t install these files, insert your
product disc and copy the files to your hard drive.
Tutorials
Tutorial 1—The Basics
Tutorial 2—Recording MIDI
Tutorial 3—Recording Digital Audio
Tutorial 4—Editing MIDI
Tutorial 5—Editing Audio
Tutorial 6—Using Groove Clips
Tutorial 7—Mixing
Tutorial 8—Using Soft Synths
Tutorial 9—Drum Maps
Tutorial 10—Cyclone Soft Synth
Tutorial 1—The Basics
The first tutorial teaches you the basics of SONAR. You'll learn how to:
• Open and play a project file
• Make the project repeat automatically
• Use markers
• Speed or slow the tempo