Instruction Manual

984 New Features in SONAR 7
Step Sequencer
• Velocity Offset—Use this control to apply a velocity offset to a
pitch. The value range is -127 to +127 and the default value is 0.
• Velocity Scale—This control sets a level of compression or
expansion for a pitch. The value range is 0.10 - 2.00 and the default
value is 1.00 (no compression or expansion). A value below 1.00 is
compression and a value above 1.00 is expansion.
• Note Cells (steps)—Notes are enabled by left-clicking in a cell and
disabled by right-clicking. Double-click a cell to edit the velocity for
that note. A note’s velocity is displayed inside the cell. Ctrl-click
between two adjacent notes to merge the notes together.
Ctrl+right-click to unmerge notes. Active steps are highlighted
during playback,
You can insert, delete and reorder rows. The current row is outlined to
indicate which row has focus. See To Reorder a Row, To Insert a Row and
To Delete a Row.
Beat Counter—The Beat Counter is displayed above the step grid and
each “light” in the counter represents a step. Each beat is displayed in an
alternate color and the current step is highlighted during playback.
Scroll Bars—Horizontal and vertical scroll bars make it easy to navigate
around a sequence that contains many rows or steps.
Controllers Pane
The Controllers pane in the Step Sequencer is similar to the Controllers
pane in the Piano Roll view and allows you to include Controller, Pitch
Wheel, Channel Aftertouch, RPN and NRPN events in your sequences.
To open the Controllers pane, click the Open/Close Controllers Pane button
in the Step Sequencer toolbar.
For more information on working with controller events, see Adding and
Editing Controllers in the Piano Roll.
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use the keyboard to navigate around the Step Sequencer interface
and adjust settings. A focus rectangle indicates the step/control that is
selected.