Instruction Manual

988 New Features in SONAR 7
Step Sequencer
To Edit an Existing Pattern
Do one of the following:
• Select the Step Sequencer clip that you wish to edit in the Step
Sequencer and select Views-Step Sequencer.
• Double-click the Step Sequencer clip.
The Step Sequencer window appears.
Note: A step sequencer clip can only be edited in the Step Sequencer view
and not in any other MIDI editing views.
To Open the Step Sequencer
1. Do one of the following:
• To edit an existing pattern—Select the Step Sequencer clip that
you wish to edit in the Step Sequencer.
• To create a new pattern—Click the MIDI track in which you want
to create the new pattern. The track then becomes the active track.
Make sure that no MIDI clips are selected.
2. Do one of the following:
•Select Views-Step Sequencer.
• Press Alt+Shift+5.
The Step Sequencer window appears.
Note 1: You can also open an existing pattern in the Step Sequencer by
double-clicking an existing Step Sequencer clip.
Note 2: The Views-Step Sequencer command is disabled if multiple Step
Sequencer clips are selected.
To Reorder a Row
1. Click the background area for the row that you wish to reorder and keep
the mouse button pressed.
Tip: the easiest area to click is to the left of the note name.
2. Drag the mouse up or down to reorder the row.
The row is outlined in order to show its current position. The yellow
outline indicates the row that will be dragged and the red outline
indicates where it will go when you release the mouse button.
3. Release the mouse button when the row has been moved to the
desired position.