Reference Guide

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Menu Reference
Process > Fit Improvisation
Process > Fit Improvisation
SONAR lets you record music from a MIDI controller without requiring that you use a fixed tempo.
But if you record without using a metronome, you are very likely to end up with a recording that does
not fit onto a fixed tempo grid.
The Process > Fit Improvisation command lets you take a recording and create a tempo map (with
measure and beat boundaries) that fits what you played. Your performance is not changed in any
way, even thought the note start times and durations are adjusted to fit the new tempo map.
To use this command, you must record a "reference track" containing a single clip that matches your
original track or tracks, but has only a single note on each beat boundary. You should make sure that
the reference track has one event for every single beat, with no extra beats or missing beats. The
first beat of the reference track should be at 1:01:000. You can use any editing command to adjust
the reference track.
See also;
To Fit Tempos to an Improvisation
Views > Piano Roll
Open the Piano Roll view with the Views > Piano Roll command, or by clicking the Piano Roll view
button in the Views toolbar. The Piano Roll view displays all MIDI notes and events from one or
more tracks in a grid format that looks much like a player piano roll. Notes are displayed as
horizontal bars, and drum notes as diamonds. Pitch runs from bottom to top, with the left vertical
margin indicating the pitches as piano keys or note names. Time is displayed running left to right
with vertical measure and beat boundaries. The Piano Roll view makes it easy to add, edit, and
delete notes and controller data from a track.
See also:
The Piano Roll View
Views > Step Sequencer
Open the Step Sequencer by using the Views > Step Sequencer command or by double-clicking on
a Step Sequencer clip.
If an existing Step Sequencer clip is selected, the Views > Step Sequencer command will open the
selected Step Sequencer clip. If no Step Sequencer slip is selected, the Views > Step Sequencer
command will create a new Step Sequencer clip.
The Views > Step Sequencer command is disabled if multiple Step Sequencer clips are selected.