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Step Sequencer View
To step record a pattern
To create a brand new pattern
1. Click the MIDI track in which you want to create the new pattern. The MIDI track then becomes
the active track. Make sure that no MIDI clips are selected.
2. Select Views > Step Sequencer.
The Step Sequencer window appears and SONAR creates a new Step Sequencer clip in the active
track.
By default, each row is assigned to the track’s output.
To convert a MIDI clip to a Step Sequencer pattern
You can convert any existing MIDI clip into a step sequencer pattern. For details, see To convert a
MIDI clip(s) to a Step Sequencer clip(s).
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.
To save a pattern
Do one of the following:
• Click the Options button and select Save Pattern As from the pop-up menu.
• Right-click in the Step Sequencer toolbar and select Save Pattern from the pop-up menu.
• Press CTRL+ALT+S.
To specify the default folder for patterns:
1. On the Tools menu, click Global Options and then click the Folders tab.
2. Specify the folder location for Step Sequences.
Note: You can also create a new Step Sequencer clip by clicking the Step Sequencer button
on a software instrument’s property page. Doing so creates a new Step Sequencer clip on the
first MIDI track or on the Instrument track that corresponds to the software instrument, and the
Step Sequencer view opens.
Note: A step sequencer clip can only be edited in the Step Sequencer view and not in any other
MIDI editing views.