Reference Guide

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Controlling Playback
Changing track settings
Note that a single MIDI channel can only play one patch at a time on each instrument assigned to
that channel. Therefore, if two or more MIDI tracks are set to the same output and channel but have
different bank and patch settings, the patch of the highest-numbered track will be used for all the
tracks.
In some projects you want the sound played by a track to change while playback is in progress. You
can accomplish this using the Insert > Bank/Patch Change command. When you start playback in
the middle of a project, SONAR searches back through the track to find the correct patch to use—
either the initial bank and patch or the most recent bank/patch change. Note that the Track view only
shows the initial bank and patch, even while a different bank and patch are being played back. The
only way to see and edit a bank/patch change is in the Event List view. For more information, see the
online help topic “The Event List View” on page 512.
To assign an initial bank and patch to a track
1. Right-click on the Track titlebar (the top of the track which contains the track name) and select
Track Properties.
The Track Properties dialog box appears.
2. In the Track Properties dialog box, choose the desired bank and patch from the drop-down lists.
3. To search for a patch containing specific text, click the Patch Browser button to the right of the
drop-down lists. You can also open the Patch Browser by right-clicking a bank or patch control in
the Track or Console views.
4. Click OK.
Another way to assign a patch to a track
1. Select the patch you want from the Patch drop-down.
To change the bank and patch settings for more than one track at a time, select the tracks you want
to change and choose Tracks > Property > Bank or Tracks > Property > Patch.
To insert a bank/patch change
1. Highlight the track whose bank and patch you want to change by clicking on the track number.
2. Set the Now time to the time at which you want the change to occur.
3. Choose Insert > Bank/Patch Change to display the Bank/Patch Change dialog box.
4. Choose a bank and patch from the lists.
5. Click OK.
SONAR inserts a change in bank and patch. When you play back the project, the initial bank and
patch shown in the Track view will be used to the point at which the bank/patch change takes place.
You can remove a bank/patch change in the Event List view.
Tip: If your bank name is too long to fit in the Bank field, hold your cursor over the bank name. A
tooltip appears with the complete bank name.