Reference Guide

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Working with Loops and Groove Clips
Working Groove Clip audio
•Pan
•Pitch
To Preview a Groove Clip Slice
1. Double-click on a clip to open the Loop Construction view.
2. Click the Enable Slice Auto-preview button.
3. Click a slice to hear it.
To Adjust a Groove Clip Slice Gain
1. In the Loop Construction view, select the slice on which you want to adjust the gain.
2. In the Slice Gain field, click the Plus or Minus buttons to change the gain value.
Or
Click between the plus and minus keys until the cursor becomes a double arrow and drag up to
increase the value or down to decrease the value.
To Adjust a Groove Clip Slice Pan
1. In the Loop Construction view, select the slice on which you want to adjust the pan.
2. In the Slice Pan field, click the Plus or Minus buttons to change the pan value. Negative is Left
pan and positive is right pan.
To Adjust a Groove Clip Slice Pitch (Half Steps)
1. In the Loop Construction view, select the slice on which you want to adjust the pitch.
2. In the first Slice Pitch field, click the Plus or Minus buttons to change the pitch value.
To Adjust a Groove Clip Slice Pitch (Cents)
1. In the Loop Construction view, select the slice on which you want to adjust the pitch.
2. In the second Slice Pitch field, click the Plus or Minus buttons to change the pitch value.
To Adjust Slice Gain, Pan and Pitch Using Slice Envelopes
You can change an envelope’s gain, pan and/or pitch settings by dragging the envelope up or down
in that slice.
Saving Groove Clips as Wave Files/ACIDized Wave Files
Once you have created a Groove clip in SONAR, you can save the clip as a Groove Clip/Wave file,
compatible with ACIDized wave files.
To Save a Groove Clip as a Riff Wave File/ACIDized Wave File
1. If you have not already done so, create a Groove clip. See “Creating and Editing Groove Clips” on
page 421.
2. In the Loop Construction view, click the Save icon.