Reference Guide

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Working Groove Clip audio

Working with Loops and Groove Clips

The Save As dialog appears.

3. Use the toolbar in the Save As dialog to navigate to the location where you want to save the file.

4. In the File name field, enter a name for the file.

5. Click the Save button.

To Drag and Drop a Groove Clip Into Another Application

You can drag and drop clips from SONAR to another application or to a directory in Windows. When

you drag a file from SONAR, the source file is copied and the copy is placed in the new directory or

application.

Using Pitch Markers in the Track View

Pitch markers change the pitch at which Groove clips sound. All Groove clips in SONAR that have

the Follow Project Pitch option enabled adjust their pitch as they encounter pitch markers in

SONAR. If there are no pitch markers, all Groove clips play at the default project pitch, unless the

Follow Project Pitch parameter is disabled.

A. Pitch marker: Groove clips with Follow Project Pitch enabled play with the Root Note transposed to C B. Time

Ruler C. Pitch marker: Groove clips with Follow Project Pitch enabled play with the Root Note transposed to D

To Enable a Clip’s Follow Project Pitch Option

1. Right-click the clip and choose Clip Properties from the pop-up menu.

The Clip Properties dialog appears.

2. On the Groove Clips tab, check the Follow Project Pitch check box.

3. Make sure that the Reference Note field is correct. When your project reaches a pitch marker,

SONAR transposes each groove clip that has the Follow Project Pitch option enabled by the

difference between the clip’s Reference Note and the current Project Pitch.

4. Click OK to close the dialog.

To Change Your Project’s Default Pitch

1. Display the Markers toolbar, if it’s not already displayed, by using the Views > Toolbars >

Markers command.

2. In the Default Groove-Clip Pitch drop-down menu at the right end of the toolbar, choose your

project’s default pitch.

SONAR transposes each groove clip that has the Follow Project Pitch option enabled by the

difference between the clip’s Reference Note and the current Project Pitch. Your project’s pitch