Reference Guide

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Working with Loops and Groove Clips

MIDI Groove Clips

• You can edit individual repetitions without altering any other copies (unlike audio Groove clips).

• All new repetitions are based on the first clip (just like audio Groove clips). However, if you split a

repetition from its original source clip, the repetition becomes independent: if you copy this clip,

SONAR treats it as an original clip.

• You can import MIDI Groove clips from the Import MIDI dialog, the Media Browser view, and by

dragging and dropping from the Windows Explorer.

• You can preview MIDI Groove clips in the Import MIDI dialog.

• You can edit MIDI Groove clips wherever you can edit regular MIDI clips.

For step-by-step information, see the following procedures, and also “Exporting, and Importing MIDI

Groove Clips” on page 429.

To Enable or Disable a MIDI Clip’s Groove Clip Function

To Create Repetitions of a MIDI Groove Clip

To Transpose a MIDI Groove Clip

To Transpose a MIDI Groove Clip with Pitch Markers

To Enable or Disable a MIDI Clip’s Groove Clip Function

• Select the clip and press CTRL+L.

• Select the clip and use the Edit > Groove Clip Looping command.

• Right-click the clip and choose Groove Clip Looping from the pop-up menu.

A MIDI clip that has its Groove clip feature activated appears with beveled edges in the Clips pane.

To Create Repetitions of a MIDI Groove Clip

1. Set the Snap value if you want the clip to repeat at precise time boundaries.

2. Move the cursor over the end or beginning of the clip until the cursor looks like this .When the

cursor changes, click the end or beginning of the clip and drag it to the right (if you are dragging

out from the end) or left (if you are dragging from the beginning).

The clip repeats itself until you stop dragging.

To Transpose a MIDI Groove Clip

1. Select the MIDI Groove clip.

2. Hold down the ALT key, and press the + or - key on your computer keyboard to raise or lower the

clip’s pitches a half-step at a time. You don’t have to stop playback.

Note: If you then roll the edge of your MIDI Groove clip back over the area you edited, you will

lose your edits.