Reference Guide
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Working with Loops and Groove Clips
Importing Project5 Patterns
SONAR exports the MIDI Groove clip, which contains the information displayed in the Clip
Properties dialog, on the Groove-Clips tab, except for the Pitch (semitones) field, which does not
get exported.
To Export a MIDI Groove Clip with Drag and Drop
• Drag the MIDI Groove clip that you want to export to the folder in the Windows Explorer where
you want to keep it.
To Import MIDI Groove Clips with the File Command
1. Move the Now Time to the place where you want to import the clip.
2. Highlight the track you want to import the clip into.
3. Use the File > Import > MIDI command.
The Import MIDI dialog appears,
4. to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips. Make sure that the Files of Type field is set to
MIDI File.
5. Highlight the file you want to import—the File Info field displays the file’s MIDI Groove clip data, if
any.
6. If you want to preview (listen to) the highlighted file, click the Play button in the Import MIDI
dialog. When you decide to import the highlighted file, click the Open button.
To Import MIDI Groove Clips from the Media Browser View
1. Make sure that the Snap-to-Grid setting is appropriate for what you want to do.
2. If the Media Browser view is not open, use the Views > Media Browser command to display it.
3. to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.
4. Do either of the following:
• Drag the file you want to the track and time where you want it.
• Move the Now Time to the place where you want to import the file, highlight the track you want
to import the file into, and double-click the file.
To Import a MIDI Groove Clip with Drag and Drop
1. Make sure that the Snap-to-Grid setting is appropriate for what you want to do.
2. In the Windows Explorer, navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.
3. Drag the MIDI Groove clip to the track and time where you want it to go.
Importing Project5 Patterns
Project5 is Cakewalk’s pattern-based soft synth work station that has its own library (pattern bin) full
of MIDI and audio patterns, stored on disk. If you have Project5 MIDI patterns on your hard disk, you
can import them directly into SONAR.