Reference Guide

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Editing MIDI Events and Continuous Controllers (CC)
Selecting and Editing Events
Shifting Events in Time
The Track view lets you move entire clips forward or backward in time by using drag and drop editing
or by changing the start time of selected clips. The Process > Slide command is slightly more
flexible—you can use it to shift individual events and markers (or selected events and markers)
either forward or backward in time. This has an effect that is similar to the Time+ parameter in the
Track view. However, the Process > Slide command modifies the time stored with each event, while
the Time+ parameter simply applies a temporary change during playback.
You can also use the Process > Slide command to move markers located within the selection. If
you have selected any locked markers, SONAR will ask whether they should slide, too.
To Shift Events in Time
1. Select the events and/or markers you want to shift.
2. Choose Process > Slide to display the Slide dialog box.
3. Check the types of event you want to slide (events and/or
markers).
4. Enter the number of measures, ticks, seconds, frames or samples to slide. Enter a negative
number to shift material earlier. Note that you cannot slide any event earlier than 1:01:000. For
example, if the current selection starts at 2:01:000, you cannot slide events earlier by more than
one measure.
5. Click OK when you are done.
SONAR shifts the selected events and/or markers. You can also use the Process > Nudge
command to move events. See “Nudge” on page 312 for more information.
Inserting Time or Measures into a Project
The Insert > Time/Measures command lets you insert any number of blank measures, ticks,
seconds, or frames into a project. You can insert the blank measures (or other period of time) into all
tracks or into one or more selected tracks. If you insert the blank time into the entire project, all
events in each track—markers, meter and key settings, and tempo changes—are shifted
automatically by default. If you insert the blank time into one or more selected tracks, only the events
in those tracks are shifted by default. You can always choose which types of events should be
shifted.
To Insert a Single Blank Measure into a Project
1. Press CTRL+SHIFT+A or select Edit > Select > None to make sure that no track or time range is
selected.
2. Set the Now time to the place where you want to insert the measure.
3. Choose Insert > Time/Measures to display the Insert Time/Measures dialog box.