Reference Guide

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Editing MIDI Events and Continuous Controllers (CC)
Selecting and Editing Events
command to delete the area that you select. Portions of MIDI clips may have no data in them:
they have boundaries but no dark lines inside—if that’s the case, use the following method.
• If there is no data in the area you want to delete, you can simply drag any clips that come after the
empty area to their proper destinations. You can also use this method if there is data in the area
you want to delete—you just have to choose whether you want to replace the data in the deleted
area, blend it with the data you’re moving, or slide it over to make room.
To delete time when there is audio or MIDI data in the area you want to delete:
1. In the Track view, select the track(s) you want to delete measures or time from by doing one of the
following:
• Select a single track by clicking the track number.
• Select multiple tracks by CTRL-clicking the track numbers.
2. Set the Snap to Grid value to the unit of time you want to delete. For example, if you want to
delete whole measures, set the Snap to Grid value to a whole measure.
3. In the Clips pane, select the measures or time you want to delete by dragging in the Time Ruler
located just above the first track.
4. Select Edit > Delete.
The Delete dialog box appears.
5. Click the following check boxes:
• Events in Tracks
• Delete Hole. If you want the data that comes after the hole to retain its same placement in a
measure, check the Shift by Whole Measures option.
6. Click any of the other options you want to delete.
7. Click OK.
SONAR deletes the time or measures you selected.
To delete time when there is no audio or MIDI data in the area you want to delete (or if there is data,
but you like to drag and drop):
1. Set the Snap to Grid value to the unit of time you want to delete. For example, if you want to
delete whole measures, set the Snap to Grid value to a whole measure.
2. In the Track view, select the clips you want to move.
3. Drag one of the selected clips to its proper destination—the Drag and Drop Options dialog box
appears.
4. Choose options and click OK.
All the selected clips move by the amount that you dragged the mouse.
Stretching and Shrinking Events
The Process > Length and Process > Fit to Time commands can be used to stretch or shrink a
portion of a project. Process > Length lets you stretch or shrink the selection by a fixed percentage