Reference Guide

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Editing MIDI Events and Continuous Controllers (CC)
Searching for Events
To Search for an Event
1. Choose Go > Search to display the Event Filter dialog box.
2. Set up the event filter to find the events you want.
3. Click OK.
SONAR finds the next event that meets the criteria and sets the Now time to the start time of that
event. To find the next occurrence, press F3 or choose Go > Search Again.
Selecting Events
The Edit > Select > By Filter command is used to refine a selection by applying an event filter to an
initial selection. You can use this command any number of times to refine the selection even further.
Before using this command, use any of the selection commands and tools to create an initial set of
selected event. You can use the Edit > Select > All command to select all events in the current
view.
The Track view cannot display individual selected events. As a result, the Edit > Select > By Filter
command will not necessarily change the appearance of the Track view. SONAR applies the event
filter rule, but the change is not visible. However, once you change the selection in any way (for
example, by clicking on a track number or by clicking in the Time Ruler), the effects of the event filter
are erased. If you want to use the filter, you must choose Edit > Select > By Filter again and click
OK to use the same filter values.
To Select Events Using the Event Filter
1. First, select an initial set of tracks, clips, or events.
2. Choose Edit > Select > By Filter to display the Event Filter dialog box.
3. Set up the event filter to find the events you want.
4. Click OK.
SONAR searches the currently selected events and weeds out those that do not meet the
requirements of the event filter.
Example: Splitting Left-Hand and Right-Hand Parts
Suppose you recorded a keyboard riff on Track 1 but want to split the left and right hands apart into
separate tracks so you can edit them separately. Suppose that all the right-hand notes are above
C4. Here’s how to proceed:
1. Select all of Track 1 by clicking on the track number in the Track view.
2. Choose Edit > Select > By Filter to display the Event Filter dialog box.
3. Click the None button to clear the dialog box.
Note: The shading of a clip in the Track view indicates how many of the events in the clip are
selected. If the clip is shown in solid black, all events in the clip are selected. If a portion of a clip
is shown in medium gray, all the events in that time range are selected. If the clip is shown in
light gray, only some of the events in the shaded time range are selected.