Reference Guide

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Working with Percussion
Notation and Lyrics
5. Click OK to close the Percussion Notation Key dialog box.
6. Click Close to close the Staff View Layout dialog box.
The Staff view shows the percussion clef with the note bindings and noteheads you assigned.
Ghost Strokes
In percussion notation, parentheses around a note mean that it is a ghost stroke, played very lightly
and barely heard. SONAR supports ghost strokes by displaying parentheses around any percussion
note event with velocity less than 32 (a fixed, arbitrary threshold). If necessary, you can adjust the
Vel+ parameter of the track and the velocities of the individual notes to effectively move this
threshold without changing the way the note sounds.
The picture below shows two tracks displaying ghost strokes:
Remove a binding Select the percussion sound in the MIDI Note list, then click Unbind.
Unbound notes are displayed in the default position.
Load a preset Select the preset from the Preset list.
Save your settings as a preset
Click the Save button and enter a preset name.
Clear all bindings Click Zap All.
Select notes in the note lists with a
MIDI keyboard
Click in the MIDI Note or Display As list, then strike a key on your
keyboard.
To do this Do this
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