User's Guide

SONAR basics

Figure 7. The Console view

A. Audio module B. MIDI module C. MIDI velocity D. Bus out E. Main out F. Show/hide strip controls buttons

G. Widen all strips H. Show/hide for tracks, buses, mains

As in the Track view, you can change track settings or record new music or sound in the Console

view. You may choose to use one view or the other, or the choice you make may depend on which

project you are working on.

Other views

SONAR has a number of other views you can use to display and work on your project. To display

these views, select one or more tracks, by CTRL-clicking their track numbers and:

• Click the icon for the view in the Views toolbar

• Choose the view you want from the View menu

The Piano Roll view : shows the notes from a MIDI track or tracks as they would appear on a

player-piano roll. You can move the notes around, make them longer or shorter, and change their

pitches by just dragging them with the mouse. You can also use the Piano Roll view to display and

edit MIDI velocity, controllers, and other types of information. The Piano Roll view also contains the

Drum Editor, which allows you to “paint” drum patterns using the Pattern Brush tool and play

different drum modules from a single track.

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