Reference Guide

Recording
You can add sound or music to a SONAR project in many different ways. You can record your own
material using a MIDI-equipped instrument, use a microphone or another audio input to record
digital audio information, or import sound or music data from an existing digital data file. With the
Input monitoring feature, you can hear your audio instruments exactly how they sound in SONAR,
including any plug-in effects (effects are not recorded, however). When you record audio or MIDI
tracks, SONAR displays a wave preview of your recorded data as you record it.
You can also input new material using your computer keyboard or mouse using the Piano Roll view,
the Staff view, or the Event List view. For more information about entering music using these views,
see the online help topics: “The Staff view” on page 1000, “The Piano Roll view” on page 655, and
“The Event List view” on page 718.
See:
“Creating a new project” on page 246
“Preparing to record” on page 255
“Recording music from a MIDI instrument” on page 261
“Input quantizing” on page 262
“Arpeggiator” on page 264
“Recording audio” on page 271
“Input monitoring” on page 275
“Loop recording” on page 281
“Punch recording” on page 283
“Step recording” on page 285
“Recording specific ports and channels” on page 293
“Importing music and sound” on page 296
“Saving your work” on page 302