Reference Guide

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Creating a new project
Recording
To Set the Meter and Key signature
1. Click the Views menu and choose Meter/Key.
2. Click to open the Meter/Key Signature dialog box.
The Meter/Key Signature dialog appears.
Figure 60. The Meter/Key Signature dialog
3. Enter the top and bottom meter values in the Beats per Measure and Beat Value fields.
4. Choose the key signature from the Key Signature list.
5. Click OK.
You can also set the meter and key signature in the Control Bar’s Transport module, or choose
Project > Insert Meter/Key Change.
Setting the Metronome and Tempo settings
The metronome counts off each beat in a measure, so you can hear the tempo of your project. You
can choose to have the metronome sound during recording, during playback, both, or turned off.
When you start recording, SONAR can play any number of beats or measures of metronome clicks
before recording begins. This can help you “get in the groove” before you start performing. These
beats or measures are called the count-in.
When you create a new project, you should set the metronome to play during the count-in and while
recording. If you are adding material to an existing project, you might only need the metronome for
the count-in.
You can customize the metronome sound to use audio or any note on a MIDI instrument. By default,
SONAR uses a hi-hat cymbal sound from a General MIDI drum kit for the MIDI metronome, but you
can change this setting to anything you like by changing the MIDI output, MIDI channel, and
duration. You can also choose the note and velocity (volume) to use for the first beat of each
measure and for all other beats. The metronome settings are stored separately with each project, so
you can use different settings for each one.