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Track Inspector overview
Inspectors
• Normal. Use for instruments that respond to Controller 0 or Controller 32 bank select
messages.
• Controller 0 only. Use for instruments that only respond to Controller 0 bank select
messages.
• Controller 32 only. Use for instruments that only respond to Controller 32 bank select
messages.
• Patch 100...127. Use for instruments that let you change banks by sending patch changes
between 100 and 127.
For more information about Bank Select Methods, see “Assigning the Bank Select method” on
page 1054.
Snap to Scale section
• Snap to Scale On/Off. Enables/disables Snap to Scale on the selected track.
• Scale. Displays current scale for Snap to Scale feature. The drop-down menu contains the
following options:
• <scale categories>. The pre-installed scales are organized into categories such as Diatonic,
Pentatonic, Exotic, etc. Point to the desired category and select a scale from the submenu.
• Custom User Scales. This submenu lists all custom scales you have created.
• Scale Manager. Select Scale Manager to create new scales or edit existing scales. See “To
create a scale” on page 709 and “To edit or delete a scale” on page 710.
• Root Note. Use this field to specify the root note of the selected scale.
• Settings. Use this field to specify how you want SONAR to handle non-scale notes in the Piano
Roll view when Snap to Scale is enabled.
• Next, Higher Note. SONAR moves any non-scale note that you move to the next higher note
in the selected scale.
• Previous, Lower Note. SONAR moves any non-scale note that you move to the previous,
lower note in the selected scale.
• Nearest Note. SONAR moves any non-scale note that you move to the note that is closest in
pitch in the selected scale.
For more information about Snap to Scale, see “Snap to Scale” on page 708.
Input Quantize section
• Input Quantize On/Off. Enables/disables Input Quantize on the selected track.
• Preset. Save or select settings that you use often in the drop-down menu. To save a new group
of settings, click the Preset list and choose Quantize Settings to open the Input Quantize
dialog, then type a name in the Preset field and click the Save button. To delete a group, select it
and click the Delete button. The Input Quantize dialog contains the following settings:
• Resolution. Set the note resolution in either standard note duration or tick value. The
resolution determines the size note or time value that you want your MIDI data to conform to.
• Start Times. Select this option to quantize MIDI event start times.