Reference Guide

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MIDI Groove Clips
Working with loops and Groove Clips
To transpose a MIDI Groove Clip with pitch markers
Use the same method you use for audio Groove clips: see “Using pitch markers in the Track view”
on page 644.
See also:
“Exporting and importing MIDI Groove clips” on page 649
Exporting and importing MIDI Groove clips
You can not export MIDI Groove clips by saving your project as a Standard MIDI File—Standard
MIDI Files do not contain MIDI Groove clip data, such as transposition value, etc. When you import
MIDI Groove clips, you can preview them in the Import MIDI dialog.
There are two methods for exporting MIDI Groove clips:
•Using the File > Export > MIDI Groove Clip command
• Dragging a MIDI Groove clip from SONAR to the Windows Explorer
There are three methods for importing MIDI Groove clips:
•Using the File > Import > MIDI command
• Using the Media Browser view
• Dragging a MIDI Groove clip from the Windows Explorer to a MIDI track in SONAR
For step-by-step information, see the following procedures:
To export MIDI Groove Clips with the File command
1. Highlight the MIDI Groove clip that you want to export.
2. Use the File > Export > MIDI Groove Clip command.
The Export MIDI dialog appears.
3. Navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.
4. Type a name for the clip in the File Name field.
5. Click the Save button.
SONAR exports the MIDI Groove clip, which contains the information displayed in the Clip
Inspector’s Groove Clip section, except for the Pitch (semitones) field, which does not get
exported.
To export a MIDI Groove Clip with drag and drop
• Drag the MIDI Groove clip that you want to export to the folder in the Windows Explorer where
you want to keep it.