Reference Guide

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MIDI effects (MIDI plug-ins)
Editing MIDI events and continuous controllers (CC)
To apply the Arpeggiator to MIDI data
1. Select the data to be affected.
2. Right-click the selected clip(s) and choose Process Effect > MIDI Effects > Cakewalk FX >
Arpeggiator on the pop-up menu.
3. Set the arpeggiator parameters, as described in the table above.
4. Click OK.
SONAR applies the specified arpeggio effect to the selected data.
Analyzing chords
Figure 229. MFX Chord Analyzer
The Chord Analyzer command analyzes chords. You select the notes to be analyzed in one of
SONAR’s windows, then open the Chord analyzer and press the Audition button. The chord
appears on the MIDI display and the staff, and its name with possible alternatives appears in the
Chords recognized box.
You can play the notes on your MIDI input device and have the Chord Analyzer identify the chords in
real time. You do not have to set to playback.
You can open the Chord Analyzer in the Track and Console views, press Playback and have the
Chord Analyzer identify the chords in real time.
Use chord control The chord you specify. Checked specifies that the arpeggiator infers the chord
from the notes played in the range. It identifies the chord in the Chord
recognized box and uses it to play arpeggios for notes outside the range.
Lowest note The MIDI number of the lowest note the arpeggiator uses for chord
recognition (0 to 126).
Span (Notes) The number of half-steps in the range. Numbers run from 1 to 127.
Chord recognized The chord the Arpeggiator recognizes and plays.
Parameter/Option Meaning
Table 142.