Reference Guide

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Automation
Automation methods
6. Release the mouse button when done. The shape you selected appears, repeating according to
the Snap to Grid setting.
To draw MIDI continuous controller envelopes
1. Click the track’s Edit Filter control, point to Track Automation and choose MIDI to open the MIDI
Envelope dialog.
2. Specify the desired MIDI envelope parameter settings:
• In the Type field, choose what kind of MIDI event you want to control with your envelope.
• In the Value field, choose the name of the controller you want to edit.
• In the Channel field, choose the MIDI channel that you want the envelope to send data on.
• Click OK to close the MIDI Envelope dialog,
SONAR creates the envelope you chose.
3. With the Freehand tool , drag to insert envelope nodes and segments.
Tip:
• To halve the cycle frequency (for example, if snap resolution = quarter note, make each
cycle a half note), hold down the ALT key while you draw.
• To double the cycle frequency (for example, if snap resolution = quarter note, make each
cycle an eighth note), hold down the CTRL key while you draw.
• To invert the phase of the pattern, drag the cursor below the zero-line/center (where you
initially clicked to start the pattern).
Note: MIDI envelopes you create in the Piano Roll Notes pane and MIDI envelopes you create
in the Track view Clips pane are actually separate envelopes, even if they control the same
parameter. Both kinds of envelopes are visible in the Clips pane, and should generally not be
used to control the same parameter. You can convert Piano Roll view envelopes to Track view
envelopes by selecting the time range and tracks that the Piano Roll envelopes occupy, then
use the Track view Clips > Convert MIDI Controllers To Envelopes command.