Reference Guide

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Step Sequencer view
View reference
To show or hide the Track List pane, click the Piano Roll view View menu and choose Show/Hide
Track Pane. The Track List pane is home to a list of all tracks currently displayed in the Piano Roll
view. The track numbers and names appear in the Track List pane. Click the button again to hide the
Track List pane.
For more information, see “The Piano Roll view” on page 677.
See:
“Working with multiple tracks in the Piano Roll view” on page 680
See also:
“Piano Roll view” on page 1798
“Piano Roll view menu” on page 1799
“Note Map pane” on page 1800
“Drum Grid pane” on page 1801
“Notes pane” on page 1802
“Controller pane” on page 1802
Step Sequencer view
The Step Sequencer makes it easy to compose patterns using a grid, where each cell (step)
represents a note. You create patterns by clicking the cells in the grid to turn notes on or off, or by
using step recording.
Many step sequencers use a Piano Roll grid-style interface. SONAR already has a very powerful
Piano Roll view with similar MIDI editing functionality, so the purpose of the Step Sequencer is to
provide a very different method for working with patterns.
The Step Sequencer is ideally suited for drum programming.
See:
“Step sequencer interface” on page 1804
“Working with rows” on page 1815
“Working with steps” on page 1817
“Working with Controller events” on page 1824
“Working with patterns” on page 1827
“Working with Step Sequencer clips” on page 1830
“Keyboard shortcuts” on page 1813
“Using the Step Sequencer with drum maps” on page 1829