Reference Guide

Recording
You can add sound or music to a SONAR project in many different ways. You can record your own
material using a MIDI-equipped instrument, use a microphone or another audio input to record digital
audio information, or import sound or music data from an existing digital data file. With the Input
monitoring feature, you can hear your audio instruments exactly how they sound in SONAR,
including any plug-in effects (effects are not recorded, however). When you record audio or MIDI
tracks, SONAR displays a wave preview of your recorded data as you record it.
You can also input new material using your computer keyboard or mouse using the Piano Roll view,
the Staff view, or the Event List view. For more information about entering music using these views,
see “The Staff view” on page 1072, “The Piano Roll view” on page 677, and “The Event List view” on
page 742.
See:
“Creating a new project” on page 250
“Preparing to record” on page 260
“Recording music from a MIDI instrument” on page 266
“Input quantizing” on page 267
“Arpeggiator” on page 269
“Recording audio” on page 275
“Confidence recording and waveform preview” on page 277
“Input monitoring” on page 278
“Loop recording” on page 285
“Punch recording” on page 288
“Step recording” on page 291
“Recording specific ports and channels” on page 299
“Importing music and sound” on page 301
“Saving your work” on page 307