Reference Guide

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Step recording

Recording

Figure 70. The Step Record - Advanced window

A. Randomize durations field B. Step pattern recording field C. Click to move insertion point by single beat

D. Click to move insertion point by single measure

To use basic step recording

1. Click the Record button and keep the button pressed for a bried moment until the pop-up

menu appears, then choose Step Record. The Record button changes to .

2. Click the Step Record button to open the Step Record dialog box.

3. Make sure that the Basic mode of the Step Record dialog box is displayed (the Adv. button will

be showing if the Basic mode is displayed; if the Bas. button is showing, click it).

4. Set the insertion point by doing one or more of the following:

• Click the Step Advance button to move the insertion point forward by the current step

size, or click the Step Backwards button to move the insertion point backward by the

current step size. SONAR displays the insertion point location in the Insertion point location

field (see Basic mode picture above).

• Drag the position slider left or right to move the insertion point one measure at a time.

• Type a location in MBT (Measure-Beat-Tick) format in the Insertion point location field.

5. Choose a step size by doing one of the following:

• For common step sizes, click one of the notehead icons to choose a step size as large as a

whole note or as small as a 64th note . You can increase the step size you choose by