Reference Guide

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Working with Groove Clip audio
Working with loops and Groove Clips
To create partial repetitions of a loop
1. Move the cursor over the end of the loop-enabled clip until the cursor looks like this .
2. When the cursor changes, click the end or beginning of the clip and drag it to the right (if you are
dragging out from the end) or left (if you are dragging from the beginning).
If the Snap to Grid button is on, you can create a partial loop as small as the Snap to Grid
setting allows. For example, if your Snap to Grid setting is set to quarter notes, you can create
partial repetitions as small as a quarter of a measure.
See:
“Using loops with the Browser” on page 656
“Working with Groove Clip audio” on page 659
“MIDI Groove Clips” on page 668
“Importing Project5 patterns” on page 672
Working with Groove Clip audio
Groove clips are .wav files that behave similarly to Sony Media Software’s ACIDized loops (SONAR
also has MIDI Groove clips—see “MIDI Groove Clips” on page 668). Groove clips contain
information about the audio content, including the original tempo, original reference pitch, number of
beats in the loop, and audio transient information.
See:
“How Groove Clips work in SONAR” on page 659
“Using Groove Clips” on page 660
“Creating and editing Groove Clips” on page 661
“Using pitch markers in the Track view” on page 665
“Working with REX files” on page 666
How Groove Clips work in SONAR
Groove clips have information saved within them which allow them to adjust to changes in tempo
and pitch. Groove clips can read a project’s tempo and tempo changes, and can adjust their root
note pitch when they read pitch markers. You can add pitch markers in the Track view’s Time Ruler
to transpose the Groove clip. As your project passes over a pitch marker, SONAR transposes your