Reference Guide

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MIDI effects (MIDI plug-ins)
Editing MIDI events and continuous controllers (CC)
MIDI effects (MIDI plug-ins)
SONAR provides the ability to use plug-in MIDI effects. Using plug-in effects is similar to using the
MIDI processing commands off-line. The overall procedure is as follows:
• Select the MIDI data to be affected.
• Right-click the selected clip(s) and choose Process Effect > MIDI Effects on the pop-up menu.
• Set effect parameters (or select a preset if you’ve made one for this purpose).
• Click Audition to preview the music with the effect applied.
• Click OK to apply the effect to the selected MIDI data.
If you're not happy with the result, choose Edit > Undo before doing any additional work.
MIDI effects can be applied to whole or partial clips. For example, you can apply an echo to just one
note.
MIDI effects can also be applied to MIDI tracks in real time (during playback) in the Track view, Track
Inspector and Console views. Unlike any of the processing described so far, using effects in real
time is non-destructive. This means that the MIDI data itself is not modified.
SONAR includes the following MIDI plug-ins:
• Arpeggiator
• Chord Analyzer
• Echo/Delay
• Event Filter
• Quantize
• Transpose
•Velocity
See:
“MIDI effects presets” on page 750
“Quantizing” on page 750
“Adding Echo/Delay” on page 751
“Filtering events” on page 752
“Adding Arpeggio” on page 753
Note: Offline effects may cause your MIDI events to grow in size. For example, when you apply
echo, the clip may need to grow to accommodate the tail end of the echo.