Reference Guide

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Mixing MIDI
Mixing
The Volume fader displays the level from a scale of 0 (minimum) to 127 (maximum). The Pan knob
displays the pan value on a scale that ranges from 100% Left to 100% Right with center represented
by a C.
Converting MIDI to audio
The following options cover three basic MIDI setups:
• If your MIDI tracks play back through a soft synth, use either the File > Export > Audio or the
Track view Tracks > Bounce to Track(s) commands (see the procedures in “To export your soft
synth tracks as Wave, MP3, or other type files” on page 816, and “To convert your soft synth
tracks to new audio tracks” on page 815).
• If your MIDI tracks play back through your sound card’s synthesizer, see “To convert a sound
card’s synth tracks to a stereo audio track” on page 837.
• If your MIDI tracks play back through external MIDI modules, simply connect their analog outputs
to the inputs on your sound card, and record to new audio tracks.
To convert a sound card’s synth tracks to a stereo audio track
1. Pick a destination audio track and set the Input field to Stereo-(name of your sound card).
2. Arm the destination track.
3. Mute or archive any tracks that you don’t want to record to the destination track.
4. If SONAR’s metronome is set to use any software synth to produce a click, disable the recording
metronome. To do so, click the Record Metronome button in the Control Bar’s Transport
module, or go to Edit > Preferences > Project - Metronome and clear the Recording check
box.
5. Open your sound card's mixer device.
• Windows 7: Click the Windows Start button and go to Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Volume Control.
6. Open the sound card’s recording control window (the command is probably Options >
Properties > Adjust Volume For Recording) and make sure all check boxes below Adjust
Volume For Recording are selected.
Set the Volume level Adjust the Volume fader
Select the input Click the Input button and choose one from the list
Note: If you have more than one sound card installed, select the one that your synth uses as an
output.
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