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If you are creating a new project that will contain only audio material (no MIDI
material), you do not need to set the meter and key signature.
The key signature controls how SONAR displays notes in the Staff view, the Event
List view, and elsewhere. The meter tells SONAR the number of beats per measure
and the note value of each beat. Common meters include:
• 2/4 (two beats per measure, each quarter note gets a beat)
• 4/4 (four beats per measure, each quarter note gets a beat)
• 3/4 (three beats per measure, each quarter note gets a beat)
• 6/8 (six beats per measure, each eighth note gets a beat)
The top number of a meter, the number of beats per measure, can be from 1
through 99. The bottom number of a meter is the value of each beat. You can pick
from a list of values ranging from a whole note to a thirty-second note.
The meter determines the following:
• Where the metronome accents are placed
• How the Now time is displayed
• How the Staff view is drawn
• How grid lines are displayed in the Piano Roll view
To Set the Meter and Key Signature
1. Display the Views toolbar by choosing View-Toolbars-Views.
2. Select Insert-Meter/Key Change.
3. Click on the View toolbar to open the Meter/Key view.
4. Select the first (and only) meter/key change in the list.
5. Click to open the Meter/Key Signature dialog box.
Note:
Groove clips do not follow your project’s key. Groove clips follow the
project pitch in the Markers toolbar and pitch markers in the Time
Ruler. For more information, see “Working with Groove Clips” on page
260.
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