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To Choose a Recording Mode
• Select a mode from the dropdown list in the Record toolbar.
Or
• Choose Transport-Record Options or click to display the Record Options
dialog box, then select the desired mode.
SONAR saves your recording options with each project, so you can save a different
recording mode with each of your projects.
Choosing an Input
To record into a track, you must choose an input for the music or sound to be
recorded. Usually, you choose All Inputs - Omni to record material from a MIDI
instrument, or the left or right channel of a digital audio device (such as a sound
card) to record audio material, or stereo if you want to record stereo audio in a
single track. The input for each track is displayed in the track’s Input field and at
the top of each module in the Console view.
When you choose All Inputs - Omni as the input for a track, SONAR merges
material from all MIDI inputs and instruments. This means you don’t have to
worry about input, channel, or other MIDI settings. Sometimes, you may want to
record different MIDI channels into different tracks. To learn how to do this, see
“Recording Specific Ports and Channels” on page 192.
While each track can have a different input, it is also possible for several tracks to
have the same input.
To Choose a MIDI Input in the Track View
1. Click the dropdown arrow of an Input field of a MIDI track (an Input field has
this icon to the left of it: ).
A dropdown menu of MIDI inputs appears.
2. Choose an input from the following:
• None—this option actually sets the Input field to Omni: with this setting
the track will record any MIDI input coming in on any enabled port (MIDI
interface input driver) on any channel.
• All Inputs-(MIDI Omni or MIDI ch 1-16)—with this setting the track
will record any MIDI input coming in on any enabled port (MIDI interface
input driver) on any channel, unless you choose a particular MIDI
channel instead of MIDI Omni. Then the track will only record input
that’s on the MIDI channel you chose.
•(name of MIDI input driver)-(MIDI Omni or MIDI ch 1-16)—
choosing this option causes the track to record any MIDI channel coming
from the named MIDI interface input driver, unless you choose a
particular MIDI channel instead of MIDI Omni. Then the track will only
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