CAKEWALK SONAR - Recording Specific Ports and Channels

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6. Press the Spacebar, period, or the letter r to indicate a beat on which there is a
rest.
7. When the pattern is complete, click elsewhere in the dialog box.
8. Step record as before.
From now on, after you record each step, SONAR automatically advances past all
rests to the next step on which notes will be played. To stop pattern-based step
recording, simply delete the pattern from the Pattern box.
Recording Specific Ports and Channels
Most MIDI instruments are capable of sending information on several different
channels at once. By default, SONAR merges all incoming MIDI data and records
it on whatever MIDI tracks are armed. However, SONAR also allows you to control
which MIDI input ports and channels each track will record. Here are some
examples of when this feature might be useful:
• There are several performers, each playing a different MIDI instrument. By
setting each instrument to transmit MIDI on a different channel and/or port,
you can record each player’s performance into a separate track, even though
they are all playing at the same time.
• You are using a MIDI guitar controller and want to record the notes played on
each string on a separate track.
• Your electronic keyboard has a built-in auto accompaniment feature that
plays a drum part and an accompaniment while you play lead. You want to
record each of these three parts into a different track in a SONAR project.
• You have a MIDI sequence stored on your synthesizer’s built-in sequencer, and
you want to record each channel onto a different track. Note: You can use
external MIDI synchronization to automate the process of loading
multichannel sequences from other MIDI devices. For more information, see
Synchronizing Your Gear.
You can choose MIDI inputs for a track by using either the Inputs field on each
individual track, or by using the Track-Property-Inputs command to display the
Track Inputs dialog box.
SONAR allows you to filter MIDI input so that you can record only certain kinds of
MIDI data (see “Input Filtering” on page 194), and also allows you to
automatically turn off the Local On setting of your master keyboard.