CAKEWALK SONAR - Importing MIDI Files

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to paste all the material from the clipboard into a single destination track in the

target project.

You can also copy material from one project to another by displaying the Track

view for both projects side by side, then using drag-and-drop editing.

To Import Material from Another Project

1. Open the source project, or click in the Track view for that project.

2. In the Track view, select the material you want to import.

3. Choose Edit-Copy to display the Copy dialog box.

4. Make sure that Events in Tracks is checked. If you don’t want to import tempo

changes, meter/key changes, or markers, uncheck those options. Click OK.

5. Open the target project, or click in the Track view for that project.

6. Set the Now time and current track to indicate where the material should be

placed.

7. Choose Edit-Paste to display the Paste dialog box.

8. Check Paste to One Track if you want all material imported into the current

track (not recommended if you’re importing both MIDI and audio data).

9. Click OK.

SONAR imports the material and displays it in the Track view.

Importing MIDI Files

You can create a new SONAR project from a MIDI file simply by opening the file.

SONAR takes material from the file and places it into one or more tracks in the

Track view.

To Import Data from a MIDI File into a Project

1. Open the MIDI file as a new, separate project.

2. Choose Edit-Select-All.