CAKEWALK SONAR - Using Loops

Using Loops
Loops are short digital audio clips which are often designed to be repeated over
and over or “looped,” although some loops, called one-shots, are intended to play
just once. Groove clips, often used as loops, are digital audio clips that “know” their
tempo and pitch information. Groove clips automatically respond to changes in a
project’s tempo and can have their root note pitch adjusted using pitch markers. In
SONAR, you can import ACID™ loops, or digital audio clips and convert them to
Groove clips. You can also record your own audio and create Groove clips. To
download more Groove clips and loops, visit www.cakewalk.com.
In This Chapter
The Loop Construction View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
The Loop Explorer View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Working with Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Working with Groove Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
MIDI Groove Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Importing Project5 Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Note:
Groove clips and ACIDized loops are loaded into RAM, and can take
up a lot of memory. Once they’re loaded though, copying them does
not increase the amount of memory they take up.
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