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5. Use the following fields to configure your pattern:
6. Click Audition if you want to hear how the quantization will sound; press Stop
to stop auditioning the change.
7. Make adjustments as necessary.
8. Optionally, type a name in the preset field (located at the top of the dialog box)
and click the Save button to save your settings.
9. Click OK when you are done.
SONAR quantizes the selected MIDI information and audio clips. You can use
Undo to restore the material to its original state. If you saved your settings, you
can apply them to any pattern you want by selecting the pattern and choosing a
preset from the preset field. To delete a group of settings, select the group from the
preset field and click the Delete button.
Defining a Groove
To use the groove quantize feature, you must create or choose a small snippet of
music—the groove pattern—for SONAR to use as the timing and accent reference.
You can use either of the following:
• A track, clip, or portion of a clip stored on the Windows clipboard
• A groove stored in a SONAR groove file
Any MIDI data that you place onto the Windows clipboard can be used as a groove
pattern. With a carefully defined groove pattern, you can give an old project an
Setting… What to do…
Resolution Choose a note size or enter the number
of clock ticks
Window Sensitivity Enter the window sensitivity value
(percentage)
If Outside Window Choose what should happen to events
outside the window
Only Notes, Lyrics and Audio Check to prevent MIDI controller,
aftertouch, and xRPN data from being
adjusted
Stretch Audio Check to stretch audio clips to adjust
their duration
Strength Use the sliders or enter values for Note
strength, Duration strength, and
Velocity strength