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To Record MIDI Input from a DXi’s Interface
1. If you want to be able to record on any armed MIDI track, make sure that the
Echo DXi Input to All MIDI Tracks option on the MIDI tab of the Global
Options dialog (Options-Global command) is enabled. Otherwise, you can
only record on a MIDI track whose Output field is set to the DXi you’re
recording from.
2. Arm one or more MIDI tracks.
3. Set the record mode (Transport-Record Options command). If you want to
record different knobs on different takes, use Sound on Sound mode.
4. Open the DXi’s interface and, if necessary, use its setup menu to enable
recording the DXi’s fader movements.
5. Move the Now time to the place where you want to record.
6. Click the Record button to start recording.
7. Move the DXi’s controls in the way you want them to move. Some or all of the
controls may not be capable of sending MIDI data to be recorded (only some
DXi’s of the DXi 2 format can do this).
8. Click the Stop button.
SONAR records the fader or knob movements. Check the Output fields of the MIDI
tracks you recorded into and play back the track.
To Automate a DXi’s Controls in the Track View
1. In a MIDI track that uses the DXi as an output, right-click in the Clips pane
and choose Envelopes-Create-MIDI from the popup menu.
The MIDI Envelope dialog box appears.
2. In the Type field, select Control, RPN, or NRPN.
3. In the Value field, click the drop-down arrow to see the menu of automatable
controls, RPN’s, or NRPN’s that this DXi has, and select the one you want to
automate.
4. In the Channel field, select the channel of the patch in your DXi that you want
to control.
5. Click OK.
SONAR draws an envelope for the parameter that you chose. You can edit the
envelope to make the parameter behave as you want it to. See “Drawing MIDI
Envelopes in the Track View” on page 499.
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