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7. Save your settings by typing a name into the Preset field at the top of the
dialog box and clicking the disk icon next to it. You can remove presets from
the list by clicking the X button next to the disk icon.
The next time you want to use these settings for a track, choose your Preset in the
Staff View Layout dialog box from the Presets dropdown list.
Changing Fretboard Texture and Orientation
You can change fretboard texture and orientation (high string on top or bottom of
neck) in the Staff View Layout dialog box, or by right-clicking the Fretboard.
To Change the Fretboard Texture and Orientation
1. Open the Staff View Layout dialog box.
2. Click the Define button (lower right corner).
The Tablature Settings dialog box appears.
3. Click the Fretboard tab.
4. In the Texture field, choose a texture from the dropdown list.
5. If you want to reverse the standard string orientation, in the Orientation field
click Low String on Top (Mirror).
6. Click OK.
The Fretboard changes to reflect your choices.
Quick TAB
SONAR quickly creates a tablature based on standard fingering patterns. After
you try the quick version, you can customize the tablature to your liking.
To Create a Quick TAB
1. Open a file that contains a MIDI guitar track.
2. In the Track view, select the track number of the track you want to display
tablature for.
3. Select View-Staff.
The Staff view appears, displaying a fretboard and the notation of your MIDI
track. To see everything, you may need to resize the Staff view by dragging the
top border upward a few inches.
4. From the Staff view toolbar, click the dropdown arrow on the Staff View
Layout button to display the tablature dropdown list.
5. Choose Quick TAB from the dropdown list.
A tablature grid appears, displaying the fret numbers for all the notes in the
track.
6. From the File menu, choose Save. Saving your file saves TAB settings for each
track you generated TABs for.
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