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Record Options dialog box, which you open with the Transport-Record Options
command). To mute any track, click the track's Mute button .
Since this is a new project, there is no need to mute or solo any track.
You can also set other playback options, such as the tempo ratio, to make your
recording session easier.
Recording MIDI
Now you'll record a track in the project. Do the following:
1. Make sure your instrument is turned on and set up to transmit MIDI data.
2. If you don’t have an unused MIDI track in the project, create a new MIDI
track by right-clicking in the Track pane and selecting Insert MIDI Track
from the menu that appears.
3. In a MIDI track, click the Arm button (arming a track automatically sets
the Input field to MIDI Omni, meaning that this track will record incoming
MIDI data from any channel).
4. On the Transport toolbar, click Record , or press r.
The metronome counts off two measures, then SONAR starts recording.
5. Play your MIDI instrument.
6. When you finish recording, click the Stop button , or press the Spacebar.
If you've played any notes, a new clip appears in the Clips pane in the track you
recorded on. If no new clip appears, see “I Can’t Record from My MIDI Instrument”
on page 643 for some troubleshooting hints.
Listening to the Recording
Let’s play back your performance on your sound card. For an added dimension,
we’ll open a few other views in the process. Do the following:
1. Display the controls of the track you recorded by clicking its Restore Strip Size
button , or by dragging the Vertical Zoom control that’s located at the lower
right corner of the Clips pane. You may need to click the All tab at the bottom
of the Track pane to display all the controls.
2. Click the Output dropdown arrow to display the menu of available outputs.
3. Select your sound card’s MIDI synthesizer (if you don’t see the outputs you
expect to see, use the Options-MIDI Devices command and enable the
correct outputs—see “Setting Outputs” on page 48).
4. In the Ch field, click the dropdown arrow to select a MIDI channel, and select
an unused channel.
5. In the Patch field, select any patch.
6. Choose View-Piano Roll to open the Piano Roll view.
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