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Horizontal zoom control so that the beat markers are visible in the Time
Ruler.
3. At the fourth beat of measure eight, add a node to the envelope by moving the
cursor over it until a double-ended, vertical arrow appears under it, right-
clicking to open the Envelope Editing menu, and choosing Add Node from the
menu. A shortcut to add a node is to double-click the line.
4. At the start of measure nine, add another node.
5. Move the cursor over the newest node until a cross appears under it, and drag
the node downwards until it’s just below the MIDI data that’s at the start of
the clip.
6. At the fourth beat of measure twelve, add another node and drag it up to the
top of the track. Now you have a gradual volume increase in the organ track
for almost four measures.
7. At the start of measure thirteen, add another node and drag it downward just
below the MIDI data at the start of the measure.
8. Right-click the line that’s between the last two nodes, and choose Slow Curve
from the Envelope Editing menu. SONAR changes the line to a curve. Now the
drop in volume is a little more gradual.
Now you have some interesting dynamics in your track. You can add a lot more to
your envelope, and add more envelopes if you wish. You can also copy and paste
envelopes. For more information, see “Automation Methods” on page 495.
Converting MIDI to Audio
When you finally get your MIDI project into the shape you want. You can convert
the MIDI tracks to audio for export as Wave, MP3, or other file formats. If you are
using external MIDI modules, just record the outputs of your modules into your
sound card. If you are using DXi soft synths, use the File-Export-Audio
command, or the Edit-Bounce to Track(s) command. If you are using the built-in
synthesizer in your sound card to produce MIDI sounds, you can use your sound
card’s “what you hear” or wave capture function to convert the MIDI tracks, if your
sound card can function this way. See the following procedure:
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