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To Convert MIDI to Audio
1. Pick a destination audio track (or create a new one) and set the Input field to
Stereo (name of your sound card).
Note: If you have more than one sound card installed, select the one that has
the built-in synth that your MIDI tracks use.
2. Arm the destination track. Make sure its Input Echo button is off, so you won’t
hear an echo when you’re recording.
3. Mute or archive any tracks that you don’t want to record to the destination
track.
4. If SONAR’s metronome is set to use any software synth to produce a click,
disable the metronome during recording option in the Project Options dialog
box. To do this, select Options-Project to open the Project Options dialog box,
select the Metronome tab and uncheck Recording in the General section.
Alternatively, you could set the metronome to use the audio metronome and
not use a MIDI note.
5. Open your sound card's mixer device. This is normally done by double-clicking
the speaker icon on your Windows taskbar, or by choosing Start-Programs-
Accessories-Entertainment-Volume Control-Options-Properties.
Note: Some sound cards have their own proprietary mixer. If yours has one,
please use it instead.
6. If you’re using the Windows mixer, use its Options-Properties command to
open the Properties dialog box, click Recording (in the Adjust Volume For
field), and make sure all boxes in the Show the Following Volume Controls
field are checked.
7. Click OK, and locate the slider marked MIDI, Synth, Mixed Input, or What
You Hear. Check the Select box at the bottom, then close the window.
8. In SONAR, rewind to the beginning of your project, click the Record button,
and click the Stop button when you’re done recording.
SONAR records all the MIDI tracks that are assigned to your sound card synth as
a stereo audio track.
After you finish recording, mute the MIDI tracks that you just recorded so you
don’t hear them and the new audio track at the same time.
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