Exporting and importing MIDI Groove clips

You can not export MIDI Groove clips by saving your project as a Standard MIDI File—Standard MIDI Files do not contain MIDI Groove clip data, such as transposition value, etc. When you import MIDI Groove clips, you can preview them in the Import MIDI dialog box.

There are two methods for exporting MIDI Groove clips:

Using the File > Export > MIDI Groove Clip command

Dragging a MIDI Groove clip from Sonar to the Windows Explorer or the Media Browser

There are three methods for importing MIDI Groove clips:

Using the File > Import > MIDI command

Using the Media Browser view

Dragging a MIDI Groove clip from the Windows Explorer to a MIDI track in Sonar

For step-by-step information, see the following procedures:

To export MIDI Groove Clips with the File command

1.	Highlight the MIDI Groove clip that you want to export.

2.	Use the File > Export > MIDI Groove Clip command.

The Export MIDI Groove Clip dialog box appears.

3.	Navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.

4.	Type a name for the clip in the File Name field.

5.	Click the Save button.

Sonar exports the MIDI Groove clip, which contains the information displayed in the Clip Properties Inspector’s Groove Clip section, except for the Pitch (semitones) field, which does not get exported.

To export a MIDI Groove Clip with drag and drop

Drag the MIDI Groove clip that you want to export to the folder in the Windows Explorer where you want to keep it.

To import MIDI Groove Clips with the File command

1.	Move the Now Time to the place where you want to import the clip.

2.	Highlight the track you want to import the clip into.

3.	Use the File > Import > MIDI command.

The Import MIDI dialog box appears,

4.	Navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips. Make sure that the Files of type field is set to MIDI File.

5.	Highlight the file you want to import—the File Info field displays the file’s MIDI Groove clip data, if any.

6.	If you want to preview (listen to) the highlighted file, click the Play button in the Import MIDI dialog box. When you decide to import the highlighted file, click the Open button.

To import MIDI Groove Clips from the Browser

1.	Make sure that the Snap-to-Grid setting is appropriate for what you want to do.

2.	If the Browser view is not open, use the Views > Browser command to display it, or press B.

3.	Navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.

4.	Do either of the following:

Drag the file you want to the track and time where you want it.

Move the Now Time to the place where you want to import the file, highlight the track you want to import the file into, and double-click the file.

To import a MIDI Groove Clip with drag and drop

1.	Make sure that the Snap-to-Grid setting is appropriate for what you want to do.

2.	In the Windows Explorer, navigate to a folder where you store MIDI Groove clips.

3.	Drag the MIDI Groove clip to the track and time where you want it to go.

 

See:

Using loops with the Browser

Working with loops

Working with Groove Clip audio

MIDI Groove Clips

Importing Project5 patterns