Working with patterns

To create a brand new pattern

To edit an existing pattern

To save a pattern

To load a pattern

To preview a pattern

To step record a pattern

To create a brand new pattern

1.	Click the MIDI track in which you want to create the new pattern. The MIDI track then becomes the active track. Make sure that no MIDI clips are selected.

2.	Select Views > Step Sequencer.

The Step Sequencer window appears and Sonar creates a new Step Sequencer clip in the active track.

By default, each row is assigned to the track’s output.

Note: You can also create a new Step Sequencer clip by clicking the Step Sequencer button on a software instrument’s property page. Doing so creates a new Step Sequencer clip on the first MIDI track or on the Instrument track that corresponds to the software instrument, and the Step Sequencer view opens.

To convert a MIDI clip to a Step Sequencer pattern

You can convert any existing MIDI clip into a step sequencer pattern. For details, see To convert a MIDI clip(s) to a Step Sequencer clip(s).

To edit an existing pattern

Do one of the following:

Select the Step Sequencer clip that you want to edit in the Step Sequencer and select Views > Step Sequencer.

Double-click the Step Sequencer clip.

The Step Sequencer window appears.

Note: A step sequencer clip can only be edited in the Step Sequencer view and not in any other MIDI editing views.

To save a pattern

Do one of the following:

Click the Step Sequencer view Pattern menu and select Save Pattern As.

Right-click in the Step Sequencer toolbar and select Save Pattern from the pop-up menu.

Press CTRL+ALT+S.

To specify the default folder for patterns:

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences and then click File - Folder Locations.

2.	Specify the folder location for Step Sequences.

To load a pattern

Do one of the following:

Click the Step Sequencer view Pattern menu and select Load Pattern.

Right-click in the Step Sequencer toolbar and select Load Pattern from the pop-up menu.

Press CTRL+ALT+L.

Drag a pattern from the Media Browser view and drop it in the Notes pane.

You can press CTRL+Z to undo the loaded pattern.

When you load a new pattern, the current pattern is cleared and replaced by the new pattern.

To specify the default folder for patterns:

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences and then click File - Folder Locations.

2.	Specify the folder location for Step Sequences.

Note: If other clips are linked to the current Step Sequencer clip, all linked sibling clips will be updated with the loaded pattern.

To preview a pattern

You can preview step sequencer patterns (.ssp) in the Media Browser. For details, see To preview MIDI content.

To step record a pattern

See To step record notes from a MIDI device.

 

See:

Controllers pane

Working with rows

Working with steps

Working with Controller events

Working with Step Sequencer clips