Converting Midi To Audio - CAKEWALK sonar x3 Reference Manual

The Volume fader displays the level from a scale of 0 (minimum) to 127 (maximum). The Pan knob
displays the pan value on a scale that ranges from 100% Left to 100% Right with center represented
by a C.

Converting MIDI to audio

The following options cover three basic MIDI setups:
• If your MIDI tracks play back through a soft synth, use either the File > Export > Audio or the
Track view Tracks > Bounce to Track(s) commands (see the procedures in
synth tracks as Wave, MP3, or other type files"
tracks to new audio tracks"
• If your MIDI tracks play back through your sound card's synthesizer, see
card's synth tracks to a stereo audio track"
• If your MIDI tracks play back through external MIDI modules, simply connect their analog outputs
to the inputs on your sound card, and record to new audio tracks.
To convert a sound card's synth tracks to a stereo audio track
1. Pick a destination audio track 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 your synth uses as an
output.
2. Arm the destination track.
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 recording
metronome. To do so, click the Record Metronome button
module, or go to Edit > Preferences > Project - Metronome and clear the Recording check
box.
5. Open your sound card's mixer device.
• Windows 7: Click the Windows Start button and go to Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Volume Control.
6. Open the sound card's recording control window (the command is probably Options >
Properties > Adjust Volume For Recording) and make sure all check boxes below Adjust
Volume For Recording are selected.
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, click the Record button.
SONAR records all the MIDI tracks that are assigned to the 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.
Mixing
Mixing MIDI
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