Adding Loops To Your Project - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

4. Now that SONAR knows what synth to play MIDI groove clips through, select the groove clip
named Bangin 10.mid just as you did with the audio loop previously.
5. Click the Play button in the Media Browser toolbar.
Just like with audio loops, you can set MIDI groove clips to auto-preview by clicking the Auto-
Preview button.
In addition to using soft synths to preview MIDI groove clips, soft synths also have many other useful
and powerful features. For more details and instructions on using them, see "Tutorial 4 – Playing and
recording software instruments" on page 77.

Adding loops to your project

Once you have found an audio loop or MIDI groove clip that you would like to use in your project, the
next important step is to add it to your project. Adding loops is easy with SONAR's intuitive drag and
drop interface.
To add a loop to your project, do the following:
1. Locate the loop you would like to use in the Browser pane of the Media Browser view.
2. Drag the loop to a track. If you are selecting an audio loop, you must drag it to an audio track. If
you would like to use a MIDI groove clip, be sure you drag it to a MIDI track.
You should also notice that, as you drag the file, your mouse pointer changes to an arrow with a
plus sign .
3. When you drag a loop or groove clip into a project, it will only show one repetition. You can extend
how long a loop is by pointing the mouse pointer to the clip's right edge, then drag the clip edge to
the desired duration. When you point the mouse pointer to the right clip edge, a blue vertical line
appears and the mouse pointer looks like this
This completes the tutorial. You should now be able to drag loops into your projects and loop them.
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Finding and previewing audio loops
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