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Working with Groove Clips
Groove clips are .
WAV
files that behave similarly to Sonic Foundry’s ACIDized loops (SONAR also has
MIDI Groove clips—see “MIDI Groove Clips” on page 239). Groove clips contain information about the
audio content, including the original tempo, original reference pitch, number of beats in the loop, and
audio transient information.
How Groove Clips Work in SONAR
Groove clips have information saved within them which allow them to adjust to changes in tempo and
pitch. Groove clips can read a project’s tempo and tempo changes, and can adjust their root note pitch
when they read pitch markers. You can add pitch markers in the Track view’s Time Ruler to transpose
the Groove clip. As your project passes over a pitch marker, SONAR transposes your Groove clips based
on the clip’s root note reference pitch. If you insert no pitch markers in your project, there are no pitch
changes in your Groove clips. The default project pitch is C.
Note:
When working with Groove clips, it is important to know the difference
between
key and pitch . Your project’s key signature has no effect on Groove
clips. The pitch of your Follow Project Pitch-enabled Groove clips is dictated by
pitch markers in the Time Ruler. If there are no pitch markers in your project,
these Groove clips play at the pitch set in the Markers toolbar (the default is
C).
Note:
Groove clips must be at least one beat in length. If you try to loop-enable a clip
of a shorter duration you may experience distortion or artifacts.