CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Step Sequencer view
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To enable a note
Do one of the following:
• To enable a single note. Click on the note that you want to enable.
• To enable multiple notes of the same pitch. Click on the first note that you want to enable and
drag across all other notes you want to enable. By default, dragging is constrained to a single row.
If you want to freely drag across different rows, hold down the ALT key while dragging.
The note is enabled.
SONAR creates a new Step Sequencer clip when you enable the first note in an empty pattern.
A. Click an empty step to enable the note
To audition a note when clicking on a step
To enable note audition when you click on an empty step:
Click the Step Sequencer view
Options menu and select Trigger Note on Click .
The Trigger Note on Click option is disabled by default.
To automatically enable notes every “n” steps
You can quickly enable notes every 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 steps:
1. Click on the step where you want the first note to be enabled. If a step is not selected, the first
step in the row will be used.
2. Do one of the following:
• Right-click the row you would like to enable the notes on, point to Fill Every , then select 2 , 3 ,
4 , 5 , or 6 , depending on the desired interval.
• Press CTRL+2, CTRL+3, CTRL+4, CTRL+5, CTRL+6, depending on the desired interval.
Notes are enabled at the specified intervals.
Tip: If you want to hear the note when you click on a step, see “To audition a note when clicking on
a step” on page 1953.
Note: If the Entry Mode is Polyphonic , enabled notes will be merged with any existing notes
in the row. If the Entry Mode is Monophonic , existing notes in the row will be cleared.
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