Using MIDI in Sonar 3
- Thread starter Mr T
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I would split your notes to different tracks (there's a CAL script that will do this - Split Note to Tracks) for more control over each "piece" of your "drum kit". Then it's as easy as turning the volume up or down on the hi-hat track or using a Velocity "effect" (adjustment really) on the track.
If you're wondering how to multi-select notes in the piano roll and then somehow adjust all their properties at once, I don't know of a way to do that. If there is, I'd be interested in hearing it too.
HTH
-Jeff
If you're wondering how to multi-select notes in the piano roll and then somehow adjust all their properties at once, I don't know of a way to do that. If there is, I'd be interested in hearing it too.
HTH
-Jeff
AlChuck
Well-known member
You sure can. Search using event filters. Edit menu > Select > By filter. It's a big, intimidating dialog box that basically gives you control over which attributes of notes that you want to find and change. For example, you can select all notes with a specific pitch, or all notes within a range of a few pitches; or all notes that have a MIDI velocity between 0-24; and more or less anything you can imagine.
James Argo
Fancy Rock N' Roll
Here's some example...
1. Select the clip on Track View.
2. Click Edit --> select --> By Filter.
3. "Event Filter - Select Some" will open. Click "None" (Lower right), then check "Note" (upper right on 'Include').
4. Limit the event you want to select by criteria, for example Min F#3 - Max F#3 for hihat.
5. Click OK to close Event Filter.
6. Click Process menu --> Scale Velocity. Set begin and end 75 percent.
7. Click OK. Make audition... playback...
8. Repeat on other notes/events as necessary...
There's three key for Hihat (regular F#3, closed G#3, and open A#3), so you might need to repeat the procedure for each key.
Reffer to page 283 on the manual...
Jaymz
1. Select the clip on Track View.
2. Click Edit --> select --> By Filter.
3. "Event Filter - Select Some" will open. Click "None" (Lower right), then check "Note" (upper right on 'Include').
4. Limit the event you want to select by criteria, for example Min F#3 - Max F#3 for hihat.
5. Click OK to close Event Filter.
6. Click Process menu --> Scale Velocity. Set begin and end 75 percent.
7. Click OK. Make audition... playback...
8. Repeat on other notes/events as necessary...
There's three key for Hihat (regular F#3, closed G#3, and open A#3), so you might need to repeat the procedure for each key.
Reffer to page 283 on the manual...
Jaymz
I have another way to do this:
1. Create the base drum pattern for a musical phrase, lets say it's 4 measures long. You will end up with 100% velocity for all notes
2. Switch from the Draw tool (d) to the Select Tool (s)
3. Draw a select box around just the hi-hat notes you want to tweak, in those 4 measures. Those notes - and only those notes - should be highlighted when you're done
4. Go to the Velocity setting in the MIDI toolbar, and change it to, say 75%
5. Play it (space_bar) and see if you like it. If not, the hi-hat notes should still be selected, just change it to 65%, etc...
6. Tweak the velocity of the other drum parts until you're happy with the phrase
NOW:
7. Copy the phrase over 4, 8, 16, 32, etc., times, until you've filled out that section of the song. All your velocity customizations will copied along with it
8. Manually make the phrase or section-specific customizations required, e.g. put in drum fills and the end of phrases, and transitions at the end of sections
This works well for me and saves time, as I can keep one hand on the keyboard and one on the mouse - no hunting and pecking in menus or dialog boxes...
1. Create the base drum pattern for a musical phrase, lets say it's 4 measures long. You will end up with 100% velocity for all notes
2. Switch from the Draw tool (d) to the Select Tool (s)
3. Draw a select box around just the hi-hat notes you want to tweak, in those 4 measures. Those notes - and only those notes - should be highlighted when you're done
4. Go to the Velocity setting in the MIDI toolbar, and change it to, say 75%
5. Play it (space_bar) and see if you like it. If not, the hi-hat notes should still be selected, just change it to 65%, etc...
6. Tweak the velocity of the other drum parts until you're happy with the phrase
NOW:
7. Copy the phrase over 4, 8, 16, 32, etc., times, until you've filled out that section of the song. All your velocity customizations will copied along with it
8. Manually make the phrase or section-specific customizations required, e.g. put in drum fills and the end of phrases, and transitions at the end of sections
This works well for me and saves time, as I can keep one hand on the keyboard and one on the mouse - no hunting and pecking in menus or dialog boxes...