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Get Your Groove On
The Loop Explorer window's main function is to
audition loops, which you can then import into the program and convert
into Groove Clips. But you can also audition multiple loops simultaneously
in this window. This is particularly good with 'construction kit'
sample CDs that might have several loops for snare, hi-hat, percussion,
and so on; you can test the parts together to see how well they
work. Similarly, you could check out how a bass loop sounds with
a particular drum loop.
Unless the loops are 'Acid-ised' Groove Clip loops,
you're limited to loops of the same tempo if you want them to all
play together. Also, you can't include loops from more than one
folder. Nonetheless, multitrack loop exploration is still a very
useful technique. Here's how you do it: click on the first loop
to select it and click the Loop Explorer's Play button; Ctrl-click
to select or deselect loops.
I prefer to enable the Loop Explorer's Auto Preview
button so that, whenever you select a loop, you hear it play with
the others. If Auto Preview is off, then you need to hit the Play
button every time you select a new loop if you want to hear it.
This works best for loops stored on your hard drive.
Loops auditioned from CD-ROMs are OK too, but because they're slower,
the audio engine may stop when you add another loop, necessitating
a quick click on the Play button. After selecting all the loops
you want to use, drag them en masse over to the track view pane.
SONAR Notes 1
Craig's first SONAR Notes installment is now available.
It covers vocal thickening, generating harmonies, and using some
of the interface improvements in the Track view. We also have a
tip from Craig on using the Loop Explorer window.
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