User manual CAKEWALK SONAR 8.5

[. . . ] SONAR User's Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Cakewalk, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance of the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy this software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the agreement. [. . . ] For more in depth information about all the features and functionality of the Staff View, including using the Fretboard and the Lyrics View, check out the online help in SONAR. Selecting the note value Simply select any of the note value buttons found in the center of the Staff view. You can also create a dotted note or triplet by clicking the appropriate buttons found just to the right. Adding a note To add a note: 1. Click at the point where you want to add a note. A note event is inserted. 87 Selecting notes To select notes: 1. Do one of the following: · To select a single note, click the note head. · To select multiple adjacent notes, click outside the first note you want to select and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle around the desired notes. · To select discontiguous notes, hold down the CTRL key and click the desired notes. Moving Notes (Change timing or pitch) To move notes: 1. Select the note or notes that you want to move. Click on any selected note and drag the mouse left or right to change timing or up and down to change pitch. Copying notes To copy notes: 1. Press and hold the CTRL key down while you click the desired note(s). While still holding the CTRL key and the left mouse button, drag the note(s) to the desired location, then release the mouse button. The note(s) is copied. Changing the duration of a note You can change the duration of a note while using either the Draw tool 1. Right click the note head to open the Note Properties dialog. In the Duration field, enter in the number of ticks you want for the note, then click OK to close the Note Properties dialog. or the Select tool . 88 The following table shows the relationship between note durations and ticks (with the default timebase of 960 ticks per quarter note). Note Whole Half Quarter Eighth Sixteenth Thirty-second Duration in ticks 4:000 2:000 1:000 480 240 120 Deleting a note Select the Erase tool and click the note you want to delete. 89 Adding lyrics To add a lyric event below a note: 1. Position the pointer just below the note and click. A box appears where lyrics can be typed. 4. Press the space bar to quickly jump to the next note. Adding chord symbols To add a chord symbol above a note: 1. Position the pointer above the note you want to add the chord to and click. A chord symbol is added above the note. 4. To change the chord properties or show a guitar chord grid, right-click the chord name. [. . . ] You, and not Cakewalk, are responsible for all uses of the Product. Subject to the other provisions in Articles 4 and 5 of this Agreement, Cakewalk warrants to you, the original licensee, that the media on which the Product is recorded will be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty (30) days from purchase, and that the Product will perform substantially in accordance with the user guide for a period of thirty (30) days from purchase. Cakewalk's sole responsibility under this warranty will be, at its option, (1) to use reasonable efforts to correct any defects that are reported to it within the foregoing warranty period or (2) to refund the full purchase price. Cakewalk does not warrant that the Product will be error free, nor that all program errors will be corrected. [. . . ]