Chase MIDI notes

You can now start playback from the middle of a MIDI note and the note event will trigger and sustain for the remainder of its duration. You no longer need to start playback before the note start time in order to trigger the note.

To enable/disable MIDI Note chasing, go to Edit > Preferences > Project > MIDI and select MIDI Event Chase on Play and Include Note Events.

When Include Note Events is enabled, SONAR analyzes the project and includes MIDI Note events that start before the point where playback begins. If Include Note Events is disabled, only MIDI Note events that begin after the playback location will trigger.

A. Start playback from here B. These notes will only play if Include Note Events is enabled, because the note start times occur before the playback location C. This note will not play because it ends before the playback location D. These notes will always play because they start after the playback location 

MIDI Note chasing is very useful in different situations where note events overlap the point where playback begins, including:

When starting playback on a measure boundary, and the project contains syncopated notes that occur slightly before the downbeat.

When starting playback in the middle of a project that contains long sustaining notes that trigger a synth pad or arpeggiator.

 

See:

Project - MIDI

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