Using MIDI Sync with drum machines

The most flexible way to use a MIDI drum machine is to record the notes it generates into SONAR, then use that machine as a MIDI playback device. This lets you edit, cut, paste, and copy your drum parts like any other clip. You can use MIDI Sync to record the notes from the drum machine into SONAR as follows:

1.	Use the drum machine’s pattern-composing facilities to compose your drum part.

2.	Configure the drum machine to be a slave device that receives MIDI Sync messages.

3.	Configure SONAR to send MIDI Stop/Start/Continue/SPP messages.

4.	Record the drum part from SONAR. The drum machine starts automatically when recording begins and stops automatically when you press Stop.

5.	Switch the drum machine out of MIDI Sync mode so that it acts simply as a sound-producing module.