Reference Guide

352 Arranging and editing
Arranging clips
Moving and copying clips
You can copy or move clips using drag-and-drop editing or the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands. If
you copy or move clips into tracks that contain existing material, you need to let SONAR know how
to combine the two.
You have these options:
When you use the Edit > Paste Special command to add information to a track that contains
existing material, there is one final option you can choose.
Note that if you copy or move clips to new, empty tracks, you don’t have to worry about these
settings. In this case, the track properties that go with the clips are automatically applied to the new
track.
When you use drag-and-drop editing:
• You can set the above options every time you perform an edit, or you can set them once and have
the same settings carry over automatically. Check or uncheck the Ask This Every Time box in
the Drag and Drop Options dialog box to indicate your preference. To open the Drag and Drop
Options dialog box, click the Track view Options menu and choose Drag and Drop Options.
• If you drag to the edge of the Clips pane, it will scroll automatically in the direction you drag.
• If you change your mind while dragging clips, press the ESC key to cancel the operation.
SONAR also lets you move and copy clips between projects.
Option How it works
Blend Old and New Events in the copied or moved clip are placed into a new clip that overlaps with
the existing clip. This is the same effect as sound-on-sound recording.
Replace Old with New Events in the copied or moved clip are placed into a new clip, and any
overlapping events in the existing clip are erased. This is the same effect as
overwrite recording.
Slide Over to Make Room The existing clips are shifted in time to make room for the new clips, so they will
not overlap. If you check the Align to Measures option, shifted clips are
always aligned to measure boundaries; otherwise, the clips are placed end to
end.
Table 49.
Option What it means
Paste as New Clips New clips are created containing the events on the Clipboard,
exactly as described in the preceding table.
Paste into Existing Clips (MIDI clips only) The events on the Clipboard are merged into any existing clips
that occupy the same region of time. This means you will never
end up with clips that overlap.
Table 50.