I use Cubase in addition to Sonar. I usually record my parts straight through, mostly a little at a time. But I tend to mess up sometimes. Who doesn't? Cubase has a feature that kind of is like step input. In this feature I'm ranting about it, you can select midi notes and play step-by-step on whatever controller and Cubase will place the selected notes on the keys that you played, in a step input fashion.
 
I'm wondering if something like this is in Sonar? I'm liking Sonar the more I use it, and if this isn't in already, I think this would make a great Feature Request.

Step recording? http://www.cakewalk.com/D...help=Recording.27.html

scook
Step recording? http://www.cakewalk.com/D...help=Recording.27.html

Well, no. What I'm talking about is a little different. This feature (that I've mentioned I've seen in Cubase) affects selected notes in a midi part. (notes that have already been recorded)
 
It works when you select those notes and play a key on whatever controller. In a step recording fashion, the selected notes get placed on the keys that you played.

I have no idea what you are asking. Sonar has step recording. A better explanation would help.

Here's an example:
 
I've recorded a midi part that contains some errors, and some notes I want to change too. Instead of using my mouse to drag the incorrect/undesired notes to the key I want, I can just highlight those notes and play the correct keys on my controller. The highlighted notes will be placed according the keys I played on my controller.
 
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say this isn't in Sonar X3, and I should probably make a feature request.

Sounds like copy and paste with step recording, and you hit a key to paste (?)

Anderton
Sounds like copy and paste with step recording, and you hit a key to paste (?)

You're on the right track. Instead of using the mouse to correct the pre-recorded notes, I can select them (all at once) and play their desired pitches on my controller. I'll try to get a screencast of me doing it sometime today.

Vern C

Anderton
Sounds like copy and paste with step recording, and you hit a key to paste (?)

You're on the right track. Instead of using the mouse to correct the pre-recorded notes, I can select them (all at once) and play their desired pitches on my controller. I'll try to get a screencast of me doing it sometime today.

Now I'm more confused. Play the individual notes on the controller, or as a group?

I "think" what the OP is stating is that, after the fact, you can click a midi note (I assume in PRV), let's say a G3 and strike a note on the controller, let's say Bb3, and the note automatically is moved to the new pitch.  I'm not sure that's any more efficient than click drag.
 
But, perhaps it is a step function whereby it advances automatically to the next note thereby avoiding continual click strike?  This would be similar to step recording but after the notes have already been input once.

to me this sounds like it would be remedied with a punch in.  instead of selecting the notes you want to change, select the timeline above that section of notes you want to change.  then click on the RANGE icon for punchin on your CB (control bar).  that will also activate punchin.  now set your pointer to somewhere a measure or two in front of that first time area and hit record (you also have to have that MIDI track armed, btw).  begin playing and sonar will only record during the time that you've selected for punchin and it will stop recording after.
 
depending on your settings (default is to record multiple takes) you will probably need to go back to the track and delete the previous take because deafult will not automatically delete it.  however, it will leave it there and muted and would not ever bother your project as a whole, if you do nothing (personally I would have to delete it, tho, I wouldn't be able to stand know it's there!  but I'm OCD about things like that!)