Sync to audio output from drum machine

Hello All -- First a disclaimer - I am a newbie to digital recording. Now to the problem. I am using a Boss DR3 drum machine and am recording an audio based drum track directly from the machine into Sonar. Now I want to allign the drum track with Sonar's metronome and time grid. I have read many posts on snap to grid, but I can't make it work. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks, Peter

The drum machine has a tempo setting, so you need to have the same tempo setting as the sonar project and then you just line it up, using the snap to grid. But snap to grid will only work if your audio is adhering to the projects tempo/grid lines.

NOTE: changing the projects tempo doesn't change the way the audio sounds. It just moves the timeline/measures/beats.

But you need to make sure the drum machine is playing at the projects tempo.

CJ

No Folks, the drum machine will sync perfectly with Sonar, I use an old Boss 505 this way. It will even follow Sonars tempo map. 

Just set the drum machine in MIDI SYNC mode and away you go.  Sonars clock takes over from the drum machines clock. Now you can record the analog output of any pattern. 

Also might have to set Sonars MIDI sync output found in the project dialog box in version 8.5 ) 

Good point about syncing for future use and/or retracking the part.

Rocky

by the way, ive explained this so many times here, I just don't feel like writing it out again, so just do a search and if you find one of my posts it will walk you through step by step using mmc if you really want, cactus was the closest one here.
you cant line up the audio, it drifts, you then need to adjust the timeline every bar which is a pain.
you need to use midi synch + mmc

if you really want to progress in writing drum parts use the piano roll.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAnAPR6-hQ

I made 3 video on using drums with sonar/writing drums with sonar.
just find my you tube page, youll see them.

good luck.

did I not say you were the closest one here.
your right its midi synch.
did I not mention it was midi synch ? sorry, I thought I did. matter of fact I did.

second question, have you seen the Boss DR3 drum machine ?
why not suggest he use the samples from session drummer?
there like 20Xbetter than the 100 drum machine and probably have samples twice as superior.
maybe he didn't know this was possible, but if someone suggest using midi samples and using midi to trigger his loops is like again 20Xeasier to work with.

all he's got to do is write all his parts in the drum machine and press play to trigger session drummers samples.
sound easier than working with a boss's audio track ?
not to mention he will only have a stereo track for his drums.
by using it with midi you can have each drum piece on separate tracks.

were not talking about a live kit here, if that was the case we would in a whole different world.
were talking about midi signals inside a drum machine being routed and recorded in a wave file.
why not keep it all midi ?
unless you think editing audio files is easier than editing wave files. not.

read my post slowly ? .. all in caps ?
that's just a little ignorant don't you think ??

and rightfully so you deserve a reply like the one ive just gave.