Splitting and combining clips

Sonar provides several commands that are used to split and combine clips. Specifically, you can:

Split a clip into several smaller clips

Create a new clip from a selected portion of an existing clip

Combine adjacent or overlapping clips into a single, longer clip

The following table summarizes the commands you can use.

To do this	Use this command	Notes
Split clips into parts	Right-click the clip and choose Split on the context menu Press S	Works on all selected clips. By default, MIDI notes that overlap the split position will also be split, and MIDI chase events (such as continuous controllers, Pitch Wheel, and Patch Change) are inserted at the split position. You can enable/disable this behavior with the Split MIDI Notes option in Edit > Preferences > Customization - Editing (see Customization - Editing (Advanced)).
Combine several clips into one	Click the Track view Clips menu and choose Bounce to Clip(s)	If the selected clips are in separate tracks, one clip is created for each track. All clip automation is applied destructively to the new clip.

Note: Combining a stereo and mono clip always produces a stereo clip.

The Split command lets you split clips four different ways.

Option	How it works
Split at Time	Splits selected clips at a specific point in time. By default, the split occurs at the Now time, but you can choose any time you want.
Split Repeatedly	Splits selected clips at regular intervals, beginning at a specified time, with a specified duration. For example, you could split a long clip into 4-bar clips starting at measure 5.
Split at Markers	Splits selected clips at any marker location. This option is available only if your project has markers.
Split when Silent	Removes “silent” stretches of one measure or more from selected clips. The presence in a measure of any event—including those that make no sound, such as a patch change or lyric event—will cause that measure to be retained.

While the Split command works for both MIDI and audio clips, for audio clips, the Split command provides sample accurate editing and snap-to-zero capability. Note that the Edit > Undo and Edit > Redo commands work with all three of these editing commands.

Sonar allows you to specify what is selected after a clip is split into two parts:

Left portion (default). Only the left portion is selected.

Right portion. Only the right portion is selected.

Both portions. Both the left and right portions are selected.

None. Neither portion is selected.

To specify the default split behavior

1.	Go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Editing.

2.	Under Clips, select the desired option in the Selection after single split list.

To split clips into smaller clips

1.	Select the clips you want to split.

2.	Right-click on any selected clip, and choose Split from the pop-up menu. Sonar shows the Split dialog box.

3.	Choose the Split option you want to use, and enter the settings you want to use.

4.

Click OK.

Or

1.	Select the clips you want to split.

2.	Set the Now Time to the time you want to split the clips.

3.	Press the S key.

Sonar splits the selected clips according to your instructions.

To combine clips

1.	Select the clips you want to combine (the clips must be on the same track).

2.	Right-click on of the clips and select Bounce to Clip(s) from the pop-up menu.

Sonar combines the selected clips into a single, new clip.