Yes, that's possible. download Bryan Smart's podcast from www.dancingdots.com and forward till you get to the part where he talks about the matrix view. He did an excellent job demonstrating the matrix view. You can then read the tutorial to get a better idea of how to do it. Lastly you can experiment with it and you will understand it. The matrix view is organized into columns and cells wich you can add audio to them. You can trigger entire columns and swop out cells with a different loop or nothing. Note, you can also coppy and paste. For example record 4 bars of a drum beat and paste it over where you want it. If you change your mind and don't want it in the beginning just cut it out. I typically start with the hook/corus where a lot of activity is going on with all instruments. Then I decide how I want the intro and build the track to the corus by taking certain elements of the song out and moving to proper location. That is how I start, and of cource get more ideas and improvise here and there. On 8/19/13, Josh Stundon <joshstundon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > So I'm guessing that you have to record everything in your project first , > put it into loops and then put it into the matrix view? What about if you > wanted a long intro to a song, put a drum loop into a song for about 4 bars > and then take it out again, is it possible to do something like that? Here > is an example.. > http://youtu.be/Eq2pJJlUDys > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 19, 2013, at 9:50 PM, Aidan <aidan.smarttalk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi, yes with CakeTalking installed it is defnitly accessible, the only >> thing I'm not sure of, and wich is a problem for me, is that you con't >> record loops and build them from scratch in the maytricks view, you >> must record your project and use the data you recorded to put that >> into loops. That is one thing the roland fantum can do, you can go >> into patten moad and record an build your pattens rite there without >> recording in the main project. Hope this helps. >> >> On 19/08/2013, josh stundon <joshstundon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi All. >>> >>> I was just wondering if the matrix view is accessible with sonar 8.5 >>> producer? How does the matrix view work? Also, if it doesn’t work is >>> there >>> an alternative way to arrange your music? >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Josh >> >> >> -- >> Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 >> Skype: andries4451 >> Twitter: smarttalk7 >> Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight >> PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! >> To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and in the Subject line type >> unsubscribe >> For other list commands such as vacation mode, >> click on the immediately following link: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq or >> send a message, to >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and in the Subject line type >> faq >> > -- Efren Chavez PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq