Sonar

Sonar (Motion Graphics Generation Feature) is for creating beat-style visuals for Drums.

Reference:
『図形素材』、《图形练习》

This setting can be toggled.

WARNING

This requires a Drum Kit in the MIDI, you can’t use this with samples.

Toggles

• Separate Drums
  • Makes the drums’ visuals generate on multiple layers.
• Different Composite Mode
  • Makes the layers generated with difference compositing (blending).
• Shadow
  • Generates visuals with a shadow.
• Shadow Color
  • Changes the shadow color.

Editor

• Reset
• Delete (Selection)
• Move Up (Selection)
• Move Down (Selection)
• Create New

Parameters

• Matched Drum Sound
  • The value of the drum sound used for the generation.

    IMPORTANT

    This should match what the individual drum is in your MIDI.

• Shape
  • The shape of the visual.
• Color
  • Controls the color of the visual.
• Duration
  • The value of the duration for the visual.
• Curve
  • The value of the keyframe type.
• Start Border
  • The value of the starting size of the border.
• End Border
  • The value of the ending size of the border.
• Start Size
  • The value of the starting overall size.
• End Size
  • The value of the ending overall size.

IMPORTANT

The center is where the visual will end, this will affect all other parameters.

• X Center
  • The value of the center horizontal position.
• Y Center
  • The value of the center vertical position.

IMPORTANT

These values are the first values to be used for keyframing.

• Start X Offset Odd
  • The value of the X starting position for every odd visual.
• Start Y Offset Odd
  • The value of the Y starting position for every odd visual.
• Start X Offset Even
  • The value of the X starting position for every even visual.
• Start Y Offset Even
  • The value of the Y starting position for every even visual.

IMPORTANT

These values are the additional values to be used for keyframing, which creates interpolation.

• Prestart X Offset Odd
  • Additional value of the X starting position for every odd visual.
• Prestart Y Offset Odd
  • Additional value of the Y starting position for every odd visual.
• Prestart X Offset Even
  • Additional value of the X starting position for every even visual.
• Prestart Y Offset Even
  • Additional value of the Y starting position for every even visual.

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• Start Rotation Odd
  • The value of the starting rotation for every odd visual.
• Start Rotation Even
  • The value of the starting rotation for every even visual.
• Fade In
  • The value of the fade in.
• Fade Out
  • The value of the fade out.
• Fade In Curve
  • The keyframe type of the fade in.
• Fade Out Curve
  • The keyframe type of the fade out.