Whether you use loop libraries or create your own patterns and phrases, SONAR has deep support for loop-based workflow. Drag and drop audio and MIDI Groove Clips that automatically conform to pitch and tempo. Roll out clips for easy repeats. Create custom loops from any recorded material.
The Ohm Studio allows you to tweak linked patterns independently while still keeping them linked. Trim them in different sizes, loop the whole pattern or only the trimmed excerpt, and shorten their loop regions without even having to open the piano roll. Yet they remain linked: if you need to...
Some examples of how you can use the Valley People Dyna-Mite plug-in by Softube to create some nice effects on the drums. Here we show the Expander mode.