Instruction Manual

1416 Dialog Reference
SONAR Quick Start dialog
Landmarks
In this section, you can choose the following kinds of data to snap to:
• Events—an event is any MIDI or audio data.
• Clips—this option sets the Snap to Grid to clip boundaries.
•Markers
•Audio Transients
This option also applies to the Now Time and time selections in the Time
Ruler.
Snap to Audio Zero Crossings
This option automatically snaps edited audio clips to the nearest zero
crossing of the waveform, the point at which there is no volume, to minimize
the glitches that can happen when waveforms are spliced together.
Mode:
The two modes apply to the Musical Time and Absolute Time options.
The following is a description of the two Snap to Grid modes:
• Move To—snaps data to the nearest resolution unit.
• Move By—moves data by a unit of resolution.
Magnetic Strength
Use these buttons to choose the strength of Magnetic snap. Magnetic snap
means that when you're dragging the boundary of an object, you can move
the boundary freely until the boundary gets within a certain number of ticks
from the snap target. The closer the object gets to the snap target, the more
strongly the object is pulled to the target. Note that if you are zoomed out a
certain amount, the time boundary around the snap target will appear to be
quite small, and you might think that the Snap Grid is not functioning. If this
is the case, zoom in closer to enhance your editing experience. If you're
dragging a whole clip, magnetic snap is not in effect.
Defining and Using the Snap Grid
SONAR Quick Start dialog
The SONAR Quick Start dialog box appears when you launch SONAR
(unless you disable this option, see below). It allows you to open any of a
long list of templates, and open recent projects and introductory help topics.
You can open this dialog box whenever you want by using the Help-Quick
Start command.