Instruction Manual

316 Arranging
Arranging Clips
• M:B:T—click this if you want the clip to begin and end on a specific
measure, beat, or tick.
• Samples—click this is you want the clip to begin and end on a
specific sample.
• H:M:S:F—click this is you want the clip to begin and end on a
specific hour, minute, second, or frame. This is also known as
SMPTE time, and lets you start the clip at an absolute-time-based
(as opposed to musical-time-based) point in your project.
• Seconds—click this is you want the clip to begin and end on a
specific second.
4. Enter a new start time and/or length, or use the spinners or keyboard to
change values.
5. Choose a value in the Time Base field—choose one of the two options
in this section to control what happens to the clip’s start time when you
change the tempo:
• Musical (M:B:T)—if the clip is set to the Musical time base, the
clip’s M:B:T position stays constant, and its Absolute (SMPTE)
position shifts.
• Absolute (SMPTE)—if the clip is set to the Absolute (SMPTE) time
base, its Absolute position stays constant, and its M:B:T position
shifts.
Note: the length of a clip may also change when you change the
tempo—audio clips maintain their absolute (SMPTE) length, while a
MIDI clip will follow the value in the Time Base field. If a MIDI clip is set
to use musical time, the clip maintains its M:B:T length. If a MIDI clip is
set to use absolute time, the clip maintains its absolute length.
6. Click OK when you are done.
SONAR adjusts the clip to the values you chose.
Note: the Snap Offset field is for audio clips only. The value of this field is
the snap offset of the selected clip, in samples. When you set a snap offset
value for a clip, and then drag the clip, the left edge of the clip does not
snap to the current snap resolution--the clip snaps to a point on the clip that
is the distance from the left edge of the clip to the snap offset value. For
example, if you set the snap resolution to move to a measure, and the snap
offset of a clip to 1500 samples, when you drag the clip, instead of the left
edge of the clip moving to a measure line, the spot on the clip that's 1500
samples right of the beginning of the clip moves to the measure line.