Instruction Manual

326 Arranging
Markers and the snap grid
• Clips—the start or end of any clip
• Markers—any marker in a project
• Audio transients—these are represented by vertical grid lines,
which you can display by using the AudioSnap Palette.
• 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.
4. Select Move To to align data to the grid, or Move By to move data by
the grid resolution.
5. If you want to change the magnetic snap strength, or turn off magnetic
snap, select one of the buttons in the Magnetic Strength section.
6. If you’re using the Snap to Grid dialog in the Track view, you can leave
it open or close it while you edit. If you’re using it in another view, click
OK to close the dialog.
All time selections and drag-and-drop editing operations use the new snap
grid resolution(s).
Snap Offsets
Snap offsets allow you to set a point other than the beginning of a clip as
the “snap” point used by the Snap to Grid. A snap offset is the number of
samples from the beginning of the clip. Snap offsets affect all edits that
obey the Snap to Grid setting. Once the snap offset is added, you can set
the Timer Ruler to SMPTE or MBT time.
Note: You cannot set a snap offset for a Groove clip.
Creating a Snap Offset
Use the following to add a snap offset to a clip:
1. Locate the place in the clip where you want to put the snap offset, and
set the Now Time to that location. Use the Scrub tool if necessary.
2. Right-click on the clip and select Set Snap Offset to Now Time from
the menu that appears.
Edits to that clip, when the Snap to Grid button is depressed, now snap to
the snap offset rather than the beginning of the clip.
Deleting a Snap Offset
1. Right-click on the clip and select Clip Properties from the menu that
appears.