Instruction Manual

AudioSnap
The new AudioSnap engine and tempo analysis features give you unprecedented
rhythmic and tempo control over your audio. Employing sophisticated transient detection
technology, the AudioSnap engine automatically analyzes all recorded and imported
audio files for rhythmic content to determine where the beats are in the music. AudioSnap
can be enabled/disabled on a per-clip basis.
AudioSnap is completely non-destructive, similar to Groove clips and V-Vocal clips.
AudioSnap, V-Vocal, and Groove clips are mutually exclusive. Groove clip markers are
typically placed at a zero-crossing point before a transient; AudioSnap markers are placed
where musical changes occur, but may not be exactly at a zero crossing.
AudioSnap is not a single feature, but rather a collection of different tools that can be used
for different tasks. The AudioSnap palette ties it all together in a task-oriented layout.
When AudioSnap is enabled, audio can easily conform to the tempo of the project, and
you can then begin applying a wide array of beat- and tempo- related features, such as:
• Grabbing a beat and moving it manually
• Aligning any audio clip(s) to the project’s tempo
• Quantizing beats within a clip—entire audio clips can be quantized, with no need to
split them up into individual beats beforehand
• Extracting tempo from any audio clip(s) and applying to project tempo
• Applying grooves to audio, and extracting grooves from audio
• Having audio clips follow tempo changes
• Automatically splitting audio clips into individual beats, if desired
• Non-destructively slip-stretching audio clips
• Snapping both audio and MIDI edits to audio beats
The AudioSnap engine makes sessions with live musicians more flexible: you have more
control over the final result—both creative and corrective. You are free to concentrate on
feel and performance, and let AudioSnap handle minor (or major!) rhythmic issues and
last-minute changes.