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Fixing timing problems in audio clips
AudioSnap
• You can quantize audio to the project’s time ruler. This is useful for tightening up a performance in
a project that already has a fixed tempo or varying tempo map. For details, see To quantize audio
to the project’s time ruler.
• You can copy the feel of one track and apply it to another track. There are two ways to accomplish
this with AudioSnap:
• Method 1: Extract MIDI timing from the source track, then use Groove Quantize on the target
track. For details, see To extract MIDI timing from an audio clip and To Groove Quantize an
audio clip.
• Method 2: Add the source track to the Pool, then quantize the target track to the pool. For
details, see To quantize an audio clip to another audio clip (Quantize to Pool) and Using the
Pool.
To quantize audio to the project’s time ruler
1. Select the audio clip you want to quantize.
2. Press SHIFT+A to open the AudioSnap palette.
3. Click the Quantize button in the AudioSnap palette.
The Quantize dialog appear
4. Make sure the AudioSnap Beats check box is selected.
5. Configure the Quantize options as desired, then click OK.
SONAR quantizes the selected clips.
To Groove Quantize an audio clip
The Groove Quantize command aligns transients with a groove that’s on the Clipboard or a pre-
existing groove file. If you want to copy the timing from another audio clip to the Clipboard, see To
extract MIDI timing from an audio clip.
1. Select the audio clip you want to groove quantize.
2. Press SHIFT+A to open the AudioSnap palette.
3. Click the Groove Quantize button in the AudioSnap palette.
The Groove Quantize dialog appear
4. In the Groove File field, select either Clipboard or the file that the groove pattern you want to use
is saved in.
5. In the Groove Pattern field, select the groove pattern that you want to use.
6. Select the Resolution value that you want to quantize to.
7. Make sure the AudioSnap Beats check box is selected.
Note: You can only quantize to one rhythmic value at a time. If you don’t want to quantize all
beats in an audio clip (to ensure
the Quantize command doesn’t move them to a rhythmic
placement where they don’t belong) , temporarily disable any transient markers you don’t want to
quantize. For details, see To disable a transient marker.