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Preferences dialog
three different nudge resolutions.
The Snap section contains the following settings:
• Mode. Snapping can operate in two different modes:
• Move To. Align data to the grid.
• Move By. Move data by the grid resolution.
• Magnetic Strength. Specify the magnetic strength when snapping, which determines how
quickly moved events are pulled towards the snap grid. The choices are Off (no magnetic snap),
Low, Medium and High.
• Audio Zero Crossings. Automatically snap edited audio clips to the nearest zero crossing of
the waveform (the point at which there is no volume) to minimize glitches that can happen when
waveforms are spliced together.
The Nudge section contains the following settings:
• Musical Time. Select a note length setting.
• Absolute Time. Select one of the following absolute time options and a number in the first field:
• Follow Snap Settings. Moves the clip or note by the current snap setting.
For more information, see “Nudge” on page 342.
See also:
“Defining and using the Snap Grid” on page 346
“Preferences dialog” on page 1550
“Customization - Display” on page 1610
“Customization - Colors” on page 1612
“Customization - Editing (Advanced)” on page 1627
Absolute time setting Description
Seconds Whole seconds.
Milliseconds Thousands of a second.
Frames Number of frames. There are 30 frames per second.
Samples A very small amount of time. For CD-quality audio there are 44,100
samples per second, so a value of 1 here would not move a clip by a
perceptible amount.
Ticks The number of ticks per quarter note varies depending on the setting in
Edit > Preferences > Project - Clock. The default setting is 960.
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