Reference Guide

Control Bar overview

Snap module

SONAR lets you define a snap grid that makes it easier to arrange clips and note events, select time

ranges, and control envelope shape drawing. To use the snap grid, enable the Snap to Grid button

in the Snap module and set the grid resolution to an interval of musical time, such as a whole

note, half note, or quarter note; a unit of absolute time: a number of frames, seconds or samples; an

event; the start or end of a clip; a marker; or audio transients. The grid can use multiple resolutions

at the same time, such as a whole note, and audio transients. When the Snap to Grid button is

enabled, if you move or paste clips or markers, items will be snapped to the nearest point on the

snap grid.

Figure 149. Snap to Grid settings are available in the Snap module in the Control Bar.

A. Snap on/off B. Snap resolution (musical time) C. Snap resolution (absolute time) D. Snap to MIDI events

E. Snap to audio events F. Snap to audio transients G. Snap to markers

The Snap module contains the following settings:

• Snap enable/disable . Enable/disable snapping. When enabled, vertical grid lines that

correspond to the snap resolution are displayed in the Track view. Right-click the button, or click

and keep the mouse button pressed for a brief moment to open the Snap to Grid menu, which

contains the following options:

• Move-To . Align data to the snap grid (default behavior).

• Move-By . Move data by the grid resolution.

• Musical time resolution. Snap to the selected musical time resolution. Click and hold the

mouse button pressed to select a different note duration (whole, half, etc.) from the pop-up menu.

• Absolute time resolution. Snap to the selected absolute time resolution. Click and hold the

mouse button pressed to select a different time format (Samples, Frames or Seconds), then type

the desired number of units.

• MIDI events . Snap to any data in a MIDI clip.

• Audio clips . Snap to the start or end of any audio clip.

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