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Properties Inspector overview
Inspectors
• Lock. Locks the clip’s data and/or position. The Lock drop-down menu contains the following
options:
• Position and Data. Locks position and data, and adds a lock icon on the clip .
• Position Only. Locks position only, and adds a yellow lock icon (with the clasp unlocked) on
the clip .
• Data Only. Locks data only, and adds a blue lock icon (with the clasp unlocked) on the clip .
• Automation Read. Allows the clip to respond to clip automation envelopes.
• Clips Linked. Shows how many clips are linked to the selected clip.
• Foreground. Specifies the waveform or note color of the selected clip.
• Background. Specifies the clip background color of the selected clip.
• Use Track Colors. Returns the selected clip’s color to the default, as defined in Edit >
Preferences > Customization - Color.
For more information about clip properties, see “Editing clip properties” on page 758 and
“Arranging clips” on page 320.
Groove Clip section
• Groove Clip header bar. Click to show/hide the Groove Clip section.
• Looping. Convert the selected clip to a Groove Clip. You can drag the right edge of a Groove
Clip to create loop repetitions. Groove Clips can also obey pitch markers. For more information
about Groove Clips, see “Working with Groove Clip audio” on page 638 and “MIDI Groove Clips”
on page 647.
• Stretch to Tempo (audio clips only). Stretch or shrink the selected clip to fit the project’s
tempo. SONAR uses the Beats in Clip and Original Tempo parameters are used to make the
change.
• Beats in Clips. The number of beats (quarter notes) in the clip.
• Original Tempo (audio clips only). The tempo at which the clip was recorded.
• Follow Pitch. Transposes the loop, if necessary, to the key of the project. A loop recorded in the
key of A, used in a project in the key of C, will be transposed up three semitones if the Follow
Pitch option is selected. You can also insert markers in the Time Ruler which change the project
pitch. These markers, called pitch markers affect only Groove clips with Follow Pitch enabled.
Note: Clip envelopes are only visible/editable when the parent track’s Edit Filter control is set to
Clip Automation. For details, see “Selecting the data type to edit” on page 398.
Note: If this control is not available, the selected clip is most likely an AudioSnap clip. A clip can
not have Groove Clip looping and AudioSnap enabled at the same time.