Reference Guide

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Inspectors
Properties Inspector overview
• Reference Note. Represents the key in which the loop was originally recorded. The Follow
Pitch feature uses this information, when checked, to transpose the loop to match the project’s
default project pitch and pitch markers.
• Pitch (semitones). Allows you to set the transposition of a clip independently from the project
pitch. A positive number transposes the clip up by that number of semitones. A negative number
transposes the clip down by that number of semitones. Remember, if Follow Pitch is enabled,
the clip follows the project’s pitch, so any transposition changes you make using this option are
changes to the project pitch, not the clip pitch.
• Fine Pitch (cents). Allows you to make tuning adjustments or to transpose the pitch of a clip up
to 50 cents. There are 100 cents in one semitone. A Fine Pitch setting of 1 adjusts the pitch up
one hundredth of a semitone. The Fine Pitch option can “fine tune” a slightly out of tune clip so
that it is in pitch with the remaining clips in a project.
For more information about Groove Clips, see “Working with loops and Groove Clips” on page
629.
AudioSnap section
• AudioSnap header bar. Click to show/hide the AudioSnap section.
• Enable. Enables or disables AudioSnap on selected audio clips.
• Average Tempo. Shows the average tempo candidates: original, 0.5x and 2x. SONAR will do
its best to detect the correct average tempo, but a clip can often have multiple potential tempos
(60 BPM, 120 BPM, 240 BPM, etc.). If SONAR is unable to detect a tempo, Average Tempo will
be set to Original, which is the project’s tempo at the location the clip was recorded or imported.
If you change the Average Tempo setting, all clip tempo changes are adjusted to scale.
• Follow Project Tempo. Forces the clip to follow the project’s global tempo map.
• Follow Options. Specifies at which resolution the clip should follow tempo changes when
Follow Project Tempo is selected. The options are as follows:
• Beats
• Measures
• Clip (default)
• Auto-Stretch
• Filter Threshold. Disables AudioSnap transient markers based on their volume. This clears out
unwanted markers to make editing easier. Higher values create a bigger volume threshold, which
disables markers that are fall below that threshold.
Note: AudioSnap is automatically enabled on a clip if you stretch a transient marker on the clip.
Note: The Follow Project Tempo option only works on clips that are configured to use musical
time (the Time Base property is set to Musical (M:B:T) in the Clip Properties Inspector.