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New features in SONAR X2
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Tools enhancements
• Improved Smart tool and Edit tool with added functionality (Note: the Trim tool has been renamed
to the Edit tool).
• Clips are drawn with a header, which can be clicked with the Smart tool to select and move the
clip.
• Select envelope curve types (Fast, Current, Slow, Jump) with the Edit tool. For details, see “To
change an envelope segment’s shape” on page 1025.
• Draw envelope lines at mousedown and mouseup points with the Line Draw tool.
• All tools support multi-track editing.
• Many refinements to the various global tools.
• Many new intuitive mouse pointer cursors.
For details, see “Tools” on page 407.
Snap to Grid enhancements
•New Smart Grid snap resolution. When Smart Grid is selected, the snap resolution is
dynamically determined by the horizontal zoom level, and the M:B:T time rulers in the Clips pane
and Piano Roll view are optimized to show relevant snap locations.
• Quickly toggle between primary and secondary snap settings (snap override).
• Enable/disable snapping with the N key.
• Right-click the Snap to Grid button in the Control Bar to access snap settings.
• UI to test the magnetic snap strength in the Preferences dialog.
• Enhanced Snap module in the Control Bar:
• Note duration values show a graphic representation of the selected note value.
• Triplet and dotted note duration buttons.
• Snap To and Snap By are now a single toggle.
•Streamlined Landmarks button. Right-click the Landmarks button to enable/disable
individual landmarks.
Figure 358. Snap module in the Control Bar.
For details, see “Defining and using the Snap Grid” on page 354 and “Snap module” on page 502.