Reference Guide

338 Arranging and editing
Arranging clips
Figure 79. The Paste dialog box
7. Choose the options you want and click OK.
SONAR places the clips in their new location.
To choose a specific start time and/or length for a clip
1. Select the clip you want to edit.
2. Open the Clip Inspector and select the Properties section.
3. In the Time Format field, choose the units you want to use for the new start time and/or length
by clicking one of the radio buttons:
• M:B:T. Click this if you want the clip to begin and end on a specific measure, beat, or tick.
• Samples. Click this is you want the clip to begin and end on a specific sample.
• H:M:S:F. Click this is you want the clip to begin and end on a specific hour, minute, second,
or frame. This is also known as SMPTE time, and lets you start the clip at an absolute-time-
based (as opposed to musical-time-based) point in your project.Seconds. Click this is you
want the clip to begin and end on a specific second.
4. In the Start and Length fields, enter a new start time and/or length, or use the spinners or
keyboard to change values.
5. Choose a value in the Time Base field—choose one of the two options in this section to control
what happens to the clip’s start time when you change the tempo:
• Musical (M:B:T). If the clip is set to the Musical time base, the clip’s M:B:T position stays
constant, and its Absolute (SMPTE) position shifts.Absolute (SMPTE). If the clip is set to
the Absolute (SMPTE) time base, its Absolute position stays constant, and its M:B:T position
shifts.
Note: The length of a clip may also change when you change the tempo—audio clips maintain
their absolute (SMPTE) length, while a MIDI clip will follow the value in the Time Base field. If a
MIDI clip is set to use musical time, the clip maintains its M:B:T length. If a MIDI clip is set to use
absolute time, the clip maintains its absolute length.