Reference Guide

354 Arranging and editing

Markers and the snap grid

SONAR has a collection of features you can use to simplify and speed the work you do arranging

your projects. Here are a few of the most important things you can do:

• Show gridlines on measure boundaries in the Track view.

• Define and use the snap grid to make drag-and-drop editing more accurate.

• Create markers to identify and work with key time points in your project.

See:

“Showing gridlines” on page 354

“Defining and using the Snap Grid” on page 354

“Snap offsets” on page 357

“Creating and using markers” on page 357

Showing gridlines

Displaying gridlines, or vertical rules, in the Clips pane of the Track view makes it easy to see at a

glance how clips align with each other, how they align with measure boundaries, and when they start

and end.

To show/hide vertical grid lines

1. Click the Track view View menu, point to Display > Vertical Grid Lines and select one of the

following options:

• None. No vertical grid lines are displayed

• Behind Clips. Vertical grid lines are displayed, but clips will draw on top of them, so clip

contents will not be obstructed.

• In Front of Clips. Vertical grid lines are displayed and drawn on top of clips, always visible.

SONAR displays the Track view as you requested.

Defining and using the Snap Grid

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

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

Control Bar’s Snap module (or press N) 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.