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Markers and the snap grid
Arranging and editing
You can also use the snap grid to move clips by a certain interval, rather than snap them to the
interval. Moving by an interval can be useful during drag-and-drop operations, if your data are not
exactly aligned with measure or note boundaries. To set advanced Snap to Grid settings, go to
Edit > Preferences > Customization - Snap to Grid.
Magnetic snap. Cakewalk’s snap grid has an option called magnetic snap. This means that when
you’re dragging the boundary of an object, you can move the boundary freely until the boundary gets
within a certain number of ticks from the snap target. The closer the object gets to the snap target,
the more strongly the object is pulled to the target. You can set the strength of magnetic snap to low,
medium, high, or off. Note that if you are zoomed out a certain amount, the time boundary around
the snap target will appear to be quite small, and you might think that the snap grid is not functioning.
If this is the case, zoom in closer to enhance your editing experience. If you’re dragging a whole clip,
magnetic snap is not in effect.
To enable or disable the Snap Grid
Do one of the following:
• Click the Snap to Grid button in the Control Bar’s Snap module.
• Press N.
To change the snap options
1. In the Control Bar’s Snap module, select one or more of the following resolution options:
• Time resolution. Snap to the selected musical or absolute time resolution. Click and hold
the mouse button pressed to select a different duration from the pop-up menu. For absolute
time resolutions (samples, frames, seconds), type the desired number of units. 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.
• Triplet . Reduces the duration of the selected Musical time resolution by 2/3 of its original
duration. When Triplet is enabled, three note events fit in the space of two.
• Dotted . Increase the duration of the selected Musical time resolution by half of its original
value (150%).
• Snap To. Align data to the snap grid.
• Snap By. Move data by the grid resolution.
• Landmark Events . Snap to the selected landmarks, including markers, Now Time,
clips, audio transients, MIDI notes, and automation envelope nodes. To select the desired
landmarks, right-click the Snap to Grid button to open the Preferences dialog, then
Note: To exit Smart Grid mode, clear the Smart Grid check mark. If you manually select a new
resolution while Smart Grid is enabled, the new settings only apply until the focused view's
zoom level changes.