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Snap to Grid settings

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

Snap module 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.

Figure 147. Snap to Grid settings are available in the Snap module in the Control Bar.

A. Snap on/off B. Snap To / Snap By C. Snap to landmarks D. Snap resolution (musical time or absolute time)

E. Triplet F. Dotted

The Snap module contains the following settings:

• Snap enable/disable . Enable/disable snapping. When enabled, vertical grid lines that

correspond to the snap resolution are displayed in the Track view.

• Snap To. Align data to the snap grid.

• Snap By. Move data by the grid resolution.

• 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. When

Smart Grid is enabled, 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%).

• Landmark Events . Snap to the selected landmarks, including markers, Now Time, clips,

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