Reference Guide

502 Control Bar overview

Snap module

SONAR lets you define a snap grid that makes it easier to arrange clips and note events, 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 154. 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.

• 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 to Grid button changes to ), 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

Note 1: 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.

Note 2: The Piano Roll view can use its own independent snap resolution. For details, see

“Piano Roll view snap resolution” on page 691.

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