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Control Bar overview

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 select the desired

check boxes in the Landmarks section. SONAR will snap to landmarks on tracks/lanes that are

currently visible in the Clips pane.

Additional Snap to Grid settings

To access additional snap settings, go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Snap to Grid (or

right-click the Snap to Grid button ).

The Snap section contains the following settings:

• Snap Intensity. Specify the magnetic strength when snapping, which determines how quickly

moved events are pulled towards the snap grid.

• Magnetic Test. Drag the event to test the current Snap Intensity setting.

• Snap to Nearest Audio Zero Crossings. Automatically snap edited audio clips to the nearest

zero crossing of the waveform (the point at which there is no volume) to minimize glitches that

can happen when waveforms are spliced together.

• Landmarks. Snap to the selected landmarks when the Events button is enabled in the Control

Bar’s Snap module:

• Markers. Snap to any marker.

• Now Time. Snap to the current Now Time.

• Clips. Snap to the start or end of any clip.

• Audio Transients. Snap to transient markers in audio clips.

• MIDI Notes. Snap to note events in MIDI clips.

• Automation Nodes. Snap to automation envelope nodes.

See:

“Defining and using the Snap Grid” on page 354

“Tools” on page 407

“Nudge” on page 350