Reference Guide

AudioSnap (Producer and Studio only)
SONAR’s AudioSnap engine and tempo analysis features give you unprecedented rhythmic and
tempo control over your audio. Employing sophisticated transient detection technology, the
AudioSnap engine automatically analyzes all recorded and imported audio files for rhythmic content
to determine where the beats are in the music.
AudioSnap is completely non-destructive, similar to Groove clips and V-Vocal clips. AudioSnap,
V-Vocal, and Groove clips are mutually exclusive. Groove clip markers are typically placed at a zero-
crossing point before a transient; AudioSnap transient markers are placed where musical changes
occur, but may not be exactly at a zero crossing.
What is AudioSnap?
AudioSnap is not a single feature, but rather a collection of different tools that can be used for
different tasks. The AudioSnap palette ties it all together in a task-oriented layout.
AudioSnap does several things, in a variety of ways:
• Stretches audio clips to fit project tempo or for quantizing.
• Changes project tempo to fit audio or MIDI clips.
• Copies audio rhythms for groove quantizing or doubling sounds.
Figure 194. The AudioSnap palette