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Pro Tools Reference Guide186
Defining the Grid Value
In addition to affecting the placement of
regions, the Grid value also constrains Edit
and Timeline selections, and determines
how the Quantize Regions command
works.
To set the Grid value:
1 From the Display menu, select the Time
Scale you will use for the Grid value.
– or –
To keep the Main Time Scale and use a dif-
ferent time format for the Grid, deselect
Follow Main Timebase in the Grid Value
pop-up in the upper right of the Edit win-
dow.
2 From the Grid Value pop-up in the upper
right of the Edit window, select the time
value that will define the Grid boundaries.
– or –
To define a Grid based on the session’s
Markers, selections, and region boundaries,
select Regions/Markers from the Grid Value
pop-up.
To place or move a region while in Grid mode:
1 Configure the Grid value as desired. For
details, see “Defining the Grid Value” on
page 186.
2 Drag a region from the Regions List to an
existing track.
– or –
With the Grabber, drag a region already in
a track to a new location.
The region’s start point snaps to the closest
Grid boundary. If the region has a sync
point defined, the sync point snaps to the
Grid boundary.
Nudging
Pro Tools allows you to nudge regions and
selections (or MIDI notes) by precise incre-
ments with the Plus and Minus keys on the
numeric keypad. The amount of the nudge
is determined by the value specified in the
Nudge pop-up menu. The Nudge function
can be used in any of the Edit modes.
Nudging can be invaluable for adjusting
the “groove” of a musical phrase or a sound
effect relative to other elements in the ses-
sion. Since Pro Tools lets you nudge mate-
rial during playback, you can nudge con-
tinuously in real time to adjust the timing
relationship between tracks.
☞ Nudge can also be used to adjust the place-
ment of automation breakpoints. For more in-
formation, see “Editing Automation” on
page 301.
Grid Value pop-up showing Bars:Beats