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The Project window
Exactly how Snap works depends on which mode is se-
lected on the Snap mode pop-up menu.
The following sections describe the different Snap modes:
Grid
In this mode, the Snap positions are set with the Grid
pop-up menu to the right. The options depend on the dis-
play format selected for the ruler. For example, if the ruler
is set to show bars and beats, the grid can be set to bars,
beats or the quantize value set with the next pop-up menu
to the right. If a time or frame-based ruler format is se-
lected, the grid pop-up menu will contain time or frame-
based grid options, etc.
When Seconds is selected as ruler format, the grid pop-up menu con-
tains time-based grid options.
Grid Relative
When you move events and parts in this mode they will not
be “magnetic” to the grid. Rather, the grid determines the
step size for moving the events. This means that a moved
event will keep its original position relative to the grid.
For example, if an event starts at the position 3.04.01 (one
beat before bar 4), Snap is set to Grid Relative and the
Grid pop-up is set to “Bar”, you can move the event in
steps of one bar – to the positions 4.04.01, 5.04.01 and
so on. The event will keep its relative position to the grid,
i.e. stay one beat before the bar lines.
• This only applies when dragging existing events or parts
– when you create new events or parts this mode works
like the Grid mode.
Events
In this mode, the start and end positions of other events
and parts become “magnetic”. This means that if you drag
an event to a position near the start or end of another
event, it is automatically aligned with the start or end of the
other event. For audio events, the position of the snap
point is also magnetic (see “Adjusting the snap point” on
page 241).
• Note that this includes marker events on the marker track.
This allows you to snap events to marker positions, and vice versa.
Shuffle
Shuffle mode is useful when you want to change the order
of adjacent events. If you have two adjacent events and
drag the first one to the right, past the second event, the
two events will change places.
The same principle works when changing the order of
more than two events:
Magnetic Cursor
When this mode is selected, the project cursor becomes
“magnetic”. Dragging an event near the cursor causes the
event to be aligned with the cursor position.
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Dragging event 2 past event 4…
…changes the order of events 2, 3 and 4.