Snapping edits to audio beats

The Snap to Grid function has an option that allows you to snap edits in the Clips pane to transient markers in selected audio clips. To enable this option, go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Snap to Grid (or right-click the Snap to Grid button ) and make sure the Audio Transients check box is selected under Landmarks.

When snapping audio transients, the following rules apply:

If a Pool exists, audio transients snap to the Pool.

If a Pool does not exists, audio transients snap to transients in the selected tracks.

If there are no selected tracks, audio transients snap to transients in the selected clip.

In the following example, you will learn how to snap MIDI notes to audio beats.

To snap to audio transients

1.	Select the audio clips whose rhythm you want to snap to.

2.	In the Control Bar’s Snap module, select the Landmark Events button .

Note: If events do not appear to snap to audio transients, go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Snap to Grid (or right-click the Snap to Grid button ) and make sure the Audio Transients check box is selected under Landmarks.

3.	Disable Musical Time and all other Snap to Grid options.

Figure 333. The Snap module.

4.	In this example, we’re using the Inline Piano Roll view: to enable it, assign a MIDI track’s Edit Filter to Notes. Zoom in enough to see where the edits need to be. Make sure the Landmark Events button is enabled in the Control Bar’s Snap module.

Note: If events do not appear to snap to audio transients, go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Snap to Grid (or right-click the Snap to Grid button ) and make sure the Audio Transients check box is selected under Landmarks.

A. These notes don’t line up with the audio beats

5.	Drag the misaligned MIDI notes so they line up with the audio beats. As you’re dragging notes, they will automatically snap to the nearest audio beat.