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Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual

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Chapter 3

Getting Started With Soundtrack Pro

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For projects set to Beats-based format, the available Snap To values are:

 Ruler ticks
 1/4 notes
 1/8 notes
 1/16 notes
 1/32 notes
 1/64 notes
 Markers
 Clips on Adjacent Tracks

To turn snap on:

m

Choose View > Snap (or press G).

A checkmark next to the menu item indicates that snap is turned on. Choose View >
Snap again to turn snap off.

To set the Snap To value:

m

Choose View > Snap To, then choose a value from the submenu.

You can temporarily defeat snap while you work in the Timeline. When you defeat snap,
you reverse the current snap state.

To defeat snap:

m

Select the item in the Timeline, then hold down the Command key as you drag the item.

If snap is turned on, Command-dragging lets you move the item without having it
snap to the nearest Snap To position. If snap is turned off, the item snaps to the nearest
Snap To position. When you release the Command key, items moved in the Timeline
follow the normal snap state.