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Fixing timing problems in audio clips
AudioSnap (Producer and Studio only)
Quantizing audio
Quantizing audio is a quick way to tighten up the feel of an audio track. AudioSnap provides several
ways to quantize audio:
• You can quantize audio to the project’s time ruler. This is useful for tightening up a performance in
a project that already has a fixed tempo or varying tempo map. For details, see “To quantize audio
to the project’s time ruler” on page 671.
• You can copy the feel of one track and apply it to another track. There are four ways to
accomplish this with AudioSnap:
• Method 1: Extract MIDI timing from the source track, then use Groove Quantize on the target
track. For details, see “To extract MIDI timing from an audio clip” on page 679 and “To Groove
Quantize an audio clip” on page 672.
• Method 2: Add the source track to the Pool, then quantize the target track to the pool. For
details, see “To quantize an audio clip to another audio clip (Quantize to Pool)” on page 673
and “Using the Pool” on page 689.
• Method 3: Use the Extract Timing button on the AudioSnap palette to extract the timing from
selected clips, then use the Apply Groove button to apply the extracted groove to the
selected clips. For details, see “To extract the groove from one clip and apply it to another clip”
on page 672.
• Method 4: You can manually match transient markers across multiple tracks by using the
Smart tool. For details, see “To manually match transients across different tracks” on page
672.
To quantize audio to the project’s time ruler
1. Select the audio clip you want to quantize.
2. Press A to open the AudioSnap palette.
3. Click the Quantize button in the AudioSnap palette.
The Quantize dialog box appears.
4. Make sure the AudioSnap Beats check box is selected.
5. Configure the Quantize options as desired, then click OK .
SONAR quantizes the selected clips.
Note: You can only quantize to one rhythmic value at a time. If you don’t want to quantize all beats
in an audio clip (to ensure the Quantize command doesn’t move them to a rhythmic placement
where they don’t belong), temporarily disable any transient markers you don’t want to quantize.
For details, see
“To disable a transient marker” on page 647.