DigiDesign Pro Tools, Reference Manual

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When Spot mode is enabled, Pro Tools asks you
to specify a destination location when a region
is dragged from the Region List, a DigiBase
browser, Windows Explorer, or the Mac Finder.
Grid
In Grid mode, regions and MIDI notes that are
moved, trimmed or inserted “snap” to the cur-
rently selected Grid value, or to precise incre-
ments on a user-definable time grid.
Absolute and Relative Grid
Grid mode can be applied in Absolute or Rela-
tive mode:
◆
In Absolute Grid mode, moving any region
snaps the region start to Grid boundaries . If a re-
gion’s start point falls between beats, and the
Grid is set to 1/4 notes, dragging the region will
snap its start time to the nearest 1/4 note (the
current absolute Grid value).
◆
In Relative Grid mode, regions can be moved
by Grid (or Nudge) units . If a region’s start point
falls between beats and the Grid is set to 1/4
notes, dragging the region will be constrained to
1/4 notes, preserving the region’s relative posi-
tion to the nearest beat.
To select Absolute or Relative Grid mode:
■
Click the Grid mode selector and choose Ab-
solute or Relative.
Configuring the Grid
The actual Grid size, chosen from the Grid value
pop-up menu can be based on a time value us-
ing the Main Time Scale; or, if Follow Main Time
Scale is deselected, another time format can be
used for the Grid size.
The Grid Value indicator and pop-up menu are
located in the Edit window.
To temporarily suspend Grid mode and
switch to Slip mode while dragging a region,
hold down the Control key (Windows) or
Command key (Mac) after clicking with the
mouse.
For more information on Relative Grid
mode, see “Sliding Regions in Grid Mode”
on page 432.
Grid Value indicator and pop-up menu
The current Grid value is also used for the
Quantize to Grid command (see “Quantiz-
ing Regions to Grid” on page 438) and Sep-
arated Region At Grid command (see “Sep-
arate Region Commands” on page 418).