So I made a little movie to demonstrate how snap points work.
- I imported some stems that a client sent for me to mix.
- I drop them into the arrange page.
- First thing we notice is that snap points are completely invisible with files dropped onto the arrange page. Even when I cut them.
- Next, I nest a track into a Part to examine it more closely.
- Inside the Part I can see that the snap point is AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FILE.
- I then drag the beginning of the file back and forth and the snap sticks to THE BEGINNING OF THE FILE.
- Next I cut the file and the snap point is located at THE BEGINNING OF EACH NEW EVENT.
- I turn the quantize snap value OFF and conduct the same experiment and… for each cut the snap point is at… (wait for it) … THE BEGINNING OF EACH EVENT.
- AND you can’t even see the snap point on regions that are not highlighted.
- THEN I did something very interesting. I MOVED the snap point myself ! Then when I move the beginning of the region past the snap point, the snap point follows. BUT, when I move the region beginning BACK to the earlier point…. the snap value STAYS WHERE I PUT IT .
Genius !!!