Snap-to-grid problem

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Hi!

Still using CB 5, because I’m just a musician that don’t want to relearn technical stuff all the time. :slight_smile:

My problem:
Snap on/off is set to ON
Snap Type is set to GRID
Grid Type is set to USE QUANTIZE
Quantize is set to 1/1
Result: no audio parts snaps at 1.1.00 of a bar. Instead they snap at 2.3.96 (i zoomed in maximum and checked). All parts snap at 2.3.96 when Q is set to 1/1. It’s like there is an invisible grid almost half a bar to the right, that everything snaps to. If I change Q to 1/2 or 1/4 or whatever, the “invisible grid” gets more fine grained accordingly, but still far off where it should be. Midi-parts still works fine, the problem is strictly audio related.

This phenomena started right in the middle of working. It worked perfectly up to that point. I might have accidentally changed some global setting I don’t know exist? My music project has come to a halt because of this :frowning:
Any help greatly appreciated!

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Hi,

I believe, this is the Snap point thing in the Audio event, again… Read for example this thread.

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Hi Martin!
Thanks for super swift answering!
What is “the snap point thing in the Audio event”? (sorry for being ignorant…)

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Hi,

Read for example this thread, please.

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Or check this section in the manual:

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Martin.Jirsak and Croissant - THANKS! You just taught me what “snap point” is and solved my problem!
:slight_smile:
What I still don’t understand is if there is a way to change the snap point globally? Do I have to open each and every one of them and change, or can I just tell CB to set ALL snap points to ZERO?

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Hi @Kungen

I’d be surprised if the snap point of every audio event was modified.

However, to quickly reset the snap point, you could use the following shortcuts in a macro:

  • L (for setting transport to start of selected event
  • Audio > Snap Point to Cursor
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In the manual is a list of things to keep in mind.

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Thanks for the heads-up, @st10ss!

Here’s the relevant part of the documentation:

The event snap point is set as follows:

  • If you record an audio event, the snap point is set to the next grid position.
  • If you bounce a selection, the snap point is set to the start of the new event or to the first snap point that you set manually.
  • If you bounce a range selection, the snap point is set to the start of the new event or to the first snap point that you set manually.
  • If you freeze an audio event, the snap point is set to the start of the new event or to the first snap point that you set manually.
  • If you export audio, the snap point is set to the start of the new audio file.