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âSnapâ will cause drags and other mouse-driven operations to jump to positions determined by the nearest snap setting. Snap can be set to -multiple options: markers, region start/ends, and the grid. ( those -are all enabled by default. change them in prefs ) - +multiple options: markers, region start/ends, and the grid (those +are all enabled by default. change them in prefs). +
+Grid can be enabled, and it will draw lines at selected intervals; which can be musical, like 16th notes, or can be timecode based -(minutes and seconds) . You can leave the Grid enabled, but snap +(minutes and seconds). You can leave the Grid enabled, but snap disabled, if you just want to see the lines but not snap to them. - +
+For example: if the Grid is set to âbeatsâ and Snap-to-grid is enabled, then any operations such as split, paste, or range-select will happen exactly on a beat, according to the musical timeline and tempo. - +
+Alternatively, you can leave âSnapâ enabled (so your mouse actions can snap to Markers, or region edges) but disable the Grid. +
+ ++The grid consist of lines running vertically in the edit canvas. If +you zoom too far out, you might see a coarser grid than you +expect. Ardour tries not to show âtoo manyâ or âtoo fewâ grid lines +depending on the zoom level. You might find that items snap in-between +the grid lines sometimes. Thatâs expected behavior. If you canât see +or snap to the grid youâd like to use, you may have to zoom in or out. +
-The grid consist of lines running vertically in the edit canvas. If -you zoom too far out, you might see a coarser grid than you -expect. Ardour tries not to show âtoo manyâ or âtoo fewâ grid lines -depending on the zoom level. You might find that items snap in-between -the grid lines sometimes. Thatâs expected behavior. If you canât see -or snap to the grid youâd like to use, you may have to zoom in or out. -
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