Is it possible to get automation snap to grid?

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Fri May 26, 2006 4:06 am

I hope there's a setting for this, I need the automation bars snap to grid when drawing..any tips?

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Sun May 28, 2006 12:45 pm

So is this a no no then...?

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sun May 28, 2006 11:08 pm

Single clicking the pencil to insert single breakpoints will lock to grid. When drawing (holding the mouse button) there is no lock to grid.
Dragging a breakpoint or adding new points to an existing line with the pointing finger can lock to grid.

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Mon May 29, 2006 1:29 am

Ok thanks Tim, I'll have to experiment with the functions and see what'll do for my purposes. I think there definitely should be a snap to grid function for edit points when drawing parabolas etc or using free hand drawing.

bleen · Post by **bleen** » Mon May 29, 2006 3:58 am

what about turning on the "beat grid toggle"? works fine here:

Noizemaker · Post by **Noizemaker** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:24 am

But I thought that was done by the Grid Toggle and not the beat toggle. The beat toggle is only good when you're doing something over a soundbite so it's snapping to beats found by the beat-detection engine. (DP5's manual p.629)[/quote]

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:44 pm

Tim wrote:Single clicking the pencil to insert single breakpoints will lock to grid. When drawing (holding the mouse button) there is no lock to grid.
Dragging a breakpoint or adding new points to an existing line with the pointing finger can lock to grid.

I can't get this to work. I have the snap to grid option on and the notes snap but the automation doesn't. I can't find any mention about automation snapping to grid in the manual either, except for that beat grid thing.

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:27 am

Can someone please reply to this?

Thanks

bleen · Post by **bleen** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:46 am

pg.403 in the DP4.5 manual.

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:57 am

Hi Bleen,

I think that is only for automation data in the sequence window, not automation in the MIDI window and that's what I'm after.

bleen · Post by **bleen** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:01 am

Matcher wrote:Hi Bleen,

I think that is only for automation data in the sequence window, not automation in the MIDI window.

"MIDI window"? That's the first time you've mentioned MIDI in this thread.

Switch the parameter you want to automate on the track, be it audio or MIDI, and the process is the same.

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:14 am

Argh..sorry about being unclear. I'll check that out. Thanks