Move and Trim

This is the default setting when you start the program, and it is best to return to this after using the other two functions.

To move a sample to a different time, click anywhere in its display and drag to left or right. For precise timing, use the grid, with snap enabled, or right click on the sample to bring up the menu and select "Move". The Move requester allows you to position the sample to any starting point up to 999 minutes. There is no limit to the total length of a project, but anything longer than a few hours may be awkward to manage.

A sample can also be dragged to another track.

To trim sound from the beginning or end of a sample, click on the edge of the sample. The pointer should change to a drag symbol. If it doesn't, you have clicked off target and moving the mouse will move the sample instead of trimming it. Hit U to undo if you make a mistake.
Trimming does not affect the sound sample file on disk.

The Grid
The current grid spacing is shown in a box at the top of the Timeline. Next to this is a down arrow. Hit the arrow to set up the grid.

A "Grid Size" menu should appear.
"Free" clears the grid.
The next 16 options are time intervals, including a Custom setting in milliseconds. Then you can opt to Show the grid. It will be visible on the Timeline only at the higher settings of the horizontal zoom.
The last option enables Snap. With this on, the beginning of a sample will always end up exactly on the nearest grid line after you move it. Grid Snap can be turned on and off both with the menu and by hitting G on the keyboard.
Note that you can show the grid without snapping to it. One use of this is for lining up the beats in a drum loop with the grid - zoom in until they are easy to see, then move the sample until the beats are lined up with a one beat grid by eye.

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This is the default setting when you start the program, and it is best to return to this after using the other two functions.
To move a sample to a different time, click anywhere in its display and drag to left or right. For precise timing, use the grid, with snap enabled, or right click on the sample to bring up the menu and select "Move". The Move requester allows you to position the sample to any starting point up to 999 minutes. There is no limit to the total length of a project, but anything longer than a few hours may be awkward to manage.
A sample can also be dragged to another track.
To trim sound from the beginning or end of a sample, click on the edge of the sample. The pointer should change to a drag symbol. If it doesn't, you have clicked off target and moving the mouse will move the sample instead of trimming it. Hit U to undo if you make a mistake. Trimming does not affect the sound sample file on disk.
The Grid The current grid spacing is shown in a box at the top of the Timeline. Next to this is a down arrow. Hit the arrow to set up the grid.
A "Grid Size" menu should appear. "Free" clears the grid. The next 16 options are time intervals, including a Custom setting in milliseconds. Then you can opt to Show the grid. It will be visible on the Timeline only at the higher settings of the horizontal zoom. The last option enables Snap. With this on, the beginning of a sample will always end up exactly on the nearest grid line after you move it. Grid Snap can be turned on and off both with the menu and by hitting G on the keyboard. Note that you can show the grid without snapping to it. One use of this is for lining up the beats in a drum loop with the grid - zoom in until they are easy to see, then move the sample until the beats are lined up with a one beat grid by eye.