MusicTechHelpGuy breaks down Logic Pro's grid snap modes and how each one changes the way regions move, trim, and duplicate. Smart snap adapts, locking to grid lines but still letting you nudge freely between them when needed.
Bar and Beat snap restrict edits to measures or quarter notes. He uses Beat snap to build a basic four-on-the-floor pattern, placing kicks on every beat and snares on two and four, then duplicating hits with option-drag.
Adding a 16th-note hi-hat loop sets up the move to Division snap, which unlocks finer placement. He reprograms the kick pattern onto off-beat 16th notes for a more syncopated groove, showing how switching snap modes is really about switching rhythmic resolution on the fly.