Specifications

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Offset Grid By Offsets the Quantize Grid forward
or back in time by a specified number of ticks.
Use this option to achieve a pushed feel (by us-
ing positive values) or a laid back feel (by using
negative values).
Swing When selected, every other Grid bound-
ary is shifted by the specified percentage value
(0–300) to achieve a “swing” feel. A Swing value
of 0% yields no swing, while 100% yields a trip-
let feel. With Swing set to 300%, every other
Grid boundary is moved to the next Grid point.
Options
Additional Quantize options include:
Include Within When selected, attacks and re-
leases are only quantized if located within the
specified percentage of the Quantize Grid. Use
this option to clean up downbeats without af-
fecting notes that are “swung” or wildly off the
beat.
Figure 26 shows the Quantize Grid set to quarter
notes with the Include Within option set to
50%. Only attacks and releases falling within
the shaded area (equivalent to an eight note
area around each beat) are quantized.
Exclude Within When selected, attacks and re-
leases are not quantized if located within the
specified percentage of the Quantize Grid. Use
this option to preserve the feel of notes close to
the beat, while correcting others that are drasti-
cally away from the beat.
Figure 27 shows the Quantize Grid set to quarter
notes with the Exclude Within option set to
25%. Attacks and releases falling within the
shaded area (equivalent to a sixteenth note area
around each beat) are not quantized.
Strength When selected, notes are moved a per-
centage toward the Quantize Grid. Lower per-
centages preserve the original feel of the notes,
higher percentages align the notes more tightly
to the Grid.
Randomize When selected, notes are moved ran-
domly forward or back in time (after the Quan-
tize occurs). For example, with the Quantize
Grid set to eighth notes and Randomize set to
50%, notes are placed up to a 32nd note before
or after the beat boundary. The Randomize set-
ting also affects note durations (if Releases is se-
lected).
To Quantize just the backbeats, set the
Quantize Grid to half-notes with an Offset
of 960 ticks.
100% Swing, eighth note Grid
Every other Grid point
shifted by swing
0% Swing
(480 ticks)
100% Swing
(640 ticks)
Figure 26. Include Within option
Figure 27. Exclude Within option