User`s guide

Chapter 16: MIDI Editing 217
Randomize
When selected, notes are moved
randomly forward or back in time (after the
Quantize occurs). For instance, with the
Quantize Grid set to eighth notes and Ran-
domize set to 50%, notes are placed up to a
32nd note before or after the beat bound-
ary. The Randomize setting also affects
note durations (if Releases is selected).
Quantize Examples
The following examples illustrate some of
the more common uses for the Quantize
command.
If you intend to loop playback while quan-
tizing, you may want to deselect Opera-
tions > Link Edit and Timeline Selection.
This ensures that the play range will not
change when selected notes are moved in
the course of quantizing and undoing.
▲ While you can undo a Quantize operation,
the Quantize command is destructive and per-
manently affects selected data. To preserve
existing data, duplicate the playlist before
quantizing.
Straight Quantize
To quantize to a straight sixteenth note feel:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes to be
quantized.
2 Choose MIDI > Quantize.
3 Under What to Quantize, select the At-
tacks option. To quantize note durations as
well, select the Releases option.
4 Set the Quantize Grid to sixteenth notes.
Make sure that the other options for Tu-
plet, Offset Grid By, and Swing are not se-
lected.
5 Leave the remaining Quantize options
deselected and click Apply.
Quantizing while Preserving the
Original “Feel”
You can quantize less strictly, to preserve
the original feel of your recorded MIDI
tracks:
To quantize while preserving the original feel:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes to be
quantized.
2 Choose MIDI > Quantize.
3 Under What to Quantize, select the At-
tacks option. To quantize note durations as
well, select the Releases option.
4 Set the Quantize Grid to the desired note
size. Make sure that the other options for
Tuplet, Offset Grid By, and Swing are not
selected.
5 Select the Exclude Within option with a
value of 10-15%.
6 Select the Strength option with a value of
70-80%.
7 Leave the remaining Quantize options
deselected and click Apply.
Audition the change and if the desired ef-
fect is not achieved, undo the edit and ex-
periment with different values for Exclude
Within and Strength.