Reference Guide

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Track Inspector overview
Input Quantize section
• Input Quantize On/Off. Enables/disables Input Quantize on the selected track.
• Preset. Save or select settings that you use often in the drop-down menu. To save a new group
of settings, click the Preset list and choose Quantize Settings to open the Input Quantize dialog
box, then type a name in the Preset field and click the Save button. To delete a group, select it
and click the Delete button. The Input Quantize dialog box contains the following settings:
• Resolution. Set the note resolution in either standard note duration or tick value. The
resolution determines the size note or time value that you want your MIDI data to conform to.
• MIDI Event Start Times. Select this option to quantize MIDI event start times.
• Note Durations. Select this option to quantize Note Event durations to the size of the
Resolution value.
• Only Quantize Notes. If selected, SONAR will not modify other events, such as controllers.
• Strength. This value determines how closely SONAR moves the selected notes to the
resolution value, or “grid”. See “Strength” on page 768.
• Swing. Use this value to make groups of even eight notes (or whatever note you want to
enter in the Resolution field) “swing”, instead of playing with exact eighth note rhythm. A
value of 50 percent, or “50-50”, produces equal durations for both notes—no swing. A larger
value makes the first note longer, and vice versa. See “Swing” on page 768.
• Window. This value determines whether SONAR quantizes notes that are far from the
quantization points, or leaves them alone. A value of 100 percent quantizes every note. See
“Window” on page 769.
• Randomize. This value randomizes the three previous fields to introduce a more human
feel to the rhythm. The value you enter is the maximum amount of difference from the entered
values that the randomize feature can add.
For more information about Input Quantize, see “Input quantizing” on page 284.