User Manual

Quantize
Quantizing is important for aligning the timing of the Samples you trigger with your F1. This
timing is called the Quantize Value and ranges from a single sixteenth-note to 32 beats (8
bars). From shortest to longest, these values are: quarter-beat (sixteenth-note), half-beat
(eighth-note), 1 beat (quarter note), 2 beats, 4 beats, 8 beats, 16 beats, and 32 beats.
In most cases, you'll want your Samples to be triggered in tight synchronization to the rest of
the tracks and probably also the other Samples playing in one or more Remix Decks. Quantize
is the way to do this.
Note that the Quantize Value does not represent the amount of beats it will take before
a Sample starts playing, therefore, it is not a "delay" value; the Quantize Value repre-
sents a mark in the Remix Deck's internal timeline (such as a bar line on a sheet of mu-
sic). E.g., when the Quantize Value is set to 4, a Sample you hit will start playing with
the next 4/4 bar of the Remix Deck's internal timeline!
For example, if the Quantize Value is set to 4 beats and you trigger a Sample by hitting a pad,
the Sample won't start playing until the next downbeat (beat one of the next bar) of the Remix
Deck's internal timeline. Similarly, if you set the Quantize Value to 1 the Sample starts playing
on the next beat. Depending on the kind of Samples in your Remix Decks and the style of mu-
sic you are playing, even longer (or shorter!) Quantize Values can be used. For example, if your
Samples are parts of four-bar musical phrases which you want to harmonize nicely together,
you might consider setting the Quantize Value to 16, which would be 16 beats = 4 bars. For
glitchier styles, set Quantize Value to eighth-note or sixteenth-note values.
With Quantize turned off, your Samples will begin playing as soon as you trigger them. In some
live-performance situations, this might be just what you want to have much more timing free-
dom when you manually fire off a series of one-shots, for example.
Activate Quantize to get seamless Sample changes in the Remix Deck.
Toggling Quantize On and Off
If you press and release the QUANT (EDIT) button for less than one second without interacting
with any other controls, then the state of Quantize will be toggled upon release of the button.
The QUANT (EDIT) button will light up when Quantize is on.
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