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Quantizing MIDI and audio
Quantize functions on the Quantize Panel
The Quantize Panel provides different settings and parame-
ters (see “The Quantize Panel” on page 111). You can
open it by clicking on the corresponding button on the tool-
bar or by opening the Edit menu and selecting “Quantize
Panel”.
Quantize functions on the Transport panel (MIDI only)
On the Transport panel, you can activate the Auto Q button.
The Auto Q function quantizes MIDI automatically on re
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cording, according to the settings on the Quantize Panel.
Quantize functions in the key commands
In the Key Commands dialog (Quantize Category), you
can set up key commands for the quantize functions. For
further information about key commands, see
“Key com-
mands” on page 541.
Quantize functions
Quantize
The Quantize function is found on the Edit menu. You can
also use the key command [Q] or the “Quantize” button on
the Quantize Panel. What exactly happens when you use
the Quantize function depends on whether you apply it to
audio or MIDI.
Audio – quantizing audio event starts
If you select one or several audio events or a sliced loop
and use the Quantize function, the audio event starts are
quantized.
The event snap points (or, if no snap point is available, the
event start) that ended up slightly beside exact note posi
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tions are moved to the nearest position of the grid. The
grid is set up in the Quantize pop-up menu.
Ö If you use the Quantize function on an audio part, the
event starts inside the part are quantized.
MIDI – quantizing MIDI event starts
If you select several MIDI notes in a part and use the
Quantize function on the Edit menu, the MIDI note starts
are quantized, i. e. The starts of MIDI notes that ended up
slightly beside exact note positions are moved to the near
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est position of the grid. The grid is set up in the Quantize
pop-up menu. The note lengths are maintained.
Ö If you quantize MIDI parts, all events are quantized,
even if none is selected.
Reset Quantize
This command on the Edit menu reverts your audio or
MIDI to its original, unquantized state. This function is in
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dependent from the regular Undo History.
Ö The Reset function will also reset any length changes
that you performed using the “Scale Length/Legato”
slider, see
“The Length section” on page 379.
Advanced Quantize functions
Audio Warp Quantize
The “Audio Warp Quantize” function on the Edit menu,
Advanced submenu, quantizes the content of your audio
event by applying time stretch. The following happens:
• If you have already set up hitpoints, these will be taken. Other-
wise, hitpoints are detected automatically. For further informa-
tion on hitpoints, see “Working with hitpoints and slices” on
page 276.
• For each hitpoint, a warp tab is created. For further information
on hitpoints, see
“Warping audio” on page 272.
• The warp tabs that are located close to a beat or bar position
are matched with the nearest grid positions as set up on the
Quantize pop-up menu. This stretches your audio. The audio
event gets a warp tab at the event start and one at the event
end. These warp tabs are also aligned to the nearest position
in the grid.
Quantize MIDI Event Lengths
The “Quantize MIDI Event Lengths” function on the Edit
menu, Advanced Quantize submenu, quantizes the length
of MIDI notes without changing their start positions. At its
most basic level, this function sets the length of the notes to
the Length Quantize value on the MIDI editor toolbar by
cutting their ends.