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MIDI processing and quantizing
Presets
The controls in the lower left corner of the dialog allow you
to store the current settings as a preset, which will then be
available on the Quantize menus on the toolbars. The
usual preset procedures apply:
• To store the settings as a preset, click the Store button.
• To load a stored preset into the dialog, simply select it
from the pop-up menu.
This is useful if you want to modify an existing preset.
• To rename the selected preset, double-click on the
name and type in a new one.
• To remove a stored preset, select it from the pop-up
menu and click Remove.
Apply and Auto
These functions allow you to apply quantizing directly from
the dialog, see below.
The Non Quantize setting
This setting affects the result of the quantizing. It allows you
to set a “distance” in ticks (120ths of sixteenth notes).
Events that already are within the specified distance from
the quantize grid will not be quantized. This allows you to
keep slight variations when you quantize, but still correct
notes that are too far from the grid.
The Random Quantize setting
This setting affects the result of the quantizing. It allows you
to set a “distance” in ticks (120ths of sixteenth notes).
Events will be quantized to random positions within the
specified “distance” from the quantize grid, thus creating
a more “loose” quantizing. Much like the Non Quantize
setting, this allows for slight variations, while at the same
time keeping notes from ending up too far from the grid.
The Iterative Strength setting
Here you specify how much the notes should be moved
towards the grid when using the Iterative Quantize func-
tion, see below.
The Move Controller setting
When this is activated, controllers related to notes (pitch-
bend, etc.) are automatically moved with the notes when
these are quantized.
Applying quantize
There are several ways to apply the quantize:
• The standard method is to select “Over Quantize” from
the MIDI menu (or using a key command, by default [Q]).
This quantizes the selected MIDI parts or notes according to the current
Quantize pop-up menu setting.
• You can also apply quantizing directly from the Quantize
Setup dialog, by clicking the “Apply Quantize” button.
• If you activate the “Auto” checkbox in the Quantize Setup
dialog, any change you make in the dialog is immediately
applied to the selected MIDI parts or notes.
A great way of using this feature is to set up a playback loop, and adjust
the settings in the dialog until you get the desired result.
The Auto Quantize function
If you activate the Auto Q button on the Transport panel,
all MIDI recordings you make are automatically quantized
according to the settings you have made in the Quantize
Setup dialog.
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If you do not want to apply the quantizing you have
set up in the dialog, close the window by clicking its
close button.
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When you apply quantize, the result is based on the
original position of the notes. Therefore, you can
freely try out different quantize settings with no risk of
“destroying” anything (see also “Undo Quantize” on
page 175).