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Quantizing MIDI and audio
Grid display
In the middle of the Quantize Panel the grid display is
shown. The green lines indicate the quantize grid, i. e. the
positions that audio or MIDI is moved to.
The grid display showing a 1/32 grid
Randomize
This setting allows you to set a “distance” in ticks (120
ticks correspond to one 16th note), so that your audio or
MIDI is quantized to random positions within the specified
distance from the quantize grid. This creates a loose
quantizing and allows for slight variations. At the same
time, it prevents your audio or MIDI from ending up too far
away from the grid.
Move MIDI CC
If this is activated, controllers related to MIDI notes (pitch-
bend, etc.) are automatically moved with the notes when
these are quantized.
Auto Apply
If you activate this option, any changes you make are im-
mediately applied to the selected parts or events. A way of
using this feature is to set up a playback loop and adjust
the settings until you get the desired result.
iQ option and Iterative Strength setting
If you quantize your audio or MIDI with the iQ option acti-
vated, a “loose” quantization is applied. This means that
your audio or MIDI moves only part of the way to the closest
quantize grid position. You can specify an Iterative Strength
value to the right of the iQ option. This lets you specify how
close your audio or MIDI moves towards the grid.
Ö Iterative quantizing is based on the current, quantized
positions and not on the original event positions. This
makes it possible to repeatedly use Iterative Quantize,
gradually moving your audio or MIDI closer to the quantize
grid until you have found the desired timing.
Reset Quantize
This button is identical with the Reset Quantize function
on the Edit menu (see “Reset Quantize” on page 91).
Quantize
Clicking this button applies your settings.
Options for quantizing to a musical grid
Quantizing to a grid is useful if you want to place your re-
corded audio or MIDI on the nearest position that is musi-
cally relevant.
Grid
On this pop-up menu you can determine the basic value
for the quantize grid.
Swing
This parameter lets you offset every second position in the
grid, creating a swing or shuffle feel. When you adjust the
Swing parameter, the result is shown in the grid display.
This setting is only available when a straight value is se-
lected for the grid and Tuplet is off (see below).
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If you move an audio event manually, the original start
time is changed to the new position. Therefore, the
Reset Quantize function has no effect on an event
that has been moved manually.