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Quantizing MIDI and Audio
Quantizing means moving recorded audio or MIDI and positioning it on the nearest grid position
that is musically relevant. Quantizing is designed to correct errors, but you can also use it in a
creative way.
You can quantize audio and MIDI to a grid or to a groove.
Audio and MIDI can be quantized at the same time. However, what exactly happens during
quantizing differs for audio and MIDI:
Audio quantizing affects the audio event starts.
MIDI quantizing can affect the starts of MIDI events in a part, the MIDI event lengths, or the
MIDI event ends.
NOTE
Quantizing is based on the original position of the events. Therefore, you can freely try out
different quantize settings without the risk of destroying anything.
RELATED LINKS
Quantizing Audio Event Starts on page 215
Quantizing MIDI Event Starts on page 214
Quantizing MIDI Event Lengths on page 214
Quantizing MIDI Event Ends on page 215
Quantize Functions
The quantize functions are available in the Edit menu and in the Snap and Quantize sections of
the Project window toolbar.
Quantize Functions on the Edit Menu
Quantize
Quantizes audio or MIDI event starts.
Reset Quantize
Reverts your audio or MIDI to its original, unquantized state, and resets any length
changes that you performed in the
Quantize Panel.
Quantize Panel
Opens the Quantize Panel.
Advanced Quantize
From this submenu, you can select the following functions:
Quantize MIDI Event Lengths
Cuts off the ends of selected MIDI events so that the events match the length
quantize value. The start positions are kept.
Quantize MIDI Event Ends
Moves the ends of MIDI events to the nearest grid positions.
Freeze MIDI Quantize
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