Quantizing MIDI events

1.From the Edit menu, choose MIDI Processes and Filters. The MIDI Processes and Filters dialog is displayed.

2.Select the Quantize tab.

3.Select your quantization options:

ItemDescription

Quantize start Select this check box to force the beginning (note-on messages) of MIDI events to a specified resolution on the grid.

Quantize release Select this check box to force the end (note-off messages) of MIDI events to a specified resolution on the grid.

Preserve duration If you select Quantize start or Quantize release, you can select this check box to maintain the lengths of notes.

Quantize grid

Click an icon to select the resolution of the quantize grid.

Tuplet

Select this check box to set irregular beat boundaries for the quantize grid. For example, to quantize to

 

triplet beat boundaries in 4/4 time, select the Tuplet check box and choose 3 in time of 4.

 

 

Offset by

Select the check box and type a value in the box to offset the quantize grid by the specified number of

 

ticks. You can type negative values to shift the grid backward.

 

 

Swing

Drag the slider to add a swing to the quantize grid. When you set this slider to 0, notes are quantized

 

directly to the grid. Increasing the setting shifts every other grid boundary forward: set to 300% to shift

 

every other grid boundary to the next grid division.

 

 

Strength

Drag the slider to adjust how strictly you want to quantize. For example, to quantize directly to the grid,

 

set the slider to 100%. If you set the slider to 50%, a note that would be shifted 4 ticks is moved only 20

 

ticks.

 

 

4.Select the tracks or events you want to quantize:

Select a track to quantize all events on the track. Hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking a track header to select multiple tracks.

If you want to quantize multiple events on multiple tracks, hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking the events to select them, and then select the tracks.

If a selected event has note events selected, only the selected notes will be quantized.

Note: Muted tracks will not be quantized.

5.Click the Apply button.

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