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This is the Adjust Timing dialogue. It can be invoked via the Edit menu or right-click menu on events. It is available for audio and midi events on tracks, as well as note and automation events in editors.
Basically, the quantize functions allow you to tighten-up performance timing. Strength, sensitivity, randomize and swing allow some of the original timing to be preseved. At full influence, the selected events will align exactly to the prescribed tempo division (Grid).
This tool does not behave like a groove machine. Rhythmic patterns can be imported into both the note and automation editor as MIDI files. But not be applied to existing events.
If you’d like to match alignments of notes, which are off the grid, use the keyboard commands Ctrl+Q and Ctrl+W. This places the edit cursor at the start (Ctrl+Q) and ends (Ctrl+W) of selected events. Subsequently, moving events will snap to the grid and edit cursor.
I hope you found this helpful joemans.
Here I have a note sequence. The notes are of various lengths and positioned loosely around the grid.
With the right settings, the notes can be rigidly quantized (snapped to grid).
Oddly, the min.Sensitivity has more influence at 0% ?!…
Hello joemans,
Yes, quantize operations do work on audio events. But there are some things to consider.
Here is a drum loop that I wish to manually beat slice…
I engage loop and tune to the region I wish to isolate.
Hit A on the keyboard, to toggle snap to off, or Shift+click+drag the loop range handles (start/end), to temporarily disengage snap (this also works on events).
This allows sample accurate placement of handles – the highest resolution of the sound file. Useful for finding zero-crossings. Although, it is not necessary given fades can be applied to sound events.
Ctrl+Q will reposition the edit cursor to the previous event.
Ctrl+W will reposition the edit cursor to the next event.
The edit cursor will jump to the ends of, selected events, loop ends, segment ends – whichever comes first.
I reposition the edit cursor to the ends of the loop range and hit Ctrl+T to split the drum loop sample at those points.
I now have a hit isolated.
Now, this is where some issues arise.
If I use the Adjust Timing tool there is the possibility of ruining my efforts so far. At full influence, the audio event is moved to snap to the grid and its length is adjusted. Below, the start of my split has moved to align with the grid and the event length has increased to equal the quantize unit length (grid). As the audio event references the whole drum loop, its increased length leads to the inclusion of the start of the next drum hit.
Resize the event, or apply a hard fade shape to remove it. Better still…
To prevent this, right-click the isolated event (split drum hit) and select Convert to Unique Cropped Copy before using the Adjust Timing tool. The sound event can be snapped and its length adjusted, but it will only hold the audio isolated in the split (drum hit). The unique cropped copy will create a new sound file in:
[current project folder] > [current arrangement folder] when you next save the project.
Alternatively, you could use the Beat Slice tool to perform these edits. Quantize operations have the same implications, as described above.
