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375Logic Pro User Guide
• Q-Range: Q-Range is a very musical quantization method that requires a certain amount
of technical musical prowess. It’s ideal for recordings that already have the right groove,
but are too hurried or laid back in places. It allows you to retain the original feel, but
positions the rhythmic center precisely in the groove. A value of 0 means that every
note is quantized. If you enter negative Q-Range values, only notes that fall outside the
set range are moved to ideal quantization grid positions, while notes closer to an ideal
position remain unquantized. This moves the most poorly played notes (those outside
the range) to perfect timing positions on the quantization grid, or at least toward these
positions, depending on the Q-Strength setting.
• Q-Strength: This percentage value determines how far a note is shifted toward the
nearest grid position. 100% results in full quantization; 0% leaves the note at its
recorded position.
Some audio region parameters are different for standard audio regions than for
AppleLoops. The Fade and Gain parameters are available for standard audio regions but
not for Apple Loops, and the Transposition and Follow Tempo parameters are available for
Apple Loops and untagged loops, but not for standard audio regions.
Logic Pro MIDI region parameters
The following parameters are available for MIDI regions (and software instrument Apple
Loops) in the Region inspector.
The MIDI region parameters also apply to folders, and globally affect all MIDI regions within
the folder.
• Mute: Lets you mute individual regions in the Tracks area to exclude them from
playback.
• Loop: The playback of regions can be continuously repeated by selecting the Loop
checkbox, or by using the Loop tool. (See Loop regions in the Logic Pro Tracks area.)
• Quantize: All note events contained in the region are time corrected to the (quantize)
grid format chosen in the pop-up menu. For information on choosing the Quantize
parameter value, see Logic Pro Quantize parameter values.
Note: There are two types of region quantization: Classic Quantize and Smart
Quantize. You select the type by clicking the Quantize label in the Region inspector. For
information, see Logic Pro MIDI quantization types.
• Q-Swing: This percentage value alters the position of every second point in the current
quantization grid. Values over 50% delay the beats, and values under 50% pre-delay
them. The most practical settings fall between 50% and 75%, imparting a swing feel
to strictly quantized (or tightly played) audio or MIDI regions. For information about
Q-Swing and other advanced quantization parameters, see Logic Pro advanced
quantization parameters.
• Transpose: All note events in the region are transposed up or down in semitones during
playback. Even complete folders can be instantly transposed in this way. If several
individual MIDI regions within the folder have already been transposed, the relative
differences between them are retained.
To transpose by octaves: Click the arrows to the right of the Transposition parameter,
then choose the octave transposition from the pop-up menu. To transpose by
semitones: double-click, then type the number of semitones. To transpose downwards,
type ‘-’ before the number.