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Chapter 46: Event Operations 1011
5 Ensure that the other options for Tuplet, Offset
Grid By, and Swing are not selected.
6 Select the Exclude Within option with a value of
10–15%.
7 Select the Strength option with a value of
70–80%.
8 Ensure that the remaining Quantize options are
deselected.
9 Click Apply.
10 Audition the change. If the desired effect is not
achieved, undo the edit and experiment with
different values for
Exclude Within and
Strength.
Quantizing with Swing
If you are working with MIDI hi-hats or bass lines
or audio equivalents, you may want to apply more
of a swing feel when quantizing.
To quantize with an eighth note swing feel:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes, Elastic Audio
events, or audio clips to be quantized.
2 Choose Event > Event Operations > Quantize.
3 Under What to Quantize, select the Note On op-
tion for quantizing MIDI notes. To also quantize
MIDI note durations, select the
Note Off
option. If you are quantizing audio, select
Audio
Clips
or Elastic Audio Events from the pop-up
menu.
4 From the Quantize Grid pop-up menu, select
eighth notes (1/8).
5 Select the Swing option with the Swing percent-
age you want:
• For a light swing, use 12%.
• For a tighter swing-like groove, use 24%.
• For a true “triplet-like” swing feel, use 50–75%.
6 Ensure that the options for Tuplet, Offset Grid
By, and Randomize are not selected.
7 Click Apply.
8 Audition the change. If the desired effect is not
achieved, undo the edit and experiment with
different Swing percentages.
Quantizing with Randomize
If quantized events sound too mechanical or “on
the beat,” use the
Randomize option in the Quan-
tize window to make them sound more natural.
To “humanize” the rhythmic feel of events:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes, Elastic Audio
events, or audio clips to be quantized.
2 Choose Event > Event Operations > Quantize.
3 Under What to Quantize, select the Note On op-
tion for quantizing MIDI notes. To also quantize
MIDI note durations, select the
Note Off
option. If you are quantizing audio, select
Audio
Clips
or Elastic Audio Events from the pop-up
menu.
4 From the Quantize Grid pop-up menu, select the
note value you want to use.
5 Select the Randomize option and enter a value
of 5%.
6 Click Apply.
7 Audition the change. If the desired effect is not
achieved, undo the edit and experiment with
different Randomize percentages.
Experimenting with Grid
Quantize
When using the Quantize command, you may have
to experiment with many of the controls to achieve
the results you want. Try different values for
In-
clude Within
and Exclude Within, and Strength;