Instruction Manual

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Changing the Timing of a Recording
Editing MIDI Events and Controllers
See:
Quantizing
Fit Improvisation
Quantizing
Quantizing is one of the most important editing functions in SONAR. You
use this feature to correct timing errors you make when recording from a
MIDI instrument or to adjust the timing of audio clips.
Very few musicians are capable of performing in perfect time. As you play,
you are likely to strike some notes slightly before or after the beat or to hold
some notes slightly longer than you intended. The Quantize commands
can help to correct these types of timing mistakes.
SONAR has two different quantize commands:
See also:
Drag-Quantize
\These commands have quite a few settings, making them very flexible and
powerful. In addition, both of these commands lets you create, save, and re-
use presets. This means that once you find the settings you like, you can
save them and then apply them to other projects in a consistent way.
Resolution
The resolution indicates the spacing of the grid. You can use any value
from a whole note down to a thirty-second note triplet. You can also specify
resolution in clock ticks. A rule of thumb is to select a resolution that
Command... How it works...
Process-Quantize Adjusts the start time and duration of selected
notes so that they line up with a fixed size grid
Process-Groove
Quantize
Lays a grid over an existing piece of music (the
groove pattern), and then adjusts the start time,
duration, and velocity of selected notes so that
they line up with the grid