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Quantize dialog
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To configure a Mouse Action
Quantize dialog
When you use the Process > Quantize command, the Quantize dialog box appears. Quantize has
two different forms.
• Process > Quantize. This is the standard quantizing command that adjusts the start time and
duration of selected notes so that they line up with a fixed size grid.
• Process > Groove Quantize. This command extracts a grid or “groove” from an existing piece
of music (the "groove pattern"), and then applies it to another piece of music to produce a similar
rhythmic feel.
Use the following fields in the Quantize dialog box to control standard quantizing:
Preset menu
Save or select settings that you use often in the drop-down menu. To save a new group of settings,
type a name into the menu, and click the Save button. To delete a group, select it and click the
Delete button.
Resolution
Set the note resolution. The smaller the note value, the more precise the quantization. See
Resolution.
Change
• MIDI Event Start Times. Select this option if you want the start times of the MIDI events in the
selected data to move.
• Note Durations. Select this option if you want the length of notes to be edited to fit into the size
you chose in the Resolution field.
• AudioSnap Beats. Select this option if you want AudioSnap transients to move.
• Audio Clip Start Times. Select this option if you want the beginnings of audio clips to move.
• Only Notes, Lyrics, and Audio. If you select this option, SONAR will not modify other events,
like controllers.
Options:
• Strength. This value determines how closely SONAR moves the selected notes to the
resolution value, or “grid.” See Strength.
• Swing. Use this value to make groups of even eighth notes (or whatever note you want to enter
in the Resolution field) “swing,” instead of playing with exact eighth note rhythm. A value of 50
percent, or “50-50,” produces equal durations for both notes—no swing. A larger value makes the
first note longer, and vice versa. See Swing.