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changed into that of the current track. If the events are on
different channels, MAGIX midi studio generation 6 will
ask whether you would like to convert the channels or not.
Quantization
Quantization is the rhythmic correction of notes to a spe-
cific time grid. Any inaccurately played notes are moved to
the nearest position on this grid.
For example, if the smallest notes in a passage are 1/16th
notes, you should use 1/16th quantization to move all re-
corded notes to their ideal rhythmic value. This will only
work if no note has been played more than 1/32nd from
the ideal position, otherwise the note will be moved 1/16th
later or earlier than the proper position.
How It Works
Quantization settings are made in the sequence parame-
ter box. They are non-destructive playback parameters, so
they can be replaced by another setting at any time. This
also means that by setting the Qua parameter to off (3840)
you can always revert to the unquantized original record-
ing. Unlike other playback parameters, quantization af-
fects the way notes are displayed in the editor windows,
thus allowing you to see from the position of the notes
what effect the quantization parameters are having. The
quantization affects only notes, not other types of events
(e.g. controllers).
For every note event, two positions are stored internally:
the original position that was played in, and the playback po-
sition (also shown in the Editor windows). For unquan-
tized sequences, both positions are the same. Each time
you quantize, a new playback position is calculated from
the original position.
The Fix Quantize command (see the section Fixing the
Quantization from page 136 onwards) overwrites the orig-
inal position with the playback position. The same thing
happens if you change a note in one of the Editors manu-
ally—although then you can’t return to the original value.
What events can be quantized: Quantization only
works on notes, not on other types of events like control-
lers. Apart from notes, all events have just one position pa-
rameter, which you can leave or change permanently by
using Event Quantize or dragging with the mouse.
To quantize events other than notes, read the section
Quantizing Events from page 99 onwards.
Essentially, quantization works on the whole sequence. To
quantize single notes only, use the note quantization in