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MIDI note attacks. Since controllers have no
duration or release times, these options have no
effect on controllers.
Specifying the controllers to quantize
When either of the two options for quantizing
controllers are chosen, the filter check boxes shown
in Figure 48-12 on page 579 let you choose which
controllers to include and exclude. The MIDI
Controllers and Track Automation list lets you
further specify which types of controller and
automation data you wish to include in the
Quantize operation.
Quantizing Conductor Track events
When you choose the Quantize MIDI controller
events to grid option (Figure 48-14), options for
quantizing markers, tempo changes and key
changes appear as shown. (Meter changes cannot
be quantized because they define the grid itself by
determining where the downbeat is.)
Figure 48-14: Quantizing Conductor Track events.
Choosing the grid’s duration value
The grid value is the distance between grid
locations. For example, if you select an eighth note
as the grid value, each grid location is an eighth
note apart. This means that the note attacks and/or
releases will be moved to the nearest eighth note
location.
The grid is aligned such that it begins on the first
beat of the first measure of the selected region. If a
meter change occurs in the selected region, the grid
is realigned at the point of the meter change to
begin on the first beat of the meter change.
Generally, you should choose a grid value that is
the smallest note value in the region. For instance,
if you are quantizing a region with lots of sixteenth
notes and a few quarter notes, choose a grid value
of a sixteenth note.
The grid value can be modified with the dot and/or
tuplet boxes. When the dot is selected, it adds one
half of the selected duration to the grid value. For
example, if the quarter note and dot are selected,
the grid value is a dotted quarter, equivalent to
three eighths. If the tuplet box is selected, the tuplet
specification is applied to the selected duration.
This is similar to the way the tuplet box works in
the Step Record window. Example: you have three
eighth notes in the time of two specified and the
tuplet box is checked.
The quantize grid will be set to triplet eighth notes.
Each triplet grid location will have a duration of
160 ticks, which is equal to a third of a quarter note
(480 ticks). To specify a tuplet grid value:
1 Select the base duration you want.
Click on one of the note symbols.
2 Check the tuplet check box.
3 Enter the number of tuplets in the left text box.
4 Enter the number of regular note values that the
tuplet replaces in the right text box.
Quantizing to SMPTE frames, real time or
samples
By clicking the time format button in the grid
section (Figure 48-15), you can change the
quantize grid to any time format, including
SMPTE frames, real-time or samples. (This feature