CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO, User Manual

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Editing Ev
ents
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 matches the smallest note in the region you are quantizing. If you
are quantizing a run of sixteenth notes, use a sixteenth note as the
resolution. If you are quantizing a mix of sixteenth and eighth notes, you
should still use a sixteenth note. At the default timebase of 120 PPQ, 120
clock ticks is equal to quarter-note resolution.
When you use Groove Quantize , Pro Audio creates a grid at the desired
resolution on top of the notes in the groove. For example, if the groove
contains only quarter notes but you choose sixteenth-note resolution,
Pro Audio builds the grid by dividing the space between each quarter
note into four equal sections. In places where the groove Þle contains no
notes, Pro Audio builds a Þxed grid of the desired resolution.
Offset
Normally, the resolution grid is aligned evenly with the start of
measures and beats. As an option, you can shift the grid earlier or later
by any desired number of clock ticks. If the resolution is a quarter note
and youÕve set the offset to +3 ticks, then a note that is originally near
1:01:000 would be moved to 1:01:003Ñthree ticks beyond the beat
boundary.
Duration
As an option, Pro Audio can adjust the duration of note events so that
each note ends one clock tick before the start of the nearest resolution-
sized note. This ensures that the notes do not overlap, which can cause
problems on some synthesizers. The adjustment may lengthen the
duration of some notes and shorten the duration of others.
When you use Groove Quantize , the duration adjustment compares the
note length to the duration of the sample note in the groove. If no
duration information is available, Pro Audio uses the distance to the
start of the groove event closest to the end of the note.
Velocity
The velocity adjustment, which is only available with the Groove
Quantize command, adjusts the note velocity to the velocity of the
corresponding notes in the groove.
Strength
The human ear is tuned to the slight ÒimperfectionsÓ we hear from most
musicians. If you quantize a song so that all notes are perfectly in
position, it may end up sounding mechanical or rigid. To avoid this, Pro
Audio lets you adjust the
strength of the adjustment. A strength of 100