CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Quantize dialog
• 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” on page 768.
• 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” on page 768.
• Window. This value determines whether SONAR quantizes notes that are far from the
quantization points, or leaves them alone. A value of 100 percent quantizes every note. See
“Window” on page 769.
• Offset. This value moves the quantization grid forward or backward in the track, away from the
beat boundaries. See “Offset” on page 767.
• Auto XFade Audio Clips. This option becomes available if you enable the Audio Clip Start
Times check box. If you enable this option, and the process of quantizing audio clips results in
overlapping clips or gaps between clips, a crossfade is automatically added to the overlapping or
empty area. You specify the length of the crossfade in
XFade field. The Max Gap value specifies
the widest gap that will be filled with an automatic crossfade.
Audition button
Click this button to hear your edit before you actually apply it to the selected data.
For step by step instructions:
“To use the Quantize command” on page 770
“Defining a groove” on page 772
“To save a groove pattern” on page 773
“To copy an existing groove” on page 773
“To delete a groove” on page 774
“Groove Quantize tips” on page 774
See also:
“Changing the timing of a recording” on page 766