DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Chapter 39: Event Operations 801
Randomize
When selected, MIDI notes, Elastic
Audio events, and audio regions are moved ran-
domly forward or back in time (after the Quan-
tize occurs). For example, with the Quantize
Grid set to eighth notes and Randomize set to
50%, notes and events are placed up to a 32nd
note before or after the beat boundary. The Ran-
domize setting also affects note durations (if Re-
leases is selected).
Options
Additional Quantize options include:
Swing
When selected, every other Grid bound-
ary is shifted by the specified percentage value
(0–300) to achieve a “swing” feel. A Swing value
of 0% yields no swing, while 100% yields a trip-
let feel. Settings above 100% progressively nar-
row the swing until the maximum of 300%, at
which every other Grid boundary is moved to
the next Grid point.
Include Within
When selected, MIDI Note Ons
and MIDI Note Offs, Elastic Audio events, and
audio regions are only quantized if located
within the specified percentage of the Quantize
Grid. Use this option to clean up downbeats
without affecting notes that are “swung” or
wildly off the beat.
Figure 6 shows the Quantize Grid set to quarter
notes with the Include Within option set to
50%. In this example, only the MIDI Note Ons
and MIDI Note Offs falling within the shaded
area (equivalent to an eight note area around
each beat) are quantized.
Exclude Within
When selected, MIDI Note Ons
and MIDI Note Offs, Elastic Audio events, and
audio regions are not quantized if located
within the specified percentage of the Quantize
Grid. Use this option to preserve the feel of
events close to the beat, while correcting others
that are drastically away from the beat.
Figure 7 shows the Quantize Grid set to quarter
notes with the Exclude Within option set to
25%. In this example, MIDI Note Ons and MIDI
Note Offs falling within the shaded area (equiv-
alent to a sixteenth note area around each beat)
are not quantized.
Strength When selected, MIDI notes, Elastic Au-
dio events, and audio regions are moved a per-
centage toward the Quantize Grid. Lower per-
centages preserve the original feel of the events,
higher percentages align the notes more tightly
to the Grid.
100% Swing, eighth note Grid
Every other Grid point
shifted by swing
0% Swing
(480 ticks)
100% Swing
(640 ticks)
Figure 6. Include Within option
Figure 7. Exclude Within option