Shared region parameters

You can edit the following common parameters for both audio and MIDI regions:

• Quantize: All note events contained in the MIDI region are time corrected to the (quantize) grid format chosen in the pop-up menu. For information on choosing the Quantize parameter value, see Quantize parameter values.

  Note: There are two types of region quantization: Classic Quantize and Smart Quantize. You select the type by clicking the Quantize label in the Region inspector.

• Q-Swing: This percentage value alters the position of every second point in the current quantization grid. Values over 50% delay the beats, and values under 50% pre-delay them. The most practical settings fall between 50% and 75%, imparting a swing feel to strictly quantized (or tightly played) audio or MIDI regions. For information about Q-Swing and other advanced quantization parameters, see Advanced quantization parameters.

• Loop: The playback of all region types can be continuously repeated by selecting the Loop checkbox, or by using the Loop tool. (See Loop regions in the Tracks area.)

• Delay: The playback of all region types can be delayed (positive values) or advanced (negative values) by ticks, or by milliseconds. (For more information, see Shift the playback position of regions in the Tracks area.)

• Advanced Quantization: Q-Strength: This percentage value determines how far a note is shifted toward the nearest grid position. 100% results in full quantization; 0% leaves the note at its recorded position.

• Advanced Quantization: Q-Range: Q-Range is a very musical quantization method that requires a certain amount of technical musical prowess. It’s ideal for recordings that already have the right groove, but are too hurried or laid back in places. It allows you to retain the original feel, but positions the rhythmic center precisely in the groove. A value of 0 means that every note is quantized. If you enter negative Q-Range values, only notes that fall outside the set range are moved to ideal quantization grid positions, while notes closer to an ideal position remain unquantized. This moves the most poorly played notes (those outside the range) to perfect timing positions on the quantization grid, or at least toward these positions, depending on the Q-Strength setting.