Quantitizing Help!

[Fila]

Can anyone explain to me how the Quantitize function works and what it means. I have the basic understanding that it makes makes the different things FIT in properly with each other, but I have no idea how it works.

For example, if I make a sample from vinyl, how can I make my drum timing match with the sample using the quantitize function?

Can anyone please explain in as much detail as how this works, and if there is any websites around the net where I can read up on this in more depth.

Thanks!

Fila

 

[Cleverwon]

Quantizing basically chops up a measure into sections (the lower the quantize setting, the more sections its chopped into). Most hip hop beats can be done by setting quantize to 120. Think of this as chopping a measure into 8 "ticks". It basically takes the note you play and positions it to whatever "section" it most closeley fits to. So if you are recording hihats, it would make them perfectly in line with the "ticks" (assuming that you played them relatively on beat). I dont think quantizing will work for what you're trying to do because it uses the input information and does not actually use the sound as reference. So, the sample you are recording (if its not chopped up) would be looked at as one note. Hope this helped you out.

 

[Fila]

^ yea man, i had a general idea but wasnt exactly sure. You basically cleared it up, I work mainly with MIDI so this is very useful, I just used a sample as an example.

Thanks!

Anyone else have anything to add just hit it up.

 

[Fade]

Fila, here's the definition listed in the Glossary from the Technical section on here:
https://www.illmuzik.com/technical/glossary.php

"QUANTIZE
An operation that aligns notes recorded in a sequencer onto a rhythmically exact timing grid. Quantization allows you to "clea up " the timing of your performance by making sure that all of the notes line up with specific rhythmic divisions, such as a quarter notes, eighth notes sixteenth notes, etc."

Hope that helps!

 

[Architect]

Another bit of info on quantization, it is used a great deal in electronic music to help straight out the timing of musical notes so they are more rigid or exact to the composition your working on. One reason that a lot of people talk about quantizing is because humans have a slightly different rhythm, this isn't a bad thing its natural. Typical human rhythm has it's own timing so often times people quantize in the digital world to help keep everything in line because they feel they're timing is off when really it's not it's just off compared to computer music exact timing standards. I believe pretty much almost all dance music is quantized. If you want a more human dynamic feel you may want to stay clear of quantizing.

 

[def1nition]

timestretch

to shorten and expand samples you probably want to use timestretch quantize will only help with where the sample starts so if the sample itself is out of time quantizing can't help much as far as quantizing drums and other instruments I agree with Architech I'm a drummer and in funk, R&B, Hip-hop drummers naturaly play behind the beat qauntizing puts everything on beat this is o.k. in some instances but I try to quantize as little as possible I like my tracks to feel almost like I'm playing it.