clint246clint wrote:Not sure about the MPC5000, but I seem to remember on the MPC4000 you could quantize previously sequenced notes by selecting the quantize field, pressing window and auditioning different quantize settings. There was an option to keep any you wished.
Page 21 MPC4000 reference manual.
Applying timing correction to an already-recorded track
You can apply timing correction to a track that has already been recorded. Executing this
operation will rewrite the timings of the note events...Move the cursor to the TC field, and press the [WINDOW] key.The Timing Correct popup window will appear.
SOLVED-- thanks for pointing me in the right direction. The MPC5000 can alter sequences after the fact. Here's how:
Transport must be stopped
Hit TC function button
Select Note value
Strength-- must be near 100 percent
Window-- must be near 100 percent
FIX button selection will permanently quantize. There is NO GOING BACK. Obviously, I could always go down in Note Value thereafter, but not go up. On the other hand, SWING can be readjusted to taste-- I guess because SWING is not really quantization in the pure sense of the word, but merely an instruction to modify an existing note on playback.
MY ORIGINAL MISTAKE was that I had SELECT and STRENGTH set to 0%
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