question about quantize

Is the % value of quantize scaled? For instance if I at first quantize everything at 40% but then I decide it needs a little more so I quantize again at 20% is this collectively added together equaling 60% total? Is there no difference between me doing it this way or once at 60%? Or is the new 20% quantize value scaled between the new distance the note is off and the grid? Hope that makes sense… thanks

I've never used quantize but my guess would be the second option you mention

you must have the best timing ever then… i have decent timing and even still I quantize a bit because its too loose.

lol i don't use swing… which is in essence another quantize.. it just shifts every other 8th over… so it sounds mechanical also… Of course the best swing comes from natural playing. Im all for playing without quantize (and always start that way) but to never have used it implies that you have perfect timing. I always try to play as perfectly as I can but sometimes a 10 or 20% or more quant increment can make all the difference. Just saying.

Someone saying they don't quantize ever doesn't mean their drums sound good. Or even that they have a nice groove.

I don't think it adds up everything collectively. It just changes the % value. So for each track you can have different quantize settings, and when you go back to one to change it, it doesn't take the old value into account but merely replaces it with the new value. I'm pretty sure of this.

badhaddit wrote:lol i don't use swing… which is in essence another quantize.. it just shifts every other 8th over… so it sounds mechanical also… Of course the best swing comes from natural playing. Im all for playing without quantize (and always start that way) but to never have used it implies that you have perfect timing. I always try to play as perfectly as I can but sometimes a 10 or 20% or more quant increment can make all the difference. Just saying.

Someone saying they don't quantize ever doesn't mean their drums sound good. Or even that they have a nice groove.

This isn't quite true, you don't even have to PLAY perfectly because with quantise off you can use step edit and put the hit anywhere on the sequencer you want.

So you only have to HEAR perfectly. I basically play and record as close as I can but not every hit gets recorded exactly where I want it... I still have to go in and manually change some of the hits so they land right. Or re-record until you get it right.

Not using quantize doesn't mean you necessarily have perfect timing. It just means you have more freedom because you can put a note anywhere you want.

Talking about freedom and notes. Instead of using STEP EDIT I would recommend to use OS2XL GRID EDIT. It's a lifesaver, especially if you want to move a group of events

I dont believe it adds up collectively. I think if you want 60% you just have to sent it.