Quantizing
Quantize MIDI FX

The Quantize command moves events to (or towards) an evenly-spaced timing grid. It is available as both an offline, destructive edit and as a real-time effect in both the Track and Console views. For more information on quantizing in general, see Quantizing.  Choosing MIDI Effects-Quantize from the Edit  menu opens the Quantize dialog box. Use the following fields in the dialog box to choose quantizing options:

Preset

Use this field to choose and enter presets. Click the Save button [image] to save any group of new settings after you enter a name for them in the Preset field. Click the Delete button [image] to delete any selected group from the Preset field. The Reset and Cancel button [image] (real-time version only) closes the dialog box and restores your settings to the way they were the last time you closed the dialog box.

The quantize effect parameters are as follows:

Parameter/Option...	Meaning...
Start Times	Quantize event start times.
Durations	Quantize event durations.
Resolution	The spacing of the grid used for quantization.
Tuplet, in the time of	Specify the resolution as a tuplet note, for example 5 notes in the time of 4.
Strength (%)	The strength of the adjustments. 100% indicates perfect quantization; otherwise, the command moves the notes only part way towards the desired position.
Swing (%)	The distortion of timing used to produce a "swing" feel to the echo. A value of 50% indicates a straight rendition; negative and positive values produce distortion of the timing grid. For more information about swing, see Swing.
Window (%)	The sensitivity of quantization. A value of 100% causes all notes to be quantized. Lower values cause the effect to not quantize notes that are far from the timing grid.
Offset (Ticks)	The offset of the quantization grid from the start of measure boundaries. A value of 0 indicates perfect alignment. Values less than 0 shift the grid points earlier; values greater than 0 shift the grid later.
Randomize by	Causes a random time offset to be added to or subtracted from each new event time. You must also specify the maximum offset, as a percentage of the quantization resolution.
Audition button (offline version only)

Click this button to hear the results of your effect on the first three seconds of the selected audio.

For step by step instructions:

How to Quantize MIDI Data


To Quantize MIDI Data

1.	Select the data to be affected.

2.	Choose MIDI Effects-Quantize from the Edit menu or from the pop-up menu to open the Quantize dialog box.

3.	Set the quantization parameters, as described in the table above.

4.	Click OK.

Cakewalk applies the specified quantization to the selected data.