Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 679)

Chapter 20 View and edit music notation 679
The Quantize pop-up menu also includes a Default setting for new MIDI regions, which can only
be set with the Insert Defaults setting; not for existing regions. If Default is chosen, the Quantize
setting of new MIDI regions is dependent on the current division value in the LCD. If the division
value in the LCD is a duple value (such as 4, 8, or 16), the Quantize value is set to that note value
plus the next highest triple value (such as 6, 12, or 24). If the division value is a triple value, the
Quantize value is set to that value plus the duple value that is divisible by that (triple) value.
For example, a global division value of 1/8 results in an 8,12 Quantize setting for new regions; a
value of 1/12 becomes a 4,12 Quantize value; a value of 1/16 results in a Quantize value of 16,24,
1/24 in 8,24, and so on.
Note: If a particular Quantize value has already been set in the Insert Defaults, all new regions
use this value, regardless of the division value in the LCD. You can change any of these values at
any time.
For swing notation, use 8,12 for the Quantize parameter to display eighth-note triplets and
also display two uneven notes on one beat as regular eighth notes. For double-time passages
containing sixteenth notes, you can either cut the MIDI region containing the double-time
passage (in the Tracks area) and assign it a higher Quantize value with the double-time note
value, or use hidden N-tuplets for the sixteenth notes. For more information, see
Create and edit
tuplets on page 645.
For swing sixteenth notes (shuffle funk, hip hop, and so on), the same principle applies. In this
case, choose 16,24 as the Quantize parameter.
You can fix the display quantization of all MIDI events in the projects using the Score Editor’s
Functions > Quantization > Fix displayed Note Positions and Fix displayed Note Positions and
Durations commands. These commands may be useful for exporting projects (complete with
display Quantize settings) to other notation programs that don’t feature display quantization. The
commands are also available from the shortcut menu when you Control-click notes in the score.
Set the visual quantization value
m Choose a value from the Quantize pop-up menu in the Region inspector.