Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 629)

• Swing quantization: The 8F Swing, 8E Swing, 8D Swing, 8C Swing, 8B Swing, 8A Swing,
and 16F-to-16A Swing settings delay the position of every second point in the
quantization grid by a fixed percentage. The 8 or 16 denotes an eighth- or sixteenth-note
quantize value. You can also manually alter the swing factor of any quantize value.
• Quantization off: The off (3840) setting plays the notes at the finest possible timing
resolution: 1/3840 note, which is unquantized playback, in practical terms.
• Normal quantization: The 1/1-Note, 1/2-Note, 1/4-Note, 1/8-Note, 1/16-Note, 1/32-Note,
and 1/64-Note settings quantize the MIDI region to the equivalent note value.
• Triplet quantization: The 1/3-Note, 1/6-Note, 1/12-Note, 1/24-Note, 1/48-Note, and
1/96-Note settings quantize the MIDI region to triplet note values. A 1/6 note is
equivalent to a quarter triplet, 1/12 note to an eighth triplet, 1/24 note to a sixteenth
triplet, and 1/48 note to a thirty-second triplet.
The Swing settings delay the position of every second point in the quantization grid by
a fixed percentage, as follows:
Swing percentage Quantize setting
71% 8F Swing or 16F Swing
66% 8E Swing or 16E Swing
62% 8D Swing or 16D Swing
58% 8C Swing or 16C Swing
54% 8B Swing or 16B Swing
50% 8A Swing or 16A Swing
Fine-Tuning the Quantize Grid Options
You can use the Q-Swing field and the advanced quantization parameters in the Region
Parameter box to fine-tune your quantization grid. These provide a number of additional
features that allow you to create and apply a swing or other quantize feel to your MIDI
and software instrument parts.
629 Chapter 21 Quantizing Audio and MIDI