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typically include quantization in their manifest of edit commands. In this case, the dimensions of this timing grid are set beforehand. When one instructs the music application to quantize a certain group of MIDI notes in a song, the program moves each note to the closest point on the timing grid.
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fluctuations are imprecise or expressive (and should be removed by the quantization process) and which should be represented in the output score. For instance, a simple children's song should probably have very coarse quantization, resulting in few different notes in output. On the other hand,
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shift the entire note by moving both messages together. Sometimes quantization is applied in terms of a percentage, to partially align the notes to a certain beat. Using a percentage of quantization allows for the subtle preservation of some natural human timing nuances.
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Quantization can also refer to the process of correcting the timing of a musical performance. The music track is analysed and stretched in time so that beats are evenly distributed, eliminating timing errors. Some manufacturers refer to quantizing features as
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The purpose of quantization in music processing is to provide a more beat-accurate timing of sounds. Quantization is frequently applied to a record of
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A frequent application of quantization in this context lies within MIDI application software or hardware. MIDI
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In recent years audio quantization has come into play, with the plug-in Beat Detective on all versions of
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Quantization in MIDI is usually applied to Note On messages and sometimes Note Off messages; some
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being used regularly on modern-day records to tighten the playing of drums, guitar, bass, etc.
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or drum machine. Additionally, the phrase "pitch quantization" can refer to
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This article is about quantization in music. For other uses, see
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The most difficult problem in quantization is determining which
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is the studio-software process of transforming performed
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Quantization (disambiguation)

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