Quantization?, What does Quantization mean? Options

[thefarside07]

Can somebody explain to me, or point me to a web sight that goes indepth into quantization. What it does and how can it benefit my work etc... Any help would be appreciated. If it matters I use Reason and Live... and plan on buying logic in the near future.

Thanks

[Podolski52]

I'm not into Logic, so i can't help there. But from my experience it is very helpful to recreate a drumloop as midi file to understand what quantization means. By doing this you can compare 'natural', live performed quantization to straight, precise 'robotic' quantization. Use a beat slicer like phatmatik-pro (or the one integrated in the Kontakt-sampler) to 'slice' an acoustic beat, export it as midi-file, import it in your sequencer (Logic/Nuendo) and look at the points where the midi-notes lie. Then quantize them straight on an appropriate value (e.g. on 1/16) and listen to the changes.