Snap vs. quantise

Junkie · 11th February 2006

Can someone explain the difference between snap and quantise please?

Cheers!

Lagerfeldt · 11th February 2006

Snap will adjust your regions or objects to the nearest subdivision when moved. This subdivision can be predefined, e.g. to 1/16 note. Used primarily when moving around stuff in the arrange view or midi editor. Snap is a mode that is activated or disabled, not applied on selected objects.

Quantize is used for adjusting midi notes to the nearest subdivision or auto-adjusting them after recording. Quantizing sometimes has a more options in terms of rhythm i.e. different grooves, swings, etc. that usually don't make much sense for snap mode. Quantizing is a feature that is both for auto-adjusting recorded objects or it is feature you apply to selected objects or midi notes. Quantizing is sometimes also used about adjusting audio to match a midi template (=groove templates or similar words).

pingu · 11th February 2006

Hey buddy.

Sounds like a case of snap to grid.

Snap for protools refers to your regions or midi being constrained to the grid or tempo of your choice.

If you move an audio region in grid mode that is set to 1 sec or 1 beat you can only move the region in these increments as it will snap to this value.

You can also set how the midi note snap (constrain to s specified value) as they are played in.

Quantise has to do with midi.

Quantise is how the midi notes are arranged after you have played them.
If you set input quantize and play an arrangement that is somewhat out of time or sync to the beat input quantize will slightly rearrange the notes so that they are perfectly in time. This can seem mechanical thats why DAWs give you the option of specifying the % amount the input quantise value will be altered.

Quantize is similar to snapping individual midi notes to a grid.

Groove quantize give you the ability to alter pre arranged midi performances.

Say you have a drum beat that sounds a bit stale, dial up a the groove quantise and choose the type of groove quantise be it swing or what ever and then select the % strength of quantise and wala no more staleness thanks to groove quantise.

For more info read chapter 23 of the PT reference guide.

Hope that helps.

Its a bit confusing i admit and i hope i did ok at the explanation.

pingu · 11th February 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagerfeldt

Snap will adjust your regions or objects to the nearest subdivision when moved. This subdivision can be predefined, e.g. to 1/16 note. Used primarily when moving around stuff in the arrange view or midi editor. Snap is a mode that is activated or disabled, not applied on selected objects.

Quantize is used for adjusting midi notes to the nearest subdivision or auto-adjusting them after recording. Quantizing sometimes has a more options in terms of rhythm i.e. different grooves, swings, etc. that usually don't make much sense for snap mode. Quantizing is a feature that is both for auto-adjusting recorded objects or it is feature you apply to selected objects or midi notes. Quantizing is sometimes also used about adjusting audio to match a midi template (=groove templates or similar words).

Good explanation,

hows it going Sir Lagerfeldt

Hey is that your name, i went out with a girl for 5 years and her surname was Quekfeldt (im in Perth Aus)

Junkie · 11th February 2006

Nice one, so snap is for the alignment of regions in the arrange page rather than MIDI notes, and quantise is referring to the rhythmic arrangment of the MIDI notes themselves. Easy!

I should actually know that being an undergraduate-going-on-for-a-degree...!

Excellent

Cojo · 11th February 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junkie

Nice one, so snap is for the alignment of regions in the arrange page rather than MIDI notes, and quantise is referring to the rhythmic arrangment of the MIDI notes themselves. Easy!

I should actually know that being an undergraduate-going-on-for-a-degree...!

Excellent

You could say, if you have your grid at 1/16 snap and move all your notes so the "snap" in place, you have manually done a 1/16 quantise!

/Cojo

Lagerfeldt · 11th February 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by pingu

Good explanation,

hows it going Sir Lagerfeldt

Hey is that your name, i went out with a girl for 5 years and her surname was Quekfeldt (im in Perth Aus)

Heh, no Quekfeldt here.. just Lagerfeldt :-) C U at PSW

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Junkie Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 410 Thread Starter	Snap vs. quantise Can someone explain the difference between snap and quantise please? Cheers!

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Lagerfeldt Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 4,709	Snap will adjust your regions or objects to the nearest subdivision when moved. This subdivision can be predefined, e.g. to 1/16 note. Used primarily when moving around stuff in the arrange view or midi editor. Snap is a mode that is activated or disabled, not applied on selected objects. Quantize is used for adjusting midi notes to the nearest subdivision or auto-adjusting them after recording. Quantizing sometimes has a more options in terms of rhythm i.e. different grooves, swings, etc. that usually don't make much sense for snap mode. Quantizing is a feature that is both for auto-adjusting recorded objects or it is feature you apply to selected objects or midi notes. Quantizing is sometimes also used about adjusting audio to match a midi template (=groove templates or similar words). __________________ Professional geek Online Mastering

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Junkie Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 410 Thread Starter	Nice one, so snap is for the alignment of regions in the arrange page rather than MIDI notes, and quantise is referring to the rhythmic arrangment of the MIDI notes themselves. Easy! I should actually know that being an undergraduate-going-on-for-a-degree...! Excellent __________________ K.R.S.

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pingu Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 665	Hey buddy. Sounds like a case of snap to grid. Snap for protools refers to your regions or midi being constrained to the grid or tempo of your choice. If you move an audio region in grid mode that is set to 1 sec or 1 beat you can only move the region in these increments as it will snap to this value. You can also set how the midi note snap (constrain to s specified value) as they are played in. Quantise has to do with midi. Quantise is how the midi notes are arranged after you have played them. If you set input quantize and play an arrangement that is somewhat out of time or sync to the beat input quantize will slightly rearrange the notes so that they are perfectly in time. This can seem mechanical thats why DAWs give you the option of specifying the % amount the input quantise value will be altered. Quantize is similar to snapping individual midi notes to a grid. Groove quantize give you the ability to alter pre arranged midi performances. Say you have a drum beat that sounds a bit stale, dial up a the groove quantise and choose the type of groove quantise be it swing or what ever and then select the % strength of quantise and wala no more staleness thanks to groove quantise. For more info read chapter 23 of the PT reference guide. Hope that helps. Its a bit confusing i admit and i hope i did ok at the explanation.