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Note Alignment

Note Alignment (sometimes also called quantization) is a process that lets you

automatically correct recorded or manually input MIDI notes to exact rhythmic positions.

This is done by introducing a "magnetic" grid. The width can be set to a variety of

commonly used even or triplet note values. The actual alignment process can either occur

during recording (called "auto-alignment") or at any other time.

In both cases, you select a note value on the respective local menu and thus determine the

"resolution" of the grid. As a result, each bar is divided by vertical lines (also visible in the

Piano Roll editor). These represent all available rhythmically correct start positions within

the bar for each possible note of the selected type. If you select 1/2 (half-note), you will get

two lines for the two half-notes that would fit in each bar. Selecting 1/4 (quarter-note) will

create four lines for the four possible quarter-notes per bar, etc.

When note alignment is activated, each available note start position behaves as if it were

magnetic. Notes that occur somewhere between two of these lines, are automatically

repositioned to the one nearer to the original note position.

Important: This process can be undone if you apply note alignment after the actual

recording, but Undo will not be available if you apply auto-alignment during recording as

this auto-corrects the note positions as they are recorded (i.e., there are no previous note

positions available).

Depending on your intention and playing style, recording with auto-alignment activated can

sometimes lead to unintended results. But if you want rock-solid timing, alignment may be

the tool of your choice.

When you input notes manually, they will automatically start at a rhythmically exact

position. You can also move notes freely to other than the grid positions (see Overriding

the Grid).

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