to quantize or not to quantize

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:20 pm

just wondering whats your preference....i usually roll 16 or none...
depends sometimes i cant hit it right on 16 so i switch to none

iG9 · Post by **iG9** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:26 pm

It depends. I usually just keep banging till I get it perfect, but I do use it occasionally.

JayLost · Post by **JayLost** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:19 pm

ive been 50/50 on that one but 16 or 8 when i am using it

PHeMoX · Post by **PHeMoX** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:11 pm

Quantize is cool, but I rarely use it. It usually ruins the feel of a beat a bit. It's not a bad thing to use it, but whenever I'm not in a hurry... I try to go without.

bishojo_command · Post by **bishojo_command** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:40 pm

quantize is very useful if you have some drum samples with a bit of silence before the actual sound.

you can adjust the start point by fine increments and add some "swing" - and fine tune it if you change the bpm.

i think that came from one of frantic's old posts -

Vynal Duss · Post by **Vynal Duss** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:08 am

Its all about vibe with me. Rarely is Everything quantized with me, but somtimes everything is, but rare. I may quantize my snares, freehand my hats and kicks. Often times if the sample is loop oriented, then I may just quantize and set my loop points accordingly. But yeah, its all on the vibe of the sample, or melody, I've created, but there is no just set way. Peace, Duss

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:38 pm

hmmm some usefu shit about that fine tuning

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:42 pm

depends what im using and the sound im going for. I always quantize with the 404 and its about 50/50 with the 555.

mfox · Post by **mfox** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:17 am

im not big on the quantize but... if used sort of abstractly... it can be like a beat shifting partner that turns up real tite variations on your beat. if you set it at a 16 and play a slightly swung groove, depending on what side of the beat your hit is on- it will shift it to where it likes. it might not be what you originally wanted, but it could still be something real nice. just a thought

Amable · Post by **Amable** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:07 pm

I never use quantatize. It seems to work well with simple 4/4 drum patterns, but I prefer polyrhythmic drums. It just don't like what it does to the loops.

JayLost · Post by **JayLost** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:16 pm

as im getting to know this machine more its 16 or nothing but mostly nothing and def lofi sampling and not always in stereo im loving this thing more and more haha!

PHeMoX · Post by **PHeMoX** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:57 pm

The more I think about it, the more I think using quantize or not depends a LOT on what you've played on the pads. Sometimes I've screwed up so bad, no quantize will save it... sometimes I've done a great job already, but adding just a little bit of quantize makes it rock. A world 'o difference really.

JayLost · Post by **JayLost** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:03 pm

PHeMoX wrote:The more I think about it, the more I think using quantize or not depends a LOT on what you've played on the pads. Sometimes I've screwed up so bad, no quantize will save it... sometimes I've done a great job already, but adding just a little bit of quantize makes it rock. A world 'o difference really.

true!

DJ Aerial · Post by **DJ Aerial** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:44 pm

i quantize everything so i can beatmatch a house record to it

Antee · Post by **Antee** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:00 pm

i quantize my drums, i use 8th for the hits-hats and 16.3 for kicks and snares