Aligning A Song's Timing (Quantize); About Quantizing - Roland XP-60 Owner's Manual

Aligning a song's timing
(Quantize)
Recording Quantize (quantization applied during realtime
recording) was discussed in chapter 4, but the XP-80 can also
quantize prerecorded song data.
The XP-80 has a Preview function that allows playing back
the results of a Quantize operation while you are still setting
parameters (before actual execution). This helps to make
optimal Quantize settings.
Quantization adjusts only the timing at which notes
are pressed and released, and has no effect on the tim-
ing of other data. This means that if you record MIDI
messages such as bend range or modulation along
with notes, quantization can cause the notes to go out
of sync with the MIDI messages, skewing timing. To
avoid such problems it is better to record non-key-
board data afterward, using mix recording, etc.

About quantizing

There are three quantization types available.
Grid quantize
Grid Quantize moves notes to (or toward) the nearest inter-
val of the specified note value.
Grid quantize with Resolution =
Shuffle quantize
Shuffle Quantize adds a 'swing' feel to the song.
Shuffle quantize with Rate = 75%
Groove quantize
Groove Quantize lets you use templates to apply different
rhythmic 'feels' to your song.
Velocity
Template A
Groove quantize
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(Basic Procedure)
For Quantize settings, you can specify whether you want
each Phrase track quantized or not. To choose Phrase tracks
to be quantized, press TRACK/PART [1]–[16] to light the
button indicators. If you wish to quantize only one Phrase
track, hold down [SHIFT] and press the corresponding
TRACK/PART [1]]–[16] button. If you press this button
combination again, all Phrase tracks will be selected for
quantization. To select a Pattern to be quantized, press
[PATTERN] then specify the Pattern number.
You can specify the quantization area using the same proce-
dure as when specifying track editing area.
After the operation is completed, the display will read
"COMPLETE."
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<Preview function>
The Preview function allows you to hear how quantizing
will work while you are still setting Quantize parameters
(before you execute operation). If you modify parameter val-
ues during preview playback, the next preview playback
will include those latest value changes. Try various parame-
ter settings to find the one that works best.
<Procedure>
Chapter 5. Editing a song
[SEQUENCER] [F2] (Quantiz)
Make sure that the Play display (SEQ(Song)) is up.
Move the cursor to the song number and select the
song to be quantized.
Press [F2] (Quantiz).
If you have selected a song saved on disk in step 2, a
window asks "This Song is not Internal Song. Load
anyway?" If you want to erase the song from internal
memory and load the new song, press [F5] (OK). If you
decide not to erase the song from the internal memory,
press [F6] (Cancel).
Press any of [F1] (Grid), [F2] (Shuffle) and [F3]
(Groove) to choose quantization type.
Set the parameters for the Quantize type you've select-
ed.
Select the area to be quantized with the <Target> sec-
tion (display right half).
Once you set a Target, the setting will be also used for
the next quantization assignment.
If you execute the operation without specifying the
Phrase track to be quantized, the error message, "No
Track Selected" will appear. Select a Phrase track and
execute the operation again.
Press [F6] (Execute) to perform quantization.
To interrupt operation, press [EXIT].
If you don't like the quantization results, you can
restore settings to their pre-quantized state by pressing
[UNDO/REDO].
To return to the Play display (SEQ(Song)), press
[EXIT].
Pattern Call events assigned to a Phrase track or muted
Phrase tracks cannot be previewed.
Make sure that you're making quantize parameter set-
tings.
Move the cursor to "M" and specify the preview play-
back start position.