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Parameter Description
Quant Size Use Quant Size to quantize when the
playback starts and stops. Quantization will
cause playback to snap to a musical grid with
intervals specified by the Quant Size
parameter. When quantization is used, the
note trigger will cause playback to start and
end on the next quant size boundary.
Sync Sync is only enabled when quantizing is
enabled (the Quant Size parameter is not
None.) The Sync feature prevents timing drift
that can occur when the length and BPM of a
clip does not align exactly with the tempo of
playback. When Sync is used, blackbox will
realign the audio to match the clock at the
step size specified here.
Even slight differences between WAV file
BPM and clock tempo can cause significant
drift over time. Select a value for Sync that
will control the size of the musical unit to
which the clip will be synchronized. Choose
small settings for rhythmic or percussion clips.
Choose large settings for sustained tones or
drones.
Let's talk some more about Quant Size and Sync. When a Quant Size other than None is selected, the playback of the wave
file will be delayed until the next selected unit of music as specified in Quant Size. This will ensure that your playback "snaps
to the grid" of the beats established by your clock. Sometimes, the WAV file you are playing is longer than one beat. For
example, the WAV file might contain a 2 bar drum riff. For a clip pad, blackbox will make some assumptions about where the
beats in your file occur. In Clip mode, blackbox will play the whole 2 bar riff when the note is triggered. But the beats in the
WAV file might not be playing at the same tempo as the clock speed. If you leave Sync set to None, the WAV file will play in
its entirety and will get out of sync with your clock. If your WAV file tempo is faster than your clock tempo, it will sound like
the beats are running ahead of the rest of the music. If your WAV file tempo is slower than your clock tempo, it will sound like
your drums are lagging. If you want to fix that, then choose the value for Sync that identifies how tightly you want to snap to
the clock while the WAV file is playing in response to a single sustained note trigger. While the note is playing, the sync will
cause the playback of the WAV file to jump to the next selected sync increment in the file when the corresponding clock time
has passed. So if the WAV was a little faster than your clock, the playback position will jump backwards to move the playback
of the WAV to the selected clock increment. If the WAV is slower than your clock, the playback position will jump ahead to
the selected clock increment. This will work well if the difference between the BPM of your WAV file and the BPM of your
clock is small. It will sound like a stutter if the difference is large.
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Range of Values
None - always start and stop immediately
1/16 - sixteenth note
1/8 - eighth note
1/4 - quarter note
1/2 - half note
1 bar - a whole note assuming 4/4 time
2 bars
4 bars
8 bars
None – playback will occur at the original rate.
Looping will happen as soon as the sample
ends.
1/16 - quantize to the next sixteenth note time
1/8 - eighth note
1/4 - quarter note
1/2 - half note
1 bar - a whole note assuming 4/4 time
Slice (See Use Slices to Synchronize Playback
of Clip Pads below for more information)
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