CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual page 272

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Offset
Normally, the resolution grid is aligned evenly with the start of measures and beats. As an option, you
can shift the grid earlier or later by any desired number of clock ticks. If the resolution is a quarter note
and you've set the offset to +3 ticks, then a note that is originally near 1:01:000 would be moved to
1:01:003—three ticks beyond the beat boundary.
Duration
As an option, SONAR can adjust the duration of note events so that each note ends one clock tick before
the start of the nearest resolution-sized note. This ensures that the notes do not overlap, which can
cause problems on some synthesizers. The adjustment may lengthen the duration of some notes and
shorten the duration of others.
When you use Groove Quantize, the duration adjustment compares the note length to the duration of
the sample note in the groove. If no duration information is available, SONAR uses the distance to the
start of the groove event closest to the end of the note.
Velocity
The velocity adjustment, which is only available with the Groove Quantize command, adjusts the note
velocity to the velocity of the corresponding notes in the groove.
Strength
The human ear is tuned to the slight "imperfections" we hear from most musicians. If you quantize a
project so that all notes are perfectly in position, it may end up sounding mechanical or rigid. To avoid
this, SONAR lets you adjust the strength of the adjustment. A strength of 100 percent indicates that
all notes are moved so that they are in perfect time, while a strength of 50 percent means that all notes
are moved half-way towards the desired position. This lets you "tighten up" the timing as much as you
want, without going too far.
The Groove Quantize command also lets you control the strength of duration and velocity
adjustments. As you work with this command, you will notice that the note start time has a greater
effect than the duration on the rhythmic feel of the track. For this reason, changing the starting times
(time strength close to 100 percent) has a more noticeable effect than changing durations (duration
strength close to 100 percent). However, there are situations in which you might want to change both to
avoid ending up with notes that overlap or with unwanted rests.
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