well... first of all.. you should recorrd measures without quantization and coppy them to a "dummy track" in case you need those measures again
if there is a part of the song that you feel should not be quantized, then do not select it. Use the left and right markers, then control M to quantize your selection. That will be your best friend. inserting tempo events manually is pretty annoying and tedious. if you want a constant and smooth ritardando I think its better to use the progresssion tool, it saves a lot of work. Select the region that needs to be slowed down and then apply the tool. Note: it would be nice if the progression tool would contain some number or value that would make it apply a progression randomly, (instead of inserting events every 5 ticks or so.. it would be nice to be able to define a pattern or let the computer make up a random one within the selected areas) Hope this bit helps. 2012/10/27, Nicole Massey <[email protected]>: > Why do you think it's bee sticky? They should work like they did earlier, > but the changes in tempo will make them slower. > Does QWS have a "Tap Tempo" function, where playing a key on the keyboard > can generate tempo maps? If not it'd be a great thing to add, as it is > useful both for major changes in tempo and also rubato passages. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Steve Matzura > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:44 AM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List To quantize, or not to quantize > > It does help, but I'm creating the last part, including the rit, by copying > previous measures which have already been quantized. This is going to be a > sticky wicket I fear. > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:50:12 +0100, you wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>Nicole is right, Quantise actually alters the note data. >> >>Here are two tricks I use for adding a rit at the end: >> >>1. Play strictly according to the metronome throughout an entire track. >>Then add tempo changes where you want the rit. It is sometimes >>difficult to get the tempo changes right, but this is the MIDI purist's >>best solution. >> >>2. Alternatively, what I do sometimes is play according to the >>metronome, but then ignore it when I want to add the rit at the end. >>Then, quantise *only* the part before the rit. >> >>Hope this helps. >> >>James. >> >>On 25/10/2012, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Quantization isn't a filter, it's a modification to the track's note >>> values, so it's not a switch like that to alter things. >>> For ritardandos, I'd suggest using a tempo change instead of > quantization. >>> On a broader scale, quantization is good for fixing note flubs and >>> the like and if your rhythm isn't the best, but especially for >>> percussion tracks don't quantize everything. If you want realistic >>> rock drums, for example, quantize everything except the hi-hat, as >>> that's where most rock drummers put their feel elements. For jazz >>> don't quantize the ride cymbal. This will make your tracks sound more > realistic. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Steve Matzura >>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:19 AM >>> To: QWS list >>> Subject: QWS List To quantize, or not to quantize >>> >>> That is the question. I want to bring a song to a graceful rittard, >>> but the quantization keeps getting in the way. Is there a way to turn >>> it off, even for selected beats in tracks? >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>> >>To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com >> >>for archived list posts, see >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > -- Juan Pablo Bello Cel. 313-879-2884 To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
